Qatar Airways and Air Canada Sign Codeshare Agreement
Qatar Airways is pleased to announce it has finalised a codeshare agreement with Air Canada applicable for travel between Doha and Toronto. Sales have started with the first codeshare flight to operate from 15 December 2020. The agreement reinforces Qatar Airways’ long-term commitment to Canadian passengers, and to boosting Canada’s global connectivity to support the […]
American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld Launch Transatlantic COVID-19 Testing Trial
American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld® have launched an optional coronavirus (COVID-19) medical-based testing trial on select flights from cities in the United States to London Heathrow (LHR), in a combined effort to scientifically demonstrate how COVID-19 testing can reopen international travel and remove the need for passengers to quarantine on arrival. The free tests […]
Spirit Airlines Relaunching More Caribbean Flights From Orlando
Spirit Airlines is set to relaunch a host of routes from Orlando to the wider Caribbean Basin in December. The low-cost carrier will be relaunching flights from Orlando to Caribbean destinations including Cartagena, Cancun and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, among others. Orlando-Cartagena flights will launch Dec. 16 and operate three times each week; Orlando-Cancun flights will […]
Air Canada warns a further 95 routes are under threat
Air Canada has earmarked a further 95 domestic, US transborder and international routes for suspension, as well as nine Canadian station closures, as a result of ongoing travel restrictions and depressed demand. Outgoing president and CEO Calin Rovinescu said the cuts were required to preserve liquidity, cut costs and reduce capital expenditures in preparation for […]
JetBlue adds Thanksgiving flights
JetBlue has added 25 new services from the New York area over Thanksgiving, including transcontinental routes to California. The additional services, which operate to domestic destinations alongside Latin America and the Caribbean, aim to capitalize on high expected VFR demand for the holiday. “As we head toward the holidays, we’re seeing signs of strong demand […]
Lufthansa Group to operate 25% capacity in Q4
The Lufthansa Group will operate a “maximum” of 25% of the capacity made available between October and December last year. Across the group’s carriers, 125 fewer aircraft than originally planned will be operated throughout the winter. Lufthansa believes the measures will ensure its flight operations continue to be cash positive. Lufthansa’s hub strategy is proving […]
September Offers No Relief to Passenger Downturn
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in September remained highly depressed. Total demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was 72.8% below September 2019 levels (only slightly improved over the 75.2% year-to-year decline recorded in August). Capacity was down 63% compared to a year ago and load factor fell 21.8 […]
Santiago Airport Welcomes The Return Of BA And United
Starting this month, United Airlines and British Airways have announced new flights to Santiago, Chile. Commencing November 2, United Airlines will offer three weekly flights to the Chilean capital from Houston. British Airways will begin its service on November 8, with four weekly flights from London Heathrow (LHR). United Airlines flights from George Bush Intercontinental […]
American Airlines Expands Preflight Testing Program to More Destinations
American Airlines is expanding its current preflight testing program to additional destinations, further opening the world for customers who want to travel. The airline will now offer preflight testing options to more destinations than any other U.S. carrier. In November, preflight testing will be available for all American flights to Belize, Grenada, St. Lucia and […]
Airlines Hoping to Create Their Own Bubble
Hoping to bring back business travel and convince a skeptical flying public to get back in the air, airlines are looking to create their own version of a ‘travel bubble’ with flights and routes that will avoid quarantine restrictions. Despite an uptick in COVID-19 in more than 35 states, airlines believe the availability of more […]
