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LATAM is the leading carrier in South America, with a network of over 150 destinations and five bases - Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The airline offers flights to Europe from its three hubs in Lima, Santiago de Chile and Sao Paulo. It also offers connections to around a hundred destinations...

From 13 June, Aeromexico will be increasing the number of flights from Mexico City to Madrid, Paris and Amsterdam. This will bring the combined offer to Europe to over 170,000 seats, an increase of 83 %. In detail, Spain will benefit from the largest capacity. The Mexican airline will offer...

This summer, Air France will serve almost 200 destinations worldwide, including over 110 in France, Europe and North Africa. On the short and medium-haul network, in addition to its usual schedule, Air France will be offering 81 seasonal routes this summer, including 23 new ones. More than 40 summer routes will be offered on the domestic network, departing from Paris and...

Luxembourg airport, like many other European hubs, is gradually returning to more normal traffic levels. The main international airport in the Greater Region covers the Grand Duchy, the Rhineland-Palatinate, Lorraine and the Belgian province of Luxembourg. Some sixty destinations are on offer. Among the new features, the...

That was all it took for Delta Air Lines to announce the reopening of flights to France. The French government's confirmation that American visitors will once again be able to travel to France from 9 June is seen as excellent news by Delta's management. Passengers simply need to present their...

The pandemic is taking its toll on the finances of all sectors of the travel industry, which are suffering as a result of border closures and the absence of international travellers. Several major players in the business travel sector - Eurostar on the rail side, La Compagnie on the air side and Hertz on the car rental side - have recently come up with solutions to put things right...

The Qantas project was called "Sunrise". Developed by the Australian carrier, it was due to make its official debut in late 2022 or early 2023, with the aim of offering non-stop flights from Australia to Europe and New York. Unfortunately, Covid has come and gone in the meantime, profoundly changing...

After the three weekly flights launched by Air Senegal to Lyon in March, the airline is continuing its international expansion. From 2 September, the carrier will be offering two weekly non-stop flights from Dakar's Blaise Diagne international airport to New York JFK....

The upturn in domestic air traffic is having a negative impact on travellers. Since 1 May, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United have no longer offered full flexibility on travel. These three carriers are following in the footsteps of American Airlines, which had already decided in April to further restrict the conditions under which changes could be made. All of these...

Airlines are back in business as travel restrictions are eased and vaccination campaigns take off. Nice airport recently sent out a positive signal with a more ambitious summer programme. In turn, Alitalia is set to move forward again, particularly on the French market. The airline has just announced the resumption of flights...

Before the covid pandemic, Nice-Côte d'Azur airport was linked to some 120 destinations in 44 countries around the world. It was also the airport - outside Paris - with the highest number of long-haul flights. The airport now hopes to quickly regain this status. The 2021 summer schedule seems to support this recovery strategy. The...

"Hydrogen-powered aircraft are a tremendous opportunity for the French and European economies": in an article published in the Journal du Dimanche on 11 April, Guillaume Faury, Augustin de Romanet and Ben Smith - Chairman of Airbus and ADP respectively, and Chief Executive Officer of Air France - sang the praises of a technology that is on the verge of...

Vaccination campaigns are gaining momentum in Europe and North America, offering fresh hope of recovery for air transport. Finnair, for example, is now anticipating a return in traffic. The Finnish carrier has announced a network of 65 destinations for this summer. With the resumption of flights from June...

It's a service that business travellers are sure to appreciate. Since 22 April, the first Boeing 737-800s operated by the Dutch airline KLM have been offering an internet service via wi-fi. This technology will equip a number of aircraft in the Boeing 737 fleet. This is a new stage in aircraft connectivity. It is the...

American Airlines has just taken possession of a new terminal for its regional routes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, including 14 boarding gates. The new 22,500 m² facility can handle several thousand passengers a day. Designed in cooperation with the airport authorities, the terminal has a capacity of 850 seats. Coming soon...

Summer offers new prospects for Brussels Airlines, which is ramping up its operations from May onwards. The airline is densifying its network in Europe and Africa, and resuming flights to the United States. The acceleration of the vaccination in Europe should result in a probable resumption of traffic during this summer. Brussels...

The evaporation of international air traffic to the African continent over several months will leave its mark. Overall, even with the recovery in the second half of 2020, the region is unlikely to have attracted more than 45 million passengers over the year, compared with 155 million in 2019. Worse still, the return to this...

Admittedly, the health and regulatory context is not favourable, particularly for air travel. Admittedly, the opening of this route remains subject to possible changes, and conditional on the easing of travel restrictions. Nevertheless, Air France is planning to launch a new service from Paris-CDG. This will be a first for the alliance...

Turkish Airlines is once again offering a hot meal service on routes with a flight time of at least two hours 15 minutes. The service had been reduced to a strict minimum because of the pandemic. Boxes containing a cold meal had been available in all classes since last year...

On 8 April, Alaska Airlines made official its intention to open a new airport lounge at its San Francisco hub (SFO) by next summer. Located in Terminal 2, the lounge will replace the former American Airlines Admirals Club lounge. "So many people are dreaming of travelling this year, so we want to open...