31 August, 2024
Saudi Arabia and Maldives forge stronger aviation partnership
British Airways releases the top 25 most sought-after destinations for 2025
As the 'End of Summer Sale' launches, British Airways Holidays has identified the most sought-after destinations for 2025 holidays so far and delves into the movers and shakers over the last 12 months.
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Helicopter deliveries may rise in 2025, according to Bloomberg Intelligence
easyJet and Virgin Atlantic partner in pilot exchange programme
New partnership will see cohort of easyJet pilots join Virgin Atlantic on secondment to train on Airbus A350 wide-body fleet
New programme offers three year long haul flying experience with security of an easyJet role to return to
Passenger Demand Up 8% in July
• Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 8.0% compared to July 2023. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), was up 7.4% year-on-year. The July load factor was 86.0% (+0.5ppt compared to July 2023). There was no significant negative demand impact from the CrowdStrike IT outage on 19 July.
• International demand rose 10.1% compared to July 2023. Capacity was up 10.5% year-on-year and the load factor fell to 85.9% (-0.3ppt compared to July 2023).
• Domestic demand rose 4.8% compared to July 2023. Capacity was up 2.8% year-on-year and the load factor was 86.1% (+1.7ppt compared to July 2023).“July was another positive month. In fact, passenger demand hit an all-time high for the industry and in all regions except Africa, despite significant disruption caused by the CrowdStrike IT outage,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General.
Florida no longer welcome to LGBT+ visitors.
29 August, 2024
Spirit Airlines launches new guest experience with 'More Fly' giveaway
Travellers can enter for a chance to win a pair of round-trip flights with the perks of the new Go Big or Go Comfy experience at spirit.com/flyaway
"The transformation of Spirit's Guest experience is a significant milestone for us that brings exceptional value to travellers, and we're excited to include our Guests in the celebration with this new flight giveaway," said Rana Ghosh, Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at Spirit Airlines. "The winners will have a chance to experience the benefits of our new premium offerings that provide more comfort and value than ever before."
The grand prize winner will take off in style with a pair of round-trip flights and enjoy the elevated comfort of Go Big. The new Go Big travel option includes a Big Front Seat®, one checked and one carry-on bag, priority check-in and boarding, snacks and drinks, including alcoholic beverages, and access to fast streaming Wi-Fi. The second prize winner will enjoy two round-trip flights with Go Comfy, which includes the choice of an aisle or window seat with a guaranteed blocked middle seat, one checked and one carry-on bag, priority boarding, and a snack and non-alcoholic beverage during each service.
Guests can now experience every aspect of the airline's transformation, including a new priority check-in experience that launches today at more than 20 airports for Guests who opt to Go Big or are Free Spirit® Gold members or Free Spirit World Elite Mastercard holders.
Saudia Group concludes Hajj season 1445H
SAS emergence from restructuring proceedings
A continued positive development for passenger demand with 18 million passengers traveling with SAS so far in fiscal year 2024 (Nov 2023 – July 2024), a 6.5 percent increase from the same period in fiscal year 2023.The SAS EuroBonus program now has almost 8 million members and continues to be the leading loyalty program in Scandinavia.SAS recorded its highest-ever monthly profitability in July 2024, demonstrating steady progress in achieving the targeted annual cost reduction of approximately SEK 7.5 billion in the SAS FORWARD plan.