Baggage Tracking Deadline Nears
The International Air Transport Association is ramping up its assistance to meet Resolution 753. Carroll McCormick reports. With just under a year to go until the introduction of its Resolution 753 the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for America (A4A) are working hard to make sure the ruling"™s demands are met. This July […]
Airlines Returning to Saint Martin in October
After being ravaged by Hurricane Irma, the famous Princess Juliana International Airport on the island of Saint Martin is scheduled to reopen later this month. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced it will be resuming service to the island on October 29, but the carrier will be lowering the number of flights from four a week […]
African airlines record six per cent traffic growth in August "“ IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported 6.4 per cent growth in traffic for African airlines in August with the exiting of Nigeria and South Africa from recession in second quarter. IATA, in a statement by its Director General, Alexandre de Juniac, on Thursday, said that seasonally adjusted traffic had broadly tracked sideways so […]
LATAM Airlines inaugura vuelo directo entre Santiago y Melbourne
LATAM Airlines Group ("LATAM") realizó el vuelo inaugural entre Santiago, Chile y Melbourne, Australia, convirtiéndose en la única aerolínea en unir sin escala Latinoamérica con el nuevo destino. El tramo de ida, correspondiente a la ruta Santiago-Melbourne, con más de 11.000 kms de distancia, durará más de 15 horas y será el más largo en […]
American Airlines: la vista en el futuro
Una de las grandes sorpresas de los últimos tiempos ha sido la forma como las aerolíneas han sorteado la crisis derivada del 11-s y las plagas que lo siguieron (incluida la crisis de la influenza, el alza del combustible por encima de los 100 dólares y otras), pero sobre todo, cómo fue que de ser […]
United Airlines to give passengers option to auction seats in exchange for rescheduled flights
United Airlines is going to give passengers an option to auction their seats in exchange for rescheduled flights when the airline overbooks planes. It"™s an effort to revamp its policies, after the airline was criticized for forcibly removing customers in April. United Airlines said this week it will allow customers to voluntarily bid their seats […]
LATAM, Five Star Global Airlines APEX 2018
Latam Airlines ha resultado una de las tres premiadas en América siendo reconocida como aerolínea cinco estrellas Five Global Airline, según las puntuaciones oficiales de APEX 2018 (Airline Passenger Experience), además de haber obtenido la revista a bordo Vamos-LATAM el reconocimiento a la Mejor Publicación de Viajes en los Premios de Marketing de Contenidos 2017. […]
Lufthansa Group Airlines Expands Network Services in the United States
There is now great news for travelers in the New York and Miami areas that are interested to fly directly to Berlin or Düsseldorf, respectively. For the first time, since 2001, Lufthansa will be stationing a long-haul aircraft in Berlin, thus connecting Germany"™s capital and Europe"™s most vibrant city with the Big Apple. Flights on […]
PANSA and IATA to Work Together to Develop a National Airspace Strategy for Poland
PANSA (the Polish Air Navigation Service Provider) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have agreed to work together with other aviation stakeholders to develop a National Airspace Strategy (NAS) for Poland. The demand for aviation in Poland is expected to double in the next two decades, generating an estimated 1.5 million flights per year. […]
Brand New Low-Cost Airline Coming to Canada Soon
If you love to travel but you"™re on a budget, you might have already discovered the beauty of ultra-low-cost airlines (ULCC). Now, WestJet has announced the name of its new ULCC, and when it"™ll start selling flights. ULCCs are awesome because of their low fares. Whether or not you"™ve taken one, basically, they stay so […]
