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In its latest bulletin covering the week from 26 June to 2 July, Eurocontrol reports that air traffic in Europe recorded 32,998 average daily flights. This represents an increase of +8% compared with 2022, or 93% of the level of movements recorded in 2019. For the month of June as a whole, the...

Alongside the traditional loyalty programme, there is a more personal, even more intimate way of creating a special bond between business travellers and their favourite hotels: the sale of merchandising. Turning a customer into an ambassador, proudly displaying the brand's logo when travelling or at home...

This is now the norm for a growing number of airlines. Following in the footsteps of Air France, flydubai and Lufthansa, sliding doors are increasingly common in business class. And KLM passengers will be no exception to the rule. The airline has just announced the launch of its World Business Class with...

On the morning of 30 June, JetBlue's Airbus A321LR landed on the tarmac at CDG for the first time. Paris thus becomes the second stage in the New York airline's transatlantic offensive, after London. And now Amsterdam. JetBlue's aim is to offer a brand new positioning, and to shake things up in the French market,...

Air Tahiti Nui celebrated its inaugural flight from Paris CDG Terminal 2 to Seattle Tacoma on 14 June. The flight landed on time in the Emerald City after an excellent journey. The CEO of Air Tahiti Nui, Michel Monvoisin, took advantage of the inauguration of the route in Paris to thank the...

Alaska Airlines is stepping up its initiatives aimed at business customers. The latest example: the airline has decided to connect its Mileage Plan frequent flyer programme to Clear Plus. Frequent flyers will be able to join this biometrics-based queue-cutting system at a reduced rate. Clear Plus is presented as a...

On the sidelines of the Paris Air Show, which has been celebrating the airline industry and its efforts to reduce carbon emissions throughout the week, a number of people are speaking out against this rhetoric and the marketing measures adopted. UFC-Que Choisir, CLCV and 20 other member associations of the European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC) are even lodging a complaint with the European Commission...

Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways and All Nippon Airways: these are the three winners of the 2023 Skytrax Sky Awards. Whether you like it or not, what has become the airline equivalent of the film Oscars in the United States serves as a benchmark for travellers. The Skytrax Awards are based on a questionnaire filled in...

Accelerating the decarbonisation of air transport while supporting a cutting-edge industrial sector: Emmanuel Macron is committed to greening a key sector for the French economy, with Airbus, Dassault, Safran and Thales leading the way on the industrial side, and Air France and ADP on the business travel side. "We have the means...

This is United's new good resolution: to offer a state-of-the-art entertainment system (IFE) on board its long-haul aircraft. At the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, United signed a major agreement with Panasonics in the IFE sector, the largest ever for a US carrier. United has chosen...

The new flight between Fort-de-France and Toronto will start on 16 December. Air Canada will operate one flight a week between the two airports, every Saturday. Departure is at 3.25pm from the Martinique hub, and 8.15am from Canada's economic capital. The airline plans to operate this route with Boeing 737s...

Vietnam Airlines' Sky Sofa is a new service which came into effect with the introduction of the summer timetable. The Sky Sofa package includes the purchase of two additional seats. Passengers can therefore enjoy a private row in economy class. They can also use the three seats allocated to them as a couchette. The service is available for...

Another airline is closing the First Class bracket. In an interview with the Bloomberg news agency, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker confirmed that the cabins of its future aircraft would only be equipped with two classes of service: business class and economy class. The announcement was made...

Is this an acceleration, a publicity stunt or a bluff? Whatever the case, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is clearly aiming to increase its cruising speed on the sustainable aviation front. And it is setting itself some ambitious deadlines, inviting passengers to join it on this long-haul journey of energy transition....

SIA's impressive profits - 1.6 billion US dollars in 2022 on record turnover of 13.15 billion dollars - are prompting the airline to be more generous with its passengers. From 1 July, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be offering passengers in all classes of travel free wi-fi access...

EasyJet is expanding its range of services from four French airports, with a number of routes that should be of interest to business customers - provided they can adapt to limited flight frequencies. For example, the airline will be linking Grenoble to Manchester from 10 December. However, only one weekly service will be operated, on Sundays... EasyJet outlines...

On 25 May, Lufthansa reached an agreement with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance to acquire a minority stake in Italy's ITA Airways. Following a capital increase of 325 million euros, Lufthansa will have a 41 % stake in ITA. As part of the agreement, the Ministry is also committed to...

According to FCM, the world of business travel is returning to the habits it had before the health crisis, with flight frequencies picking up again and hotel occupancy rates approaching the norm. The business travel agency recently published its Global Trends Report, which summarises...

If the world of aviation is happy to invite itself into the world of cinema, the latter is happy to oblige... No matter how studious business travellers may be, who hasn't enjoyed painting a picture at 30,000 feet? All the more so since, in their race for excellence to attract premium customers, the airlines...

Premium Economy Swiss Flight LX180 on 02 May 2023 between Zurich and Bangkok. Night flight with a duration of 10h30. Conditions of purchase Upgrade purchased at the last minute for 150 euros. This upgrade does not entitle the holder to additional baggage allowance, free seat selection or priority access....