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British Airways launches Avios-Only flights to Barbados and Geneva – Business Traveller

11Apr

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British Airways launches Avios-Only flights to Barbados and Geneva – Business Traveller

British Airways has announced details of its latest Avios-Only flights, which will operate to Barbados and Geneva in early 2025. A total of 400 seats are now available on a flight departing Heathrow for the Caribbean island on 15 February, 2025, with the return Avios-Only service leaving a week later on 22 February. BA first launched the Avios-Only initiative last year, with initial routes from Gatwick to Sharm El Sheikh and Heathrow to Geneva. These were followed shortly after by Avios-Only flights to Las Palmas, Lanzarote, Tenerife and Nice, then Florence, Mallorca, Faro, Corfu and Ibiza, and most recently long-haul flights to and from Dubai – which sold out in less than nine hours. The initiative means that every seat in all cabins on the Barbados flights can be purchased using Avios,...

Turkish Airlines has resumed flights to Tripoli – Business Traveller

11Apr

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Turkish Airlines has resumed flights to Tripoli – Business Traveller

Turkish Airlines has resumed its flight service to Tripoli, the capital of Libya, operating three times a week. The flights will depart from Istanbul airport to Mitiga International airport at 0800, and Mitiga International airport to Istanbul airport at 1200 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. There will also be a flight from Istanbul airport to Mitiga International airport at 1400, and from Mitiga International airport to Istanbul airport at 1800 on Thursdays. For travel until 13 May 2024, flight prices will begin from US$379 from Istanbul to Tripoli, and from US$299 from Tripoli to Istanbul. Jet-set pets: Turkish Airlines creates revolutionary pet passport During the inauguration ceremony at Mitiga International airport, Turkish Airlines CEO Bilal Ekşi stated: “As Turkish Airlines, ...

Vistara opts to cancel around 1,000 flights throughout April

8Apr

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Vistara opts to cancel around 1,000 flights throughout April

Vistara has taken the decision to cancel close to 1,000 flights scheduled for April to restore stability to its operations. This action follows a significant disruption last week stemming from busy pilot rosters and unrest among a segment of cockpit crew regarding pay reductions. The airline spokesperson emphasised a deliberate reduction in operations, amounting to approximately 25-30 flights per day, representing around 10 per cent of their usual capacity. This strategic move aims to provide breathing room for pilot rosters and minimize inconvenience for passengers. Vistara has focused primarily on domestic flights for cancellation and has proactively re-accommodated affected passengers on alternative flights. Notably, the cancellations have been announced well in advance to mitigate di...

DGCA asks Vistara to provide information about flight cancellations, delays | News

3Apr

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DGCA asks Vistara to provide information about flight cancellations, delays | News

About 15 pilots have resigned from the airline in recent months | Photo: PTI Full-service carrier Vistara on Tuesday cancelled over 50 flights due to crew shortage, leaving scores of fliers stranded and prompting the aviation regulator to intervene and ask for details on the number of flights that are being cancelled and delayed. The airline, which is jointly owned by Singapore Airlines and Tata Group, had called off 50 flights on Monday primarily due to pilots calling in sick to protest the new salary structure as a part of Vistara’s merger into Air India, according to sources. Vistara usually operates about 350 flights every day. The DGCA on Tuesday said, “In view of the various flight disruptions of Vistara due to various reasons including crew unavailability, DGCA...

Virgin to increase flights to Dubai, the Maldives and Barbados for winter 2024 – Business Traveller

23Dec

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Virgin to increase flights to Dubai, the Maldives and Barbados for winter 2024 – Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to boost its routes to Dubai, the Maldives and Barbados next winter. The carrier launched thrice weekly flights from Heathrow to the Maldives in October, and said it would increase this service to daily for the winter 2024-2025 season. Meanwhile Virgin’s route between Heathrow and Dubai – which resumed in October after a four-year hiatus – will also increase to daily next winter. Finally the carrier’s flights to Barbados – which first launched in 2017 – will operate twice daily from Heathrow throughout winter 2024, in addition to a four-times-weekly service from Manchester. The new frequencies were set to go on sale today (Saturday 23 December, 2023), with daily flights between London and Dubai operating from 26 October, 2024, Heathrow-Barbados operati...

