Airlines welcome Bogota expansion over new airport
IATA is pleased that Colombia plans to expand the existing airport serving Bogota instead of constructing a second airport, underlining the need for Latin American governments to partner with industry to address infrastructure needs in a region that has a poor record of planning for passenger growth. «We are quite pleased that the government has […]
Norwegian Sees More Passenger Growth
European low-cost carrier Norwegian, which has been steadily expanding its Caribbean presence in recent years, is seeing a continued surge in passenger growth, according to the company’s latest data. The company carried around 3.4 million passengers in October, up 8 percent from the same month in 2017. Total traffic growth rose by 25 percent last […]
Virgin Atlantic confirms talks with Flybe
Virgin Atlantic has revealed that it is in talks with Flybe that could include a «possible offer» for the UK regional carrier. Following «recent media speculation», the London-based carrier confirms it is «reviewing its options» in regard to Flybe, which range from «enhanced commercial arrangements to a possible offer». Virgin Atlantic, which is 49% owned […]
JetBlue expands summer 2019 service to New England from New York airports
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) has announced it will offer new summer season service from New York´s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Westchester County Airport (HP) to Massachusetts´ Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) beginning in June 2019, the company said. With new summer seasonal service from New York´s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Westchester County Airport (HPN). Westchester flights take off […]
IATA developing App Store-like platform for tech providers
IATA hopes to simplify the relationship between airlines and technology providers with a platform similar to Apple’s App Store called Travel Grid. Air travel is overly fragmented, with each passenger journey involving many companies using their own technologies and ways of communicating, IATA head of innovation Juan Iván Martín said Nov. 14 at the Accelerate […]
Your Face is Your Boarding Pass: JetBlue Introduces Its First Integrated Biometric Self-Boarding Gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU), in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), today announced the roll-out of its first fully-integrated biometric self-boarding gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Customers flying to select international destinations from Terminal 5 at New York-JFK can now board even faster with a dual lane biometric self-boarding […]
JetBlue Traffic Picks Up Steam to Begin Final Quarter
JetBlue saw a traffic surge at the beginning of the fourth quarter, according to newly-released data from the New York City-based carrier. JetBlue reported just under 4.06 billion revenue passenger miles in October, which represented a sizable 9.5 percent increase compared to the same month in 2017. That was accompanied by a 0.5-percentage-point increase in […]
The 10 best airlines in the world for 2019
Singapore Airlines has been named the best airline in the world for 2019 by AirlineRatings.com. The Perth, Australia-based aviation website made the announcement on Tuesday as part of its annual Airline Excellence Awards. «In our objective analysis, Singapore Airlines came out number one in many of our audit criteria, which is a great performance,» AirlineRatings.com […]
Latin America and Caribbean airlines passenger traffic up 7% in September: ALTA
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 21.5 million passengers in September, and up 7% (or 1,398,831 additional passengers) from the previous year. Traffic (RPK) grew 9.6% and capacity (ASK) increased 12%, bringing up the load factor to 80.5% (1.7 percentage points lower than […]
JetBlue inaugurates route from Boston to Cuba’s capital
A JetBlue flight from Boston landed in Havana on Saturday, as the U.S. airline expanded its routes to Cuba despite a drop in American visitors amid tensions between the countries. The plane with more than 120 passengers on board was received with flags from both countries at the Jose Marti airport in Cuba’s capital. “From […]
