AirlinesJetBlue Increases Checked Bag Fees (Again) JetBlue is not only following competitors when it comes to negative changes, like the recent introduction of basic economy, but they’re also leading the way when it comes to checked bag fees.
LinkEmotional Support Rabbit Flies United Business Class To Japan Stop the press, because this is the most important thing you’ll read today. A rabbit dressed in people clothes has been spotted flying in business class on United Airlines between San Francisco and Japan. OK, so it’s not ‘new’ news; the flight actually took place in May 2018. But thanks to the power of the interweb, we’ve just found the pictures and simply had to share the story with our readers.
LinkIrAero Sukhoi Superjet 100 Lands On Unfinished Runway In Moscow An IrAero Superjet 100 has landed on an unfinished runway in Moscow. Fortunately, it landed safely and came to a complete stop with no injuries to passengers or crew. The incident was reported to have taken place on Thursday 16th January at just after 2pm local time.
LinkTrade Air Will Open A Base In Ljubljana To Replace Adria Airways Routes Trade Air, the Croatian airline specializing in ACMI leasing, will open a base in Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport in Slovenia this summer. It will base an Airbus A320 there to operate charter flights for Slovenian tour operators, as reported by Alen Šćurić on Tango Six. These charter services were previously operated by Adria Airways, which has since gone bankrupt.
LinkAir India Is Now Struggling To Replace Engines On Grounded Planes In the midst of financial troubles, Air India is being divested from the Indian Government and it is hoped that expressions of interest from private investors might save the airline. However, while it waits, the debts deepen. So much so that an Airbus A320 can’t get an engine replacement because it doesn’t have the money to pay for it. Yikes.
LinkLOT Polish Inaugurates New Service To Beijing Daxing LOT Polish Airlines is complementing its existing services between Warsaw and Beijing’s Capital Airport with a brand new service between Warsaw and Beijing’s new Daxing Airport. The airline is now offering daily flights to a choice of airports in China’s capital.
LinkWestJet Launches New Transatlantic Boeing 737-700 Flight Canadian operator WestJet is planning a new transatlantic service. The Boeing 737 operated flight would be used to connect Canada’s Halifax to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The seasonal flight is set to operate over the 2020 summer period.
LinkHK Express Apologises For Making Passenger Take Pregnancy Test Hong Kong-based low-cost airline Hong Kong Express has been forced to apologize after it was revealed it had forced a passenger to undertake a pregnancy test. The airline allegedly made Midori Nishida, 25, undertake a test before she was allowed to board a flight to Saipan. The airline says it was acting on concerns over birth tourism, but is now reviewing its practice.
LinkUnited Airlines To Remove Bag Sizers From Gates In an internal memo sent to all United Airlines employees, the airline has declared it will be removing all bag sizers from boarding gates by 23 January. The memo highlights the airline’s renewed focus on checking bag size at check-in desks and putting more over-size bags in the hold before passengers reach the gate.
LinkAir Greenland Orders The Rare Airbus A330-800neo Air Greenland has made its choice and has reportedly placed an order for the rare A330-800neo. The aircraft will be used to fly from Copenhagen to Greenland, and will replace its aging A330-200. Local media are reporting the deal today, with delivery scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021.
LinkairBaltic Announces Impressive 22% Passenger Increase In 2019 Latvian carrier airBaltic carried over five million passengers in 2019 according to a recent press release. In fact, this marks an increase of 22% over 2018 figures, making a new record for the airline and its 25 years of operation.
LinkAtlasGlobal Suspends Operations Again Turkish carrier, AtlasGlobal, has announced that it will suspend operations again. This comes after the carrier suspended operations in late 2019 due to financial difficulties. Until February 9, 2020, AtlasGlobal will not operate any scheduled flights.
LinkWhat Happened With The Delta 777 Fuel Dump? Recently, a Delta Air Lines flight made headlines. Flight DL89 from Los Angeles to Shanghai on January 14, 2020, suffered an engine compressor stall and had to return to Los Angeles International Airport. However, during the emergency landing, the pilots dumped fuel over Los Angeles. As a result, a number of children and adults on the ground suffered injuries due to contact with jet fuel.
LinkDelta To Launch New Routes To Miami– Here's Why This Matters Delta Air Lines has recently announced a host of new routes out of Miami for 2020. These routes are expected to enhance connections on Delta to LATAM flights out of Miami. This move comes as the carrier makes strides towards deeper cooperation with the South American giant.
LinkWizz Air Announces Big Vienna Expansion Wizz Air has laid the foundations for huge growth out of Vienna this year with the allocation of extra aircraft. The airline expects 2020 to bring it a 70% year on year growth out of the Austrian capital. This development in Vienna goes alongside Wizz Air’s previous expansion announcement between Albania and Italy.
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