Aviation

There is a lot to consider when planning your perfect city getaway: the accommodation, sightseeing, travel and more. But what remains vital to the smooth running of a holiday, which many of us seem to overlook, is the airport transfer. Traveling to your hotel in an unknown city can be daunting, not to mention expensive.

Air Canada will operate year-round, non-stop service between Montreal and Seattle on its newest narrowbody aircraft, the Airbus A220-300.

The recent wave of pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong, culminating in the closure of the airport on Monday, has had the effect of deterring people from making plans to visit the city.

Lufthansa Group announced that beginning with the 2020 summer flight schedule, leisure travelers in particular will benefit from attractive new destinations.

American Airlines has unveiled new routes for next summer. American's summer 2020 international schedule includes the following new service.

Every year, in excess of one million people from all over the world fly into western Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, making it one of the largest annual spikes in global air traffic. To manage numbers from overseas, Saudi Arabia sets quotas for countries based on their Muslim population. Local governments and licensed private travel companies then begin allocating places for citizens.

Travelers from Orlando have an easy access to beer lovers' favourite festival; Octoberfest. Eurowings, an airline of the Lufthansa Group, now connects the home of Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany with Orlando.

Abu Dhabi Airports has completed the sufficient preparations, in collaboration with all of its stakeholders, to ensure the smooth and safe departure and return of pilgrims from Mecca and Medina during the Hajj season.

Eastern Airways has unveiled a new cabin product refresh sourcing a number of local suppliers throughout its network for the complimentary service offered on board its Flybe franchise services.

Dubai-based low-cost carrier flydubai announced the launch of flights to Krabi in Thailand and Yangon in Myanmar, expanding its network to Southeast Asia.

SWISS is to modify and expand its services in view of the coming delivery of two further Boeing 777-300ER aircraft which were purchased in 2018. Osaka (Japan) and Washington, D.C. (USA) will be added to the SWISS long-haul network.