Airlines
WestJet, iTravel2000 team up
WestJet reports that iTravel2000 has signed a letter of intent to use the WestJet Direct API connection provided by Farelogix to book and ticket air travel. In addition, itravel2000 will become a WestJet- certified conforming channel by the spring of 2014, ensuring access to WestJet’s best fares and ancillary products. WestJet is excited to see travel-trade partners like itravel2000 working to provide guests with the best available content we have to offer, including our newly introduced fare options and ensuing availability of choice for travellers,” said Bob Cummings, WestJet’s...
Star Alliance maintains presence in Brazil
The chief executive board of Star Alliance has agreed to extend Avianca’s membership of the Alliance to include its partner Avianca Brazil. The unanimous decision marks the first step in Star Alliance’s strategy to secure its position in the Brazilian market following current member airline TAM’s decision to leave the Alliance as a consequence of its merger with LAN. “I am pleased that we have been able to secure Avianca Brazil as an addition to our network in Latin America's largest country, biggest economy and most important aviation market,” said Mark Schwab, CEO Star...
LOT updates summer flight schedule
LOT Polish Airlines has updated its flight schedule for the 2014 summer season in its booking systems. Changes in the system will be introduced gradually. The summer schedule will be effective beginning March 31, 2014. Daily flights from Toronto, Chicago and New York will operate throughout the season in a fixed evening schedule. Further evening flights will be launched in the months with the greatest passengers demand (May - September). Beginning April 22 through May 3, LOT will provide five Dreamliner flights between Warsaw and Rome for John Paul II canonization. Tickets are already...
WestJet plans for busy day
In light of winter storm advisories just issued for parts of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, WestJet is advising guests travelling over the next few days to take steps to make their travel experience more comfortable. The advisories also come as the airline prepares to carry more than 60,000 guests today (Dec. 20), setting a new single-day record. The following tips will go a long way toward getting guests safely across the WestJet network: !!! Check westjet.com regularly for flight status and travel advisories. The web site is the quickest and best source for...
Etihad celebrates with festive photo competition
Etihad Airways is set to capture the spirit of the upcoming holiday season with a new photo competition on its social media channels. The competition invites people across the globe to submit original photos from their travels on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, using the hashtag #EYFollowYou. The background of the photo can reflect any aspect of the holiday experience, such as visiting a world-famous landmark, having dinner at a local restaurant, or relaxing onboard an aircraft. Competition guidelines provide full details of the specific pose to be adopted in the photos, along with...
Tis the season for ‘KLM Wannagives’
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has launched a unique gifting service – “KLM Wannagives” on its intercontinental and long distance European flights. With this service, KLM allows people to surprise a travelling friend or family member with a present at an altitude of 30,000 feet. Via the web shop http://www.klm.com/wannagives , KLM offers a varied assortment of gift giving ideas -- a glass of champagne, an extra comfortable seat, a bottle of perfume or bonbons. The gift-wrapped present will be hand-delivered by the crew. The giver can add a personal message on the accompanying card. It...
Star Alliance discusses 2014 strategies
The chief executives of Star Alliance member airlines, representing one-third of the global aviation industry, met in Vienna to discuss the strategic development of the Alliance, including the benefits offered to its most loyal customers, its membership strategy and important projects and topics for 2014. Calin Rovinescu, chief executive of Air Canada and chairman of the Alliance’s Chief Executive Board (CEB), said the chief executives reaffirmed that the universal offering of the Star Alliance Gold status benefits across the network was a major attraction of the Alliance for...
