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The project did not make it past the summer... Since the beginning of June, AccorHotels had been looking at Air France KLM. The French hotelier had even expressed its interest in a very official way, by way of a press release. Since then, the airline group has not really moved out of the...

French business travellers are probably familiar with Delta Comfort+, an enhanced economy class that passengers can book on the domestic and international routes of the American airline Delta Air Lines. This product offers a number of advantages over traditional economy class, such as seven to ten centimetres extra space between each row,...

On 2 July, Lufthansa announced a new passenger check-in application called Airline Checkins, compatible with over 200 airlines. Designed by the Lufthansa Innovation Hub, it enables passengers to book flights and check in directly via the app. Contrary to the general trend where each carrier deploys its own solution, the services offered...

It's not always easy for business travellers or travel managers to plan a multi-transport trip in the Mekong sub-region, which officially includes Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Vietnam. Now they have a solution at their fingertips with Baolau, the first site to integrate all...

A new transatlantic low-cost airline is entering the French market. Already present on the Paris-New York route since 18 May - with one flight a day - Primera Air is adding two business destinations to its catalogue. On June 21, the Nordic carrier began operations on the Paris-Boston route. The following day, June 22,...

Since 18 June, Delta has been flying business travellers on a highly strategic route: the Paris-Los Angeles axis. The launch of this new direct flight - operated three times a week - brings to thirteen the number of destinations served by the American airline from Paris airport. "The number of French visitors to California...

On 11 June, Alitalia announced the inauguration of a new lounge. The lounge is located in Pier E at Rome Fiumicino airport and is reserved for extra-Schengen flights. The proximity of this facility to the boarding area simplifies the journey for passengers, who previously had to leave from pier H to access their boarding area....

Since 9 June, Air Canada has been offering French business travellers direct flights from Paris to Vancouver. The Canadian airline's B787 Dreamliner, configured in three classes, operates four flights a week between the two airports. Departures from Paris CDG are scheduled from Terminal 2 at 9.55am each...

June 3 was a red-letter day for Air Belgium: the new Belgian airline operated its first flight between Brussels-Charleroi and Hong Kong. For the time being, the carrier is only operating two weekly routes between the two airports, but is already planning to ramp up quickly: Air Belgium's roadmap...

The figures for May 2018 published by easyJet confirm the good health of the low-cost airline. Indeed, with 7,790,000 passengers carried last month, the airline is pleased to report a marked improvement compared with 7,510,000 in May 2017. EasyJet explains this increase of 3.7 % by a good disposition of public holidays, coupled with a...

Over the last few years, Emirates has focused particularly on improving its First and Business Class products. In First Class, the airline has consolidated its reputation with suites and in particular the possibility of taking a shower during the flight, a unique service in air transport until now. The airline has just...

The brand new United Polaris lounge opens its doors in Newark on 4 June. In keeping with the philosophy of the Polaris range, which pays particular attention to passengers' sleep, the new lounge features a dozen private bench beds, testifying to the quality of sleep offered by United. The new United Polaris lounge...

Finnair is getting into the swing of summer: on 31 May the Finnish airline announced the extension of operations from Nice and Biarritz to Helsinki. These two summer routes complement the departures from Paris-CDG, where five flights are operated every day. Flights from Nice will operate between 31 March...

On 11 October, Singapore Airlines will be operating the world's longest commercial flight. The airline confirmed this on 30 May when it announced the return of the Singapore-Newark (New York) route. The 16,700 km journey will take 18 hours and 45 minutes. The current record holder, Qatar Airways, had distinguished itself a few months earlier by carrying...

It's a ritual for OAG, a company that analyses the schedules and frequencies of airlines around the world. Every year, OAG publishes the Top 20 busiest international routes on the planet, generally routes used intensively by business travellers. The latest OAG barometer analysed the annual frequency on the major routes...

Every year, Wichita State University in Kansas, in cooperation with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona, publishes a report on the quality of US airlines on domestic routes. The report is based on four criteria drawn up by the US Department of Transportation (DOT): flight punctuality, passengers disembarked by the airline, lost baggage, etc.

From this summer, passengers of the Lufthansa Group - which also includes Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss - will be able to travel to North America at a new low fare, "Economy Light". This fare offers one main advantage: the basic price. It offers no booking flexibility and does not include baggage...

The new Paris-Indianapolis flight was inaugurated on 25 May by Delta. This daily transatlantic route is operated jointly by Air France KLM - a partner in the joint venture - on board a 225-seat Boeing 767-300ER. "We are proud to further expand our French network to offer a 13th American destination from...

Air France and Qantas have just renewed a code-share agreement which in fact enables Air France to consolidate its position in the Asia-Pacific market, one of the world's most buoyant markets. "Thanks to this agreement, the Air France-KLM group is able to offer its customers one of the best travel solutions from Europe to Australia. This...

Britain's planned withdrawal from the European Union in March 2019 - two years after it officially began the process of leaving the EU - could have led to a slowdown in passenger numbers on air routes between France and the UK. On the contrary, according to...