South African Airways will restart operations next month
South African Airways (SAA) plans to relaunch operations on Sept. 23. SAA initially will operate flights on African routes from Johannesburg (JNB) to Accra (ACC), Cape Town (CPT), Harare (HRE), Kinshasa (FIH), Lusaka (LUN) and Maputo (MPM). More destinations will be added to the network as market conditions improve, SAA said. “After months of diligent […]
Air Canada Ready to Connect Munich to Toronto
Following the Government of Canada’s announcement to reopen international borders on September 7th, Air Canada is pleased today to unveil additional details of its planned Munich (MUC) – Toronto (YYZ) schedule. Seats are available for sale through all booking channels including aircanada.com and via travel agencies. The loosening of restrictions enables foreign nationals who have […]
Startup Avelo unveils first US east coast routes
US startup Avelo Airlines will launch four routes from its east coast base, Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) in Connecticut, to cities in Florida in November. California-based Avelo, which launched its inaugural flights earlier this year from Burbank (BUR), has previously announced HVN as its east coast base and committed $1.2 million towards the airport’s […]
Norse Atlantic Airways to be fully operational next summer
Norse Atlantic Airways plans to launch low-cost long-haul operations next summer. The company believes that demand for transatlantic travel will be back by the second quarter of next year and anticipates that all of its 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners will be flying customers between Europe and the United States this time next year. “We strongly […]
Barbados Welcomes New Direct Virgin Atlantic Route From Edinburgh
On December 5, 2021, Barbados is set to become Scotland’s only direct route to the Caribbean, as Virgin Atlantic launch their new direct route from Edinburgh (IATA: EDI) to Bridgetown (IATA: BGI, Grantley Adams International Airport), Barbados. Virgin Atlantic’s new flight connecting Scotland to Barbados will operate twice weekly, Wednesday and Sunday, on an Airbus […]
Delta to boost transatlantic flying this fall
Delta Air Lines is increasing service across the Atlantic this fall, with 30 weekly transatlantic flights available to passengers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The Atlanta-based carrier will fly from Seattle (SEA) to London Heathrow (LHR) 3X-weekly starting Oct. 7. Delta will then start 4X-weekly service between Detroit (DTW) and LHR from Oct. 11. […]
Antonov Airlines flies mining equipment from France to Argentina
Heavy-lift freighter operator Antonov Airlines has carried 40 tonnes of mining equipment from France to Argentina via Brazil. Cargo included a large semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill head, which was split into four parts sections and transported on an AN-124-100 chartered by Dynami Aviation. Antonov Airlines said the aircraft type was selected for the operation because […]
Turkish Airlines schedules new US route
Turkish Airlines has opened reservations for a new nonstop service to the US, scheduling flights between its Istanbul (IST) hub and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). The airport will become the eleventh point in America served by the carrier—two more than before the pandemic. The Star Alliance member’s booking system shows that flights will be operated four […]
Aeromexico Reports July 2021 Traffic Results
Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. («Aeromexico») (BMV: AEROMEX) reported July 2021 operational results. Grupo Aeromexico transported 1 million 669 thousand passengers in July 2021, an increase of 18.6% versus June 2021 and 87.0% of July 2019 levels. Aeromexico carried 6.6% more Domestic passengers in July 2021 than in July 2019, with International passengers carried at […]
Sleep well on board of Lufthansa flights to São Paulo, Los Angeles and Singapore
As of 2nd August, Lufthansa guests traveling in Economy Class on select long-haul flights will have the option of booking a Sleeper’s Row at the check-in or at the gate, before their flight. With this new attractive offer, passengers will receive an entire row of seats for themselves, consisting of three to four adjacent seats, […]
