American Airlines and Aer Lingus Launch New Codeshare Agreement, Offering Customers More Choices for Travel Between the U.S. and Europe
Traveling between the United States and Ireland, also known as the Emerald Isle, will be simple, easy and more convenient for customers as American Airlines and Aer Lingus launch their codeshare agreement this week. To increase connectivity between the U.S and Europe for customers, American will place its code on Aer Lingus flights between London […]
JetBlue and Icelandair expand codeshare alliance
JetBlue Airways has expanded its codeshare agreement with Iceland’s flag carrier Icelandair to facilitate connections between Europe and North America for travellers. Passengers can now book the new codeshare flights from the website of JetBlue. The current codes of JetBlue on Icelandair provide direct flights between New York’s John F Kennedy (JFK) Airport, Newark’s Liberty […]
JetBlue Eyes Opportunities For Unserved Markets In Europe
JetBlue believes that its incoming fleet of Airbus A321LR and XLR jets will make opportunities in unserved and underserved European markets available that “aren’t viable with widebody economics.” The carrier, which recently launched its first transatlantic services to London in Gatwick and Heathrow, said it was actively exploring new opportunities in Europe at World Routes […]
KLM schedules US expansion
Two more points in the US will return to KLM’s network in December after Washington announced plans to ease restrictions for vaccinated travelers from Europe and the UK. The Dutch government has also decided to withdraw previously announced quarantine regulations for vaccinated passengers from the US. In response, the flag-carrier plans to restart nonstop service […]
European Travel Rules Confusion Wasting Advantages of Digital Covid Certificate
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that free movement within Europe is being compromised by the failure of EU member states to harmonize COVID-19 entry regulations. As a result, the reopening of borders is confusing travelers and businesses and not delivering the expected benefits in terms of easier travel and economic recovery. IATA research […]
Hopes Rise for Vaccinated Travelers in Europe, but Global Restart Still Stalled
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the relaxation of COVID-19 border measures for vaccinated passengers, and the broader use of affordable antigen testing adopted by Spain and France this week. This is tempered by ongoing disappointment at the failure to implement harmonized measures across Europe and deep frustration at the lack of coordination among […]
Aircraft Operations Must Not Suffer from Political Interference
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to maintain the critical separation between politics and aviation safety issues. The call followed the latest development in events following the incident when Ryanair FR4978 was intercepted over Belarus Airspace and forced to land in Minsk. On 2 June EASA replaced […]
European Travel and Tourism Sector Launches “Destination Summer” Campaign Supporting the Safe Reopening of European Borders
As EU countries review the updated European Commission proposal to coordinate the easing of travel restrictions across Europe, Airlines For Europe (A4E), Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) have together launched Destination Summer, with the goal of working with European Union and […]
Europe’s high frequency long haul network shrinks around hubs
Europe’s long haul network has maintained much of its overall footprint from before the COVID-19 pandemic, measured by the number of routes with at least one weekly return flight. However, there has been a much more dramatic fall in the number of high frequency long haul routes (defined as those with three daily return flights […]
TUI fly first in Europe to operate flights on Boeing 737 MAX
TUI fly becomes the first airline in Europe to operate passenger flight using the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. On February 17, 2021, TUI fly Belgium operated the first passenger flight on a Brussels-Malaga-Alicante-Brussels route. TUI fly Belgium flight TB1011 en route to Malaga Airport (AGP) took off from Brussels Airport (BRU) at 9:30am on February […]
