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BCD Travel will be testing reservations using the New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard in partnership with the Lufthansa Group, parent company of the German airline as well as Austrian Airlines, Swiss and Brussels Airlines. This new distribution standard created by IATA is based on the use of XML technology to facilitate the exchange of information between airlines...

"Reinventing travel, mobility and logistics" is the aim of BigBlank, the start-up incubator set up by Air France-KLM. A subsidiary of the group, the start-up studio aims to create, from innovative ideas, companies that will meet the future needs of travellers. To achieve this, BigBlank will help entrepreneurs transform their project into a start-up...

Korean Air has launched a new frequent flyer programme aimed at small and medium-sized European businesses. Available to SMEs in EU countries, as well as the UK, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey, the programme, known as Kalbiz, offers discount coupons and upgrades. The gains are...

Following in the footsteps of La Compagnie, Virgin Atlantic, Norwegian, WestJet and Singapore Airlines, another airline heavyweight is set to join Worldwide by easyJet. On Wednesday, the low-cost carrier announced the arrival of Emirates, scheduled for "the coming months". "We are delighted to be joining easyJet's Worldwide programme, which will enable us to offer travellers, together, a...

At least 20% increase for its basic fare. Carsten Spohr, the CEO of Lufthansa, recently made this announcement during the presentation of the German national airline's 3rd quarter results. The basic price of a single ticket within Europe is set to rise from €29 to €35, according to Lufthansa's...

Those involved in business travel, and in particular the major business travel agencies, are not usually very forthcoming about how they cater for people with reduced mobility. And yet. 10 % of the French population are said to be disabled, including many professionals. In France, companies with more than 20 employees...

How is Aeromexico's offer from Paris evolving? Emmanuel Oswald - Our European expansion is continuing. During the summer, we increased our frequencies in Paris, adding a second daily flight every Thursday and Friday. This early afternoon departure is in addition to the 'historic' late evening flight, to offer travellers an alternative...

Air France-KLM has unveiled its winter programme, with capacity - expressed in seat-kilometres - increasing by 2.8%, compared with just 1.1% for the medium- and short-haul network passenger business. This represents 44 new routes on the long-haul medium- and short-haul networks compared with winter 2017-2018, giving a total increase in capacity of 2.5%. On...

In the end, there is a relatively limited choice of connections between Europe and Australia. From Europe, Singapore Airlines offers the most extensive Australian network, with half a dozen cities and convenient, short connections. But Singapore Airlines also has to contend with competition from Emirates - the airline's partner in...

At dawn on Friday morning, Singapore Airlines' A350-900ULR touched down at Newark airport in New York. This was the culmination of a 17-hour 52-minute flight, making it the world's longest commercial flight. "Singapore Airlines is proud to present the world's longest commercial flights with the new A350-900ULR and we are delighted to be able to...

What changes can business travellers expect with the arrival of the new A321neo aircraft in La Compagnie's fleet? Jean-Charles Périno - We're moving from an "all business class" aircraft to another "all business class" aircraft, with capacity increasing from 74 to 77 seats. The real difference, then, is the product: we will be introducing...

The anecdote would certainly make you smile. At the beginning of July, the American news agency Bloomberg published a very serious article about the reduction in the surface area of aircraft cabins... toilets. In reference, Delta Air Lines was the first, back in 2014, to use a narrower model on its domestic and regional routes. The...

Aircraft interiors are already a huge market, worth 17 billion dollars. But this could almost double by 2022, due to growth in air traffic and fleet renewal. This market is not just the preserve of aircraft manufacturers, seat manufacturers and cabin interior design firms....

Michael O'Leary, the boss of Ryanair, is no stranger to earth-shattering announcements. The preacher of profitability at all costs had already surprised by announcing that he was studying paying toilets. In 2010, he threw another spanner in the works by revealing that he was thinking of making his passengers travel standing up, an extravagant wish that has now become reality! During the...

How is Iberia faring this year? Has the crisis in Catalonia affected the company's growth? Mario Sansavini - The Spanish economy has regained strength, with stronger economic growth than in previous years and falling unemployment. This, of course, has had a positive impact on our business....

We now know more about the roll-out of wifi on board Air France aircraft. On Wednesday, the airline set out its plans for the Air France Connect programme, which will be marketed on the basis of three offers. The free 'Message' pass, as its name suggests, will be limited to messaging applications, to the...

Patrick Alexandre, Executive Vice President Air France-KLM Commercial, Sales and Alliances and Zoran Jelkic, Executive Vice President Market France reviewed the airline's development on Tuesday at the IFTM Top Resa trade fair. In an economic climate troubled by social unrest in the first half of the year, the carrier has held up well. "Our performance is good and progressing...

How would you broadly define the Joon brand? Jean-Michel Mathieu - Joon is Air France's take on new-generation travel; travel for everyone, not just millennials. To create this airline, we have drawn on very contemporary codes, particularly those used by the 18-35 age group:...

Ethiopian Airlines is continuing to expand its network in Africa. In the spring, the Ethiopian national carrier launched services to three new African destinations from Addis Ababa. In particular, the airline is offering a triangular flight linking the Ethiopian capital to Kisangani and Mbuji-Mayi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With three services a week,...

The Lufthansa Group's segmentation strategy - with a premium offer bringing together Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Swiss, and a point-to-point service bringing together Brussels Airlines and Eurowings - has enabled the German airline and its subsidiaries to establish a strong presence on the French market. As Michael Gloor, Senior Director Sales Lufthansa Group in...