Source: Porter Airlines Program offers new benefits and enables frequent travellers to quickly earn valuable perks Aligned with the start of Porter Airlines’ new Embraer E195-E2 jet service at the beginning of February, the airline is relaunching its VIPorter loyalty program. The program's new structure expands membership levels, adds benefits and makes it easier for frequent economy travellers to earn the perks they value faster than with any other Canadian airline. “As we expand our network across North America and introduce amenities for all our passengers that create an elevated economy travel experience, we are also offering our VIPorter members new benefits and bringing frequent travellers perks that other airlines typically only provide to their most elite passengers,” said Kevin [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Eligible Delta SkyMiles American Express Card Members have another reason to start planning their next trip: beginning February 2, these cardholders can take 15% off Award Travel on Delta flights, anytime1. The new TakeOff 15 benefit is available to Delta SkyMiles Gold, Platinum, and Reserve Consumer and Business American Express Card Members. “Our Delta SkyMiles American Express Card Members are some of our most loyal customers, and we want to continue to give them opportunities to travel the world more easily,” said Prashant Sharma, V.P. of Loyalty at Delta. “We’re grateful to have a partner like American Express who shares our vision and passion for delivering ingenuity and excellence to our customers.” This latest partnership achievement [...]

Source: Lufthansa Book more conveniently and check in smoothly Clearer, easier and faster to use: The new Lufthansa app is now available for download. It has been redeveloped from scratch and optimized together with customers. The app features an improved, clear design and makes traveling even easier and more convenient. Digital travel companion As a "digital travel companion," the new Lufthansa app is designed to proactively support passengers from booking to arrival at their destination by providing relevant updates and matching offers through push notifications and real-time information at the right time of travel. Book more conveniently Regardless of the destination: the new mobile booking platform makes booking flights even easier and faster thanks to an improved user interface. Smooth [...]

Source: ITA Airways ITA Airways has signed today an important Memorandum of Understanding with the Ferrovie dello Stato Group to create increasingly effective multimodal services between air and train. The agreement has the aim of creating a joint offer for the purchase of integrated train-air tickets and define combined loyalty programmes. The MoU between ITA Airways and the Ferrovie dello Stato Group also provides the basis for commercial and operational partnerships aiming at developing a multi-modal mobility offer, which can effectively meet tourism and business demand, creating an easy and convenient "end-to-end" travel experience, with the purpose of developing common digital platforms. With this agreement, ITA Airways once again demonstrates its commitment to pursuing a future oriented towards intermodality as [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta honored National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month this January with a variety of initiatives to educate and empower our people and our customers to take action against human trafficking. Throughout the month, Delta Studio featured an exclusive collection of films curated by our partner Polaris to help our customers learn more about what human trafficking is and how to stop it. On Jan. 19, experts from Polaris and Street Grace, organizations working to end human trafficking, along with survivor and advocate Rachel Thomas, joined Allison Ausband, Delta's E.V.P. and Chief Customer Experience Officer for a town hall discussion focused on how to fight this global crime locally. To round out the month, Delta people [...]

Source: Porter Airlines Only airline building full route networks at both Toronto airports Porter Airlines is celebrating its first flights with the new Embraer E195-E2 between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), and Ottawa International Airport (YOW) and Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL). The introduction of E195-E2 service on these routes, which are also served by Porter’s Dash 8-400 operations at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), means passengers have more choice when travelling to and from the Greater Toronto Area. As it expands from Pearson Airport, Porter will be the only airline with comprehensive networks at both of Toronto’s main airports, focusing on regional flights via Billy Bishop and other top North American destinations at Pearson. Additional flights at Pearson begin [...]

Source: Sun Country Airlines Q4 2022 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.12 and operating margin of 6.7% Q4 2022 Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.13(1) and adjusted operating margin of 7.0%(1) FY 2022 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.29 and operating margin of 6.2% FY 2022 Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.42(1) and adjusted operating margin of 6.5%(1) Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (“Sun Country Airlines,” “Sun Country,” the “Company”) reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. “Thank you to the entire Sun Country team for a successful 2022,” said Jude Bricker, Chief Executive Officer of Sun Country. “Our unique and diversified business model continued to produce strong results in the face of significant industry challenges, as we grew [...]

Source: British Airways After a two-year absence, British Airways has announced it will resume flights between the UK and mainland China. Tickets have gone on sale today for flights to Shanghai from 23 April and Beijing from 3 June. British Airways first flew to China in 1980 and continued to do so until the pandemic. The airline has been working hard to reintroduce these important routes to enable customers to reunite with family and friends. From 23 April, flights will operate daily between London Heathrow and Shanghai Pudong International Airport – flight numbers BA168/BA169. From 3 June, flights will operate four times per week between London Heathrow and Beijing Daxing Airport – flight numbers BA88/89. Noella Ferns, British Airways’ Head [...]

Source: JetBlue JetBlue is excited to announce its latest onboard food and beverage offerings, in flight now, across both its Mint and Core experiences. Read on to learn more about the seasonal favorites and new items making their way to tray tables at 35,000 feet. The Best of Mint is Back Again The airline is bringing the best of what customers loved from its debut menu with Delicious Hospitality Group (DHG)— the team behind acclaimed New York City restaurants Charlie Bird, Legacy Records and Pasquale Jones—back to its Mint dining program with a seasonal twist on dishes from DHG’s Charlie Bird. Customers traveling on transatlantic flights in JetBlue’s Mint experience can expect to see new dishes like Mushroom Lasagna, Italian Clam Soup, and Burrata with Baby [...]

Source: KLM KLM has appointed Zita Schellekens as Senior Vice President (SVP) for Sustainability & Strategy, effective 1 March 2023. This is a new position on KLM's Executive Committee. Previously Schellekens spent two and a half years as Sustainability Director at DSM. In that time, she joined forces with former DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma to invest in innovative, sustainable start-ups. She is also a member of the Royal Schiphol Group's Sustainability Advisory Board. Prior to her position at DSM, Schellekens' responsibilities as Director of Corporate Affairs at HEINEKEN included sustainability, public affairs and communications at various locations in Asia, Africa and the Netherlands. In her new role, Schellekens is responsible for the Transformation and Sustainability teams, founded to further accelerate [...]