Source: WestJet Airline to increase service from YYC Calgary International Airport to Ottawa and Los Angeles As WestJet continues to strengthen its investments in Western Canada, the airline announced increased flights to its previously announced winter schedule, with service from Calgary to both Ottawa and Los Angeles. "WestJet is unwavering in our commitment to ensure Calgary remains the most connected city in North Americawith under two million residents, as we continue to provide guests with even more affordable and accessible air travel across our network this winter," said Jane McCurdy, WestJet Director, Network Planning and Alliances. "With increased demand for these two popular routes from Calgary, we are able to provide enhanced capacity and more seats for our valued guests this winter." [...]

Source: Air France On 7th October 2023, Air France will be celebrating its 90th anniversary; To mark the occasion, the company has asked Xavier Ronze, head of the costume design workshops at the Paris Opera ballet, to create a collection of five iconic dresses embodying the company’s legendary history;  From 28th September to 10th October 2023, Air France will be in the spotlight in an exhibition held at the Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann to unveil this dress collection in the store’s windows. Created from the merger of Air Orient, Air Union, Société Générale de Transports Aériens, the Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne and Aéropostale, Air France was officially inaugurated on 7th October 1933. Ever since, the company has continued to [...]

Source: TAP TAP announces the news for summer 2024 North America, Africa and Italy offering to also be increased TAP Air Portugal announces its new operation for summer 2024, with the highlight being an eleven frequency per week growth in Brazil, bringing the total departures from Portugal to 91 weekly. Recife gains three more weekly frequencies from Lisbon, increasing from seven to ten, and Rio grows from ten to twelve.  São Paulo, Belém, Brasília, Natal, Maceio, Porto Alegre and Salvador will also all get an additional weekly flight to and from Portugal. With 91 flights per week in the peak summer directly connecting 11 of Brazil's main capitals to Lisbon and Porto, TAP is reinforcing its market presence with a [...]

Source: Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Members who register, book, and fly can earn a limited-time, promotional Companion Pass for travel between January 8 and March 8, 2024 Southwest Airlines Co. launched a special promotional Companion Pass® offer for Rapid Rewards® Members ready to take flight with a family member, friend, or loved one. Qualifying Customers can designate their Companion and travel with the Companion Pass which is valid for unlimited usage from January 8 through March 8, 2024.1 To qualify, Rapid Rewards Members must: Register for the promotion and purchase a Southwest® revenue flight (one round trip or two one-ways), starting today through August 30, 2023; Travel by September 30, 2023; and Designate a Companion to fly for free (does not [...]

Source: KLM On 28 and 29 August, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the trade association Electric Flying Connection (EFC) offered a group of KLM guests a unique opportunity to experience the future of flying. The eighteen guests received a trial electric flying lesson aboard a Pipistrel Velis Electro, supervised by instructors from the E-Flight Academy. The 18 training flights, which operated between Lelystad Airport and Schiphol-Oost over the course of two days, offered KLM unique insight into the entire system of electric flight logistics and the challenges it presents. “To make air transport more sustainable, we have to test new technologies and innovations in practice. The things we do today on a small scale with the resources we have now, may [...]