22Dec

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How to Survive Long-Haul Flights

Long-haul flights are generally considered to be those eight hours and over, while any that stretch past a grueling 16 hours are nicknamed “ultra long-haul.” The longest nonstop commercial flights currently available include New York to Singapore (18 hours and 50 minutes; 9,530 miles) and Perth, Australia, to London (17 hours and 45 minutes; 9,010 miles). Qantas Airways, Australia’s national airline, plans to operate two even longer direct flights in 2025: Sydney to London and Sydney to New York — routes that will take up to 20 hours.For travelers, flying at 35,000 feet for an extended period of time comes with its own set of challenges, including little space for movement, dry cabin air and time zone changes.Though extreme long-haul air travel never gets easier, there are some things you...

Lufthansa to suspend flights to Bristol and Liverpool – Business Traveller

21Dec

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Lufthansa to suspend flights to Bristol and Liverpool – Business Traveller

Lufthansa is to suspend three regional routes to France and the UK early next year. As flagged on our forum, the carrier will suspend flights from Frankfurt to Bristol and Liverpool in February 2024. Lufthansa had originally planned to launch flights to Bristol in March 2020, but these were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, before eventually starting in June 2021. Lufthansa to launch three new routes from UK/Ireland Meanwhile the carrier launched its first flights to Liverpool in May 2022, with a four-times-weekly service operated by a mixture of CRJ900s and A320s aircraft. Lufthansa confirmed the suspensions to Business Traveller, and said that the carrier’s route between Munich and Paris Orly will also be dropped in February. “Lufthansa is continuously evaluating and optimizing it...

Norse Atlantic puts 2024-25 winter flights to Caribbean on sale – Business Traveller

19Dec

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Norse Atlantic puts 2024-25 winter flights to Caribbean on sale – Business Traveller

Norse Atlantic Airways has put flights on sale for its 2024-25 winter season, with routes from London to the Caribbean. The carrier will operate once weekly from London Gatwick to Bridgetown in Barbados, and will also serve Montego Bay in Jamaica once a week from December 2024 to March 2025. Return fares start from £449 to Barbados and £540 to Jamaica. Norse Atlantic launched the Caribbean routes earlier this year, but subsequently cancelled its planned service between Gatwick and Jamaica’s capital Kingston. The airline also announced that it will fly three times weekly from Oslo to Bangkok between November 2024 and March 2025, with one-way fares starting from NOK 3,869. Bjorn Tore Larsen, CEO and founder of Norse Atlantic Airways, commented: “We are delighted to now be able offer these ...

Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Osaka – Business Traveller

18Dec

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Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Osaka – Business Traveller

Turkish Airlines has reinstated flights to Osaka International airport from Istanbul airport. Starting 12 December, the airline began operating four weekly flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. The route is serviced by the carrier’s widebody Boeing 787-9 aircraft. TK86 departs Istanbul from 2.35am and lands in Osaka at 8.05pm. TK87 meanwhile leaves Istanbul at 10.25pm and arrives back in Istanbul at 5.55am. Flying to more countries than any other airline in the world, Turkish Airlines has once again added Osaka International Airport to its flight network starting from December 12. “Reinstating our flights to Osaka not only strengthens the presence of Turkish Airlines in the Asia Pacific region but also demonstrates our dedication to connecting people and cultures around the...

Virgin Atlantic to increase flights from Heathrow to Boston and JFK – Business Traveller

14Dec

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Virgin Atlantic to increase flights from Heathrow to Boston and JFK – Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic has outlined plans to increase capacity on its key US routes from London Heathrow to Boston and New York JFK next summer. The carrier will operate seven daily flights to JFK for summer 2024, as well as offering a twice-daily service to Boston. Virgin highlighted that when combined with flights operated by its joint venture partner Delta, the two airlines would offer a total of ten daily flights between Heathrow and New York JFK, and three daily services between Heathrow and Boston. The new frequencies will be served by Virgin’s newest A330-900neo and A350-1000 aircraft. The carrier will operate an average of 27 daily departures to the US next summer, including a new seasonal service between Manchester and Las Vegas. However as previously reported Virgin is dropping its fl...