App in the Air (AITA) has signed a host of new NDC (New Distribution Capability) partners. Southwest Airlines is now onboard, along with the airlines of international Lufthansa Group including Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines. The scheduled flights of regional carrier Hahn Air have all been added to the rapidly […]
Tag Archives: airline
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Dec
Dec
oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance have called for governments to implement recommendations for slot relief measures for northern summer 2021. The call was issued by the Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB), comprising Airports Council International (ACI World), IATA, and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG). As the pandemic continues to impact air travel, the three […]
18
Dec
Dec
Research undertaken by ForwardKeys reveals that, despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent collapse in aviation, there has been a last-minute surge in flight bookings for the Christmas period. In a normal year, tickets issued for travel in the week before Christmas tend to grow progressively throughout the year. However, in 2020, the pattern has […]
12
Aug
Aug
Ryanair, Virgin Atlantic and TUI are failing to refund passengers in agreed time frames, breaching recent commitments to the regulator that they would speed up their refund process, according to new research. Consumer rights organisation Which? said this morning it has seen evidence that the airlines are reneging on promises they made to the Civil […]
02
Aug
Aug
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has found airlines have upped their game when it comes to providing refunds in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. The body has been reviewing the refund policies and performance of UK airlines and three of the largest international operators to the UK. A further five international airlines were included […]
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Jul
Jul
IndiGo will cut ten per cent of its workforce as it downsizes to meet falling demand in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The largest carrier in India last month said it would seek to cut over £400 million in costs this year. In a letter to investors IndiGo chief executive, Ronojoy Dutta, said: “It […]