United Airlines said on Tuesday it plans to end service in October at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, where it failed to profit over seven years because it offered few connections to other cities, and add flights at its Newark, New Jersey hub.
The french airline is cancelling its service from Paris CDG to Kuala Lumpur, 2 and a half years after it relaunched service to Malaysia. The airline cancelled the service to Kuala Lumpur from the 25th October. AF246 and AF241 will end service on the B777-200ER on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
United currently operates the premium service on Boeing 757 aircraft. United currently operates two ‘premium routes’ from JFK, to San Fransisco and Los Angeles. Service after the 25th October is cancelled. The two premium routes are to be moved to Newark and will continue to operate to San Francisco and to Los Angeles. Reservation for…
Paramedics were responding Monday to an undetermined medical issue involving passengers on a Fiji Airways flight at Los Angeles International Airport. Fiji Airways flight 810 arrived from Nadi International Airport at the Tom Bradley International Terminal around 1:45 p.m, according to an LAX spokesperson. A dozen passengers reported nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, officials said.
Virgin Atlantic ha revealed the appointment of Erik Varwijk as executive vice president commercial. He will be responsible for leading all commercial teams across the business including sales and customer engagement, marketing and customer experience, network and alliances and revenue management.
Etihad Airways has urged the European Commission to embrace “bold, exciting and world-leading reforms” as part of the Strategic Aviation Package to overhaul Europe’s air transport industry. In a detailed submission to the commission, the airline advocates a policy which actively facilitates competition and consumer choice, addresses critical shortfalls in aviation infrastructure and eases restrictions…
Emirates has announced its plans to launch services to Multan, Pakistan, beginning August 1st this year. Service to Multan, Pakistan’s fifth largest city by population, will commence with four weekly flights operated by a Boeing 777-300 in a two-class configuration – 54 seats in Business Class and 310 in Economy Class. The aircraft can carry…
Garuda Indonesia will increase flight frequency of the Jakarta – Amsterdam route from five times to six times a week from July 22nd. The addition of Jakarta – Amsterdam route frequency is part of the airline’s efforts to meet rising market demands, and to strengthen its presence in the international market, especially in the European…
Vietjet has announced the launch of a new route linking Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the capital city of South Korea, Seoul. With a frequency of seven return flights per week, the inaugural flight, which will take off on November 7th, will depart Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 00.15 and arrive at Incheon…
The International Air Transport Association has announced that Andres Conesa, chief executive of Aeromexico, has assumed his duties as chairman of the IATA Board of Governors for a one-year term, effective immediately. Conesa is the first Mexican to hold this position. He succeeds Calin Rovinescu, chief executive of Air Canada, whose one-year term expired at…
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United Airlines flight bound for London from Chicago had to make a stop on Friday night providing passengers with a layover hell. FlightAware.com said that flight UA958 turn back about three hours into the 7 and a half hour flight moments after it began to cross the Atlantic. Passenger Lois Harper told CNN that “The…