The bosses of Emirates Airline and International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), the parent of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling, have hit out at what they describe as the over-inflated cost to deliver a possible new Runway at London’s Heathrow Airport.
Mexico City-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Volaris has begun selling tickets for its Costa Rica subsidiary, the airline told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily during the annual Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) Airline Leaders Forum in Mexico City.
Star Alliance members Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) are expanding their codeshare agreements as part of a commercial joint venture (JV) that was concluded in November 2015.
Condor, part of Thomas Cook Group Airlines, will inaugurate a twice weekly link between its home base at Frankfurt Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport from June 23, 2017, growing its long-haul. The new route will complement new flights to San Diego and New Orleans in an expanded summer 2017 schedule and will operate through to September 1, 2017, a total of 21 return rotations.
One of Ireland’s three primary airports, Shannon Airport, will see a new Lufthansa service that will give passengers a whole heap of connecting options. The German carrier will serve Shannon once a week next summer.
The Japanese carrier’s new route announcement is important in more ways than one. Not only does this mark their 42nd international destination, but they are the first Asian airline to operate directly between Japan and Mexico.
As part of a fleet renewal which has now seen the Gulf carrier retire the last of its A330 and A340 aircraft from commercial operation, Emirates Airline has confirmed it will receive seven of the newly configured 516-seat new-generation A380s this fiscal year, with 51 more on order.
Southwest Airlines will launch a daily flight between Kansas City and Austin from March 13, 2017 using a Boeing 737. Ranked by daily passengers, Austin is the largest destination from Kansas City without non-stop air service, with 98 passengers per day each way.
Ireland’s flag carrier has announced yet another American link. From September 2017, Miami will be served from the carrier’s Dublin hub three times a week.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to work with industry to make infrastructure a priority in unlocking aviation’s economic and social benefits. Passenger demand in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to more than double from 298 million in 2015 to 658 million in 2035.
South Africa's largest airport operator is on a mission and its CEO explains to Keith Mwanalushi the implications of doing business outside its borders and his response to how airports should deal with the growing threat of terrorism.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines began scheduled commercial flights to Cuba Nov. 13 with the launch of 2X-daily service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) and Varadero, Cuba, a resort city 87 miles east of Havana.
The airport serving the British Overseas Territory has experienced an influx of passengers during the summer months, mainly due to increased services from existing carriers. A new record was set in August, with 60,360 passengers handled.
New flights from WOW air and Condor will boost connectivity between Europe and Pittsburgh next summer adding to Delta Air Lines seasonal flight to Paris which has operated each summer since 2009. The flights to Reykjavik and Frankfurt will commence in June 2017 and will allow Pittsburgh International Airport to continue its recent international growth.
New York-based JetBlue Airways began 4X-weekly service from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to a third Cuban city, Holguin, located in eastern Cuba 400 miles from Havana, on Nov. 10.
The night-flight ban at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport continues to put Lufthansa at a disadvantage for creating additional business, increasing earnings and offering more connections, a Lufthansa executive told ATW.
The American carrier will serve a third city in Cuba, following the historic decision earlier this year to start commercial service between the two countries.
