Norwegian returning to Sweden and Stockholm Arlanda with three direct routes
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) is back at Stockholm Arlanda after nearly a five-month pause during the pandemic. Over the Easter… Read More »
IATA Seeks Temporary COVID-19 Measures, Global Standards for Digital Health Passports
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) new Director General painted a grim picture of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on international… Read More »
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Call For Transatlantic Flights to US
Despite the British government’s hesitancy to reopen transatlantic routes from the U.K. to the U.S., British Airways and Virgin Atlantic… Read More »
United Sets Ambitious Diversity Goal for Hiring Pilots
United Airlines on Tuesday announced an ambitious new plan to recruit more pilots for what could be a worldwide pilot shortage in… Read More »
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Reopens April 29
Disneyland, Disney’s California Adventure and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa are all reopening before the end of the month. Reservations… Read More »
MGM Resorts in Las Vegas Add In-Room COVID-19 Testing For Guests
MGM Resorts has amplified its Convene with Confidence program, adding COVID-19 rapid testing as an option for events. Guests staying at MGM Resorts… Read More »
Summer Vacation Rentals Already at a Premium
If you’ve thought about booking a summer vacation rental, it already might be too late. Across the country, a pent-up… Read More »
Loews Hotels & Co Receives WELL Health-Safety Rating
Loews Hotels & Co. announced that they are one of the first hospitality brands to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating… Read More »
CLIA Execs Ask Travel Partners To Lobby For The Return Of US Cruising
Top officials of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) joined Vicki Freed’s Coffee Talk for travel agents to urge them to lobby… Read More »
CDC Signals Some Cruising Could Return By Midsummer
For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has signaled that some cruising could restart from… Read More »
Japan Airlines retires all PW4000-powered 777s
JAL – Japan Airlines (JL, Tokyo Haneda) has joined ANA – All Nippon Airways in retiring its fleet of PW4000-powered… Read More »
Nigeria’s Ibom Air to add A220s for int’l growth
Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) will shortly add its first A220-300s ahead of plans to expand into the regional West African… Read More »
EC backs Air France-KLM aid, Paris to hold biggest stake
As anticipated, the European Commission has approved a second bailout of Air France-KLM, involving EUR4 billion euros (USD4.75 billion) in… Read More »
Chilean carriers nix int’l flights as borders close
LATAM Airlines (LA, Santiago de Chile Int’l) has suspended most of its international commercial flights to and from Chile in… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet lays off another 415 pilots
The Airline Pilots Association of Canada has strongly criticised Ottawa for procrastinating in responding to the COVID-19 crisis in Canadian… Read More »
Australia’s Alliance Air launches E190 commercial ops
Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane Int’l) on April 10 launches commercial service with its recently acquired ERJ 190-100AR fleet based out… Read More »
AMCON plans to operate Arik, NG Eagle side-by-side
The state-owned Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) intends to retain Arik Air (W3, Lagos) alongside its new start-up NG… Read More »
Alitalia running out of time and money – reports
Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) paid its 10,500 employees only half of their March salaries as it runs short of cash… Read More »
Romania’s Blue Air plans Bucharest bond, London IPO
Blue Air (Romania) (0B, Bucharest Otopeni) is planning a bond issue on the Bucharest Stock Exchange in October 2022, after… Read More »
A year without travel doesn’t mean there was nothing to do
Travel writer Theresa Norton says although she hasn’t traveled in more than a year, she has stayed busy writing about… Read More »
Chinese river cruises sail at 75% capacity
Chinese river operators including Century Cruises is sailing at 75% capacity with domestic passengers. Marketing and sales director Jack Xiong… Read More »
Fla. governor issues order prohibiting vaccine passports
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has banned the state from issuing COVID-19 passports and businesses from demanding that customers show them… Read More »