Airlines

Delta Air Lines gets Heavenly

Delta Air Lines is transforming the sleep experience in the air by offering Westin Heavenly In-Flight bedding, designed and manufactured exclusively for Delta, in all of its BusinessElite cabins throughout the world. The new bedding product will be available on all BusinessElite international flights, as well as BusinessElite flights between New York's JFK airport and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle and between Atlanta and Honolulu, beginning in June. BusinessElite customers will receive a Westin Heavenly sleeping pillow and a comforter with extra luxurious loft. Passengers on flights...

Porter increases Windsor flights

Porter Airlines is adding a fourth weekday roundtrip flight between Windsor and Toronto (Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport), starting April 15. Flights are timed to provide convenient connections in Toronto for Ottawa, Montreal, Northern Ontario and other destinations....

IATA looking for global solutions

IATA is calling on governments to agree on a global approach to market-based measures (MBMs) to help aviation manage the 2% of global man-made carbon emissions for which it is responsible. The airline industry association also stressed the need for governments and industry to align on all four pillars of the aviation industry's strategy on climate change: investment in new technology, more efficient operations, better infrastructure and positive economic measure or MBMs. The aviation value chain -- airlines, airports, air navigation service providers and manufacturers -- has agreed to three...

Frontier drops Expedia

Denver-based Frontier Airlines says that its schedules and fares will no longer be available on Expedia. The move takes effect immediately and comes after Frontier and Expedia were unable to reach agreement to continue offering Frontier's schedules and fares on the online travel agency's web site. The airline indicated that its customers can still find its fare on other travel sites such as Travelocity, Orbitz and Priceline. Daniel Shurz, Frontier's senior vice-president, commercial, said: "Booking Frontier travel at FlyFrontier.com remains the best choice as it's the only place where you're...

WestJet fare bundles set to take flight

WestJet has released details of its upcoming fare bundles - an enhancement to its current fare system that gives guests a choice between three fares -- Econo, Flex and Plus. Each fare offers a different level of value to the guest. Features for each fare bundle are as follows: Econo: One complimentary checked bag, advanced seat selection - $5 to $17.25, $75-$86.25 itinerary change fee (plus applicable fare difference), $75-$86.25 name change fee, $75-$86.25 cancellation fee; Flex: One complimentary checked bag, advanced seat selection - $5 to $34.50 with access to emergency exit row which...

Etihad partners with Kenya Airways

Etihad Airways will expand its reach across Africa significantly after signing a commercial partnership agreement with Kenya Airways, the national flag carrier of Kenya. Etihad will place its EY code on Kenya Airways flights from Nairobi to 27 destinations across Kenya Airways' network in Africa. As part of the reciprocal codeshare agreement, Kenya Airways will place its KQ code on Etihad Airways' daily service from Nairobi to Abu Dhabi and, subject to government approval, onwards to up to 32 key destinations across Etihad's global network. Kenya Airways will also launch a new...

WestJet’s Q400s to connect Western cities

WestJet reports it will use its new fleet of Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft to enhance its schedule in Alberta and Saskatchewan beginning this spring. Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie and Saskatoon will see an increase in the number of flights to their cities this summer on a year-over-year basis. "This type of flying demonstrates the versatility of the Q400 aircraft,"said Ferio Pugliese, president, WestJet Encore and executive vice-president, WestJet. "In addition to new destinations, we are now able to effectively connect cities that have WestJet service, but not between each other or,...

Share a Smile’ with Emirates

Emirates has unveiled a new campaign showcasing the lighter side of language. Named "Share a Smile,"the airline has created 29 videos in 14 languages featuring members of its cabin crew expressing quirky and unusual expressions and greetings from around the world. The campaign was created by Emirates to help "globalistas"connect with each other through watching the videos and sharing them with their friends and family. "Share a Smile"is the latest step in Emirates' global brand campaign Hello Tomorrow, launch in April 2012 which aims to inspire people across the world to explore and connect...

Star shines with enhanced Asia Airpass

Star Alliance has launched an enhanced Asia Airpass for travel across the Asian continent, which in addition to the 15 countries and territories already offered, now includes Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Its scope has further been extended to include all Star Alliance destinations in Japan and additional flights to India. Airpasses can be purchased in conjunction with any international return ticket for travel into the area on a Star Alliance member airline. The announcement comes as Air Canada is making it easier than ever to fly to Asia. Air Canada has announced it is...