Source: JetBlñue JetBlue today announced that it has reached an agreement with Spirit Airlines to terminate their July 2022 merger agreement. Although both companies continue to believe in the procompetitive benefits of the combination, JetBlue and Spirit mutually agreed that terminating is the best path forward for both companies as required closing conditions, including receiving necessary legal and regulatory approvals, were unlikely to be met by the merger agreement’s outside date of July 24, 2024. “We believed this merger was worth pursuing because it would have unleashed a national low-fare, high-value competitor to the Big Four airlines,” said Joanna Geraghty, chief executive officer, JetBlue. “We are proud of the work we did with Spirit to lay out a vision to [...]

Source: WestJet WestJet is celebrating the return of transatlantic flying between Eastern Canada and Europe following the touchdown of WestJet flight WS34 between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Dublin International Airport. As Canada's coast-to-coast leisure travel champion, the daily summer seasonal service reaffirms WestJet's commitment to transatlantic connectivity to and from Eastern Canada. This summer also marks the 10-year anniversary of WestJet's entry into Europe, commemorating the airline's inaugural transatlantic flight between St. John'sand Dublin in 2014. "Service between Toronto and Dublin continues be an important part of WestJet's story, and we celebrate a decade of service that has strengthened ties between our two countries," said John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. "The return of daily seasonal service between Toronto and Dublin gives Canadians the opportunity to immerse themselves [...]

Source: TAP This summer, TAP is strengthening its offer to destinations in important markets for the airline, such as Brazil and North America. In Brazil, six flights a week will be added to Recife, for a total of 13 weekly frequencies. For Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro, there will be two more flights a week, for a total of nine and 12 flights a week, respectively. TAP will also increase its operation between Lisbon and Belém, Brasília, Natal/Maceio, Porto Alegre, Salvador and São Paulo by one flight a week. By the peak of summer 2024, the airline will be offering 96 flights a week between Portugal and Brazil, 16 more than the 80 weekly flights operated last summer. For Canada, [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines If you’ve ever wanted to experience a total solar eclipse from the sky, Delta has you covered this April. The airline is offering a special flight from Austin to Detroit on April 8, 2024, specifically for umbraphiles to be able to spend as much time as possible directly within the path of totality. Delta flight 1218 will be specifically operated on an A220-300, which will offer especially premium viewing due to the aircraft’s extra-large windows. The flight will depart from Austin at 12:15 p.m. CT and land in Detroit at 4:20 p.m. ET — timed to give those on board the best chance of safely viewing the solar eclipse at its peak.* “This flight is the [...]

Source: Copa Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA) today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for January 2024: Operating Data January January % Change 2024 2023 Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)   ASM (mm) (1) 2,273.2 2,364.1 -3.8 %   RPM (mm) (2) 1,938.6 2,059.3 -5.9 %   Load Factor (3) 85.3 % 87.1 % -1.8p.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 Following the Airworthiness Directive issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on January 6, the Company suspended operations of twenty-one 737 MAX9 aircraft. From January 6 to January 29, a [...]

Source: Sun Country Airlines Now serving over 100 destinations from Minneapolis-St. Paul MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ: SNCY) is extending its selling schedule through December 10, 2024, allowing customers to book fall travel including Thanksgiving and Minnesota’s popular Oct. 17-20 school break long weekend. In addition, Sun Country has bolstered its schedules to leading travel destinations starting later this summer. Joining Sun Country’s growing list of new destinations from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) in California and Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in New Hampshire. “Sun Country proudly offers nonstop service from MSP to more than 100 destinations in 2024 giving our customers, and community an unparalleled breadth of destinations [...]

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (“Hawaiian”) announced that its stockholders have voted to adopt the merger agreement with Alaska Air Group, Inc. (“Alaska”). A substantial majority of the holders of Hawaiian’s stock voted in favor of the merger, according to preliminary results from the special meeting held earlier today. Hawaiian will file the final voting results, as tabulated by an independent inspector of elections, on a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. “Stockholder approval of our transaction with Alaska is an important milestone toward combining our airlines,” said Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Peter Ingram. “Together, we will bring stronger competition to the U.S. airline industry, deliver more value to our guests and the communities that [...]