Milan to New York City on Emirates, Los Angeles to Paris on Air Tahiti Nui, and New York City to Frankfurt on Singapore Airlines all have one thing in common: they are what we call "Fifth Freedom Flights." These flights operate all around the planet and are flights where neither…
International Airlines Group (IAG) has agreed to purchase the remaining 80% stake of Air Europa that it did not already own from Spanish company Globalia. In announcing strong financial results for 2022 and a positive outlook for 2023, IAG revealed that it had finalized an agreement to pay 400 million…
World2fly expands its network in the Caribbean starting in June with a new seasonal service between Madrid (MAD) and Santiago de los Caballeros (STI). With this route, the airline will offer three non-stop connections between Spain and the Dominican Republic. The Spanish leisure carrier will be the only long-haul operator…
On December 14 Iberojet begins operations between Madrid (MAD) and Tegucigalpa/Comayagua (XPL). This is the first non-stop connection from Europe to Palmerola International Airport (XPL) and the leisure airline's second destination in Central America. Flight EVE 867, operated in an Airbus A350 registered with the registration EC-NGY, took off from…
The Spanish Airline Pilots Union (Sindicato Español de Pilotos de Líneas Aéreas – SEPLA) began on Friday, the first of three 72-hour strike periods called for August. The measure will run until next Sunday, while other days of protest will take place on 19, 20, 21, 27, 28 and 29…
Saudia for this northern winter season will have available flights between Jeddah (JED) and Barcelona (BCN); with this the company will offer non-stop services to the Catalan capital throughout the year, this connection will complement its service to Madrid (MAD). This route is subsidized by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of…
Ryanair has announced a partnership with Junta de Andalucía to promote tourism to Spain’s southernmost region. The joint communications campaign aims to strengthen Spain’s position as an attractive tourist destination and to stimulate visitors from across Europe. The airline specifically highlights the following European countries as targets for the campaign:…
Scandinavian Airlines SAS expands its operations for the northern winter season from the three Scandinavian capitals to major corporate and holiday destinations, offering more than 150 routes in 90 destinations. Strengthening corporate demand in Europe SAS will strengthen its UK operations by operating more flights from Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo…
United Airlines has been known to use cryptic social media posts to build up suspense to the reveal of big news. This year, that took the form of a video posted on the airline's social media accounts, allowing followers to guess the new routes the airline was planning to introduce…
