Source: British Airways British Airways has unveiled a new uniform for the first time in nearly 20 years Designed by British Savile Row fashion designer and tailor Ozwald Boateng, OBE, Boateng spent time shadowing colleagues in their roles at the airline to create the unique collection More than 1,500 British Airways’ colleagues inputted into the design and testing of the new collection over the last four years, with secret trials in the air and on the ground Boateng has developed unique bespoke fabrics and designs for the collection, taking inspiration from the airline’s people and the experience of flight British Airways has today unveiled a new uniform to take the airline into its next chapter. The collection of garments, created [...]

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Source: Emirates Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has sealed an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas to promote tourism to the Caribbean archipelago. The airline and The Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism will embark on joint initiatives to boost visitor traffic into the islands from key markets across Emirates’ network. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Group Chairman and Chief Executive and HE Tony Joudi, Ambassador of The Bahamas to the UAE and the State of Qatar at the Emirates Group Headquarters. Also present at the signing ceremony was Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer and Salem Obaidalla, Emirates’ Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations for the [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways’ Gatwick-based subsidiary, BA Euroflyer, has added Montpellier, Corfu, Mykonos and Innsbruck to its short-haul route network, in addition to a new summer Salzburg service. Montpellier, in the south of France, is a new addition to British Airways’ network, operating three times a week in the summer from 27 May 2023. The service to Mykonos bolsters the existing summer routes from London Heathrow and London City, while Corfu is in addition to the existing London Heathrow service. Innsbruck sees an addition of eight new weekly flights in the winter season, which complements the current six times weekly service from London Heathrow. BA Euroflyer’s summer service to Salzburg will complement the existing winter services from London Gatwick [...]

Source: Iberia On average, 85.87% of the Spanish airline’s flights arrived on time Despite operational challenges at many airports in which the company operates, especially during the summer, Iberia was the most punctual airline in Europe for six consecutive months starting in May 2022 Iberia has been recognised as the most punctual airline in Europe in 2022 by the international consultancy Cirium, a world leader in aviation analysis. It was the most punctual airline in Europe from May to October. According to Cirium’s On-time Performance Report, the longest-standing industry analysis on punctuality, 85.87% of the Spanish airline's flights in 2022 arrived on time at their destination, out of a total of 91,154 flights. After two years marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]

Source: Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines, best European carrier, designed a special aircraft for UEFA Champions League, one of the world’s most followed sports events. Becoming the first airline to sponsor UEFA Champions League which will have its 2023 final in İstanbul, Turkish Airlines designed one of its Airbus A330’s for the occasion. With its TC-JNM tail number, UEFA Champions League themed aircraft flew for the first time with its new makeover for the TK1821 İstanbul Airport to Paris flight during the first day of the year. Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat stated: “We will host the 2023 finale of the UEFA Champions League in İstanbul as one of its official sponsors. We are [...]

Source: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is operating our normal schedule on Friday, Dec. 30. We appreciate the dedicated work of the Southwest Team to restore our schedule, and we anticipate minimal disruptions for the weekend. Once again, we value the continued patience and support of our valued Customers, and we apologize for the inconveniences of the past week. If needed, we offer several methods for Customers to seek support from us: Customers affected through the operational disruption can find additional assistance at: https://www.southwest.com/traveldisruption/. Those specifically needing assistance reuniting with baggage can find information here: https://www.southwest.com/baginfo/ We look forward to the opportunity to address any needs of our Customers over the coming days as we strive to return to our previous level of [...]

Source: Iberia For tickets purchased until January 19th to fly until June 15th  Flights between different cities in Spain from €20 each way and to Europe from €25 To the United States from €174 each way and from €250 to several cities in Latin America The campaign will be deployed in Spain, Europe, and Latin America 2023 has just begun and it comes full of special promotions. Iberia just launched its first offer campaign of the year, “Fly, Fly”, which invites customers to “Let themselves be carried away to a new world”. From today until 19 January, tickets can be purchased to travel all over the world at very good prices, to fly until 15 June (excluding holidays and Easter). [...]

Source: Southwest Airlines While Southwest operated roughly one third of its schedule for Thursday, Dec. 29, the airline plans to return to normal operations with minimal disruptions on Friday, Dec. 30. The company has said it is encouraged by the progress they have made to realign Crew, schedules, and fleet. "With another holiday weekend full of important connections for our valued Customers and Employees, we are eager to return to a state of normalcy." "We know even our deepest apologies – to our Customers, to our Employees, and to all affected through this disruption – only go so far." "We've set up a page at Southwest.com/traveldisruption for Customers to submit refund and reimbursement requests for meals, hotel, and alternate transportation; [...]