Source: TAP The airline now flies the route five times a week with a modern A321LRneo. TAP Air Portugal celebrates this month, the 75th anniversary of its first flight to the island of São Tomé. To celebrate the date, passengers were welcomed in celebration, both at the boarding gates of Humberto Delgado Airport and at São Tomé International Airport. In Lisbon, passengers received chocolate cakes from São Tomé and a postcard with the image of the first flight with the number TP522. The inaugural flight, in 1949, was piloted by Captain Canelhas, in a DC-3 Dakota, registration CS-TDE, which was one of the Company's first aircraft. The same aircraft also operated the famous Imperial Air Line, which connected Lisbon to [...]

Source: Avelo Airlines Avelo is “Connecticut’s Airline” with 34 routes from the state – 27 at HVN Avelo doubles its winter Puerto Rico service and grows at HVN with four 737-800s Avelo Airlines has announced continued growth at Southern Connecticut’s Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) with the addition of a new nonstop route to New Orleans, La., the doubling of flights to Puerto Rico this winter and more capacity at Tweed expanding the lineup of Boeing Next Generation 737-800s. This growth enables Avelo to significantly expand its convenient, affordable and reliable air service in Southern Connecticut. Avelo is offering very low, one-way fares starting at $79* from HVN. Travelers can make reservations at AveloAir.com. Avelo Airlines Founder and CEO Andrew Levy [...]

Source: Fraport 2.2 million passengers traveled via Peru’s Lima Airport (LIM) in July, representing a surge of 12.6 percent year-on-year. Frankfurt Airport with 6.0 million passengers in July – Load factor reaches new record high of 86.1 percent – Fraport’s Group airports worldwide serve 21.8 million passengers overall Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 6.0 million passengers in July 2024 – an increase of 0.5 percent compared to the same month last year. The most popular destinations within Europe during July’s summer travel season included the Balearic Islands, Portugal and Italy. Meanwhile, long-haul traffic saw ongoing strong demand particularly to and from the U.S. FRA’s cargo throughput, comprising airfreight and airmail, grew by 5.0 percent year-on-year to 172,741 metric tons in [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines 50 Lucky Winters Will Receive a GoWild! Fall & Winter Pass Valid for Six Months of Unlimited Travel Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) wants to help consumers gear up for an exciting fall and winter travel season by giving away 50 GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly Fall & Winter Passes®. The pass is good for unlimited flying from September 2024 through February 2025. Consumers can enter to win on the sweepstakes landing page now through 11:59 p.m. MDT on August 29, 2024. Frontier's innovative GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly" Pass enables consumers to travel as often as they want to any destination Frontier serves (subject to availability). The GoWild! Fall & Winter Pass is valid from September 1, 2024, through February [...]

Source: Caribbean Airlines  Caribbean Airlines advises that flight BW 1509 operating between Tobago and Trinidad on Sunday August 18 2024 experienced a technical issue enroute to Trinidad, specifically, a warning light came on in the cockpit. The pilots initiated the relevant operating procedure, and the aircraft landed safely and taxied to a gate position at the Piarco International Airport where all passengers and crew disembarked. In keeping with the regulations, the aircraft has been temporarily withdrawn from service and all appropriate inspections and procedures are in progress. Once these are cleared the aircraft will be released. Caribbean Airlines assures all stakeholders that safety is its number one priority and the airline thanks its valued customers for their continued support and understanding.