US Memorial Day weekend shows air travel recovery
- BTN News
- Thursday, 01 June 2023
US holiday air travel topped 2019 pre-Covid over the Memorial Day weekend just ended, according to the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
US holiday air travel topped 2019 pre-Covid over the Memorial Day weekend just ended, according to the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Reuters reports Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Indonesia's Garuda Indonesia are planning a joint venture (JV) covering synchronised schedules, better connectivity for passengers and possibly joint fare products and corporate programs.
Australia's Qantas appears to be planning to keep more of its revenues than it did pre-pandemic, saying operating profit margins at Qantas International will grow to more than eight per cent next year and to between 10 and 12 per cent after that.
In Australia, the Qantas Group is replacing its 20 ageing B717s with 29 Airbus A220s.
A new airline that plans A380 flights between London, UK and New York and Los Angeles, USA from next year has bought its first plane, an A380 from German aircraft finance company Doric Aviation for an undisclosed amount.
Australia's Qantas is stepping in to offer eight more weekly services between Adelaide and Whyalla Airport in South Australia from July 1, the day regional rival Rex withdraws from the run.
Marriott has opened the 228-room Sheraton Kagoshima on Kyushu Island in Japan, the brand’s 150th property in Asia-Pacific but the first Sheraton in Japan.
On nine selected routes out of Australia using A330-200 and Boeing 737s, namely Sydney to Singapore, Jakarta, Manila and Denpasar, Melbourne to Singapore and Denpasar, plus Brisbane to Singapore and Port Moresby and Perth to Singapore, flag carrier Qantas is adding free high-speed wifi from May 30.
China’s first domestically-produced passenger jet - a Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 - has flown its maiden commercial flight.
More than a dozen passengers on an Asiana Airlines flight late last week were injured after a man sitting in the emergency seat row opened the aircraft door when the aircraft was about 700 feet from the ground and preparing to land in Seoul, South Korea.
New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport could have a second international terminal after IndiGo asked operator Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) to okay Terminal 1 for international operations.
Foreign exchange operator Travelex has opened 23 new bureaux and partnerships across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Brazil this year as international aviation rebounds post-pandemic.
Thousands of UK travellers' half-term school holiday plans were hit after British Airways cancelled at least 175 flights due to an IT failure late last week.
US holiday air travel topped 2019 pre-Covid over the Memorial Day weekend just ended, according to the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Reuters reports Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Indonesia's Garuda Indonesia are planning a joint venture (JV) covering synchronised schedules, better connectivity for passengers and possibly joint fare products and corporate programs.
Australia's Qantas appears to be planning to keep more of its revenues than it did pre-pandemic, saying operating profit margins at Qantas International will grow to more than eight per cent next year and to between 10 and 12 per cent after that.
In Australia, the Qantas Group is replacing its 20 ageing B717s with 29 Airbus A220s.
A new airline that plans A380 flights between London, UK and New York and Los Angeles, USA from next year has bought its first plane, an A380 from German aircraft finance company Doric Aviation for an undisclosed amount.
Australia's Qantas is stepping in to offer eight more weekly services between Adelaide and Whyalla Airport in South Australia from July 1, the day regional rival Rex withdraws from the run.
Marriott has opened the 228-room Sheraton Kagoshima on Kyushu Island in Japan, the brand’s 150th property in Asia-Pacific but the first Sheraton in Japan.
On nine selected routes out of Australia using A330-200 and Boeing 737s, namely Sydney to Singapore, Jakarta, Manila and Denpasar, Melbourne to Singapore and Denpasar, plus Brisbane to Singapore and Port Moresby and Perth to Singapore, flag carrier Qantas is adding free high-speed wifi from May 30.
China’s first domestically-produced passenger jet - a Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 - has flown its maiden commercial flight.
More than a dozen passengers on an Asiana Airlines flight late last week were injured after a man sitting in the emergency seat row opened the aircraft door when the aircraft was about 700 feet from the ground and preparing to land in Seoul, South Korea.
New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport could have a second international terminal after IndiGo asked operator Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) to okay Terminal 1 for international operations.
Foreign exchange operator Travelex has opened 23 new bureaux and partnerships across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Brazil this year as international aviation rebounds post-pandemic.
Thousands of UK travellers' half-term school holiday plans were hit after British Airways cancelled at least 175 flights due to an IT failure late last week.