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Tuesday, November 30, 2021, marked the first-ever nonstop flight between the Portuguese island of Madeira and the U.S. The Azores Airlines flight from Funchal (FNC) — the island’s capital — to New York (JFK) was also the first-ever transatlantic flight…

Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has announced the launch of 18 new routes. These new routes, set to commence in February and March of 2022, are aimed primarily at sun-seekers and will connect cities mostly in the northern U.S. to destinations…

The Virgin Group’s overhauled rewards club, Virgin Red, debuted in February 2021 in the U.K. After a successful launch, it has now been rolled out in the U.S. “We’ve had a whirlwind of a year building the U.K. program and…

Airline: IberiaAircraft: Airbus A350-900Flight #: IB3167Route: London Heathrow (LHR) > Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)Date: September 26, 2021Duration: 1hr 52minsCabin and Layout: Iberia business class, 31-seat capacity across 8 rows in a 1-2-1 configurationSeat: 3JCash Cost: £230 (~$309) (open-jaw round-trip…

In an industry first, Qantas has detailed a new elite status tier dedicated to those who travel sustainably. The Australian flag carrier is to add a new Green tier that passengers will be able to earn simultaneously alongside the existing…

‘Tis the season to announce a codeshare. Canadian carriers WestJet and Air Transat are the latest carriers to announce a codeshare agreement. The low-cost leisure airlines are joining forces for strength in numbers against the Canadian flag carrier, Air Canada….

Lufthansa has unveiled a new selection of snacks that will be available for purchase in addition to its regular economy and premium economy meal services. This is great news for those who get hungry between meal services on flights. In…

The joint venture agreement between Delta and LATAM is being strengthened further still with the addition of codeshare on 20 routes across the Americas. The codeshare routes will be predominantly through the airlines’ hubs in Atlanta (ATL), Bogotá (BOG), Lima…

Canada is a country where low-cost airlines are relatively novel, but that’s all going to change as soon as a new ultra-low-cost carrier takes to the skies in early 2022. From its base in Calgary (YYC), Lynx Air plans to shake…

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On November 28, 2021, Vietnam Airlines will fly from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to San Francisco (SFO), marking the first time the carrier will fly between the 2 nations. The news comes around 2 months after the first nonstop…

French long-haul, low-cost carrier French Bee has announced its plans to launch a new route from Paris (ORY) to Los Angeles (LAX), which will be its second route to California. Los Angeles will be the third U.S. destination for French Bee,…

Emirates chose the Dubai Air Show to announce that it would be installing its premium economy product on an additional 105 aircraft. The news comes almost a year after the airline inaugurated the cabin on an A380 from Dubai (DXB)…

A new Japanese low-cost carrier is set to land on the U.S. mainland for the first time. On Christmas Day, December 25, 2021, Japan’s ZIPAIR Tokyo will operate its inaugural flight from Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Los Angeles (LAX). “We…

British Airways has confirmed that it will be operating the behemoth Airbus A380 superjumbo on its route from London Heathrow (LHR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). The news comes in the same week as both Iberia and Finnair — also Oneworld…

Delta Air Lines has made a promise to feature its premium economy product on all of its flights to Europe by summer 2022. This is great news for travelers who want to jet off on their well-deserved vacations in the…

It’s high time we had some good news in the world of points and miles redemption charts. Colombian-based Avianca has unveiled a new distance-based award chart for its popular loyalty program LifeMiles. The new award chart is for flights within…

Finland’s flag carrier Finnair will launch a brand-new nonstop flight from its base in Helsinki (HEL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). The all-new service will commence on March 27, 2022, and will operate 4 times per week. Dallas is one of…

Spanish flag carrier Iberia announced Monday that it will add nonstop flights from Madrid (MAD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), San Francisco (SFO), and Washington, D.C. (IAD). The new routes will commence in April 2022, just in time for the busy…

In a first for the commercial aviation industry, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines has completely removed all plastic from inflight water services, effective immediately. The airline’s so-called “Green Team Employee Business Resource Group” helped make the decision, which comes at a time…