Source: Southwest The Southwest Team takes pride in providing a welcoming, comfortable, safe, and respectful environment for the millions of Customers who fly with us each year. Southwest does not condone Employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our Customers, and one Employee's individual perspective should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of Southwest and its collective 54,000 Employees. Southwest is conducting an internal investigation into the recently reported event and will address the situation directly with any Employee involved while continuing to remind all Employees that public expression of personal opinions while on duty is unacceptable. Southwest does not tolerate any behavior that encourages divisiveness, as it does not reflect the Southwest Hospitality and inclusiveness [...]

Source: Sunwing As new federal vaccination requirements for Canadian air travel come into effect on October 30, 2021, Sunwing is helping customers and agents navigate the new regulations with ease as part of its commitment to frictionless travel experiences. The tour operator and airline are ensuring agents and customers have all the information they need right at their fingertips with updated communications and helpful resources. In addition, the company implemented a mandatory corporate vaccination policy for employees across all Canadian divisions as part of its continuing efforts to help end the pandemic, protect employees and those vacationing with the company. In anticipation of the October 30 implementation date, Sunwing has sent out numerous email reminders to customers and agents explaining [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines The approval of the extrajudicial agreement between Delta, LATAM, and the National Economic Prosecutor's Office by Chile’s Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition is one more step toward the two airlines achieving the implementation of their Joint Venture Agreement. Chile’s Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition has approved the agreement reached between Delta Air Lines, LATAM and the Chilean National Economic Prosecutor's Office. The agreement and the decision by the court that has approved it will allow, among other things, the implementation of Delta and LATAM’s commercial agreement subject to the mitigation measures offered by the parties. Meanwhile, the regulatory approval process with the U.S. Department of Transportation continues. Once all regulatory approvals are [...]

Source: KLM Together with Air France-KLM and Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today announced that it will be bringing its targets for reducing CO2 emissions in line with the UN Paris Climate Agreement. This agreement aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels in order to combat the impact of climate change. “Very recently, a number of airlines – including KLM – committed to achieving Net Zero by 2050 under the IATA umbrella. This constitutes another important aspect of the Paris Agreement. We are now taking the next, crucial step for the entire Air France-KLM Group. We are committing ourselves to the CO2 reduction path developed by SBTi specifically for the airline industry. This will bring our targets further in [...]

Source: Lufthansa Official naming ceremony and first flight next year Lufthansa to receive a total of five “Dreamliners” in 2022 Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of the long-haul aircraft are around 30 percent lower than predecessors The German capital will receive a new “flying” ambassador: Lufthansa is naming its first Boeing 787-9 "Berlin.” The naming ceremony is set to take place following delivery of the aircraft next year. "Berlin" is the first of five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners" that Lufthansa will add to its fleet in 2022. The ultra-modern long-haul aircraft consume on average only 2.5 liters of kerosene per passenger and 100 kilometers flown. That is around 30 percent less than predecessor aircraft. The CO2 emissions are also greatly improved. Since [...]

Source: Air France First commercial flights to Berlin and Venice, then Barcelona, Madrid and Milan to follow in the next few days; The highest level of comfort in the Business and Economy cabins; The Airbus A220-300, a major asset for improving Air France's economic and environmental performance: cost per seat reduced by 10%, 20% less CO2 emissions and 34% less noise emissions. On 31 October 2021, Air France's Airbus A220-300 welcomed its very first customers, with two flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Berlin (Germany) and Venice (Italy). These flights were operated by the Airbus A220-300 "Le Bourget", which was delivered to the airline at the end of September and is the first of 60 aircraft ordered by Air France [...]

Source: Caribbean Airlines  Caribbean Airlines re-introduces service between Ft. Lauderdale and Kingston, Jamaica and Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Ft. Lauderdale just in time for the Holiday Season. Starting from December 07, customers can fly twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays between Kingston, Jamaica and Ft. Lauderdale. These services will continue beyond the holiday peak period to provide improved connectivity between the two cities. Additionally, from December 12, 2021 to January 10, 2022, the airline will operate a twice weekly seasonal service on Thursdays and Sundays between Port of Spain, Trinidad and Ft. Lauderdale. Effective December 07, 2021 Non-Stop Flights between Kingston, Jamaica and Ft. Lauderdale   ROUTE FLIGHT NUMBER DAY DEPARTURE TIME ARRIVAL TIME Kingston to Ft. Lauderdale BW 31 Tues [...]

Source: TAP TAP won the World Travel Awards in the categories “Europe’s leading Airline to South America 2021” and “Europe’s leading Airline to Africa 2021”. Awarded since 1993, the World Travel Awards were instituted with the aim of recognizing, rewarding and celebrating excellence in all sectors of activity in the global travel and tourism industry. Nominated among some of the most recognized airlines, TAP was elected through an online voting process, mostly by professionals in the area of Tourism and Travel, namely travel agents, operators and tourism organizations, from more than 100 countries, as well and by the general public. In addition to the Europe region awards now awarded, TAP is also nominated for World Travel Awards worldwide, in the [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines A father and son – die hard, “faraway” Atlanta Braves fans – are just two of the fans that are World Series bound, thanks to Delta and the Braves. Delta is the Official Airline of the Atlanta Braves. For years, the team has flown the airline’s charters to away games. Now, a father and son – die hard, “faraway” Braves fans – are World Series bound, thanks to Delta and the Braves. They’re two of several fans getting tickets to fly and take in the postseason games. Atlanta TV station WXIA reports that Jason Caine, a pastor in Sacramento, posted his excitement for the Braves postseason run on social media. Delta and the Braves noticed and surprised [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Pilot Mike Farinas, the Propel Pilot Career Path program's first graduate, says his journey might not have even been possible without Propel. As a young boy, Mike Farinas would gaze into the flight deck as his family boarded a flight to visit family in California, awestruck by what he saw. His dad piloted Delta planes, and Mike dreamed of one day helming those same controls himself. His journey would wind over more than 20 years, through the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, a stint as a ramp agent and time in the U.S. Air Force. He cleared every obstacle and earned a spot in  the Propel Pilot Career Path program that allowed him  to gaze [...]