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easyJet launches nine new routes

April 25, 2012

easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has announced it will launch nine new routes across its UK network from Winter 2012.  All are key city pairs which are popular with business travellers. The airline has added flights to Tel Aviv, Tallinn, Turin, Amsterdam, Geneva, Venice, Isle of Man and Copenhagen across its UK network of bases [...]

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Flight Attendant Contract First in a US Airways/American Deal

April 24, 2012

Leaders of the Association of Flight Attendants representing pre-merger America West and pre-merger US Airways Flight Attendants, issued the following statement on a potential US Airways/American deal. “A contract for Flight Attendants at US Airways must be completed prior to any new merger deal.  We appreciate innovative efforts for an airline business model that supports [...]

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United Launches Enhanced Carbon Offset Program in Celebration of Earth Day

April 23, 2012

United Continental announced its enhanced carbon offset program in celebration of Earth Day, providing customers the opportunity to calculate and offset the carbon footprint associated with their air travel and cargo shipments. While United and Continental each had a similar initiative, this new program focuses on offset projects that go beyond climate change and provide [...]

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Airline Business Confidence Index – April 2012

April 23, 2012

Airline industry confidence has improved slightly in IATA’s April survey of CFOs and heads of cargo; Respondents reported weakness in Q1 profits, but to a lesser degree than in Q4 2011 – the view for the next 12 months is now also less pessimistic; There has been an improvement in passenger traffic over the last [...]

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SAS named favorite airline by US LGBT travelers

April 19, 2012

Scandinavian Airlines was named Favorite airline at the EDGE Awards after 70,000 online votes had been cast. The annual competition features a number of categories within travel, lifestyle and entertainment, and is organized by one of the leading LGBT media houses in the US, Edge Media. SAS edged out other LGBT-friendly airlines such as Air [...]

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Hawaiian Launches Honolulu-Fukuoka Flights

April 18, 2012

Hawaiian Airlines today opened its newest route into Asia with the launch of daily nonstop service between Honolulu and Fukuoka, Japan. Today’s inaugural flight from Honolulu followed pre-boarding festivities featuring Hawaiian music and hula, a performance honoring the Japanese culture, a traditional Hawaiian blessing, and the presenting of fresh flower lei to all passengers. Fukuoka [...]

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Finnair and TAP Portugal announce code-share agreement

April 18, 2012

The companies will start code-share cooperation on flights between Portugal and Finland. Cooperation begins on April 20, 2012, and customers can immediately make reservations on these new flights. With this code-share agreement, Finnair’s code will be added to TAP’s direct flights between Lisbon and Helsinki. This is an attractive additional destination for Finnair customers, including [...]

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First Quarter Air Ticket Sales by U.S. Travel Agents Running 6 Percent Ahead of Last Year

April 17, 2012

ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 6.57 percent* year-over-year in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, and 18 percent over the same period in 2010. January through March 2012 [...]

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