Source: Delta Air Lines In March 2020, flight attendant training at Delta came to a halt. The “G class,” those who were in training when the COVID-19 pandemic set in, headed home with Delta’s promise that they’d be the first to come back when it was time. Delta brought them back 78 weeks later. On Oct. 1, 99 trainees celebrated their graduation and joined the ranks of Delta flight attendants serving customers. On that graduation day, Gail Clarke and her classmates received their long-awaited Delta wings. She beamed at the group, who bonded in anticipation of a moment 78 weeks – 523 days – in the making. As a group, they represent Delta’s first graduating class of flight attendants since the pandemic began. On March 18, 2020, [...]

Source: LATAM LATAM's passenger operation projection for October 2021 estimates the group reaching 56% of its capacity (measured in available seat kilometers - ASK) compared to the same month of 2019, in a pre-pandemic context. The situation continues to improve in the countries where the group operates, especially in Colombia and Ecuador where its domestic capacity would exceed pre-pandemic levels, reaching 105% and 100% respectively (measured in ASK). LATAM plans to operate approximately 970 domestic and international flights daily during October, connecting 122 destinations in 18 countries. Cargo has 1,140 cargo freighter flights scheduled with an average level of utilization that is 17% higher  than that of the same period of 2019. All of these projections are subject to the [...]

Source: Qantas A record breaking repatriation flight has flown 15,020 kilometres from Buenos Aires to Darwin and touched down after 17 hours and 25 minutes in the air. Since March 2020 the airline has operated hundreds of charter and repatriation flights of behalf of the Australian Government to bring Australians home during the COVID19 pandemic, flying to 31 destinations overseas, including 19 that aren’t part of the airline’s regular network. QF14 carried 107 passengers and flew non-stop from Buenos Aires to Darwin. The flight was 522 kilometres further than the airlines regular scheduled non-stop Perth to London flights which took off in March 2018 before they were paused due to the closure of Australia’s international border. Qantas has a history [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways’ A380 aircraft will re-join the airline’s fleet earlier than expected as US borders re-open, initially operating to Los Angeles, Miami and Dubai The airline is increasing flights to the US by adding more services to key cities including New York, with up to eight daily services by December The airline will also be bringing forward planned restart dates to a number of US destinations This October the airline has added 13,000 additional seats to short-haul family leisure destinations and has increased flights to popular European cities Looking ahead to Christmas, British Airways is adding extra services to winter sun destinations including the Maldives, Mauritius and Caribbean islands British Airways is set to welcome back its [...]

Source: Emirates Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has rolled out exciting offerings with Skywards Exclusives - a unique airline loyalty initiative that offers experiences from Emirates’ expansive sponsorships portfolio. The loyalty programme continues to offer members more ways to redeem Skywards Miles on-ground at world-renowned sporting events across cricket, motorsport racing and football matches. Visit exclusives.skywards.comfor a chance to live in the moment at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Formula 1 racetrack, or at a thrilling football match. Join the excitement at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Join the excitement at one of the world’s most anticipated sporting events this year – the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. With Skywards Exclusives, members can now redeem [...]