Emirates and TAP Air Portugal expand codeshare across Asia, South America & Africa

Emirates and TAP Air Portugal are further expanding their existing codeshare arrangement by adding 23 more destinations to the partnership from 2 November. This brings the total number of destinations where customers can enjoy seamless connectivity to over 90 points. TAP Air Portugal will place its code on popular Emirates flights to four additional Asian […]

Venezuela"™s Biggest Airport Is in Free Fall

In 1976, you could fly from Caracas, Venezuela, to Paris in six hours, crossing the Atlantic Ocean aboard Air France"™s Concorde. Only France, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States were also regularly served by the futuristic supersonic aircraft. At the time, Venezuela"™s oil-fueled economy was the richest in South America, and for […]

October Passenger Demand Rebounds from Weather-Impacted September

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for October showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 7.2% compared to the same month last year. Capacity grew 6.2% and load factor climbed 0.8 percentage points to 80.8%, which was a record for the month. October"™s performance was a […]

Ethiopian to upgrade its Sao Paulo services to non-stop direct flights

eading African airline, Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced that it is all set to start nonstop direct services to Sao Paulo, Brazil from Addis Ababa, currently operated via Lome, Togo, effective September 16, 2017. Sao Paulo, the biggest city in the Brazil and in the southern hemisphere, is the economic and financial hub of the […]

Condor Airlines Adds Third Flight to Austin

Condor Airlines will be expanding it"™s service to Austin, Texas by adding an additional flight to the Texas capital beginning on June 27, 2018. The airline will begin it"™s summer seasonal service on May 28, 2018 and flights will run until September 27, 2018. The low-cost German airline chose Austin as it"™s first Texas destination […]

United Airlines will offer flights from Everett"™s Paine Field in 2018

United Airlines plans to begin commercial passenger service from Paine Field airport in Everett in fall 2018 with six daily flights to its hubs in Denver and San Francisco, the airline is announcing Thursday. United follows Alaska Air Group in committing to scheduled flights out of the Snohomish County airport, ensuring that the planned passenger […]

Delta marks 30 years in Mexico, poised for growth alongside partner Aeromexico

Together, the two airlines carried over 7 million customers to and from Mexico during the past year, offering over 160 daily flights between the United States and Mexico This year Delta Air Lines marks 30 years of service in Mexico, where it is celebrating by implementing the recently announced Joint Cooperation Agreement (JCA) with alliance […]

Lufthansa Group brings direct payment option to check-in counter and gates with card terminals

By introducing "Amadeus Airport Pay", the Lufthansa Group now enables secure and simple payments at check-in counters. This new service, developed by Amadeus and Ingenico, will subsequently be available at more than 170 airports around the world. Customers will be able to pay for ancillary services with chip-cards (credit/debit cards) and compatible digital wallets. Additionally, […]

Star Alliance launches 20th anniversary mileage competition

To celebrate 20 years of connecting people and cultures, Star Alliance and its 28 member carriers today announced the launch of a worldwide competition whereby customers can share their favourite cultural experiences with other travellers for a chance to win a million frequent flyer miles* from their selected Star Alliance Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP). All […]