British Airways adds extra seats between the USA, EU and UK to reunite families as bookings surge by 95%
British Airways is adding thousands of extra seats on key routes to the UK from the USA and EU, following a huge increase in interest in travel to London since the UK Government announced that quarantine restrictions would be lifted for fully-vaccinated US and EU customers when travelling to the UK. Within a couple of […]
Statement on UK Recognition of Vaccinated Travelers from the EU and US
«Recognizing vaccinated travelers from the US and Europe is a positive, logical and long-overdue development. Along with restoring the individual freedom to reconnect and the ability of businesses to operate in global markets, it will help rescue livelihoods in the travel and tourism sector. Today’s announcement is an important step in the UK’s recovery. But […]
Delta fuels Georgia’s post-pandemic economic growth
With travel on the rebound, Delta has announced the hiring of 2,216 Georgians since January 1 to join the ranks of the now nearly 30,000 who work for Delta in the state of Georgia. These talented professionals have been hired to work in career jobs across Delta’s business in Reservations and Customer Care, Airport Customer […]
IATA Warns Governments on High Cost of Testing
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to take action to address the high cost of COVID-19 tests in many jurisdictions and urged flexibility in permitting the use of cost-effective antigen tests as an alternative to more expensive PCR tests. IATA also recommended governments adopt recent World Health Organization (WHO) guidance to consider […]
IATA, IATAN Partner with ARC to Offer Travel & Tourism Diploma Courses for US Travel Agents
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN), a department of IATA serving the US travel and tourism industry, announced that IATA’s globally recognized travel and tourism diploma courses are now being offered to existing and aspiring travel industry professionals based in the US, in partnership with the Airlines […]
JetBlue and American Airlines Partnership Makes it Easier Than Ever for Customers to Return to Travel
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) are providing customers the most choice in the Northeast, on the best product, and with a premium experience, as travelers return to the sky. As part of their Northeast Alliance (NEA), JetBlue and American will operate more than 700 daily flights from New York and Boston this […]
IATA Calls on States to Follow WHO Guidance on Cross-Border Travel
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on states to follow new guidance on travel from the World Health Organization (WHO). The guidance recommends a “risk-based approach” to implementing measures related to COVID-19 and international travel. It will be presented to the WHO COVID-19 International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Thursday 15 July. Specifically, WHO […]
United Adds Nearly 150 Flights to Warm-Weather Cities This Winter
As demand for travel continues to build, United Airlines is expecting the resurgence to continue for winter holiday travel and is planning ahead by increasing service to cities in the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. The airline will add nearly 150 flights to warm-weather destinations across the U.S and is increasing service to […]
Marginal Improvements in May Travel Demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that both international and domestic travel demand showed marginal improvements in May 2021, compared to the prior month, but traffic remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Recovery in international traffic in particular continued to be stymied by extensive government travel restrictions. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results […]
Delta people prepared to welcome more than 2 million travelers over July 4 weekend
Travelers returning to the skies to reconnect with family and friends this Independence Day are driving Delta’s domestic leisure travel numbers back to pre-pandemic levels. Approximately 2.2 million customers are expected to travel with Delta between July 2 and July 6. While Delta people across the business are hard at work to deliver the safe, […]
