airlines

Delta is expanding its transatlantic service for the 2023 summer schedule. The carrier has programmed a capacity increase of 8 % in additional seats compared to summer 2022. "Next summer, Delta will offer customers even more popular destinations on both sides of the Atlantic, continuing to strengthen its position as the carrier...

TAP Corporate, TAP Air Portugal's frequent flyer programme, is specially designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It rewards them for every trip made by their employees to one of the more than 80 destinations served by the airline worldwide. It also gives access to a range of discounts and...

According to figures from the US Bureau of Transportation, the market shares of the major US airlines at their main hubs have not changed radically as a result of the Covid crisis. At most of the airports analysed, the US mega-carriers (American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest) have consolidated or even increased their market share...

Modified on 14/09 at 10:15 This Friday 16 September, business travellers will have to cope with "severe disruption" to air traffic, according to a press release from the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). The DGAC has reportedly asked airlines to cancel half of their flight schedules. The reason: a strike...

Are electric flying taxis the key to tomorrow's mobility? United Airlines seems to believe so, having just invested no less than 15 million dollars in electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles, or eVTOLs. An agreement has just been signed with the manufacturer Eve Air Mobility, Embraer's Brazilian subsidiary...

"Travelling or doing something for the planet, should you choose? After a scorching summer, which was also marked by an unprecedented wave of fires, the theme chosen for the 16th edition of UnivAirPlus was a timely one, without opportunism. "When I chose this topic in January, I didn't know that we were going to be experiencing a summer with...

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has just confirmed this to the British newspaper The Times. According to the Australian airline's CEO, the carrier will be redesigning its Premium Economy seats. According to Alan Joyce, the seat will be a 'cradle' design offering a better recline, while the spacing between each row will be increased from 38...

ITA Airways is in the midst of negotiations with its future buyer, but is not forgetting to continue building up its network. And in particular its long-haul offer, which is gaining in consistency with each passing week. In fact, the airline will be taking off for Tokyo in November, proof of its ambitions in the Asian market, and in particular for...

No fewer than 800 flights were cancelled on Friday by Lufthansa, whose operations are paralysed by a strike initiated by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union. In other words, almost all of the airline's operations to and from its Frankfurt and Munich hubs have ground to a halt. A total of 130,000...

On 30 October, a new business route will be added to easyJet's Paris catalogue. The airline will link Paris-CDG airport to Liverpool. The daily frequency is expected to attract business customers. The flight programme will run until 23 March. At the same time, easyJet is also planning to...

Gone are Lufthansa and its partner MSC. The future of ITA Airways lies with Air France KLM and the offer made alongside Certares and Delta. The Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance made it official on August 31: "following the procedure governed by the decree of the Prime Minister, ITA Airways...

Finnair is now positioning itself on Doha in partnership with Qatar Airways. The two airlines already work together within the Oneworld alliance. The CEOs of Finnair and Qatar Airways have signed an agreement for the joint operation of three daily non-stop flights from Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm. In Doha, passengers will have access to...

The shortage of pilots has now become a major concern for airlines. When Lufthansa presented its business for the first half of 2022, it put it at the top of the list of disruptive factors. The company also cites absences due to illness and untimely events. So, after having made some of its staff redundant...

Tel Aviv's popularity in Israel is at its zenith, if the proliferation of airlines and hotels in the city is anything to go by. This development is largely due to the normalisation of diplomatic relations between Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Israel since 2020. Diplomacy has led to the launch of...

Two billion dollars. This is the investment made official by Emirates on Friday as part of a new move upmarket. One of the most obvious embodiments of this investment will be the new Premium class. This was officially launched in Paris - but also in London Heathrow and Sydney - on August 1. "We...

While some have got out their temporary summer gear, business travel professionals are drawing out their calculators. And the least we can say is that the calculations are not good! Or at least the results, and their impact on travel budgets. A few days ago, Travelperk put a figure on inflation...

While Air France announced ten days ago the return of its Paris CDG-Newark route, suspended for twelve years, this is not the only new feature in the French carrier's long-haul winter programme. The airline will also be increasing frequencies on a number of routes. Miami and Costa Rica to...

Radical though it may be, the measure is a logical follow-up to the events of recent weeks in British skies and, above all, on the ground at the country's main airport. British Airways has decided to simply stop selling its short-haul flights at Heathrow airport, as reported by the...

The range of business destinations served by Transavia from Montpellier airport will soon be extended to Madrid. Air France's low-cost carrier announced on Tuesday that it will be linking Montpellier airport to Barajas from 30 October. Two flights a week are scheduled every Thursday and Sunday. "Transavia is confirming and consolidating its growth by adding...

Before Covid, China was one of Finnair's flagship destinations, and one where it had great ambitions. The airline served seven destinations there - including Hong Kong. It had also signed a cooperation agreement with China Southern and Juneyao Air, enabling it to serve dozens of cities within the country. China...