Iberia aumenta un 40% su oferta a Perú
Iberia operará a partir del 1 de julio y hasta diciembre 10 frecuencias semanales a Lima, aumentando en tres la operativa actual de siete. En total, la aerolínea española ofrecerá casi 320.000 asientos en 2019 entre el Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas y la capital peruana. Iberia operará la ruta Madrid-Lima con los Airbus A340-600, los […]
Venezuelans Forced to Use Petro Cryptocurrency to Pay for Passports
Venezuelans are now being forced to pay for passports with the country’s controversial petro cryptocurrency, a report indicates. According to Bloomberg, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said in a press conference on Friday that a new passport will cost citizens two petros, an amount worth 7,200 bolivars. With that amount being four times the minimum monthly […]
Air France y KLM presentan una nueva modalidad tarifaria en Economy
Air France y KLM presentan una nueva propuesta a la hora de comprar tickets, para que el cliente pueda adaptar el viaje a sus necesidades. Se trata de tres categorías tarifarias que estarán disponibles a partir de hoy para vuelos entre Argentina y Europa con fecha de salida desde el 12 de septiembre. Al momento […]
United Airlines to add fees for economy seats near front of the plane
United Airlines plans to start charging passengers to reserve select seats near the front of the plane, a practice already in place at rivals American and Delta. There’s nothing special about the so-called «preferred» seats, no extra legroom or other perks as are offered to passengers buying premium seats in airlines’ coach cabins, such as […]
Copa Airlines’ Rebound May Depend on a Latin American Turnaround
When major Latin American economies turn around, Copa Airlines again likely will be a major beneficiary, capitalizing on its well-placed hub on the Isthmus of Panama to shuttle high-margin passengers between North and South America. But for now, the airline’s business is choppy, Copa executives warned investors earlier this month as they shared second quarter […]
Revenue optimization strategy – The importance of premium economy cabin
Today, more than ever lowering unit costs is a key strategic initiative for airlines. Recent fuel price escalation in addition to maintenance and labor cost pressures are challenges airlines need to focus on to protect margins. On the other hand, airline fares continue showing a downward trend especially in coach cabin. This has been accelerated […]
A great year but challenges ahead
Last year will go down as a great one for air cargo, with traffic increases outstripping capacity growth, and as we closed the year, IATA estimated that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) grew by over 9% in 2017 compared with 2016, writes Glyn Hughes, head of cargo at IATA. The higher growth in […]
Latin American Airlines: Buyers welcome
Foreign airlines and investors are plowing money into Latin American carriers, and more appears on the way. Why the strong appetite for the region’s airlines? The combination of market, industry and operator-specific factors make Latin America one of the safest bets in the global airline business. As background, in recent months, China’s HNA Group acquired […]
Cómo viajar como en clase business teniendo economy
Viajar en business class es como el sexo: si no lo has experimentado, no sabes lo que te estás perdiendo. Una vez que lo pruebas ya no hay vuelta atrás, lo quieres siempre. Quienes han viajado en business, sobre todo en vuelos intercontinentales, saben el bajón que es tener que subirte a un avión por […]
Cómo viajar como en business, aunque vayas en economy
Viajar en business class es como el sexo: si no lo has experimentado, no sabes lo que te estás perdiendo. Una vez que lo pruebas ya no hay vuelta atrás, lo quieres siempre. Quienes han viajado en business, sobre todo en vuelos intercontinentales, saben el bajón que es tener que subirte a un avión por […]
