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Opening Our Aircraft Bellies to Ship Over 200 Kennels for West Maui Pets

Source: Hawaiian Airlines   Hawaiian Airlines continues to open the bellies of its aircraft to assist organizations embarking on heroic relief efforts – including Maui Humane Society, which has worked around the clock to save the lives of animals and pets injured, lost or displaced during the West Maui wildfires. Since the fires erupted last week, Hawaiian has carried over 200 donated kennels to Kahului, including a shipment of over 100 crates for Island Pet Movers to assist Maui Humane Society with moving pets off the island. Maui Humane Society remains focused on meeting the West Maui community’s extensive need for emergency supplies and response, including life-saving veterinary and pet reunification services, and helping pets remain under the care of their owners. [...]

2023-08-21T20:41:13+03:00August 21st, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

South African Airways increases connections to Europe through codeshare agreement with Lufthansa Airlines

Source: SAA South African Airways (SAA) customers can now fly to Frankfurt and connect to a host of European destinations thanks to a new codeshare agreement between Lufthansa Airlines and SAA. The SAA codeshare on Lufthansa is now open for sale. The agreement allows customers to book a long-haul trip with SAA to European destinations serviced by Lufthansa from Johannesburg. Furthermore, SAA is excited to announce that once regulatory approval is granted, Swiss Airlines which also belongs to the Lufthansa Group will codeshare with SAA.  Customers will similarly be able to book on the SAA codeshare on Swiss to flights out of Johannesburg to Zurich and onward to other European destinations on a single ticket. “We are thrilled to resume [...]

2023-08-21T20:48:35+03:00August 21st, 2023|AIRLINES, AROUND THE WORLD, News|

United Pledges $1.25 Million in Support of Aviation and STEM Projects Across The Country This Back-to-School Season

Source: United Airlines Airline partners with DonorsChoose.Org to help fund local classroom projects in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, Phoenix, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and across Hawaii. As millions of students get ready to head back to school, United Airlines is stepping in to help families and educators with the rising costs of supplies and classroom necessities. United will donate $1.25 million to DonorsChoose.Org to fund aviation, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects across classrooms in the airline's seven Hub markets: Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., New York, Houston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, as well as in Phoenix and across Hawaii. "Whether it's using model planes to teach middle schoolers the dynamics of flight or taking a [...]

2023-08-18T16:56:39+03:00August 18th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada’s Statement on Yellowknife

Source: Air Canada We are closely monitoring the devastating events in the NWT, and increasing our Yellowknife flights to help people get to a safe region. This is a complex and evolving situation, and we remain in contact with NWT government officials to provide support. We have deep roots in Yellowknife as our regional airline partner Jazz has employees who together with their families live in this community. They are working hard to assist people during this difficult time. For Thursday, August 17, we added two extra flights, doubling the normal frequencies to four. We have also substituted a larger 169-seat Boeing 737 for one of those flights to provide extra seat availability. For Friday, August 18, Air Canada has [...]

2023-08-18T17:56:49+03:00August 18th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Southwest Heart in Action: Supporting Maui Relief Efforts

Source: Southwest Airlines The western slope of the island of Maui, Hawaii, particularly evident in the historic town of Lahaina, continues to recover from the destruction and displacement of devastating wildfires. In the days following the destruction, Southwest launched a robust plan to support our Employees, Customers, and organized relief under the direction of the State of Hawaii. Our support has included adding service each day, financial assistance and in-kind donation of tickets, shipments of critical items through Southwest Cargo, transportation of critical workers such as law enforcement officers and firefighters, and a relief transport to bring needed capacity to animal shelters. Southwest is the second-largest air carrier in Hawaii, and we offer more than 90 flights a day that [...]

2023-08-18T18:08:03+03:00August 18th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

JetBlue Vacations Partners with Florida Panthers, Reinforcing Commitment to South Florida

Source: JetBlue JetBlue Airways today announced the renewal of its partnership with the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers, now with the leading role taken by JetBlue Vacations, operated by JetBlue Travel Products based in Dania Beach, Florida. The partnership renewal extends JetBlue’s 14-year relationship with the Panthers, and not only solidifies their long-standing relationship, but also reinforces JetBlue’s unwavering commitment to the community of South Florida. Since JetBlue’s entry into South Florida, the airline has been able to provide customers with low fares and great service, with the number of people flying in and out of Fort Lauderdale doubling from about 16 million in 2000 to nearly 32 million in 2022. In addition to JetBlue’s designation as the “Official Domestic [...]

2023-08-18T17:59:05+03:00August 18th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

HA Flight Attendants Mobilize to Help a Colleague, Donate 500 Pounds of Supplies for Maui Keiki

Source: Hawaiian Airlines It started with a callout on a private Facebook group page, titled HAL Flight Attendant Mamas, where, on a typical day, "FA mamas and mamas-to-be" swap tips and answer questions about all things related to childcare. But on Aug. 13, Maui flight attendant Anna Sable posted an urgent request for baby supplies after the island's only Walmart, Costco and Target reported supply shortages following the West Maui wildfires. The next day, flight attendants Erika Ledesma and Curtis Kawamura, a member of the group (and stay-at-home parent), met Sable – who had flown to Honolulu - and several other Oʻahu teammembers at Hawaiian’s cargo facility with dozens of boxes of baby items, including food, formula, wipes and diapers. [...]

2023-08-18T18:05:13+03:00August 18th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

More for 2024: American Airlines adds new routes and destinations to see the world next summer

Source: American Airlines American Airlines will add flights to three new European cities in 2024 — Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH); Nice, France (NCE); and Naples, Italy (NAP) — starting next summer. American continues to build and expand its comprehensive global network to take customers where they want to go with the airline’s largest European expansion in four years. The airline will also further expand its largest-ever winter schedule between the United States and Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, maintaining its status as the premier carrier serving the region. Summer may be winding down, but it’s time to get a head start on planning next year’s summer vacation. American Airlines is excited to announce four new routes and bring back another [...]

2023-08-17T19:15:02+03:00August 17th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

WestJet adds new non-stop route connecting Kelowna and Toronto to winter schedule

Source: WestJet WestJet announced the addition of non-stop service between Kelowna and Toronto to the airline's 2023/24 winter schedule. Operating twice weekly, WestJet's winter service between Kelowna and Toronto will begin November 5, 2023. "WestJet is pleased to offer enhanced connectivity between Kelowna and Toronto now on this winter which will provide a convenient and affordable travel option for our guests travelling between these two cities for business or leisure," said Jane McCurdy, WestJet Director, Network Planning and Alliances. "The addition of this new route to our winter schedule, is a further continuation of our growth strategy's focus on providing non-stop service connecting eastern and Western Canada twelve months of the year." Details of WestJet's winter service between Kelowna and Toronto Route Days [...]

2023-08-17T18:51:47+03:00August 17th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada and Hopper Partner to Offer Travellers More Freedom and Flexibility

Source: Air Canada Hopper Cancel for Any Reason feature makes it easier for travellers to change their travel plans, offering peace of mind Travellers now have flexibility to cancel their eligible flight up to 24 hours before scheduled departure and receive an immediate refund Air Canada today announced a partnership with Hopper, giving the airline's customers more freedom and flexibility to change their travel plans when booking on aircanada.com (Canadian edition). For a fee, travellers can now add Cancel for Any Reason to eligible non-refundable fare types booked on the Air Canada website, offering additional peace of mind. Cancel for Any Reason, powered by Hopper, allows customers to easily cancel their flight up to 24 hours before scheduled departure. Depending [...]

2023-08-16T20:43:46+03:00August 16th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|