United Airlines Announces New UVC Cleaning Technique
To help keep pilots safe, United Airlines announced it would disinfect the flight deck interiors of most planes with Ultraviolet C (UVC) lighting technology. United is now cleaning pilot flight with handheld, AUVCo blades from the American Ultraviolet company to kill any viruses that may reside on sensitive switches and touch screen displays within the […]
Interview: Quito’s ‘new way to travel’
Quito International Airport (UIO) reopened for passenger service on June 1 and has been working since then to rebuild its network. The likes of Aeromexico, American Airlines, Iberia, KLM and United Airlines have already resumed service to Ecuador’s capital, but the liquidation of national carrier Tame in May has left a gap in its network. […]
Airlines Resume Routes as Caribbean Borders Reopen
Caribbean air service is expanding as destinations slowly re-open their borders to international visitors and regional carriers launch new intra-Caribbean service. Grenada Tourism Authority officials this week announced Air Canada will resume service to the tri-island nation beginning August 10. Weekly flights will depart Mondays from Toronto Pearson International Airport at 9:00 a.m. and arrive […]
Canada’s Air Transat To Serve 40 Destinations This Winter
Air Transat today announced that it is strengthening its overall program this year. The Montreal-based carrier resumed passenger operations on July 23rd, and it is gradually offering more services. At the height of the winter season, flights to more than 40 destinations will be in action. According to a press release, the airline will be […]
Mexican airline Interjet to increase flight frequency by 88%
Mexican airline Interjet said on Tuesday it would increase the frequency of its domestic flights by 88%, including boosting travel options to popular tourist destinations. The low-cost carrier said in a statement it would increase flights to popular beach resort areas such as Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos, as well as to cities such […]
TAP Air Portugal starts again from Munich to the Portuguese capital twice daily
Just in time for summer vacation in Bavaria, TAP Air Portugal is resuming its flights from Munich: The Portuguese airline will bring vacationers and business travelers twice a day from Munich Airport to Lisbon. The Portuguese capital belongs to the top 20 travel destinations in Europe for Germans and is the ideal starting point to […]
United Airlines plans 26 more international routes in September, extends change fee waiver
United Airlines continues to gradually ramp back up its globe-spanning international route network, with eight long-haul routes set to begin or resume in September. The Star Alliance carrier is moving forward with plans to connect its Chicago O’Hare (ORD) base with both Hong Kong (HKG) and Tel Aviv (TLV), while also resuming a number of […]
Recovery Delayed as International Travel Remains Locked Down
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an updated global passenger forecast showing that the recovery in traffic has been slower than had been expected. In the base case scenario: Global passenger traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) will not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024, a year later than previously projected. The recovery in […]
Transat A.T. Inc. delays closing $720-million takeover by Air Canada
Transat A.T. Inc. has again delayed the closing deadline of its takeover by Air Canada, amid mounting questions about the future of the $720-million deal. The agreement approved by Transat shareholders in August allows either side to delay three times the date on which either side can walk away if the deal has not been […]
Jamaica will not follow Bahamas in banning US tourists – Bartlett
Jamaica says it has no intention of following it’s Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partner, the Bahamas, and place a ban on tourists coming out of the United States following an upsurge of cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Over the last weekend, Bahamas Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced a series of new measures to curb the […]
