Airlines News
Finnair celebrates one year of innovative travel
Finnair are celebrating one year since the launch of their elevated long-haul experience, as they continue to bring innovation to the sky. Exactly a year ago, on 14 February 2022, the Nordic carrier Finnair brought its new spacious, long-haul look to the skies as the first refurbished A350 departed Helsinki.
SWISS expands its ‘Green Fares’ Europewide
Following successful trials in Scandinavia, SWISS is expanding its ‘Green Fares’ programme throughout Europe together with the Lufthansa Group. With SWISS’s Green Fares, the offsetting of the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the customer’s air travel is included in the price. The new Green Fare option complements SWISS’s existing range of products in the sustainability field.
Qatar Airways Revs Up Excitement for Motorsports in 2023
In celebration of the multiple motorsport events coming to Qatar in 2023, the World’s Best Airline, Qatar Airways, invites motorsports enthusiasts to fuel up on excitement and join the airline for a special evening at Lusail Boulevard on Wednesday, 22 February, from 5pm.
Virgin Atlantic suspends services to Pakistan
Virgin Atlantic announced today that it will be suspending services between London Heathrow and Lahore and Islamabad.
Fly Your Way with Fiji Airways
Guests flying with Fiji Airways will have more flexibility and choice with the introduction of an unbundled economy class fare concept. This new concept will be effective from 2nd March 2023 for USA and Canada, and 3rd March, 2023 for the rest of the world.
interCaribbean Adds Aircraft and Expands Flights in Barbados, Guyana and Windward Islands
interCaribbean Airways announces the addition of two aircraft to its fleet and an expanded flight schedule to service Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines.
Hanjin Group donates USD 500,000 to Türkiye Earthquake Relief Efforts
Hanjin Group has announced it will donate USD 500,000 for Türkiye earthquake relief efforts. The donation will be given through the Korean Red Cross, and used for local relief activities and damage recovery.
QANTAS AIRCRAFT MEMORABILIA GOES UNDER THE HAMMER FOR CHARITY
Qantas has held an open house and charity auction of items from the cabin of an Airbus A330 passenger aircraft before it travels overseas to be converted into a dedicated air freighter.
Emirates celebrates 10 years in Poland
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, celebrates the tenth anniversary of its first commercial flight operation in Poland. Since the inaugural flight in February 2013, the airline has carried more than 1.6 million passengers on the service across more than 6,300 flights from Dubai to Warsaw in both directions.
New consortium to enable zero emission aviation to take off in Aotearoa New Zealand
The Hydrogen Consortium’s vision is to support the country to pioneer the commercial deployment of green hydrogen-powered aircraft.
BRITISH AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES CODESHARE PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH AFRICAN AIRLINE AIRLINK
British Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Airlink, improving connectivity between the UK, Europe, North America and more than 15 destinations in Southern Africa.
SWISS to resume passenger services to Shanghai
In view of the now-eased entry provisions for Mainland China, SWISS is to resume its passenger services between Zurich and Shanghai from 3 March. One weekly flight is currently planned on the route for the month of March, which will then be expanded to three weekly frequencies from April onwards.