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Aeroplan Wins Big at the Prestigious 2025 Freddie Awards

Source: Air Canada Air Canada's Aeroplan loyalty program was recognized with three prestigious Freddie Awards, including Best Program of the Year (Airline), Best Elite Program (Airline) and Best Promotion (Airline) for Aeroplan's 40th Anniversary. "We're incredibly proud to be honoured among our peers at this year's Freddie Awards and this is especially meaningful as the culmination of our 40thAnniversary celebration," said Scott O'Leary, Vice President, Loyalty & Product at Air Canada.  "A special thanks to our Aeroplan members for their support, and to our loyalty team, for bringing their full energy and commitment to the membership experience every day." The 34th annual Freddie Awards were held on April 30, 2025 in Chicago, IL. The Freddie Awards, named for the legendary [...]

2025-05-05T12:39:21+03:00May 5th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines and DFW Airport reveal plans for state-of-the-art new terminal for customers

Source: American Airlines New terminal expected to be bigger, better and launched sooner than previously planned Larger, state-of-the-art Terminal F designed to have double the number of gates, new facilities to expand international operations, increased lounge and premium space, new lobby check-in experience and a dedicated parking garage. American and DFW increase the planned investment in Terminal F to approximately $4 billion to create what will be DFW’s signature terminal experience, operated entirely by American Airlines. In addition to accelerating the timeline and scope, the new agreement extends American’s Use and Lease Agreement with DFW through 2043. American Airlines and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) revealed plans for Terminal F that will enable them to continue growing together. The [...]

2025-05-05T13:06:32+03:00May 5th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

The Sale that Soars: British Airways Announces,’The Original Sale’ for Flights and Holidays

Source: British Airways British Airways and British Airways Holidays have launched 'The Original Sale,’ offering savings on flights and holidays for 2025 and 2026 The Sale includes savings on some of the recent most searched for holiday destinations, including Dubai, Barbados, and New York Flights can be booked to Antigua from £418, New York from £389 and Dubai from £455, while holiday packages are available to Riga from £149pp, Orlando from £569pp and St Lucia from £779pp British Airways Holidays customers can save up to an extra £300 on holiday packages when booking between 1 - 6 May 2025 British Airways and British Airways Holidays have today launched 'The Original Sale’, offering holiday and flight savings for travel in 2025 [...]

2025-05-05T12:52:27+03:00May 5th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Alaska Airlines welcomes Philippine Airlines, our newest global partner

Source: Alaska Airlines Coming soon, our guests will be able to book nonstop flights on Philippine Airlines from Honolulu and our West Coast hubs to Manila at alaskaair.com and earn and redeem Mileage Plan miles along the way. Philippine Airlines becomes Alaska's 32nd global partner. Alaska Airlines is celebrating the addition of our newest global airline partner, Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines and the oldest operating commercial airline in Asia. With our new frequent flyer partnership, Alaska becomes Philippine Airlines' first loyalty partner in North America, opening the door for our guests to book travel to exotic, once-in-a-lifetime destinations such as Palawan and Boracay in the Philippines. In the coming months, our guests will be able to [...]

2025-05-05T12:46:37+03:00May 5th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Honouring Air Canada’s Excellence Award Recipients

Source: Air Canada For the past 35 years, Air Canada has bestowed a special honour on employees who demonstrate the best of what it means to work at Canada's flag carrier. Known as the Excellence Awards, they are Air Canada's highest form of honour, annually recognizing employees who stand out as role models among their colleagues. "Being an Excellence Award recipient means your colleagues look up to you for leadership. It means you have the courage to show up as your best self, every single day. It means putting safety first, always. It means rolling up your sleeves, putting in the effort, and committing to Rising Higher, no matter what," said Leslie Ann Vezina, Senior Director, Human Resources Centre of [...]

