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American Airlines announces Miami’s only nonstop flights to Milan starting next March

Source: MIA With MXP returning to American’s Miami schedule for the first time since 2019, the airline will operate nonstop service from MIA to five transatlantic destinations next summer: Barcelona (BCN), London (LHR), Madrid (MAD), Milan (MXP) and Rome (FCO). American Airlines has announced that it will add daily, year-round service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Milan, Italy (MXP) in March 2026. The new route is the only nonstop service between Miami and Milan and will be operated on a Boeing 787 aircraft. It complements the airline’s nonstop service between MIA and Rome (FCO), which launched earlier this summer. Renowned for its fashion, art, and architecture, Milan is a bucket-list destination and makes for a perfect destination for South [...]

2025-08-19T02:31:11+03:00August 19th, 2025|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|

TAP Air Portugal announces strategic partnership with Revolut, bringing seamless payments and exclusive rewards to travellers

Source: TAP TAP Air Portugal to integrate Revolut Pay, for secure, one-click online checkouts, launching for UK and Portuguese customers. Travellers can earn up to 10 times more RevPoints on TAP Air Portugal purchases during a special booster campaign, ending 12 September 2025. TAP Air Portugal, the leading Portuguese airline, has announced a new strategic partnership with Revolut, the global fintech with over 60 million customers globally, and more than 11 million in the UK. The collaboration will introduce Revolut Pay as a secure one-click checkout option for customers in the UK and Portugal. Revolut Pay, Revolut’s innovative payment solution, allows customers in the United Kingdom and Portugal to book flights on the TAP website in seconds, without the need [...]

2025-08-19T01:45:11+03:00August 19th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Porter Airlines will add two more flights to Florida from Hamilton next December

Source: Porter Airlines Porter Airlines continues expanding its network at Hamilton International Airport (YHM) with new routes to Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) beginning in December. Flights to Orlando begin Dec. 12, and Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 13, both with three weekly roundtrips. Porter is the only airline offering nonstop flights between these cities, operating seasonally until April. These destinations also mark Porter’s first U.S. flights from Hamilton.“We are continuing to grow our presence in Hamilton, announcing nine nonstop routes this year,” said Andrew Pierce, vice president, network planning and reporting, Porter Airlines. “This is part of our commitment to taking travellers where they want to go, and we’re pleased to offer Hamiltonians the elevated [...]

2025-08-19T02:16:23+03:00August 19th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge Operations Remain Suspended

Source: Air Canada Rolling cancellations now extend to the afternoon of August 19, 2025 Air Canada has said all flights of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge remain suspended due to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) failing to direct its flight attendant members to resume the performance of their duties as directed by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB). The CIRB has also directed flight attendants to resume the performance of their duties immediately. Customers whose flights are cancelled are being notified of the cancellations and offered options that include a full refund, a future travel credit or rebooking on another airline. Those whose flights are cancelled are strongly advised not to go to the airport, unless they [...]

2025-08-19T01:43:06+03:00August 19th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

CIRB Declares Flight Attendant Strike at Air Canada Unlawful and Orders CUPE Leaders to Direct Flight Attendants Back to Work

Source: Air Canada Board orders union and its officers to immediately cease all activities that declare or authorize an unlawful strike   Individual flight attendants directed to resume their duties   CUPE leadership told to publicly call halt to unlawful activity   Air Canada today said the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has declared ongoing strike activity by the company's 10,000 flight attendants is illegal and has ordered the leadership of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to direct its members to return to work. Following a hearing on August 17, the CIRB declared that CUPE's strike is unlawful. It ordered the union leadership, which authorized the strike, to immediately tell its members to end the work stoppage. It also directed individual [...]

2025-08-18T19:41:05+03:00August 18th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Friends Fly Free* With a Free Discount Den Membership** on Frontier Airlines

Source: Frontier Airlines Frontier Wants to Be Your New Low Fare Airline Travel is better when it's done together – especially when it's free!* For bookings made today and tomorrow, members of Frontier Airlines' (Nasdaq: ULCC) Discount Den club can bring a friend along for free* on select flights September 2–30 (excluding taxes and fees starting at $10.10). Plus, today and tomorrow only, non-members can join Discount Den for an entire year at no cost (a $99 value)** when they sign up while booking travel — unlocking not just this promotion, but a full year of access to Frontier's lowest fares and exclusive member deals. "Our Discount Den members already enjoy our lowest fares to destinations across our network, and [...]

2025-08-18T19:12:53+03:00August 18th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada suspends third quarter and full year 2025 guidance

Source: Air Canada Air Canada is suspending its guidance for third quarter and full-year 2025 operating results due to the effects of the labour disruption by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the resulting suspension of all flights. On August 17, 2025, the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) directed Air Canada to resume airline operations and for all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants to resume their duties by 14:00 EDT on August 17, 2025. The CIRB further ordered that the term of the collective agreement between Air Canada and CUPE that expired on March 31, 2025, be extended to include the period beginning on April 1, 2025 and ending on the day on which the new [...]

2025-08-18T19:09:44+03:00August 18th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines and Stand Up To Cancer “go further together” with annual fundraising campaign

Source: American Airlines American Airlines is proud to support Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) for the ninth consecutive year with its 2025 fundraising campaign aimed at advancing innovative cancer research. This year’s effort reflects a shared vision for a future without cancer, with a focus on early cancer detection, understanding your family history and personalized therapies. When it comes to fighting cancer, “Let’s go further, together.” This powerful message is more than just a phrase — it’s a call to action. It underscores the belief that by standing together, we can advance faster toward effective treatments and cures. From today to Sept. 30, 2025 customers who donate $25 or more to SU2C online at StandUpToCancer.org/AmericanAirlines will receive 25 American Airlines [...]

2025-08-15T20:38:40+03:00August 15th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada Provides Clarity on its Offer to CUPE

Source: Air Canada Air Canada clarified commentary that has been made publicly about its offer to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representing 10,000 flight attendants at the airline. Under the proposal there is a 38 per cent increase in total compensation over four years and: A new provision for ground pay that is industry leading in Canada. Hourly rates would go as high as $94 an hour in the first year. Hourly pay would increase by 12-to-16 per cent in the first year. This consists of a combined eight per cent increase in the hourly wage plus another four-to-eight per cent increase through a new ground pay formula in the first year alone. By 2027, senior flight attendants [...]

2025-08-15T20:25:40+03:00August 15th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

WestJet and RBC introduce the WestJet RBC® World Elite Mastercard‡ for Business

Source: WestJet WestJet and RBC have announced the launch of the WestJet RBC® World Elite Mastercard‡ for Business, Canada's first and only business travel credit card that instantly provides primary cardholders with top-tier airline status. This business credit card promptly awards primary cardholders Silver status* with WestJet Rewards, offering them the fastest way to earn WestJet points and maximize travel rewards. As the only RBC business travel Mastercard, cardholders will also have access to a unique collection of extensive travel insurances including trip interruption and trip cancellation insurance*. "Small and medium-sized businesses have supported WestJet from the day we started flying; that's why we're proud to introduce a card that not only rewards business spending but also enhances the travel [...]

2025-08-15T20:30:06+03:00August 15th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|