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British Airways City Flyer Offers Up New European Routes For Summer 2022

Source: British Airways British Airways is launching four new routes across Europe in time for the summer season.  Operating from London City Airport, customers can now book to fly to Barcelona, Luxembourg, Milan and Thessaloniki – adding to BA CityFlyer’s already extensive network. Flights to all destinations will operate on BA CityFlyer’s Embraer E190 aircraft.  Luxembourg and Milan will take flight on 27 March and both will operate every day of the week.  On 18 June, Thessaloniki will launch, operating once a week on Saturday and on 19 June, Barcelona will operate six times a week – every day apart from Saturday. A limited number of tickets start from the below fares, based on a return ticket in Euro Traveller: [...]

2022-01-12T16:18:45+02:00January 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

TAP: 10.000 seats in Madeira and Azores routes for only 59€, round trip

Source: TAP Today TAP launched a promotion of 10.000 seats on the routes of Madeira and the Azores for only 59 euros. This price is valid for round-trip flights, with all taxes included. This campaign, which runs until January 15 and is limited to 10.000 available seats, is valid for trips to be made between January 15 and March 31 and comprises flights on the routes between Lisbon and Porto and Funchal, Ponta Delgada and Terceira. Conditions available here or trips agents.

2022-01-12T13:06:13+02:00January 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Letter to United employees from CEO Scott Kirby

Source: United Airlines United Team: Happy New Year - I want to start this message with a thank you. Our frontline teams continue to put in a tremendous effort during what I know is an incredibly challenging and stressful time - the Omicron surge has put a strain on our operation, resulting in customer disruptions during a busy holiday season. I appreciate your professionalism, creativity, and caring approach – it’s really made all the difference in helping us manage the impact on our customers. In addition to impacting our operation and our customers, I also know that Omicron has affected the personal well-being of our United team. We have about 3,000 employees who are currently positive for COVID. Just as [...]

2022-01-12T12:55:26+02:00January 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Delta ranked No. 1 transportation company on JUST Capital and Forbes’ JUST 100 ranking

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta ranked No. 1 in the transportation industry for the categories of workers and customers, and 38th on the global list of companies. The rankings are based on issues consumers care about most, including fair wages, job creation and accountability. Delta is being recognized as the No. 1 transportation company on The JUST 100: Companies Doing Right By America, which ranks companies on the social issues consumers care about most including fair wages, job creation and accountability. The airline ranked 38th on the global list of companies. “The power of Delta’s brand has always been putting people at the center of everything we do,” said Delta CEO Ed Bastian. “This is a wonderful recognition of the [...]

2022-01-12T12:51:32+02:00January 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Second Aircraft with New Livery joins ITA Airways Fleet

Source: ITA Airways - Italia Transporto Aereo The second aircraft sporting the new blue livery has joined the ITA Airways fleet. It is an Airbus A319 dedicated to the Olympic champion Pietro Mennea, who was known with the nickname of "The Arrow of the South" and was the man of records in terms of speed. A gold medalist in Moscow, Pietro is the only 200-metre runner to have qualified for five consecutive Olympic Games (from 1972 to 1988) and, he is the holder of two important records set back in 1979: the world record for the 200 metres run achieved in 19"72, which was beaten in 1996 but is still a record at European level after more than 40 years; [...]

2022-01-12T01:27:00+02:00January 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Delta welcomes Scott Laurence as Vice President of Network Planning

Source: Delta Air Lines ​Delta Air Lines will welcome Scott M. Laurence as Vice President – Network Planning beginning Jan. 18. Reporting directly to Joe Esposito, Senior Vice President – Network Planning, Scott will work to further strengthen Delta's global network and joint venture partnerships while positioning the airline for continued success and long-term growth opportunities. With more than two decades of airline industry experience, Laurence's accomplished track record includes multiple senior leadership roles at JetBlue Airways, where he has served as head of revenue and planning since 2019. Most recently, he spearheaded and executed the strategic partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines that includes a codeshare flight agreement and loyalty benefits integration. "Scott is well-positioned and brings a tremendous [...]

2022-01-12T00:40:19+02:00January 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines and Aer Lingus Launch New Codeshare Agreement, Offering Customers More Choices for Travel Between the U.S. and Europe

Source: American Airlines Traveling between the United States and Ireland, also known as the Emerald Isle, will be simple, easy and more convenient for customers as American Airlines and Aer Lingus launch their codeshare agreement this week. To increase connectivity between the U.S and Europe for customers, American will place its code on Aer Lingus flights between London Heathrow (LHR) and Dublin (DUB). Customers can also book codeshare flights on Aer Lingus from DUB to Amsterdam (AMS); Birmingham, UK (BHX); London Gatwick (LGW) and Manchester, UK (MAN); and from LHR to Belfast City, Northern Ireland (BHD); Cork, Ireland (ORK) and Shannon, Ireland (SNN). “We are excited to extend our relationship with our newest joint business partner, Aer Lingus, with this [...]

2022-01-12T00:38:27+02:00January 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Virgin Atlantic launches new services to Austin, Texas

Source: Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic is launching new direct services to Austin, the capital of the Lonestar state of Texas and the airline’s first new route to the US since 2015.   The four times a week service will launch on 25th May 2022 and will operate on the airline’s 787-9 aircraft boasting 31 Upper Class, 35 Premium and 192 Economy Delight, Classic and Light seats. With almost a million inhabitants, Austin is the fourth most populated city in the state, with 29 million residents and 7.7million passengers travelling through the airport in 2019. The city is known as the “live music capital of the world” and is famed for its art and foodie scene as well as a wide range [...]

2022-01-11T18:14:44+02:00January 11th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Resetting for the new year: Alaska Airlines reduces its January schedule

Source: Alaska Airlines As we have entered 2022, the continued impacts of omicron have been disruptive in all our lives and unprecedented employee sick calls have impacted our ability to operate our airline reliably. We are deeply grateful for how our incredible employees have pulled together to take care of our guests and each other, operate safely and make the best of a very difficult situation. To our guests, we apologize for the considerable inconvenience and are working hard to return to the level of service they know and expect from us. We’re at our best when we are safe, reliable and caring. And right now, we need to build more reliability back into our operation as we deal with the impacts of omicron and during a time when guests generally fly less. We’ve decided to reduce departures [...]

2022-01-11T03:08:45+02:00January 11th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Etihad Airways launches Global Sale

Source: Etihad Etihad Airways has launched a Global Sale with exclusive offers for travellers looking to explore new destinations or visit friends and family overseas in 2022.   From Abu Dhabi, guests can fly to any of Etihad’s select destinations, such as London, Paris, New York and more, with fares starting as low as AED 795 in Economy and AED 3,995 in Business. The Global Sale will run until 21 January 2022, for travel until 31 May 2022.   Travellers wishing to explore London in Etihad’s Business class can take advantage of the sale from as little as AED 9,995, or travel in Economy from AED 1,995. Economy fares to Amman start at AED 995 and Islamabad start at AED [...]

2022-01-10T21:36:02+02:00January 10th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|