IATA makes available to the industry, free of charge, COVID-19 information related to passenger ticket taxes and charges
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is making public the updates in its Ticket Tax Box Service (TTBS) related to COVID-19. As part of the efforts to support the industry during the COVID-19 crisis, IATA makes available to the Industry updated information on the reduction of rates, charges and other special payment conditions, which different […]
LATAM inicia la venta de su vuelo de San Pablo a Malvinas, con escala en Córdoba
LATAM Airlines Brasil comenzó hoy (ayer) la venta de tickets para su nuevo vuelo semanal a Islas Malvinas desde San Pablo, Brasil con una escala mensual en Córdoba, a partir del próximo 20 de noviembre. La ruta utilizará aviones Boeing 767 con capacidad para 221 pasajeros (191 en Economy y 30 en Premium Business). LATAM […]
IATA PAY: New Payment Method for Air Tickets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the successful completion of the first “IATA Pay” ticket purchase transaction in a live test environment. The transaction was conducted in partnership with ipagoo, a UK-based fintech company. IATA Pay is an industry-supported initiative to develop a new payment option for consumers when purchasing a ticket directly from […]
Aerolíneas Argentinas transportó un 8% más de pasajeros que en el 2017
Aerolíneas Argentinas transportó un 8% más de pasajeros con respecto al mismo período del año anterior. Previo al fin de semana largo, la compañía realizó reservas por un total de 149.914 tickets contra los 134.925 que vendieron en agosto de 2017. Fue en los vuelos de cabotaje donde se registró el mayor crecimiento, llegando a […]
US airline Hawaiian to suspend its Beijing flight from October
Hawaiian Airlines said on Tuesday that it has decided to suspend its thrice-weekly non-stop flight between Honolulu and Beijing after the National Day Golden Week holiday in October. Passengers with tickets for after the end of regular scheduled service will be offered a full refund, or the option of traveling on earlier dates on available […]
La aerolínea SKY suspendió los viajes entre Rosario y Santiago de Chile
La low cost chilena anunció que dejará la ruta aérea por la «baja demanda» de tickets. Ya activó un protocolo para los pasajeros que habían comprado boletos para viajar después de la fecha programada para la cancelación. La aerolínea chilena SKY anunció que la ruta que conecta Rosario con Chile será suspendida a partir del […]
Airline Fees And Common Sense: Prohibiting Ancillary Charges Would Not Benefit Passengers
While few people like paying the various ancillary fees that most airlines assess in some way these days, virtually no one will like the ultimate outcome if the government were to prohibit or control them, which would be higher overall ticket prices and fewer flights. Fees added onto the actual cost of the ticket are […]
Southwest raises fee for last-minute priority boarding
Southwest Airlines has quietly increased the fee to nab a prime boarding position at the last minute on some flights. The airline, which famously does not assign seats, will now charge up to $50 one way to board in the first group of travelers. Upgraded boarding was introduced in 2013. Southwest started out charging $40 […]
Low-cost Swoop airline attracting new breed of infrequent flyers, WestJet says
Nearly a week after launching ticket sales for its ultra-low-cost carrier Swoop, WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it hasn"™t lost business at its main airline, suggesting it has found a new market of infrequent flyers. "Clearly what we"™re seeing is that Canadians like low fares," Ed Sims, executive vice-president, commercial, told a conference call with financial […]
Volaris posts $40 million 3Q net profit despite natural disasters
Mexico City-based ultra LCC Volaris posted its first quarterly profit of 2017, reporting MXN731 million ($40.2 million) in third-quarter net income, down 27.6% from MXN1 billion in 3Q 2016. "Demand and traffic patterns, despite a competitive fare environment, had been sequentially improving, but in September, natural disasters in Mexico and in the region temporarily interrupted […]
