Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines has introduced proactive baggage status notifications for its customers, providing clearer baggage updates throughout their journey to support a more reassuring travel experience. This new feature sends timely email notifications to customers at key stages of their journey, including when a customer’s bag is loaded onto the aircraft and when it arrives at the customer’s destination. Caribbean Airlines Acting Chief Executive Officer (Ag), Nirmala Ramai, noted: “This initiative is part of our consistent focus on improving the customer experience. By giving our passengers timely, accurate updates about their baggage, we are addressing one of the most common concerns in air travel. Building confidence throughout the journey.” The notification feature is made possible through the airline’s [...]

Source: Viva Will enable more flights at low fares for passengers, strengthening connectivity in Mexico. Will maintain Viva and Volaris identities, brands and operations (including independent operating certificates), preserving existing choice for passengers. Will advance the democratization of travel in Mexico. Will realize economies of scale, strengthening the financial profile of the new airline group. The transaction is subject to conditions and regulatory approvals in Mexico and other jurisdictions where Viva and Volaris operate. Grupo Viva Aerobus, S.A. de C.V. ("Viva") and Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) (“Volaris” or “the Company”) today announced that they have entered into an agreement to create a new Mexican airline group (“the airline group”) under a [...]

Source: TAP Flight between Lisbon and the heart of the Amazon carried passenger number 2,066,000. TAP Air Portugal has reached an unprecedented milestone: as of this Wednesday, December 17, the airline has carried a record number of passengers on routes connecting Europe and Brazil—2,066,000 travelers. This achievement consolidates TAP as one of the main air bridges between the two continents. This is yet another historic achievement that reinforces the airline's strategic role in transatlantic connectivity, surpassing what had already been achieved in 2024. The milestone was celebrated in Manaus with the arrival of flight TP51 from Lisbon. This year, on November 4, the capital of the state of Amazonas marked the first anniversary of the Lisbon–Manaus route, an important milestone [...]

Source: Porter Airlines Ottawa service launches tomorrow Dec. 19 Porter Airlines is inaugurating nonstop service today between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (GCM), with up to three times weekly frequency. This route is complemented by twice weekly non-stop flights operating from Ottawa beginning Dec. 19. “Grand Cayman is the fifth sun vacation market that Porter is launching this winter from both Toronto Pearson and Ottawa,” says Andrew Pierce, vice president, network planning and reporting, Porter Airlines. “Canadians' travel interest in the Caribbean is steadily growing and now they can easily access the Cayman Islands from two prominent hubs in our network. We look forward to welcoming even more passengers to try our award-winning onboard service, [...]

Source: TAP TAP Air Portugal's cargo service has now four routes and 37 weekly flights to Guarulhos Airport. TAP Air Portugal's air freight solution from Portugal to Guarulhos Airport now has increased capacity. The GRU Connect service now offers four routes for air freight to São Paulo, increasing the offer to Guarulhos (GRU). In addition to GRU Direct, connecting Lisbon and São Paulo, and the Via Fortaleza and Via Brasília options, this service now includes the Via Salvador route with seven weekly flights for air-to-air transport to Guarulhos, offering a flexible, reliable and competitive product that responds to the growth in trade between Europe and Brazil. With this increase in capacity, TAP now offers a total of 37 weekly cargo [...]