2025-04-30T15:32:59+03:00April 30th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Frontier Airlines Signs Enhanced Distribution Agreement With Amadeus, Including NDC Content

Source: Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines has signed an enhanced distribution partnership with Amadeus, offering customers a broader range of personalized travel opportunities through third party channels.  Under the terms of the deal, the low fare carrier will offer New Distribution Capability (NDC) content to travel sellers via a Global Distribution System (GDS) for the first time, providing a seamless and personalized booking experience. With the support of Amadeus and its NDC capabilities, this partnership represents yet another step in the airline's New Frontier transformation, balancing its low-cost DNA with an enhanced customer experience and expanded premium offerings. In addition to its traditional distribution via EDIFACT, this new partnership provides a seamless transition to enhanced messaging that will drive additional value [...]

2025-04-30T15:37:13+03:00April 30th, 2025|AIRLINES, News, SUPPLIERS|

Frontier Airlines will fly from Atlanta to Aruba beginning next month

Source: Aruba International Airport Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) is pleased to announce the launch of a new nonstop flight by Frontier Airlines, connecting Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) with Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) in Aruba. Beginning May 24th, 2025, the route will operate once a week on Saturdays through August 16th, 2025—offering travelers a new, convenient option to visit Aruba during the busy summer travel season. Flight schedule: Departing Atlanta (ATL): 10:13 AM → Arriving in Aruba (AUA): 2:20 PM Departing Aruba (AUA): 3:35 PM → Arriving in Atlanta (ATL): 7:55 PM The service will be operated with an Airbus A321 aircraft, featuring a seating capacity of 230 passengers. This seasonal route will provide an additional 230 weekly [...]

2025-04-29T11:07:25+03:00April 29th, 2025|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|

Southwest Airlines Announces Reimagined Fare Products, New Benefits for Rapid Rewards Credit Cardmembers and Tier Member Customers

Source: Southewest Airlines Products provide choice for Customers to have a broader range of travel experiences Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announces its new fare products, as well as new benefits for its Rapid Rewards® Credit Cardmembers and Tier Members, aiming to deepen and reward loyalty for the airline’s most engaged Customers. “With new choices like seat selection and Extra Legroom, our enhanced fare bundles let Customers customize their trip while still enjoying our industry-leading reliability and hospitality.” said Tony Roach, Executive Vice President Customer & Brand. The new fare products, Choice Extra, Choice Preferred, and Choice (formerly Business Select, Anytime, and Wanna Get Away Plus), will be available for booking in the third quarter of 2025 as Southwest® begins [...]

2025-04-29T10:41:59+03:00April 29th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Response to reports about discussions with JetBlue

Source: American Airlines There have been industry rumors and media reports about American’s discussions with JetBlue. To clarify, American is sharing a letter that was sent to team members today from its Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer Steve Johnson.Team, In recent months, we had been exploring an opportunity to further enhance our network by renewing a partnership with JetBlue. As always in considering partnerships, the objective was to advance our business strategy and enhance our customer proposition by building on American’s network position and giving a partner’s customers access to our global network and the world’s best loyalty program in AAdvantage. Although we proposed a very attractive proposition to JetBlue and its customers and team, it became clear over [...]

2025-04-29T10:38:46+03:00April 29th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Delta and LATAM expand Joint Venture to Argentina, enhancing connectivity with the U.S. and Canada

Source: Delta Air Lines The expansion will give customers access to a broader network of more than 200 destinations across the United States, Canada and Argentina, delivering enhanced travel options and a more consistent customer experience Delta and LATAM have expanded the scope of their Joint Venture (JV) to include Argentina, building on two years of successful partnership. The expansion will give customers access to a broader network of more than 200 destinations across the United States, Canada and Argentina, delivering enhanced travel options and a more consistent customer experience. With this agreement, customers in Argentina will benefit from improved connectivity to Delta’s comprehensive network in North America, as well as the ability to earn miles across both carriers’ frequent [...]

2025-04-26T07:50:09+03:00April 28th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|