Source: Alaska Airlines South Pacific airline starts new nonstop service between Seattle and French Polynesia this fall;  Mileage Plan members can earn and redeem miles for flights to aspirational destinations  With more of us ready to venture out once again to incredible international locations, Alaska Airlines announced today that Air Tahiti Nui is our newest global airline partner – opening a world of adventure, fun and relaxation in the islands of Tahiti. Alaska is a member of the oneworld global alliance. With oneworld and our additional airline partners—like Air Tahiti Hui—our guests can earn and redeem miles with our highly acclaimed Mileage Plan program to fly on more than 20 oneworld and partner airlines all around the globe. Beginning Oct. 4, Air Tahiti Nui will begin new nonstop service [...]

Source: Sunwing Airlines Agents will enjoy updated features and new tools that streamline the booking experience Sunwing is pleased to introduce the launch of its enhanced agent portal as part of an ongoing commitment to providing a frictionless digital experience for travel agents. Agents booking their customers’ vacations to popular sun destinations with Sunwing can enjoy the added convenience of improved features and new tools on Sunwingagents.ca. The new agent portal includes new features and updates to existing features that are critical to the booking experience, and will improve how agents interact with the portal. With convenient self-serve options available 24/7 and an intuitive design, agents can navigate the portal with ease and enjoy unlimited access to a suite of marketing [...]

Source: Sun Country Airlines The Certificates will be used to obtain financing secured by 13 Boeing 737-800 aircraft Sun Country, Inc. (“Sun Country”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCY), today announced the completion of an offering of Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (the “Certificates”) which will be used to obtain financing secured by 13 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Five of the 13 aircraft are currently owned and are being refinanced, two of the aircraft are currently owned outright, four of the aircraft are expected to be acquired on or about the initial funding date, and the remaining two aircraft are under lease and are to be purchased from the lessors under purchase options in the respective [...]

Source: Air France A flight schedule corresponding on average to 90% of 2019 capacity Activity above pre-crisis levels on routes to North America, Africa, the Caribbean and Indian Ocean In Latin America and the Caribbean, destinations are Bogota, Buenos Aires, Cayenne, Fort-de-France, Fortaleza, Havana, Lima, Mexico City, Panama City, Pointe-à-Pitre, Punta Cana,Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo and San Jose Air France ground staff and flight crews are ready to welcome their customers for all their summer travel plans. During the peak summer season, Air France will serve up to 196 destinations on 5 continents, with a flight schedule representing on average 90% of the capacity deployed at the same period in 2019. Long-haul: greater capacity than before [...]

Source: KLM The Supervisory Board of KLM intends to nominate Marjan Rintel as the new President and CEO of KLM. Rintel is currently President and CEO of Dutch Railways (NS), where she has worked since November 2014 Rintel is no stranger to KLM and - before joining NS - worked for the airline for 15 years in various positions, including operations, sales and marketing at KLM and Air France-KLM In accordance with the intended nomination, Marjan Rintel will succeed Pieter Elbers who will step down as President and CEO by the 1st of July. Elbers will ensure a handover to his successor. The Air France-KLM Board of Directors has approved the nomination. Cees 't Hart, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, on [...]

Source: Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines unveiled the "Best Airport Innovation" of 2021 is now in operation at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and is already streamlining the check-in experience. Spirit's Guests at ATL are seeing shorter check-in times thanks to Spirit's automated self-bag drop with biometric photo-matching system, which represents a new paradigm for the U.S. airline industry. "Self-bag drop" systems allow for self-service so Guests can check bags directly without working with an agent. These systems are widely used at major international airports and have been growing in acceptance in the U.S. The machines are equipped with a biometric photo-matching system that compares a scan of government-issued identification with a photo of the Guest for verification. Following an initial [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada announced that all of the nominees listed in its management proxy circular dated February 7, 2022 were elected as directors of Air Canada at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders which was held on Monday, March 28, 2022. All of the nominees have already been serving as directors of Air Canada and each of the directors was elected by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present online or represented by proxy at the meeting. The results of the vote are detailed below. Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld Amee Chande 133,533,132 99.74% 345,855 0.26% Christie J.B. Clark 127,192,559 95.01% 6,686,428 4.99% Gary A. Doer 132,261,761 98.79% 1,617,226 1.21% Rob Fyfe 133,360,497 [...]

Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines advises effective April 02, it will increase the number of flights on the air bridge between Trinidad and Tobago. The airline will operate 24 daily services to meet the inter-island travel demand. Flights are available for sale via www.caribbean-airlines.com, Caribbean Airlines Mobile App, Reservations Sales and Service Centres, Ticket Offices and Travel Agents. Customers are asked to kindly note that travel safety protocols are in place including the mandatory wearing of face masks during check-in, while boarding and for the duration of their flight. Caribbean Airlines thanks all travelers for their continued support and understanding.  

Source: SAS SAS now offers a punch card, Travel Pass Biofuel, for corporate customers who regularly travel to the same destination and want fossil free fuel, covering their flights, included. With Travel Pass Biofuel the customers get a discounted, prepaid punch card where 100% biofuel is always included, to reduce the environmental impact of their flights. - SAS has ambitious sustainability targets and is committed to increase the use of sustainable aviation fuels, such as biofuel, in our operations in order to lower the climate impact from traveling by air. We now welcome our customers on board the journey toward a more sustainable aviation by making it possible to buy Travel Pass Biofuel. This is perfect for customers who want [...]