Aviation

The airlines of the Lufthansa Group carried 13.1 million passengers on board in July 2017. The figure represents an increase of 16.9% compared to the previous year’s month.

Qataris and customers of Qatar Airways have many new destinations in the Eastern Europe to discover this autumn. Qatar Airways continues its Eastern European expansion, with service to Prague and Kyiv launching this month and the historic city of Sarajevo on October 31.

Alaska Airlines today launched service to Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport from two major California hubs: San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. Later this fall, Alaska Airlines will also add another service to Mexico City.

Delta Air Lines launches a new non-stop route to Europe from Orlando. Beginning March 30, 2018, Delta Air Lines, in partnership with KLM/Air France, will begin offering new service from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (AMS).

Passengers travelling through Glasgow Airport will be able to celebrate and experience the country’s finest food, drink, clothing and culture as this year’s Best of Scotland campaign gets underway. Now in its fifth year, the campaign will see parts of the terminal receive a very Scottish makeover to promote the best tastes, sights and sounds the country has to offer.

oneworld is named the best alliance for wine in the 2017 Wines on the Wing survey published by US magazine Global Traveler. Besides winning the “best alliance” title, oneworld’s member airlines also flew high in the Global Traveler Wines on the Wing awards – just as they did in Business Traveller’s Cellars in the Sky awards that presented in February 2017.

Oman Air and Malaysia Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement opening up more international destinations to their customers, effective immediately. Oman Air’s passengers who currently enjoy direct flights to Kuala Lumpur will now be connected to more destinations in Malaysia, China, and Australia.

In celebration of United's 80 years of service in Denver, the airline announced the launch of daily nonstop seasonal service between Denver International Airport (DEN) and London's Heathrow Airport (LHR).

Southwest Airlines announces new weekly service to Cancun, Mexico from Indianapolis. The new flights between Cancun and Indianapolis will operate seasonally on Saturdays beginning March 10, 2018.

Air Canada will launch the only daily service between Vancouver and Yellowknife starting December 15, 2017 until April 1, 2018.

Qatar Airways continues its growth and expansion plans and announced its 5^th Australian destination.

airberlin announced expansion of its flight offerings for the summer of 2018. airberlin is planning the most extensive schedule in its history with around 100 long-haul flights per week.

Qantas will launch new direct seasonal flights between Sydney and Osaka’s Kansai International Airport in response to the boom in travel between Australia and Japan.

Iberia and the Madrid Regional Government collaborate for a new jointly-produced flight safety video that will be shown aboard the Spanish airline’s more than 18,500 long-haul flights between Madrid and overseas destinations.