Finnair is extending its cooperation with Widerøe and will add nine new destinations to its network in Norway. Widerøe (WF) is based in Norway and is Northern Europe’s largest regional carrier. Within the codeshare agreement, Finnair’s AY code will be added to several routes operated by Widerøe from Finnair’s current destinations in Norway – Oslo,
Starting October 29, BA will be offering three-times-weekly non-stop flights direct to Durban, South Africa. The 5,935-mile flight will now take 12 hours, as opposed to the current 15-hour option which involves connecting through Johannesburg, Nairobi or Addis Ababa. Alternatively, many travellers use other routes through Istanbul, Dubai and Doha. The airline anticipates that the
United Airlines will increase service between Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Havana’s José Martí International Airport beginning July 20. Subject to government approval, United will operate the new daily service with either Boeing 737-800 mainline aircraft or Embraer E175 regional aircraft operated by Mesa Airlines as United Express. “This expansion to Havana will provide
American Airlines brings the Czech Republic and the USA one step closer, by launching direct service between Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). Flights are operated using Boeing 767-300 aircraft, providing more than 2,800 seats per week between the two cities, every day throughout the summer season. “Prague is a vibrant
Wizz Air UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wizz Air Holdings, has been granted an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and Operating Licence (OL) by the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority. Wizz Air UK, headquartered at London Luton airport, begins operations on May 3, with the first flight between London Luton and Bucharest. Wizz Air UK will
Belavia – Belarusian Airlines, the flag carrier airline of Belarus, and Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier of Turkey, announced a codeshare agreement, effective from May 1, 2018. Through this codeshare partnership, Turkish Airlines and Belavia will reciprocally add their flight codes on Istanbul – Minsk flights operated by both parties and vice versa. “As
WestJet has officially launched its route between Halifax and London (Gatwick). The departure of WS24 marks the start of daily, nonstop service between Halifax Stanfield International Airport and Gatwick Airport until October 26, 2018. This is the first time the airline has used its newest aircraft, the Boeing 737-8 MAX for transatlantic travel. “WestJet’s addition
Sabre Corporation, the technology provider to the global travel industry, has signed a new distribution service agreement with Fuzhou Airlines, making Sabre the carrier’s first global distribution system provider based outside of China. Operating as a joint venture of Hainan Airlines out of Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou Airlines is a fast-growing Chinese carrier that
One passenger has died, and seven passengers have been injured as a result of an engine explosion on a Southwest Airlines jet bound from New York to Dallas. The plane, Flight 1380 was a Boeing 737-700 with 149 passengers and crew on board. The plane made a successful emergency landing at Philadelphia just before noon,
Keeping a close eye on the geopolitical issues resulted in American Airlines rerouting flights on Saturday that would ordinarily use Russian airspace. With U.S, President Trump threatening to attack Syrian chemical weapons capabilities, and the country being a close ally of Putin’s Russia, political tension between the two countries has risen considerably over recent weeks.
