Source: American Airlines Airline donates cargo flight to deliver vaccines to Guatemala As part of the White House initiative to share at least 80 million U.S. vaccine doses globally this summer, American Airlines moved 1.5 million coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) in Guatemala City on a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The shipment departed ORD this morning. In close consultation with the White House COVID-19 task force, American’s Cargo team worked with pharmaceutical partners and trucking logistics specialists to move the shipment of vaccinations from a distribution site in Kentucky to American’s cargo terminal at ORD. The shipments were loaded onto the 777-200 and flew on a special donated cargo-only nonstop [...]

Source: United Airlines United adds service to cities in Mexico, Caribbean and Central America plus warm U.S. destinations in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia and Nevada; As demand for travel continues to build, United Airlines is expecting the resurgence to continue for winter holiday travel and is planning ahead by increasing service to cities in the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. The airline will add nearly 150 flights to warm-weather destinations across the U.S and is increasing service to Latin beach and leisure markets by 30% compared to 2019. The airline will fly 137 more flights than it did in 2019 to places like Florida, California, Arizona, Georgia and Nevada starting this November through next March. United has prepared for the return of air travel for more than a year, [...]

Source: Iberia Since 2013 Iberia and UNICEF Spain have been strategic allies in global child vaccination programmes, and have extended the “micro donations” initiative to help fund Covid-19 vaccinations.   UNICEF Spain and Iberia, with IAG Cargo as logistics facilitator, have allied to support COVAX, the revolutionary global cooperation programme designed to ensure equitable access to Covid-19, implemented chiefly by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), already the world’s largest supplier of vaccines to children. Supported by IAG Cargo, which markets air freight carriage for all IAG airlines, Iberia will has promised UNICEF Spain to carry vaccines, refrigeration equipment, and other humanitarian supplies without charge. Shipments will go mainly to  Latin America and some other of the 50 countries served by the [...]

Source: Delta Airlines Delta and Virgin Atlantic have been given the go-ahead by Heathrow Airport to resume operations in Terminal 3 from July 15 Award winning Clubhouse will also reopen Delta and Virgin Atlantic are returning to their home at London Heathrow Terminal 3, which has been closed for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 15. The airlines are looking forward to safely welcoming customers back onto their home turf, which has been missed by many, with their signature flair, dedicated seamless check-in area and award-winning facilities. Delta is operating nonstop services to Heathrow from both Atlanta and New York-JFK, however U.S. entry restrictions for non-essential travelers from the U.K. still apply. Virgin Atlantic destinations including [...]

Source: Air Canada Resumption of year-round service between Calgary and Frankfurt Unique non-stop service between Montreal and Cairo, Egypt Book with confidence with Air Canada's new travel policy Air Canada today unveiled additional details of its planned international schedule for this summer, which includes the resumption of 17 routes and 11 destinations across the world from its hubs. The airline is resuming its service between Calgary and Frankfurt, as of August 1, up to four times weekly, and is also offering for the first time a unique non-stop service from Montreal to Cairo, Egypt, three times weekly. "As travel restrictions ease across the globe, we are committed to rebuild our international network and continue as a global carrier to connect Canada to the world, while also developing additional markets and targeting new opportunities. Canadians [...]

Source: Southwest Airlines Planners in the Southwest Airlines Network Operations Control Center in Dallas, in coordination with Meteorologists and affected airports, proactively have canceled approximately  85 departures today (Wednesday 7 July 2021) as Hurricane Elsa approaches Florida. The primarily affected Southwest Cities are Ft. Myers (RSW), Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ), Tampa (TPA), Orlando (MCO), and Jacksonville (JAX), and we’re reaching directly to Customers booked on any canceled or delayed flights to update them and provide their options. Aligned with this outreach, we’re updating a travel advisory prominently displayed for our Customers on the home page of Southwest.com, which will detail evolving and additional flexibility to our standard ‘no change fees’ policy. For context, these approximately 215 proactively canceled flights were from our planned operation of approximately 3350 scheduled flights [...]

Source: American Airlines American strengthens its presence at MIA with two new international destinations in Mexico and Colombia in December. Six new domestic routes launch this winter, further connecting South Florida to the broadest global network. By the end of the year, American will offer more than 130 nonstop destinations from MIA, the most of any carrier. This winter, American Airlines will continue to grow its footprint at its largest international gateway, Miami International Airport (MIA), adding two new international destinations and six new domestic routes. With today’s announcement, American further solidifies its position as the largest airline at MIA, operating 341 peak daily flights this winter. “With more than 30 years of service, American is and will always be [...]