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Spanish Islands flights from the UK

Spanish Islands flights from the UK

Both the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Transport have come in for heavy criticism in the way travellers from certain countries have had to self-isolate.  This could change reports Business Travel News.  www.btnews.co.uk British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, now out of quarantine, gave BBC One Breakfast every indication that the rules […]

Boeing testing quieter and cleaner flights with Etihad Airways

Boeing testing quieter and cleaner flights with Etihad Airways

An Etihad Airways 787-10 Dreamliner decked out with special equipment that can enhance safety and reduce CO2 emissions and noise has commenced flight testing this week for Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program. A series of flights will gather the most detailed information to date about aircraft acoustics from some 1,200 microphones attached to the outside of the […]

Delta Air Lines brings back more trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific flights

Delta Air Lines brings back more trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific flights

As Delta Air Lines works to restart service in line with the lifting of travel restrictions, potential vaccine availability and the gradual return of demand, customers will see more trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific flights to top business and leisure destinations for the winter 2020-2021 and summer 2021 seasons. While the airline expects pre-COVID-19 level recovery for […]

New domestic flights to Okinawa boost accessibility of sub-tropical paradise

New domestic flights to Okinawa boost accessibility of sub-tropical paradise

The announcement of new Skymark Airlines flights to Shimojishima has come as a welcome boost to those wishing to soak up the sun, sea and culture in Okinawa once current restrictions are lifted. The new domestic air routes from/to Shimojishima Airport will provide easy access to the Miyako Islands in Okinawa, Japan’s sub-tropical paradise. The […]

International flights from mid-September on cards for Vietnam

International flights from mid-September on cards for Vietnam

Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority is working on a plan to resume international flights from 15 September with all passengers quarantined for 14 days upon arrival in the country, according to a post on the government’s website, which cited Dinh Viet Thang, director of Civil Aviation Authority. Japan and South Korea are first on the list. […]

Destination Da Nang: Vietjet resumes flights to tourist-attraction city

Destination Da Nang: Vietjet resumes flights to tourist-attraction city

Vietjet is resuming domestic flights from and to Da Nang, the major business and travel hub in the central region of Vietnam from today. The move results from the city’s effective control on Covid-19 since its outbreak in late of July. Accordingly, the airline will operate one daily return flight each for Da Nang – […]

United Airlines adding new nonstop flights to Africa, India and Hawaii

United Airlines adding new nonstop flights to Africa, India and Hawaii

United Airlines today announced plans to expand its global route network with new nonstop service to Africa, India and Hawaii. With these new routes, United will offer more nonstop service to India and South Africa than any other U.S. carrier and remains the largest carrier between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii. Starting this December, United […]

Commercial flights linking US-Cuba expected to resume in autumn | News

Commercial flights linking US-Cuba expected to resume in autumn | News

Commercial flights between the United States and Cuba are set to resume for the first time in 50 years following the signing of an agreement between the two countries. A small number of charter flights presently operate between the two destinations, but capacity is expected to rise significantly as mainline airlines return. More than 100 […]

Thomas Cook Airlines launches direct Boston flights | News

Thomas Cook Airlines launches direct Boston flights | News

Thomas Cook Airlines’ inaugural flight to Boston took off earlier, marking its latest milestone as the biggest long haul carrier from Manchester. The Boston Weekender programme, which runs twice a week throughout June to the middle of September, will take culture vultures and explorers to one of the US’s most historic cities, with a flight […]

TAP Portugal boosts United States flights with two new routes | News

TAP Portugal boosts United States flights with two new routes | News

TAP Portugal has increased its direct non-stop weekly flights to the United States as it welcomes the introduction of its new A330 aircraft to the fleet. The Star Alliance-member will now offer daily non-stop direct flights from Lisbon to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and the Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. In […]

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