Turkish Airlines has now added the Gambian capital, Banjul, to its schedule. The flights will be operated twice a week and will be in connection with Dakar flights. With this addition, Turkish Airlines has increased its flight network to 54 in Africa. .This means Turkish Airlines now reaches 123 countries with 305 destinations worldwide. Turkish
WestJet is adding to its growing Atlantic gateway from Halifax with the addition of daily non-stop service to Dublin, Ireland starting April 29, 2019 through October 25, 2019. WestJet’s Boeing 737-MAX aircraft features the airline’s Premium and Economy cabins, WestJet Connect and the Boeing Sky Interior. Flights are timed to optimize connectivity to and from
Qatar Airways will add the state-of-the-art Airbus A380 to one of its two daily services from Doha (DOH) to Frankfurt (FRA) starting March 31, 2019. The move will increase the airline’s current daily capacity on the Doha to Frankfurt route by 23%, as well as offer passengers the option to choose from First Class on
Munich Airport marked the launch of Avianca’s new service to Bogotá with a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by Hernán Rincón, the CEO of Avianca, and Dr. Michael Kerkloh, the President and CEO of Munich Airport. Munich is now the only German destination served non-stop by the Colombian carrier. Avianca will depart from Munich to the
Delta will offer 22 daily flights between Atlanta and the LA Basin’s four key airports, and more choices to access Delta’s global network via its hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Long connected by their ties to the entertainment and production industries, Atlanta and the LA Basin will have more connections than ever when Delta
Ryanair has signed a Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) framework and Social Plan with Ver.di, the German cabin crew union, to cover all of Ryanair’s German based cabin crew. This agreement (which is now subject to a cabin crew ballot) confirms the application of German labour law to Ryanair’s cabin crew and delivers pay increases and
Air Astana has announced that it is to launch a low cost airline in the first half of 2019. The airline will be called FlyArystan. It will operate a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft configured to an all-economy class of 180 seats. It will operate a classic LCC model, following the examples of highly successful
Norwegian’s nonstop service to Tampa Bay has commenced. The new twice-weekly service from London Gatwick to Tampa International Airport (TPA) offers holidaymakers a convenient nonstop service with direct access to Florida’s Gulf coast, as well as offering passengers more choice and flexibility when travelling to the sunshine state with Norwegian. In addition to the twice
United Airlines has submitted a formal application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to increase service between New York/Newark Liberty and Shanghai Pudong beginning in June 2020. If approved, United’s second daily flight will create new opportunities for customers to conveniently connect to Shanghai from more than 90 U.S. and Canadian destinations
With the agreements already in place with Uruguayan, Colombian and Brazilian authorities, Chile’s antitrust court has given its approval to LATAM’s plan to strengthen its ties with American Airlines Group, and IAG’s British Airways and Iberia Airways. Approval relates to both passenger and cargo planes, all four carriers being members of the OneWorld Alliance. Enrique
