Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-8 aircraft took to the skies for the first time today, January 14. The airline’s Boeing 9Y-CAL maiden jet service departed the Piarco International Airport, Trinidad destined to the Norman Manley International, Kingston, Jamaica. Earlier today Caribbean Airlines hosted a brief ceremony  at the Piarco International Airport to launch the new aircraft, which offers passengers exceptional levels of convenience and comfort.  The re-fleeting coincides with the airline’s 15th anniversary. Some lucky customers on the inaugural service won an extra 15,000 miles and all customers received bags of goodies and other memorabilia! Caribbean Airlines’ CEO, Garvin Medera, in commenting said: “The introduction of this new aircraft into service, represents Caribbean Airlines’ initiative to ‘REset Expectations’ for 2022.  The [...]

Source: Norse The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) approved Norse Atlantic Airways' application for the operation of flights between Norway/The European Union and the United States.   "We are thrilled by the Department of Transportation's approval of our affordable transatlantic flights. This significant milestone brings Norse one step closer to launching affordable and more environmentally friendly service to customers traveling between Europe and the United States. We appreciate the USDOT's constructive and prompt approach, and we look forward to working with them in the months ahead," said Norse CEO and Founder Bjørn Tore Larsen. Norse Atlantic will deliver many jobs to American workers, including hundreds of U.S.-based flight attendants, and will partner with local communities, tourism organizations, businesses, and labor to stimulate economic [...]

Source: Copa Holdings Copa Holdings, S.A., today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for December 2021: Operating Data December 2021 December 2019 % Change Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)   ASM (mm) (1) 1,873.1 2,124.5 -11.8%   RPM (mm) (2) 1,569.6 1,814.0 -13.5%   Load Factor (3) 83.8% 85.4% -1.6p.p. 1.  Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown. 2.  Revenue passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue passengers 3.  Load factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized Given the irregular nature of the Company's operations starting in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we will compare this and future traffic [...]

Source: Qantas Qantas and Jetstar are adjusting flying levels to better match travel demand in light of the sudden growth in COVID-19 cases. The Qantas Group now expects domestic capacity for the third quarter of FY22 to be at around 70 per cent of pre-COVID levels, down from the 102 per cent that had been planned. The schedule changes are focused on reducing frequency of services and size of aircraft to minimise inconvenience for passengers as much as possible. The Group’s total international capacity for the same period will fall from 30 per cent to around 20 per cent of pre-COVID levels. This reduction is driven by increased travel restrictions in countries like Japan, Thailand and Indonesia and is mostly [...]

Source: Austrian Airlines Fully booked flights to warm weather destinations Strong demand for additional offers on long-haul routes Vienna Airport as important transfer hub for family visits The most popular long-haul flights from Vienna during the holiday season were the routes to Cancun and Washington Despite the ongoing pandemic, Austrian Airlines’ flight offer was in high demand over the recent holiday season period. The warm weather destinations in the red-white-red airline's destination portfolio were particularly popular. The long-haul connections to Cancún, Mauritius and Malé, which had already been topped up with additional flights, were almost fully booked with an average occupancy of around 85%. In total, Austrian Airlines flew over 360,000 passengers during the holiday season from 17 December to [...]

Source: Air France This winter, Air France is offering its long-haul Business customers a new comfort kit. As part of an eco-responsible approach, this kit is the first model made up of 93% recycled material. This sober and elegant kit features the company’s historic winged seahorse emblem, embodying its rich history. It comes in two colours, navy blue and grey. Special thought has also been given to its content. Each kit thus contains the following items – A toothbrush and pen made of cornstarch, and ear plugs packaged in kraft paper, eliminating the use of plastic; To ensure optimum comfort for customers, the large and soft sleep mask, socks, toothpaste and Clarins cosmetics are still included in the kit. Customers [...]

Source: WFS Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) today announced that Polar Air Cargo, a global leader in time-definite, airport-to-airport scheduled air cargo service, has expanded its cargo handling partnership with WFS in North America through a new long-term contract at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). As of December 2021, WFS is providing full warehouse handling services for the more than five million kilos of cargo carried each month by Polar's all-Boeing freighter fleet ex-LAX. Polar is a joint venture of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and DHL Express. WFS also manages handling for Atlas Air's scheduled and ad-hoc freighter service from Los Angeles. The latest agreement with Polar, covering one of the biggest stations in Polar's U.S. network, reflects WFS' strong relationship [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways is offering 750,000 seats to Europe & UK at £39 or less each way The offer is valid from 11:00am on Friday 14 January to 23:59pm on Monday 17 January 2022 British Airways has today launched a short-haul flash sale with up to 750,000 seats available to destinations across Europe and the UK for £39 or less, with the lowest flights being just £28 each way. This limited time offer is available on short-haul flights from Heathrow, as well as the airline’s services from Gatwick when it returns to short-haul flying from the airport on 28 March. Popular destinations in the sale include*: Heathrow to Barcelona, from £30 each way Heathrow to Jersey, from £34 each way [...]

Source: KLM The Supervisory Board (SB) of KLM announced that, after close consultation with CEO Pieter Elbers, it has established that Elbers will not enter into a third term as CEO & President of KLM as of 1 May 2023. This enables the Supervisory Board to start a thorough process for a successor in a timely manner. "In view of the expiration of his second term, which provides the Supervisory Board a natural moment for consideration, we have, after consultation with Pieter, concluded not to enter into a third term. The continuity of KLM's leadership greatly benefits from being able to establish this at an early stage. It enables us to initiate a thorough succession process and also to offer [...]

Source: Sun Country Airlines New Partnership Takes Flight as Loons Name Sun Country Airlines the Official Airline of MNUFC Sun Country Airlines announced a partnership with Minnesota United, Minnesota’s professional soccer team, to become the Official Airline of MNUFC. As the Official Airline partner of Minnesota United, Sun Country will provide affordable, nonstop service to select MNUFC road game destinations, including matches at Colorado, Houston, LAFC, LA Galaxy, Nashville, New England, Portland, and Seattle. Sun Country will also serve as the Presenting Partner of pre-game activities on the Great Lawn at Allianz Field throughout the season. “We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Minnesota United,” said Sun Country Airlines CEO Jude Bricker. “Sun Country had the pleasure of [...]