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The practice will go down in history as the big innovation of summer 2022. And it's not something that passengers are happy about. Bogged down by staff shortages both in their own companies and at airports, European and American airlines have turned to the technique of "Hate Selling" (....).

From 12 December 2022, Air France will operate a daily direct service between its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub and New York-Newark Liberty Airport (EWR). EWR is the second largest international airport in the New York area. It is located around 30 km from Manhattan. Air France had already operated a...

The opportunity offered by the European Commission's award a month ago of 18 new slots at Lisbon airport has not escaped easyJet. On Wednesday, the airline unveiled its new roadmap for the Portuguese capital. Three additional aircraft - Airbus A321neo - will now be based there, bringing the total number of...

This Wednesday 27 July, the 24-hour warning strike by the Verdi union is totally disrupting air traffic to and from Germany for Lufthansa. According to information from the two airports in Frankfurt and Munich, almost all the German carrier's flights will be cancelled on 27 July. So, on departure from Paris...

Corsair is continuing to expand its network in Africa. The carrier already serves Abidjan with a daily flight. On 16 June, it also reopened its Paris Orly-Bamako route in Mali, with three weekly flights. This winter it is doing it again with the launch of three weekly flights to the capital of Benin, Cotonou. The carrier...

The aviation industry in Asia is still in a state of disarray, with the borders of a number of countries, including China, Taiwan and Japan, still hermetically sealed. Added to this is the resurgence of Covid in this part of the world - Macao is under confinement for the first time, for example -, the lengthening of...

Aviation consultancy IBA specialises in energy savings in air transport. In its IBA Insight newsletter, the consultancy reveals which global airlines have managed to reduce their CO2 emissions the most. Some by as much as 18% since 2019. This analysis applies to an overall reduction in emissions of 5.9 %...

TAP Air Portugal's hub in Lisbon is a key European gateway, at the crossroads of the different continents served by the airline for your business trips. Operating from Paris, as well as Lyon, Marseille, Nice and Toulouse, the positioning of the Portuguese national airline often offers the shortest route to its destinations...

As part of the European Commission's "Connecting Europe Days", five sustainable European flights converged on Lyon airport, where the EU event was taking place. These flights used innovative technologies, fuels and air navigation procedures to minimise their carbon emissions, demonstrating the potential for transforming...

How has traffic been since the reopening of French Polynesia? Mathieu Bechonnet - We've seen very strong activity and a major rebound since the reopening of the Polynesian islands to international visitors. Polynesia is in the process of returning to its pre-Covid levels, with the same pricing practices,...

Is Air France a model in Europe when it comes to managing its staff and, consequently, its summer schedule? There is every reason to believe so, given the French airline's current flight planning situation. Unlike other European airlines - easyJet, British Airways, the Lufthansa group...

Lufthansa is justifying its latest cuts to its summer schedules. The airline cites air safety strikes, weather events and, in particular, a higher-than-expected Covid infection rate. This is putting additional pressure on the system. "The increase in the number of Corona infections we are currently seeing across...

Over the last few days, several airlines have revealed their increased ambitions for the France-Algeria route. Transavia is the latest to step up its offer in this strategic market - for business, leisure and affinity customers - and will soon be offering more than 50 flights a week. From Paris...

The situation seems paradoxical. For two years, airport authorities and airlines have been repeating over and over again that they were all anticipating a resumption of traffic - some putting it at 2022, others at 2023. In reality, however, it seems that not many people have prepared - except in words - for the big return of the...

On 30 April, French bee inaugurated the Paris-Los Angeles route in an Airbus A350-900 at Orly, its new route to the United States after New York opened in July 2021, San Francisco in 2018 (with a possible extension of the trip to Papeete) and Punta Cana at its creation in 2016. Miami will open next December....

Air France KLM is clearly keen to change. Above all, the Franco-Dutch group is asserting its ambitions for the future with a product that is moving upmarket and diversifying. While Air France has successively unveiled a new long-haul Business cabin and then the future La Première cabin, it is now KLM's turn to rethink its offer on the long-haul...

Air France is multiplying positive signs about its ambitions, particularly in the "high contribution" segment. A few days after unveiling its new long-haul Business seat, the airline announced on Tuesday that it was working on a new La Première cabin. According to Air France, the project has now "entered its design phase".

Air France-KLM and IndiGo have confirmed that they have finally obtained the necessary regulatory approvals for their new codeshare relationship announced for December 2021. Air France-KLM had already been looking for a partner in India for several years following the bankruptcy of Jet Airways. The agreement will result in the establishment of a codeshare...

What does France mean to ITA Airways? Pierfrancesco Carino - The French market is very strategic for ITA Airways. It's the company's biggest market in Europe. So we came here to share ITA Airways' strategy in France, with a very comprehensive product on departure from Paris and Nice to Rome and...

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...