Aviation

Ryanair announced a new route from Manchester to Billund, with a four times weekly service commencing in April, as part of Ryanair’s Manchester Summer 2019 schedule.

A ticketing error allowed Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific passengers to buy luxury first class tickets that usually cost $16,000  for just $675.

The OAG analysts tracked the performance of over 58 million flight records in 2018 to create a ranking of the best on-time performance (OTP) for the world’s largest airlines and airports.

Finnair is adding capacity on its route between Helsinki and London Heathrow for the summer 2019 season starting on March 31, 2019.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will begin operating a daily frequency between Nagoya and Cebu starting March 31, 2019, as the award-winning flag carrier escalates its bid to strengthen Japanese tourist travel to the Philippines.

Lufthansa Group announced that approximately 5500 new employees will be cleared for takeoff with a career in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium alone, the home markets of the aviation group.

Qatar Airways Group announced that as part of its strategy to invest in the strongest airlines around the world and continue enhancing operations and network connectivity, on 28 December 2018, it has completed an on-market purchase of certain A shares and H shares of China Southern Airlines Company Limited.

In a global first for the airline industry, Portuguese airline Hi Fly made the first-ever jet-age passenger flight with not a single-use plastic item on board.

Ethiopian Airlines has fully implemented Self Check-in Initiative, enabling its customers to check-in using their mobile device and avoid queues at the airport.

Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin direct flights between Tokyo and Perth, Australia.

VINCI Airports, a top 5 global player in the international airport sector with a network of 46 airports in 12 countries, signed an agreement to acquire from current shareholders an effective 50.01% stake in Gatwick Airport Limited, a freehold property airport.

Delta flew more than 3 million customers on more than 28,000 flights around the world during the holiday period from last Thursday to Christmas Day achieving three Brand Days without a cancellation across the combined mainline and Delta Connection operations.

The Islands Of The Bahamas is undoubtedly one of the top warm weather destinations in the world and this year, American Airlines is teaming up with the country to make the destination more accessible for the winter season for Chicagoans.

Ryanair announced three new London Stansted routes to/from Kalamata (Greece), Rodez (France) and Vigo (Spain) as part of its extended London Stansted Summer 2019 schedule.