Source: Air Canada New flights from Toronto to Monterrey and Fort-de-France New flights from Montreal to La Romana and Los Cabos Overall 8% more sun capacity versus 2019 pre-pandemic schedule Up to 50% more capacity from Vancouver to Mexico, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas Air Canada today announced the strategic expansion of its winter sun network that includes four new routes from Toronto and Montreal to Monterrey* and Los Cabos* in Mexico and, La Romana and Fort-de-France in the Caribbean. The airline is also deploying a substantial increase in capacity from its Vancouver hub to sought after sun destinations such as Mexico, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Diego, and additional flights from coast to coast to popular winter vacation destinations in Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean. Seats are available for purchase now at aircanada.com, [...]

Source: SWISS SWISS will continue to offer its customers a wide range of short- and medium-haul air services in the coming winter schedules. The airline will provide flights from Zurich and Geneva to a total of 68 such destinations, an even broader selection than in the previous winter period. New to the SWISS network from Zurich this winter will be a restored service to Bremen in Northern Germany. Switzerland’s largest airline will also intensify its existing services to the further German cities of Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Hanover, while frequencies will additionally be increased on the Prague and Bucharest routes. Portugal also receives a particular focus in the coming winter period; and SWISS flights will be operated once again between Zurich [...]

Source: TAP Six flights a week during the summer TAP has inaugurated a new summer route linking Lisbon to Palma de Mallorca with four flights a week, increasing to six frequencies a week from 12 June. The new TAP route is seasonal, operating during the "IATA summer" and offers one connection per day, except on Fridays, between the Portuguese capital and the capital of the Balearic Islands. Flights leave Lisbon at 08:00 on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, 08:25 on Tuesdays, 08:05 on Wednesdays and 09:30 on Saturdays, landing in Palma de Mallorca at 10:55 on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, 11:20 on Tuesdays, 11:00 on Wednesdays and 12:25 on Saturdays. In the opposite direction, the departure time from the Balearic capital [...]

Source: United Airlines Airline to double the total number of early morning departures and late evening arrivals – plus new non-stop flights to San Juan, Montego Bay and cities in North Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky 12 new gates in A and B concourses set to open by 2024 as part of $1 billion infrastructure investment Concourse B club locations will be United's largest in the world United announced plans to significantly grow its position as Denver's leading airline, adding 35 flights, six new routes, a dozen new gates and three clubs, including the largest ones in the carrier's network. Starting this summer, United also will double the total number of early morning departures and late evening arrivals in and out [...]

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Two Pacific Island neighbors were rejoined by air this weekend after Hawaiian Airlines inaugurated weekly nonstop service between Hawai‘i and the Cook Islands, an archipelago nation known for its rich culture, Polynesian roots and tropical beauty. Hawaiian first operated its Honolulu (HNL)-Rarotonga (RAR) service from 1987 to 1993 with the McDonnell Douglas DC-8 and DC-10. Thirty years later, the carrier’s iconic livery returns to Cook Islands skies, just in time for the U.S. summer season, via its fuel-efficient, 189-passenger Airbus A321neo aircraft. “We’re so thrilled to begin this service, which greatly expands travel opportunities between the Cook Islands and the 15 continental U.S. cities we serve with convenient one-stop connections in Honolulu,” said Lokesh Amaranayaka, vice president of [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways has begun the roll out of its first uniform for 20 years, starting with its colleagues working in its operational ground teams across the world The uniform designed by Ozwald Boateng will be worn by more than 5,000 airline colleagues It comes ahead of colleagues working as cabin crew, pilots and customer-facing airport colleagues, who will receive their new uniforms later this summer British Airways has started the roll out of its brand-new uniform, with more than 5,000 colleagues working in the airline’s engineering, maintenance and airport operations teams across the world wearing the new garments. The uniform, designed by British, Ghanaian Saville Row fashion designer and master tailor, Ozwald Boateng OBE, will be worn [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines 340 Flight Attendant and Pilot Positions, Plus Maintenance and Airport Jobs, to Generate Over $78 Million Base Opening Coincides with New Nonstop Service, Including Montego Bay, Jamaica and San Juan, Puerto Rico Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines celebrated the opening of a new crew base at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Frontier Airlines President and CEO Barry Biffle and DFW Airport Vice President of Airline Relations Milton De La Paz joined members of Team Frontier for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the occasion. The base is expected to employ up to 120 pilots and 220 flight attendants within its first year of operation. Combined with maintenance and airport positions, the airline is expected to generate more [...]

Source: Air Canada Carrier safely moves 540,000 customers over May long weekend Air Canada today reported a strong operational performance to begin the summer travel season. Approximately 540,000 customers flew with the carrier between May 19 and 22, the May long weekend in Canada that traditionally marks the start of the summer travel season.   "I am very pleased by the performance of our airline during the first long weekend of the summer. We carried heavy loads, with 540,000 customers and our mainline aircraft 95% full on Friday, yet we achieved a flight completion ratio of 98.7% and a solid on-time performance that reached 90 per cent Sunday morning. Although system-wide weather was favourable, we did face several challenges, including [...]

Source: British Airways Five European destinations have become the latest available to book as Avios-Only flights, including Tenerife, Lanzarote and Barcelona Avios-Only flights were introduced in April 2023, with the first two selling out within 24 hours of launching New options include three return flights during the Easter holiday period in 2024 British Airways unveiled its next Avios-Only flights today, opening up hundreds of additional reward seats over the 2024 Easter period. The first Avios-Only flights were revealed last month, on which 100% of the seats are exclusively available to Executive Club Members as Reward Seats. The first two, to Sharm El Sheikh in November 2023 and Geneva in February 2024, were both snapped up by Members in less than [...]