KLM continues flights to St Martin
«For years, KLM has had close ties with Sint Maarten," says KLM CEO Pieter Elbers. "Under the current circumstances, we are certainly not about to leave the people on that island in the lurch. From 29 October, KLM will resume its flights to Sint Maarten stopping off at Curaçao along the way. What is more, […]
Air France-KLM Adds Fortaleza to its Route Network
Air France-KLM is pursuing its development strategy in Brazil and will simultaneously link Fortaleza to its two main hubs at Amsterdam-Schiphol and Paris-Charles de Gaulle as from May 2018. These new routes will be operated respectively by KLM with 3 weekly flights and Joon with 2 weekly flights. Air France-KLM and its partner GOL Linhas […]
Azul Announces Order Of 5 Airbus A330-900neo
Azul S.A. has announced an order for five next-generation Airbus A330-900neo widebody aircraft from Avolon, an international aircraft leasing company, the company said. With deliveries starting in late 2018, the A330neo will be deployed to further strengthen Azul´s international flights to the US and Europe, and to serve select new destinations. Azul will be the […]
American Airlines to launch Los Angeles to Beijing flights after months-long delay
American Airlines will launch daily service from Los Angeles to Beijing this November, bringing to an end a stalemate with the Chinese government over airport access that led to a months-long delay. The inaugural flight will depart on Nov. 5 from Los Angeles International Airport at 10:55 a.m. and arrive in Beijing at 4:20 p.m. […]
One in four flights cancelled by Ryanair affect a Spanish airport, airline to lose tens of millions in profits
A quarter of all flights cancelled by Ryanair will affect a Spanish airport. It comes after the budget airline published a definitive list of flights it has been forced to cancel due to bad planning of its pilot"™ holidays. A whopping 2,176 flights have been axed between September 16 and October 28, around 50 flights […]
Condor, Eurowings fill Düsseldorf gaps with new Caribbean flights
Condor and Eurowings are launching new flights from Düsseldorf to fill gaps left by Air Berlin"™s cancellation of flights to the Caribbean. The insolvent German airline has cancelled nearly all of its long-haul flights from Düsseldorf and Cologne operated by its fleet of 17 leased A330s from late September. Leasing firm Aer-Cap has demanded the […]
Frontier Airlines adds nonstops from CHS to Chicago, Philadelphia
Frontier Airlines will fly nonstop next year between Charleston and Chicago and between Charleston and Philadelphia. The low-fare carrier plans to fly between Charleston International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport as of February, and to and from Chicago O"™Hare International Airport beginning in May. The airline said in July that it will begin its Charleston […]
Florida airports open but cancellations linger after Irma
Most commercial airports in Florida reopened Tuesday, but activity was limited and hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed as the state recovered from Hurricane Irma. American Airlines said the storm forced it to cancel more than 5,000 flights over several days, cutting into revenue and profit. Miami International Airport said that some airline and […]
Miami’s main airport doesn’t know yet when it will reopen after Irma
Miami International Airport will be closed Monday after sustaining «significant water damage throughout,» according to CEO Emilio Gonzalez. The airport tweeted late Sunday that it needs to assess the damage before deciding whether passenger flights can resume Tuesday. Miami airport’s difficulties add to the transportation chaos Irma has inflicted on Florida residents. The situation is […]
United announces ‘ultra-long haul’, 17.5 hour non-stop flights from Sydney to Houston on Dreamliners
United Airways has announced it will fly non-stop from Sydney to Houston. At a distance of 8596 miles (13,834km), it will be the airline’s second longest flight after the Los Angeles to Singapore route launched in 2017, a route set to be the world’s longest at 17 hours and 55 minutes and at a flight […]
