SAS extended agreement with tour operator Apollo for 2024; deal is valued at SEK1.4b and covers flights from 15 locations in Scandinavia to 20 Mediterranean destinations in Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Spain and Turkey.
Weaker demand recently referenced by some U.S. and European LCCs is a return to more seasonal patterns as post-pandemic trends stabilize, Air Lease execs say .
AIRBUS booked orders in October from undisclosed customers for eight A220-300s, three A321neos and 10 A350-900s. It has now secured orders for 1,399 aircraft in 2023: 47 A220s; 1,182 A320neo Family; 36 A330s; 134 A350s.
As well as consolidating flights, Air New Zealand will pause two international connections from April: service from Auckland to Seoul and to Hobart, Australia.