Source: WestJet WestJet has announced four new routes as part of the airline's summer schedule, unveiling significant opportunities for Western Canadians and Americans to explore both sides of the border this summer. Offering a comprehensive network of connectivity between two major Western Canadian cities and the United States, WestJet's summer schedule will feature new routes between Edmonton and Atlanta, Nashville and San Francisco, along with new service connecting Vancouver and Detroit. "We are thrilled to be expanding transborder connectivity from Edmontonand Vancouver, providing Western Canadians with an abundance of opportunity to fulfill their diverse travel needs," shared John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. "Strong connections fostered between Canadaand the United States are essential to WestJet's growth plan and to the communities we [...]

Source: TAP TAP now offers miles on Discount fares. TAP Miles&Go, the Portuguese national airline's frequent flyer program, celebrates its fifth anniversary this week. To mark the date, TAP is offering its Clients the possibility of earning miles also on the Discount fare, on all bookings issued from November 1, 2023. TAP Miles&Go Clients will now be able to earn 20% of the miles flown when booking on the Discount fare, which was previously not allowed. Find out more here. All TAP fares now include the earning of miles, which can be exchanged for flights, discounts, and flight extras such as seat reservations, lounge access, hold baggage reservations, pet transportation, among others. The fifth anniversary of TAP Miles&Go will be [...]

Source: Emirates The first Emirates flights operating with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by Shell Aviation have taken off from Dubai International Airport (DXB). Emirates’ flight EK 412 bound for Sydney on 24 October was among the first to operate with SAF. Shell has supplied 315,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s hub in Dubai. This first ever supply of SAF to Emirates in Dubai has enabled the airline to power a number of missions over the course of the last few weeks. The blended SAF supplied by Shell into the DXB airport fuelling system was comprised of a ratio of 40% neat SAF and 60% conventional Jet A-1 fuel. The chemical characteristics at this ratio are identical to conventional jet [...]