air transport

A level playing field for Latin America. This is what will happen if the regulatory approvals are granted for the creation of a new major airline group in Latin America, the future Abra Group Ltd. The decision has been taken by the main shareholders of Colombia's Avianca and the controlling shareholder of Brazil's...

The news was eagerly awaited by everyone, especially business travellers used to long-haul flights: from Monday 16 May, masks will no longer be compulsory for travel. "The constantly improving health situation means that we can lift the requirement to wear a mask on all flights from Monday"...

The need to travel is strong despite the uncertain political and economic situation in Europe. This is the conclusion of ACI Europe, which brings together over 500 airports in some fifty countries across the continent. Compared with the figures for 2020 (the month of March and the 1st quarter of 2020 saw traffic...

The economic climate remains gloomy for the airline ANA, which has given some outlooks for its business over the coming months. In a note published to coincide with the release of its financial results for fiscal year 2021 (1/04/21 to 31/03/22), the carrier continued to see its results impacted by Covid-related restrictions, particularly...

A PCR test 48 hours before departure, a compulsory health declaration, followed by a quarantine reduced to seven days. This is what the Hong Kong authorities now require to visit the city from 1 May. In addition to these formalities, travellers are required to show confirmation of their stay and register on...

Finally, Air Serbia will not be flying to Nice during the high summer season. The airline has decided not to connect the capital of the Riviera with Belgrade due to a lack of traffic. Initially scheduled for April and then postponed until May, the route has simply been withdrawn from the Serbian carrier's booking engines. In fact, the...

Air Caraïbes, the Caribbean specialist airline, and Sunrise Airways (Haiti) have signed a commercial cooperation agreement. It enables passengers to book an end-to-end trip to and from the Haitian provinces. Cap Haïtien, Les Cayes and Jérémie in Haiti are now easily accessible from Paris-Orly. Air Caraïbes operates...

This is good news for travellers who need to get to Mali from France. Corsair has just announced the resumption of its service between Paris-Orly and the Malian capital Bamako. A route that the airline was unable to resume because of the Covid-19 pandemic from 2020. [link-block prefix="See also:"...

In Europe, we already had Lufthansa, which offers a road service under a flight number on the Strasbourg-Frankfurt route. Now it's the turn of the American airlines. Or rather, they are reconsidering this option. In the 80s and 90s, America West already offered bus services between Phoenix and Scottsdale in Arizona. The experience...

Royal Air Maroc has become the first African airline to join oneworld. Why did you wait so long to take this step? Rob Gurney - It was a question of finding the right candidate and being able to identify mutual benefits. I think there was a sort of confluence of events. Royal Air Maroc entered...

Finnish national airline Finnair has grown and prospered in the shadow of its large eastern neighbour. It has benefited from the post-Soviet era from 1991 onwards. An era of opening up to the outside world for Russia, reflected in the development of the travel market and rising living standards...

From 7 May, La Compagnie will take off from Nice Côté d'Azur airport at 13:30 and arrive at New York Newark airport at 17:00. On the return leg, flights will take off from New York at 9.40pm and land in Nice at 12pm the following day. These flights will be operated by La Poste's fleet of A321neo...

Air France seems to be drawing a line under the two years of the pandemic. With almost 200 destinations served at the height of summer, Air France's offer will correspond to 90% of 2019 capacity. On the long-haul network, Air France's business will be driven by buoyant demand in North America, Africa, the Caribbean and...

The Airbus A350-1000 is the latest model to be integrated by Abu Dhabi's national airline, Etihad Airways. An aircraft which, according to the airline's CEO, Tony Douglas, CEO of the Etihad Group, opens the doors to the future for the carrier. "This is a new stage in our development, a stage in which this aircraft will enable us to achieve neutrality...

Thalys and KLM have signed a cooperation agreement to develop their Air/Rail product in order to continue to be a more attractive alternative for passengers. In particular, the aim is to increase the number of customers who take the train from Brussels to Amsterdam Schiphol airport and then take a KLM flight. For some time now, KLM has been...

This is a major battle-horse for ACI Europe (Airports Council International): the end of short-haul air services, replaced by rail links. In Europe, Air France and the Lufthansa group have championed this cause, often under pressure from politicians. Northern European countries, led by Scandinavia, have also launched...

After two years in the wilderness, Thai Airways International is presenting a summer timetable more in keeping with its status as an intercontinental airline. This resumption follows the easing of entry restrictions to Thailand. In fact, the Kingdom is set to continue this trend (see box). Nearly 70 destinations between Thai Airways International and Thai...

Qatar Airways announced on 23 March that its "Privilege Club" frequent flyer programme had officially adopted Avios as its rewards base. Avios are already used as frequent flyer points by members of the British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus Aer Club and Vueling Club. The Qatari airline's membership of...

Some aviation experts speak of an average of 8%. Others are talking about 15%. In all cases, they are unanimously predicting an increase in air fares. Either through a traditional price increase (a trend that has been underway since January), or through the addition of a fuel surcharge. For example, the low-cost carrier AirAsia, which is very hostile to a...

Basel/Mulhouse EuroAirport, the third-largest airport in Switzerland and the leading airport in eastern France, is once again offering more than 90 direct destinations in its timetable for the summer 2022 season (valid until 29 October). The range includes destinations in France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Egypt, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Portugal...