Both airlines have decided to extend the flight cancellations prompted by the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
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Air France plans San Francisco rainbow flag flights
The airline will fly two special flights celebrating both Gay Pride in San Francisco and the LGBT Pride March in Paris.
Read More »Accor’s most anticipated openings in 2020
From Pompeii to Dubai, Florence, Paris and London, the French hotel giant is looking forward to some key 2020 openings.
Read More »Boeing makes 100 test flights with MAX fix
Boeing says it has completed 96 flights so far, with a total of 160 hours’ flying time, with its software fix for the grounded 737 MAX.
Read More »Jet Airways axes all international flights
Desperate for a financial lifeline to avoid collapse, India’s biggest private airline is now operating just 14 planes out of a total fleet of 124.
Read More »Resia scoops best Swedish travel site award
“We strongly believe in the combination of a good site and personalised service by a travel specialist,” the CCO says.
Read More »Tallinn Airport to expand and build ‘airport city’
TLL wants to more than double the size of its capacity, while also building 150,000sqm of office and accommodation.
Read More »Another ‘magic carpet’ ordered for the oceans
Royal Caribbean subsidiary Celebrity Cruises has ordered a fifth Edge-class ship, famed for its protruding bar.
Read More »Scandinavian ski resorts expect ideal Easter weather
A lot of activities, entertainment and winter sports competitions are lined up in the Nordic mountain resorts.
Read More »Icelandair cancels 100 flights
The impact of the continued suspension of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is being felt in the airline’s schedules at least until June 15.
Read More »TUI reveals surprise Svalbard flights
TUI fly Belgium is offering a charter service from Paris to the top of the world during the month of June.
Read More »Norwegian delays more aircraft deliveries
This time, agreement has been reached with Airbus to postpone the delivery of A320neo and A321LR aircraft.
Read More »JetBlue enters transatlantic battle
The JFK-based airline will be starting slowly, and later than expected, but it could disrupt the market in the premium segment.
Read More »Sweden air travel still heading downward
Airport operator Swedavia’s passenger statistics for March show that numbers fell 6% in March year-on-year.
Read More »KLM gives exotic twist to Costa Rica route
The Dutch carrier is adding the possibility to fly beyond the capital San José to Guanacaste Liberia on the Pacific coast.
Read More »“Shame of flying”: why Swedes are travelling less
Swedes made half a million fewer journeys overseas for leisure purposes in 2018 than the year before, new research shows.
Read More »Airlines protest “weakest ever” ATC targets
EU member states have approved a weak performance for air traffic controllers despite increasing delays, A4E says.
Read More »Gunfire in Tirana as cash is stolen from Austrian plane
In a daring airport heist in Albania, armed criminals steal millions of euros from a plane after passengers have boarded.
Read More »Gallery of sketches named Sweden’s ‘best museum’
Sweden’s Museum of the Year 2019 award has been given to the Museum of Sketches in the university city of Lund.
Read More »Virgin Atlantic reveals new A350 cabins
High-paying upper-class customers flying to JFK, Atlanta and LA will be able to relax in a plush new zone called The Loft.
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