Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will launch flights to Vienna this summer from July 18. The service will operate twice weekly using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The new service has been conveniently timed to arrive early morning in Vienna to provide travelers between the UAE and Austria an ideal weekend getaway. Travelers
Sabre Corporation and Virgin Australia have reaffirmed their long-standing relationship with the renewal of their global distribution agreement. Under the renewed agreement, Sabre will continue to distribute Virgin Australia flights and services through the Sabre GDS marketplace, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of Sabre-connected agencies will continue to have access to Virgin Australia’s great
Air Canada started operating its first non-stop service between Montreal and Cairo on June 18, serving the large Egyptian community established in Montreal and throughout North America, and providing an additional gateway to Africa. “Air Canada is pleased to offer its first scheduled flights to Egypt. We are strategically rebuilding our international network by adding new
In time for the current steep rise in demand for holiday bookings, the Lufthansa Group’s new leisure airline is ready for take-off. With the issuance of its operating license and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the German Federal Aviation Authority, the young start-up airline Eurowings Discover has successfully completed the final stage on its way
Many countries are opening travel as vaccination coverage increases. Finnair has now updated its offering for September-October and for the winter season 2021/2022 (November – March) to meet the needs of its travel-hungry customers. Destinations for autumn and winter include the Canary Islands, with flights starting in September as well as Miami and Thailand in the winter season. Altogether, Finnair will fly to some 70
Air New Zealand has extended its agreement with the Australian Government to operate flights between Norfolk Island and Australia from August 30, 2021 until the end of August 2023. Under the agreement, Air New Zealand will use its A320 aircraft to operate up to three flights per week from Brisbane and three flights from Sydney. Air New Zealand Chief Operating Officer
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will operate cargo freighters connecting Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) and Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) for two round trip flights in June. A Boeing 767 freighter with maximum load capacity at roughly 50 tons has been selected for the route. ANA is operating the freighters in response to increased demand
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline will begin a codeshare agreement with Peach Aviation. Set to begin in August, the codeshare agreement will allow travelers to reserve and purchase flights for Peach Aviation under ANA and accumulate ANA miles while flying on Peach Aviation aircraft. In addition, ANA mileage may be exchanged for Peach
Air New Zealand has been awarded more international cargo flights under the Government’s Maintaining International Air Connectivity (MIAC) scheme. With the scheme extended through to October, the airline will operate around 30 flights per week to 13 destinations including Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, as well as maintaining air connectivity with key Pacific ports.
Hawaiian Airlines (Hawaiian) is seeking qualified candidates to fill more than 400 positions ahead of what is expected to be a busy summer travel season. Hawaiian saw a rebound in demand in the first quarter and has been rebuilding its network and workforce to accommodate steadily growing interest in travel to its home state. The
