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'Miraculous': Doctor helps Wizz Air passenger give birth mid-flight

‘Miraculous’: Doctor helps Wizz Air passenger give birth mid-flight

A British doctor onboard a Wizz Air flight helped a pregnant woman deliver her baby when her water broke mid-flight. The aircraft, headed to London for Jordan, was forced to land at Brindisi Airport in southern Italy. Hassan Khan, 28, said he was flying home from a holiday in Amman on Saturday m...

Really Cool Airlines announce launch by year end

Really Cool Airlines, a new player in the airline industry, has announced its plans to launch its operations by the end of the year. The airline has set a target to announce its initial routes by June, giving travelers a new option to explore various destinations around the world. The airline ...

airBaltic Records EUR 32 Million Operating Profit in 2022

Today the Latvian airline airBaltic has published its annual consolidated financial results and the sustainability report of the year 2022, highlighting strong positive business indicators. The company recorded operating earnings of EUR 32.0 million, a significant increase from the previous year....

Top 100 Most Valuable Airline Loyalty Programs 2023

SkyMiles, the frequent flyer program of Delta Air Lines, is the world's most valuable airline loyalty program, according to the On Point Loyalty 2023 Top 100 Most Valuable Airline Loyalty Programs report. With an estimated value of more than USD 27 billion, SkyMiles sets a record in the On Poi...

Alaska Airlines Orders 52 Boeing 737 MAX Jets to Further Modernize Fleet

Boeing and Alaska Airlines today announced the carrier is expanding its 737 MAX fleet with an order for 52 airplanes, exercising options for an additional 42 737-10 and 10 737-9 jets. With the order, the airline is advancing its efforts to build one of the most efficient and sustainable fleets i...

Norwegian delivers solid results in busy travel season

Norwegian reported its results today for the third quarter of 2022. The figures demonstrate Norwegian’s ability to deliver robust financial results and strong operations in the busiest travel season of the year. Business travel has picked up after the summer, and travellers in this segment a...

Scottish airline Loganair put up for sale

Scottish airline Loganair put up for sale

Katharine Hay, independent The UK’s largest regional airline Loganair has been put up for sale. Scottish brothers Stephen and Peter Bond, who have owned the business for the last 25 years, are looking for new owners for the Glasgow-based airline. The company flies 44 aircraft to more...

Norwegian carries two million passengers in August

In the final weeks of the summer holidays Norwegian flew two million passengers to their destinations. Regularity was almost 100 percent, and the load factor was close to 86 percent. “August marks the end of summer and the month marked another strong performance for Norwegian”, said Geir K...

Etihad Airways commits to adopt a mangrove tree for every guest who books economy space

Etihad Airways has committed to adopt a mangrove tree on behalf of every guest who books an Economy Space seat, ensuring every “space” seat sold is eventually carbon neutral. Launched in February 2022, the Etihad Mangrove Forest is aiming to plant 182,000 mangroves tree in by the first quarter ...

TAP’s second quarter shows strong operational and financial recovery

TAP is recovering from the crisis, with ASK, number of passengers and number of departures reaching between 81% and 92% of pre-crisis 2019 levels, while revenues reached 99% of their pre-crisis level in the second quarter of 2019 ("2Q19"). PRASK increased by 80.7% and 8.5% compared to 2Q21 and 2Q...

Ryanair Adds Over 500 Flights (100,000 Seats) For Autumn Half-Term

Ryanair today (Tuesday, 16 August) announced that it will add over 500 flights to and from its main base at London Stansted Airport for the Autumn Mid-Term Break, providing an additional 100,000 low-fare seats to/from London to family destinations in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, and France. Ry...

Oman Air Adds More Flights to Istanbul and Trabzon

Oman Air has added 8 weekly flights to Istanbul and 5 weekly flights to Trabzon. In response to exceptional demand, Oman Air, the Sultanate of Oman's national airline, has increased flights between Muscat and its Turkish destinations (Istanbul and Trabzon). Based on the table below, the airlin...

Air New Zealand plans ahead for a smoother summer

Air New Zealand plans ahead for a smoother summer

Over the next six months, the airline will operate a slightly reduced schedule of 1.5 percent fewer seats than originally planned, meaning a change to some flights. Most customers who experience a flight change will be transferred to another flight on the same day for domestic travel, and for inter...

Air Arabia reports solid first half 2022 net profit of AED 451 million

Air Arabia, the Middle East & North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier operator, today reported a strong first half (January to June) 2022 as recovery in demand for air travel continued. Air Arabia reported a net profit of AED 451 million for the first six months ending June 30, 20...

Ryanair strikes kick off this week and they could affect Brits’ summer holidays

Ryanair strikes kick off this week and they could affect Brits’ summer holidays

By Milo BoydTravel and Sophie Foster, dailystar Strike action which could last until 2023 and cause major disruption across Europe has begun – and it could affect your summer holiday. Ryanair cabin crew members in Spain are walking out Monday to Thursday every week from now until January 7, ...

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