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 […]
American Airlines to launch LA-Buenos Aires service
American Airlines will launch its first-ever nonstop flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, as part of a broader expansion in service to Mexico and South American destinations. The airline has also announced new nonstop service between Miami and Georgetown, Guyana, Pereira, Colombia, and Cordoba, Argentina, and new flights […]
United Airlines and Air New Zealand Announce New Nonstop Service Between Chicago and Auckland
Air New Zealand today announced it will begin new nonstop service between Auckland and Chicago, beginning Nov. 30, 2018. The new service announcement deepens the joint venture relationship between Air New Zealand and United Airlines. In addition to the new route announcement, United announced it will extend its seasonal service between San Francisco and Auckland […]
Volaris announces new direct San Salvador to Cancun flights
Volaris airline has announced new direct flights from San Salvador to Cancun which will begin in time for spring break. As of March 29, the low-cost airline will offer flights from the El Salvador International Airport to Cancun International. The company says they will offer the new flights three times a week, one of which […]
Perth stopover on world-first flight linking South America and Asia to boost WA tourism
A world-first air route is planned to link South America and Asia, with Perth the critical hub linking the two big travel markets. The fastest route is via the South Pole but a stop in Perth would be needed for fuel, creating exciting stopover tourism potential. Argentine airline Norwegian Air Argentina has applied and been […]
American Airlines starts new route trio
American Airlines has commenced flights from three different hubs, all launched on 15 February. New A320 services from the carrier"™s second-largest operation, according to OAG schedule data, at Charlotte Douglas (CLT) were started to Tucson (TUS). Additionally, the oneworld airline kicked off a 2,403-kilometre link between Philadelphia (PHL), its fifth-biggest base in terms of weekly […]
Avianca expands towards Asia and adds route from Lima to Mendoza
Colombia"™s flagship carrier Avianca has entered into two code-sharing agreements as part of an expansion towards Asia. Singapore Airlines (SIA), widely considered one of the world"™s best airlines and Star Alliance partner with Avianca (AV), agreed to add its official "SQ" code to Avianca-operated flights from two European hubs: Barcelona and London. In turn, Avianca […]
Take off: New Australia-US route is one of the world’s longest
United Airlines’ non-stop flights from Houston to Sydney commence this Thursday. The inaugural flight, UA 101, departs Houston at 8pm local time (1pm Friday, AEDT) on 18 January and arrives in Sydney on Saturday January 20 at 6.30am, taking 17.5 hours to cover the 13,850-kilometre flight. It will be the world’s fourth longest flight route […]
Aeromexico celebrates five years serving the Mexico city-London route
Aeromexico, Mexico"™s global airline, celebrates its fifth anniversary operating the Mexico City-London route. In 2017 the carrier was recognized as the airline with the best on-time performance at the London Heathrow Airport for six months in a row, in addition to carrying more than 127,000 passengers during the year which represents a 19.88% increase over […]
LATAM Airlines launches into 2018 with three new South American links
LATAM Airlines has kick-started its 2018 operations by commencing three new routes across South America, starting on 2 January with a link between Lima (LIM) and San Jose (SJO). The 2,567-kilometre connection between Peru and Costa Rica will be flown by the oneworld member three times weekly on its A319s, with competition coming in the […]
