Air Canada Ready to Connect Munich to Toronto
Following the Government of Canada’s announcement to reopen international borders on September 7th, Air Canada is pleased today to unveil additional details of its planned Munich (MUC) – Toronto (YYZ) schedule. Seats are available for sale through all booking channels including aircanada.com and via travel agencies. The loosening of restrictions enables foreign nationals who have […]
Blocked Airline Funds Could Slow Recovery
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to abide by international agreements and treaty obligations to enable airlines to repatriate close to nearly $1 billion in blocked funds from the sale of tickets, cargo space, and other activities. “Governments are preventing nearly $1 billion of airline revenues from being repatriated. This contravenes international conventions […]
Norse Atlantic Airways to be fully operational next summer
Norse Atlantic Airways plans to launch low-cost long-haul operations next summer. The company believes that demand for transatlantic travel will be back by the second quarter of next year and anticipates that all of its 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners will be flying customers between Europe and the United States this time next year. “We strongly […]
Emirates signs codeshare agreement with Azul
Emirates has signed a codeshare agreement with Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras S.A (Azul) which will allow customers to seamlessly connect to and from eight cities in Brazil to Emirates’ global network via Sao Paulo. The codeshare agreement has been approved by the Brazilian Federal Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil). Under the codeshare, customers […]
Aer Lingus cleared for USA take-off from Manchester
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has granted an airline operating licence to Aer Lingus (UK), part of the Aer Lingus Group. The move will allow the company to undertake transatlantic scheduled passenger services between the United Kingdom and the United States. Starting from the end of September, the Irish airline has plans to launch non-stop […]
SYNLAB and IATA Partner to Facilitate Safe and Easy Travelling
Europe’s leading medical diagnostic services provider, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a partnership to facilitate safe and easy travel. Today, the two partners signed an agreement to incorporate SYNLAB’s extensive lab network into IATA Travel Pass. This will enable airline passengers to access SYNLAB’s broad and secure COVID-19 testing services, benefiting from […]
British Airways extends contract for Airbus A380 Base Maintenance Services
British Airways has extended its contract with Lufthansa Technik for Base Maintenance Services for its Airbus A380 aircraft. The contract will run from August 2022 for more than five years and includes services for the airline’s 12 A380s to be performed at the Lufthansa Technik Philippines facility in Manila. During the past five years, British […]
British Airways’ new digital heat map helps britons plan for travel
British Airways customers can check the travel restrictions and entry requirements of any destination the airline flies to on a new interactive map on ba.com. The new page is in partnership with global tech company Sherpa, who has developed an online tool that provides travellers with the latest travel rules for inbound and outbound destinations. […]
Airline Industry Statistics Confirm 2020 Was Worst Year on Record
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication with performance figures for 2020 demonstrating the devastating effects on global air transport during that year of the COVID-19 crisis. 8 billion passengers flew in 2020, a decrease of 60.2% compared to the 4.5 billion who flew in 2019 Industry-wide […]
IndiGo becomes first domestic carrier to launch IATA Travel Pass on 20 August
Budget carrier IndiGo has announced it has partnered with International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become the first airline in the country to launch a pilot for the latter’s digital passport initiative called Travel Pass. IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app that helps travellers to store and manage their verified certifications for COVID-19 tests […]
