Frontier Airlines To Add Cincinnati Crew Base, Reopen Chicago Base
ULCC Frontier Airlines will open a new crew base next year at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) and reestablish a crew base serving both of Chicago’s major airports. The crew base at CVG will open in May 2024. Denver International Airport (DEN)-based Frontier expects to have 80 pilots and 160 flight attendants stationed at the […]
United Debuts Direct Flights Between U.S. and Tulum
United announced today that it will offer non-stop flights between the United States and the soon-to-open Tulum International Airport (TQO) in Mexico with 22 weekly flights from Newark/New York, Houston and Chicago beginning March 31, 2024*. On May 23, United will add daily seasonal service from Los Angeles, resulting in up to five daily flights […]
Turkish Airlines has started Detroit flights, marking its 13th gateway in the U.S.
Flying to more countries than any other airline in the world, Turkish Airlines continues to expand its network with the introduction of Detroit flights. As of November 15, 2023, flights to Detroit will be operated three days a week, connecting Istanbul Airport with Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. After December 25, 2023, flag carrier’s Detroit […]
Air Canada Takes Action to Improve Experience for Customers with Disabilities
Air Canada announced a series of measures to reduce barriers and make travel simpler, more comfortable and consistently reliable for customers with disabilities. The actions being taken will accelerate Air Canada’s Accessibility Plan 2023-26, a three-year strategy released in June, and are intended to reduce or eliminate major sources of dissatisfaction and trip disruption for […]
Airlines for America Anticipates Record Travel This Thanksgiving
Across the country, people will be packing their bags and heading to grandma’s house, reconnecting with friends or visiting a new destination this Thanksgiving. Record High Demand for Air Travel U.S. airlines are expecting nearly 30 million travelers over the 11-day Thanksgiving travel period (Nov. 17-27), which is an all-time high. A4A projects about 2.7 million passengers will fly […]
Emirates celebrates 15 years of connecting Los Angeles with its global network
Emirates has completed 15 years of operations to Los Angeles, one of the busiest routes in its US network. Since the airline began services to Los Angeles International Airport in 2008, Emirates has carried over 3.5 million passengers on 12,000 flights between Dubai and the point and uplifted a staggering 252,000 tonnes of cargo, supporting […]
September Passenger Demand Provides Solid End to Third Quarter
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the strong post-pandemic passenger traffic trend continued in September. Total traffic in September 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 30.1% compared to September 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 97.3% of pre-COVID levels. Domestic traffic hit a new high for the month of September, as traffic […]
Air Cargo Demand up 1.9% in September, Sustaining Moderate Growth Momentum
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for September 2023 global air cargo markets, showing continuing demand recovery. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), increased by 1.9% compared to September 2022 levels (+6% for international operations). Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTKs), was up 12.1% compared to September 2022 (+0% for international […]
The Bahamas and JetBlue celebrate first-ever nonstop flight connecting Los Angeles to Nassau
November 4, 2023 marked a significant milestone as The Islands of The Bahamas and JetBlue jointly welcomed passengers on the airline’s first nonstop service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) in Nassau, the booming capital of The Bahamas. The new direct service is poised to simplify travel between these […]
Turkish Cargo eyes a fleet of 40 freighters
Turkish Airlines has given more details on its plans to expand its freighter fleet over the coming five- to 10-year period. Speaking at the Tiaca Executive Summit hosted by Brussels Airport, Turkish Airlines chief cargo officer Turhan Özen said the carrier had ambitious plans for its passenger fleet and in line with this is also […]
