As demand for travel increases, SAS continues to open up new destinations and provide more frequent flights. SAS will fly more than 150 routes to 90 destinations during winter 2021-2022. The carrier is also increasing the number of flights between the Scandinavian capitals and other important destinations in its network to further improve connectivity as
Australia is on course to become home to a new, low-cost carrier, Bonza, which should begin operations in the second quarter of 2022. The new carrier has not yet settled on whether it will be based in northern New South Wales or southern Queensland. The intention is for it to operate on currently badly served
Delta Air Lines is going to resume its direct flights from Prague to New York, JFK Airport, effective May 26, 2022. Throughout the summer flight schedule, the airline plans to operate the route up to seven times a week using Boeing a 767-300 aircraft. “The resumption of direct flights to New York, which was one
United Airlines (United) has announced that it will fly its biggest domestic schedule since the start of the pandemic to meet an expected surge in holiday travel, with an emphasis on connecting the Midwest to warm-weather cities like Las Vegas and Orlando as well as offering nearly 70 daily flights to ski destinations, including new
With millions of jobs and national economies dependent on a strong restart of the air transport sector, World Routes will bring together decision-makers from airlines, airports, and tourism authorities in Milan next week (10-12 October) to rebuild global air connectivity. Now in its 26th year, World Routes has made a real impact on the world’s
Qantas and Emirates have announced they will extend their cornerstone partnership for another five years, meaning customers and frequent flyers of both airlines will have access to an expansive joint network, and millions of reward seats to travel across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the U.K. The agreement was signed by Emirates President Tim Clark
United Airlines has confirmed that 593 of its employees who are currently refusing to abide by its vaccine mandate will have their contracts terminated if proof of vaccination is not produced by next Monday. “This was an incredibly difficult decision but keeping our team safe has always been our first priority,” Chief Executive Scott Kirby
It was last September when flag carrying airline South African Airways (SAA) ceased operations after it had been under a form of bankruptcy protection since December 2019, and since then all planes had remained grounded. The carrier had been struggling against the dual problems of lack of profitability and the effects of the global COVID-19
As the European aviation market continues to recover, easyJet will be expanding its network of seasonal bases by adding five more aircraft across bases Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Faro from May 2022. The investment will create around 120 direct jobs in Spain where the airline currently employs more than 400 people, all under local
Finnair and Turkish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement that brings more choice to the airline’s customers. Starting September 29, the Finnair AY code will be added to Turkish Airlines route between Helsinki and Istanbul, and from Istanbul to Athens, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Amman, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Antalya and Gazipasa. Respectively, the Turkish Airlines
