JetBlue returns to Ontario airport as the airline battle for Southern California heats up
The competition for Southern California air travelers is heating up, with JetBlue Airways trying to draw new passengers by returning to Ontario International Airport after a 10-year absence and increasing its flights out of Burbank and Palm Springs. The announcement of the new routes, starting as early as September, comes only months after JetBlue’s biggest […]
Bartlett upbeat about more flights from South America
Ed Bartlett is upbeat that Jamaica could start welcoming non-stop flights from Peru after a meeting with senior executives of LATAM, the largest airline conglomerate in Latin America. "The meeting is the strongest signal that the Latin American market is now going to come into its own. We could see three flights per week between […]
IATA"™s ground handling meet to debate key industry challenges
The four-day IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) is set to open in Doha tomorrow. The 31st edition of the conference will debate the challenges and opportunities airlines and handlers are facing within the region. The event, which will be attended by top industry leaders, will discuss the industry"™s long-term economic outlook. IGHC 2018 will feature […]
RDU working to add flights to Mexico City, Montego Bay and San Diego
San Diego, San Jose, Mexico City and Montreal are among the destinations that Raleigh-Durham International Airport hopes Triangle travelers will be able to reach with nonstop flights in the coming years. On Thursday, RDU’s vice president for community affairs, Kristie VanAuken, outlined the airport’s strategy for persuading airlines to offer new service. It involves making […]
Emirates revives prospect of world’s longest flight to Panama
Emirates has revived prospects of non-stop flights to Panama, the airline said on Wednesday, encouraged by development potential in Latin America. The Middle East airline shelved plans for flights to Panama City from its Dubai hub in early 2016 after it was unable to secure enough code-share agreements to make the route feasible. "We are […]
LATAM union continues strike despite reaching initial deal with Chilean airlines
Chile-based LATAM Airlines and a union of flight attendants for subsidiary LAN Express reached an initial labor agreement early on Tuesday, the union and the airline said, even as the union cautioned that a week-long strike would continue until it had voted on the deal. Claudia Sender, the Vice President of Clients at LATAM, the […]
Air France Expects to Operate 70% of Flights during Tuesday"™s Strike
Air France said on Monday that it expects to operate 70 percent of its flights on Tuesday, the first day of a 48-hour strike involving pilots, cabin crew and ground staff in France over a wage dispute. The airline, part of Air France-KLM, said it plans to operate 55 percent of its long-haul flights, 65 […]
LATAM Airlines would seek to create a low-cost airline
LATAM Airlines, the largest air transport group in Latin America, would be looking to create a new low-cost airline, amid the boom in flights in that segment. LATAM has been pressured by the entry into the market of «low cost» firms but had ruled out joining the model, despite applying certain of its rules on […]
LATAM Workers Strike Causes Delays
On Tuesday, the Cabin Crew Union of LAN Express, a subsidiary of the Chile-based LATAM Airlines group, is starting a strike after mediation with their government failed to create a new labor contract. The strike is to affect all local flights and international connections in Chile of LATAM Airlines, a key player in Latin America. […]
Direct Flights Between Israel and Latin America to Resume After Six-year Hiatus
The first direct flights between Latin America and Israel in six years are set to begin in December, when Latam, Latin America"™s largest airline, begins service, Israel"™s Tourism Ministry said last week. Since Israel"™s El Al Airlines terminated the only direct flight from Latin America, passengers have had to take flights which have stopovers in […]
