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On 1 December, Air France officially opened a new chapter in its long history with the launch of Joon. The new airline is starting operations from Paris CDG, with flights to Barcelona, Berlin, Lisbon and Porto. Joon officials have also announced the next destinations to be covered by the carrier, with a programme of...

This is anything but a surprise: on 29 November, the CEO of Air France-KLM and the Chairman of Jet Airways signed a major cooperation agreement extending the joint development of their activities between Europe and India. This agreement is the culmination of a cooperation initiated in 2014 between the two groups...

Larger and better equipped, Iberia's new Madrid lounge now covers an area of 2,500 m², or 25% more than the previous version of the lounge. This surface area enables it to accommodate up to 500 business travellers at the same time, with an average of 1,200 guests a day. [caption id="attachment_67873" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The...

There was already the joint venture with Delta Air Lines on the North Atlantic, those with China Eastern and China Southern Airlines on the China-Europe route and with Air Mauritius on the Indian Ocean. There will soon be other joint venture partners for Air France-KLM. Since the summer, there has been a real acceleration in the number of...

More and more routes are opening at Nantes Atlantique airport, including Lufthansa, British Airways and Brussels Airlines. In total, 17 new routes were opened in 2017, contributing to the dynamism of the Nantes hub. This effervescence is reflected in the airport's figures, which recently reached the...

The new SkyTeam lounge inaugurated at Vancouver International Airport is the alliance's first on the American market, and the seventh 100% SkyTeam lounge in the world. This lounge, with its large picture windows, is built around two wings, bringing the total surface area of the lounge to 528 m². The new space has been...

British Airways is looking to the years ahead with great ambition: that was the message sent out by Alex Cruz, the airline's Chief Executive Officer, at the World Travel Market, which came to a close on 8 November. Alex Cruz outlined a five-year plan, which will see British Airways invest £4.5 billion (£5.1 billion) in its...

Qatar Airways announced on Monday that it had reached an agreement to buy 378,188,000 shares in Cathay Pacific. The Qatari company is thus acquiring 9.61% of Cathay's capital. immense potential for the future The directors of Qatar Airways are therefore affirming their confidence in the Asian carrier. "Qatar Airways is very pleased to finalise...

"Simplicity" was the watchword repeated over and over again by Air France KLM managers at Monday's presentation of the new Flying Blue format. It is true that the intricacies of Air France KLM's frequent flyer programme - like those of many other carriers - tend to make one dizzy,...

Four years of work and no less than 850 million dollars will have been needed to develop the new cabin unveiled on 2 November by Singapore Airlines, and intended to equip the airline's Airbus A380s. The presentation attracted a great deal of attention from the international media, not least because it is the...

Business travellers who regularly use the Cathay Pacific network for their trips to Singapore are going to have to change their habits. From Tuesday 31 October, the Hong Kong carrier will be moving from its usual Terminal 1 to the brand new Terminal 4. This small move is accompanied by a modernisation of the passenger journey: check-in, baggage drop-off, immigration and...

The new lounge inaugurated by Air France-KLM in Bangkok is located in Hall G of Suvarnabhumi airport, on level 3. This 660 m² lounge - an increase of 20% compared with the airline's previous lounge - has a capacity of 142 passengers. It is...

At long last, business travellers may be regretting the short-lived laptop ban imposed by the United States last May. Since 26 October, flights to the United States have been subject to drastic controls. Security interviews, in-depth searches, arrival - and departure - of...

We will have to wait a week to discover the new quad-class cabin (Suites, Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class) to be fitted on Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380s. The airline has scheduled a worldwide presentation in Singapore from 2 to 4 November. For the time being, we already know the first destination served by this brand new equipment...

Business travellers in Bordeaux and Marseille should take a positive view of the latest announcement from the Lufthansa group. The group has announced the forthcoming launch of new frequencies to top business destinations. From next summer, Lufthansa and Swiss will be adding no fewer than 20 flights on the Marseille-Zurich, Bordeaux-Zurich and Bordeaux-Frankfurt routes. This...

One might have thought that the launch of the new high-speed rail link might discourage some airlines. Eleven years after its arrival at Bordeaux airport, easyJet is even going to take up residence here. It is here that the airline's sixth base will be set up...

It's the little airline on the rise. Present since 1989, Air Corsica is now accelerating its hold on transport to and from Corsica. "Corsica is a superb destination for both leisure and business travellers. And we want to capitalise on our island's appeal", explains Hervé Pierret,...

Arriving at the airport, making your way to the boarding gate, then taking off without being slowed down by a succession of checks, without even having to pull out your boarding pass or passport: this is the dream of every business traveller. A dream that could soon become reality, as transport specialists work to develop new methods for instantly identifying travellers...

Can you tell us a little about the new Volotea base in Marseille? Pierfrancesco Carino - We are indeed setting up a new base in Marseille, the fifth on the French market after Nantes, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Strasbourg. Two aircraft will be based there, and we will be offering 18 routes, including eight new destinations. Most importantly, eleven of the 18 flights...

Air Austral and Air Madagascar signed a new strategic partnership agreement on 9 October. This marks the entry of the Reunion-based airline into the capital of the Madagascan carrier. The Malagasy State remains the majority shareholder (51%), and will appoint the Chairman of the Board of Directors, while Air Austral acquires 49% of the company and will propose the...