Source: Spirit Airlines Travelers to/from Puerto Rico's southern coast can skip the drive to San Juan or Aguadilla and take convenient nonstop flights from Ponce to Orlando, with nearly 30 connection opportunities Spirit Airlines' bright yellow planes are shining bright along Puerto Rico's sunny southern coast. The carrier launched service from Mercedita International Airport (PSE) in Ponce, adding the second-largest city on the island to its growing route map. The new service provides Ponce travelers with daily flights to Orlando (MCO) and marks Spirit's third destination in Puerto Rico, joining San Juan (SJU) and Aguadilla (BQN). "Our new nonstop flights between Ponce and Orlando provide both Puerto Rican and Floridian travelers with convenient and affordable ways to visit friends and [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines The people of Alaska, including our regional airline Horizon Air, are the heart of our business and the reason we are an award-winning airline. We celebrate their care and hard work every day, with heartfelt thanks for all they do. At our core, Alaska and Horizon are all about people – the way we care for our guests and each other. Our reputation for genuine care is what sets us apart from other airlines, and people notice. Recently, we appeared on Forbes 2022 Best Large Employers list, which asked people to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family, and to nominate organizations other than their own. The Wall Street Journal and Conde Nast Traveler also named Alaska one [...]

Source: Air Canada This year's World Wildlife Day focused on the recovery of key species for ecosystem restoration and Air Canada announced the return and expansion of its urban beehive initiative. We will be installing one beehive each at our Montreal headquarters and in Toronto at our Flight Operations Centre as we expand this important initiative. With 20,000 bees in each hive, Air Canada is proud to contribute to helping revitalize our ecosystem. "Air Canada is committed to doing more in the communities we serve. By again hosting beehives in Montreal and Toronto, we are improving the local biodiversity and ecosystems while also providing educational and awareness opportunities for our employees to engage with the world around them," said Teresa [...]

Source: SAS For many years SAS has been burdened by an uncompetitive cost structure, that prevents the company from reaching its full potential. Furthermore, the last two years have been the most challenging in the history of the aviation industry and the future remains unpredictable. Travel patterns and market conditions are changing and will have an additional impact on the company. SAS is now, more than ever, in need of a new start. SAS will implement measures aimed at securing long-term competitiveness. Along with the already ongoing work of developing an efficient and profitable business, the company is therefore presenting its transformation plan: “SAS FORWARD”. First quarter of fiscal 2022 results November 2021–January 2022 Revenue: MSEK 5,545 (2,282) Income before [...]

Source: Austrian Airlines Finance Results • Annual result 2021: Adjusted EBIT at EUR -264 million • Passenger growth of 61 percent compared to 2020 • EUR 60 of EUR 300 million of the crisis loan already repaid • High booking numbers pave the way for summer 2022 • CCO Michael Trestl: "More than 500,000 bookings within 14 days prove that people want to travel again." • COO Francesco Sciortino: “In the past two years we have shown resilience and flown Austrian Airlines with great flexibility through a crisis full of turbulence. Together we can also master other challenges!” "We are the Austrian flag carrier, it is our mission to connect people and economies, even in difficult times. This is why [...]

Source: OMA Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (NASDAQ: OMAB; BMV: OMA), reports that terminal passenger traffic at its 13 airports increased 68.6% in February 2022, as compared to February 2021. Domestic traffic increased 63.1%, and international traffic increased 123.1%. Cat./Mea.             Feb-2021         Feb-2022   % Change      01-02/2021     01-02/2022    % Change Domestic                729,080        1,188,832         63.1             1,604,357        2,434,320          51.7 International          74,259              165,686     123.1          [...]

Source: Canadian North Flights will operate twice weekly on Fridays and Sundays, from June 3 until September 30, in time for the summer travel season. Weekend getaways or week-long excursions will all be possible in either direction. Canadian North has announced the launch of non-stop service between Iqaluit, Nunavut and Toronto, Ontario’s Pearson International Airport, this summer, with flights now available for booking at canadiannorth.com. For the first time, Nunavummiut and others travelling between Iqaluit and Toronto will be able to do so without a connection and/or layover. The introduction of this flight is expected to benefit Nunavut’s economy and the tourism sector in particular. People in the Greater Toronto Area will now have direct access to Iqaluit, the capital [...]

Source: Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines announced the addition of new Pilot and Flight Attendant bases at Miami International Airport (MIA) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) for a total of nine crew bases across the network as the airline continues to add new planes and new airports. The crew bases are projected to initially open this summer once advance preparations are finalized. Spirit expects to locate more than 100 Pilots and more than 200 Flight Attendants at each base initially, with additional crew, supervisors and support functions to follow later in the year. Crew Bases, also known as Home Bases, are the various airport stations where commercial Pilots and Flight Attendants normally begin and end their duty periods. The new bases [...]

Source: Volaris Volaris (the "Company"), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America reports its February 2022 preliminary traffic results. In February, Volaris' capacity (measured in ASMs) increased 62.0% YoY, while demand (measured in RPMs) was up 80.8% YoY; load factor increased 8.6 pp YoY to 82.7%. In the month, Volaris transported 2.1 million passengers, an 86.7% increase YoY. Moreover, passenger demand (RPMs) in the domestic Mexican and international markets remained quite healthy, increasing 64.7% and 149.8%, respectively, as compared to February 2021. Considering reported figures for the first two months of the year and the capacity currently on sale for March, consolidated ASMs for the first quarter of 2022 are expected to remain flat as compared [...]

Source: United Airlines Special areas available for customers to weigh their bag, scan a boarding pass and go; Free service is live now in Chicago, New York/Newark, Washington D.C., Houston, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with plans to expand to dozens more airports this year United introduces bag drop shortcut, a new, simple way for customers to skip the line, check their bag in a minute or less on average, and get to their flight. According to recent customer surveys, the bag check process can be one of the more stressful and time-consuming parts of the travel experience and United is the first airline to streamline the process in this way. Here's how bag drop shortcut works: Check-in on [...]