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Hawaiian Airlines and Par Hawaii Announce Plan to Jointly Explore Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Hawaiʻi

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines, the state’s largest and longest-serving air carrier, and Par Hawaii, LLC (“Par Hawaii”) an affiliate of Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PARR) that is Hawaiʻi’s largest supplier of energy products, announced plans today to join forces to study the commercial viability of locally produced sustainable aviation fuels (“SAF”) — to replace all or a percentage of traditional kerosene-based jet fuel with fuel that is made with sustainable feedstocks. This is a major step for both organizations to reduce carbon emissions, to address climate change and to create a more sustainable energy future for Hawaiʻi. Based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both companies, Hawaiian Airlines and Par Hawaii will jointly evaluate the potential to [...]

2022-06-09T16:35:06+03:00June 9th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

ITA Airways agrees codeshare agreement with Azul

Source: ITA Airways ITA Airways is pleased to announce a new codeshare agreement with Azul - Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, the largest airline in Brazil in terms of number of cities served and departures. This codeshare agreement will provide the best connection options with the main Brazilian cities to customers of the Italian flagship carrier. The agreement, which takes effect on June 10, is already available on the company’s’ official channels. Thanks to this code share agreement, ITA Airways will place its code “AZ” on domestic flights operated by Azul in eight strategic domestic markets: Belém (PA), Cuiabá (MT), Santos Dumont (RJ), Porto Alegre (RS), Recife (PE), Juazeiro do Norte (CE), Confins (MG) and Curitiba (PR), connecting via São Paulo with [...]

2022-06-08T14:32:38+03:00June 8th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Southwest Airlines Announces Three-Day Fare Sale Offering 40% Off Base Fares! MEDIA RELEASE

Source: Southwest Airlines Carrier launches premier sale for travel from late summer until early November Southwest Airlines Co.  has launched one of its premier sales of the year offering Customers 40% off qualifying base fares1 for late summer and fall travel. Customers can take advantage of this deal and plan their next adventure by purchasing tickets today, June 7, through June 9, 2022, 11:59 p.m., Central Daylight Time. Customers save 40% on qualifying base fares1 by using the promotion code, FALL40, when purchasing on Southwest.com® for travel between Aug. 16, and Nov. 5, 2022. All discounts are applied before government taxes and fees. See full Promotion Rules and terms and conditions below.1 "We’re thrilled to offer our Customers a substantial discount on our low fares [...]

2022-06-08T16:36:15+03:00June 8th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

United Becomes First US Airline to Add New Transpacific Destination Since Pandemic

Source: United Airlines Year-round, nonstop service between Brisbane and San Francisco starts in October United was the only carrier to maintain passenger service between Australia and the U.S. during the pandemic United today announced year-round, nonstop service between San Francisco and Brisbane, becoming the first U.S. airline to add a new transpacific destination to its global network since the start of the pandemic. From Brisbane, United customers will be able to easily connect to nearly 20 other cities within Australia thanks to the airline's new partnership with Virgin Australia. United was the only carrier to maintain passenger service between Australia and the U.S. during the pandemic. "With United's strong history in Australia – and now with a great partner in Virgin Australia – it's [...]

2022-06-08T17:32:26+03:00June 8th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Frontier Airlines Announces Several New Nonstop Services from Buffalo, Hartford, Kansas City and Las Vegas

Source: Frontier Airlines From Buffalo, NY Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) will launch the only daily nonstop service from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas (LAS) beginning in August 2022. Las Vegas becomes Frontier's ninth nonstop destination from Buffalo. To celebrate, America's Greenest Airline is offering fares as low as $99.* "Frontier is delighted to grow again in Buffalo with the addition of Las Vegas to our roster of nonstop destinations," said Daniel Shurz, senior vice president of commercial, Frontier Airlines. "We now offer an array of flight options from Buffalo spanning the U.S., along with Cancun, Mexico. We offer a wide variety of connecting opportunities, as well, enabling Buffalo-area residents [...]

2022-06-08T14:29:00+03:00June 8th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Delta partners with SKY express to offer more travel options between the US and Greek Islands

Source: Delta Airlines Customers across North America can connect to 34 destinations in Greece and Cyprus Delta Air Lines and Greek carrier SKY express have announced an interline agreement to provide convenient connections for customers between North America and Greece. Delta is offering a record number of flights between the U.S. and Athens this summer, with services from Atlanta, Boston and New York-JFK, as Greece continues to grow in popularity with American travelers. The Atlanta-based airline's customers flying from North America will be able to fly on one of Delta’s daily nonstop services to Athens then connect to 34 hotspots across Greece and Cyprus operated by SKY express. Destinations available to Delta customers one or two stops from the United [...]

2022-06-08T17:23:10+03:00June 8th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Tropic Air increases flights between San Pedro and Belize City

Source: Tropic Air Starting this month and due to increasing demand, Tropic Air, Belize's flag air carrier has added flights between San Pedro and Belize City Municipal airport. This new schedule offers more choices and increased flexibility for the airline's time sensitive customers and is in addition to a robust schedule between Belize International Airport and the island. The new schedule between San Pedro and Municipal is as follows: To Book Get your tickets at any station, at tropicair.com, via reservations@tropicair.com, or via the chat feature on our website. Our reservations / information team is available daily from 6AM to 9PM at (+501) 226-2626 or (+501) 226-2012 or via WhatsApp at (+501) 622-5857. For Cargo questions, please contact (+501) 223-4851 [...]

2022-06-08T16:16:35+03:00June 8th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

JetBlue Submits Improved Superior Proposal to Acquire Spirit

Source: JetBlue JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced that it has submitted an improved proposal to the Board of Directors of Spirit (NYSE: SAVE) to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Spirit. JetBlue’s proposal is a further update to its previous proposals, and offers Spirit stockholders demonstrably superior value, more regulatory protections, and the prepayment of a portion of cash consideration: Enhanced reverse break-up fee: JetBlue would provide a $350 million ($3.20 per Spirit share1) reverse break-up fee, payable to Spirit in the unlikely event the transaction is not consummated for antitrust reasons. This represents an increase of $150 million, or $1.37 per Spirit share, to the reverse break-up fee JetBlue has previously offered to pay, and is $100 million greater than the amount being offer by Frontier. [...]

2022-06-07T16:40:27+03:00June 7th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines and Qatar Airways Expand Strategic Alliance

Source: American Airlines American Airlines and Qatar Airways are expanding their strategic alliance with a new codeshare agreement, enabling American’s customers to book travel on Qatar Airways flights via Doha to and from 16 new countries. Pending any necessary government codeshare approvals, travelers will be able to book travel beyond Qatar to their final destinations in Ethiopia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This expanded codeshare comes as American launches new service on June 4 from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH), recently voted World’s Best Airport. The new service establishes American as the only U.S. carrier to serve the Gulf [...]

2022-06-03T20:13:34+03:00June 3rd, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Aeromexico and El Palacio de Hierro celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabethh II at 30 thousand feet

Source: Aeromexico Passengers on the flight received gifts from the El Gourmet Palacio, which included exclusive British brands from El Palacio de Hierro The airline offers more than 15,000 monthly seats on the Mexico City- London route Aeromexico and El Palacio de Hierro commemorated the 70 years on the throne of the first monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to celebrate the “Platinum Jubilee” on the Mexico City – London route. The celebration took place on flight AM007 operated with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, one of the most modern, comfortable, efficient, and environmentally friendly aircraft. As part of the celebration, on May 25, the company and its allies prepared a unique experience for customers who traveled from Mexico City to [...]

2022-06-03T14:14:37+03:00June 3rd, 2022|AIRLINES, News|