Source: Delta Air Lines As people seek to rediscover the joy of travel and seek connections in the wake of the COVID-19, they have more reason to be confident in their decision to fly with Delta. A study by The Points Guy finds that Delta offers the best overall experience for fliers for the third year running. The Points Guy’s airline ranking assesses reliability, experience, loyalty and costs and reach. The online travel and lifestyle platform said Delta topped rankings in reliability and travel experience and noted its consistent scores across all categories that pushed it to the top. “The data showed that the carrier offers consistent, high-quality performance — from its reliability to the in-flight experience to its SkyMiles loyalty program,” [...]

Source: American Airlines The Northeast Alliance Will Offer Customers More Than 700 Daily Flights from New York and Boston This Winter — More Than Any Other Carrier Largest International Network from New York with Service to 47 International Destinations, Plus Lie-Flat Seats on All Transcontinental Routes in 2022 Four All-New JetBlue Cities on Sale Today, Along with Five New LaGuardia Markets Starting this fall, AAdvantage® Elite and TrueBlue Mosaic Members Will Enjoy the First Phase of Reciprocal Benefits NEW YORK & FORT WORTH, Texas — JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) are providing customers the most choice in the Northeast, on the best product, and with a premium experience, as travelers return to the sky. As part of [...]

Source: Aeromexico Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. (“Aeromexico”) reported June 2021 operational results. ● Grupo Aeromexico transported 1 million 407 thousand passengers in June 2021, an increase of 3.6% versus May 2021. Passengers carried were at 80.2% of June 2019 levels - domestic at 98.5% and international at 52.2%. ● Domestic capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometers (ASKs) has fully recovered to pre- pandemic levels, increasing by 1.6% compared to June 2019. International ASK recovery reached 48.4% of 2019 levels. Aeromexico’s total capacity increased by 1.3% compared to May 2021 and was at 62.3% of June 2019. ● Demand measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPKs) has also fully recovered in the domestic market, increasing by 2.1% compared to June 2019. [...]

Source: Swiss International Air Lines SWISS has established the first-ever end-to-end logistics chain for importing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Switzerland in collaboration with various partners. This makes SWISS the first commercial airline to use SAF in its scheduled flight operations from Switzerland. Thanks to its highly advanced aircraft such as the A32Xneo family, SWISS’s initial SAF delivery is sufficient to fuel more than 175 flights. SWISS customers can pay full regard to environmental care in their air travels by promoting the use of SAF via the Compensaid programme. Subject to further development, including a scaling-up of production, the use of SAF can sustainably reduce carbon emissions. Swiss International Air Lines has a network of 6 major destinations throughout the [...]

Source: WestJet Canada CUPE Local 4070 represents WestJet Encore Inflight group WestJet Encore today announced that a tentative agreement had been reached with CUPE Local 4070, representation for the WestJet Encore Inflight (Cabin Crew) group. Both parties now await the ratification vote to be put forward to membership. Earlier this year in February, WestJet and CUPE reached an agreement on behalf of the WestJet Inflight team that operates the airline's jet fleet. "For the second time this year, I am pleased to share that we've tentatively come to terms on an agreement with CUPE Local 4070. We have negotiated the first collective agreement, on behalf of our WestJet Encore Inflight group, with CUPE. Our Inflight team members, who operate on [...]

Source: KLM The KLM network in the Caribbean and South America has regained its 2019 strength and is serving 17 destinations. New destinations, Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago) and Bridgetown (Barbados), will be added to the winter 2021 schedule. Only essential travel is currently permitted to many countries in the Caribbean and South America; considerable travel restrictions remain in place. Mandatory quarantine is also required for travellers arriving from some countries. Because the rules pertaining to travel can change at any time, KLM is advising travellers to keep abreast of the latest rules by consulting wijsopreis.nl and klm.traveldoc.aero. KLM complies with all rules and regulations set by the Government of the Netherlands. KLM’s global network of destinations is at [...]

Source: Iberia Both will back major advertising and promotional campaigns focusing on the attractions of the Spanish capital and the advantages of the plan. “Stopover Hola Madrid” is aimed at long-haul Iberia passengers and offers major hotel, transport, shopping, restaurant, and entertainment discounts on Madrid stopovers of up to six nights. The offer, which will continue into 2022, will be the subject of a digital marketing campaign in several Latin American countries. The Madrid City Council and Iberia are joining forces to relaunch an initiative to prolong Madrid stopovers under highly advantageous conditions by long-haul Iberia passengers. The “Stopover Hola Madrid” scheme was first launched at the start of 2020, but quickly fell victim to the Covid-19 pandemic. Travellers who [...]

Source: Lufthansa Group The new IT solution enables companies to integrate sustainable offers for customers into their product portfolio The platform supports achieving CO2 reduction targets and accelerating the transition to sustainable mobility Customers are increasingly demanding sustainable travel and mobility offers. At the same time, companies are also looking for ways to achieve their sustainability goals. The Lufthansa Innovation Hub now addresses this growing demand with a new solution. With Squake, the Lufthansa Group's central digitalization unit launches a CO2 compensation platform aimed at companies from the entire travel, mobility, and transport industry. By using an application programming interface (API) companies can now easily calculate and offset the CO2 emissions of the services they offer. The new solution permits them to develop [...]