Aviation

Delta will offer more flights to top Caribbean destinations beginning this winter, with additional service between four of its U.S. hubs and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Nassau, Bahamas; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has given notice to British Airways that it will call on its members to strike on 9th, 10th, and 27th September 2019.

United Airlines announced an expanded international schedule from its hubs in Chicago, Denver, New York/Newark and San Francisco to Europe.

Airports Council International (ACI) World announced that global passenger traffic moderated in the first half of 2019 while the air freight industry continued to experience a downturn.

Bangkok Airways has introduced its new passenger lounges at Phuket International Airport, offering comfort and convenience for Bangkok Airways’s passengers while waiting for their flights.

Qantas has announced three ultra-long-haul research flights to gather new data about inflight passenger and crew health and wellbeing. The Australian carrier will run the tests on planned 19-hour flights.

Air Astana, the flag carrier of the Republic of Kazakhstan, announced the full transfer of Kazakhstan-Moscow services to Domodedovo Airport. The airline will launch services on October 27.

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, issued the following statement commending the agreement signed by the U.S. and Japan today which will increase access for U.S. airlines and passengers flying to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport:

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, announced today that it expects a record 17.5 million passengers to travel on U.S. airlines worldwide during the week-long Labor Day travel period, which extends from Aug. 28 through Sept. 3.

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for seven consecutive years, has announced that check-in cut-off time for ANA international flights departing from Haneda Airport will be changed from 40 minutes to 60 minutes prior to departure. This change will go into effect on Oct. 27, 2019.

Great news for those from Vietnam longing to have a dream trip to India! Vietjet has launched direct routes from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to New Delhi.

Brazilian airline Ocean Air Linhas Aéreas S/A, headquartered in São Paulo and formerly doing business as Avianca Brasil, will formally leave Star Alliance with effect from 1 September 2019.

Lufthansa Innovation Hub launches the "Compensaid" sustainability platform and focuses on CO2 neutral aviation fuels. Now travelers can use the new platform to replace the fossil fuel of their flights with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by paying a surcharge.

International passenger traffic at Orlando International Airport (MCO) saw double-digit growth in June, marking eight consecutive months of such an increase. With a 12.81 percent increase in year-over-year statistics, more than 600,000 international travelers arrived to or departed from Orlando International in June.