Source: Viva Aerobus Viva Aerobus announced today its October 2023 preliminary traffic results. Viva Aerobus’ passenger traffic increased 24.7% compared to October 2022, reaching 2.3 million passengers, driven by an increase of 24.4% and 27.1% in domestic and international traffic, respectively. Load factors reached 89.3% compared to 85.0% in 2022, with a load factor mix of 90.1% and 85.2% in domestic and international, respectively. Viva Aerobus grew its total capacity in available seat miles (ASMs) by 17.0% compared to October 2022, reflecting an increase of 17.5% and 14.8% in domestic and international, respectively. “October traffic reached 2.3 million passengers, an increase of 24.7% compared to last year, reflecting a solid demand environment in domestic and international markets. Our load factor [...]

Source: WestJet WestJet has announced four new routes as part of the airline's summer schedule, unveiling significant opportunities for Western Canadians and Americans to explore both sides of the border this summer. Offering a comprehensive network of connectivity between two major Western Canadian cities and the United States, WestJet's summer schedule will feature new routes between Edmonton and Atlanta, Nashville and San Francisco, along with new service connecting Vancouver and Detroit. "We are thrilled to be expanding transborder connectivity from Edmontonand Vancouver, providing Western Canadians with an abundance of opportunity to fulfill their diverse travel needs," shared John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. "Strong connections fostered between Canadaand the United States are essential to WestJet's growth plan and to the communities we [...]

Source: TAP TAP now offers miles on Discount fares. TAP Miles&Go, the Portuguese national airline's frequent flyer program, celebrates its fifth anniversary this week. To mark the date, TAP is offering its Clients the possibility of earning miles also on the Discount fare, on all bookings issued from November 1, 2023. TAP Miles&Go Clients will now be able to earn 20% of the miles flown when booking on the Discount fare, which was previously not allowed. Find out more here. All TAP fares now include the earning of miles, which can be exchanged for flights, discounts, and flight extras such as seat reservations, lounge access, hold baggage reservations, pet transportation, among others. The fifth anniversary of TAP Miles&Go will be [...]

Source: Emirates The first Emirates flights operating with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by Shell Aviation have taken off from Dubai International Airport (DXB). Emirates’ flight EK 412 bound for Sydney on 24 October was among the first to operate with SAF. Shell has supplied 315,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s hub in Dubai. This first ever supply of SAF to Emirates in Dubai has enabled the airline to power a number of missions over the course of the last few weeks. The blended SAF supplied by Shell into the DXB airport fuelling system was comprised of a ratio of 40% neat SAF and 60% conventional Jet A-1 fuel. The chemical characteristics at this ratio are identical to conventional jet [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines is expanding our partnership with Condor Airlines – one of our global partners since March 2017 – with a bilateral codeshare agreement that enables Alaska and Condor to sell each other's flights. Last week, Condor began marketing and selling more than 70 Alaska routes across the U.S. This past summer, Alaska began marketing and selling from Condor's 12 U.S. gateway cities – including Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles (LAX) and Anchorage – to Frankfurt, Germany, the carrier's home airport. These flights are available for purchase at alaskaair.com. A codeshare agreement allows each airline to sell seats on one another's selected flights as if they were their own, in a sense putting their "code" on the flights. It offers a seamless travel experience for guests across the two airlines. Flyers will enjoy the simplicity of purchasing connecting [...]

Source: Virgin Atlantic Regulator issues permit for Virgin Atlantic to operate VS100: a world first transatlantic flight from London to New York on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel Permit follows technical assessments of documents and evidence submitted by Virgin Atlantic, who were supported by a consortium of companies. The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit to fly a world-first transatlantic 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight. Virgin Atlantic plans to fly across the Atlantic from London Heathrow to New York JFK on 28 November 2023 to test and showcase the feasibility of flying on 100% SAF. The permit follows a programme of technical reviews by the regulator, which analysed different aspects of the planned flight, including [...]