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Lufthansa’s A380 returns to LA route – Business Traveller

27Oct

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Lufthansa’s A380 returns to LA route – Business Traveller

Los Angeles has become the latest Lufthansa destination to welcome back the A380. The carrier’s superjumbo is now operating daily flights between Munich and Los Angeles, offering increased capacity with a total of 8 seats in first class, 78 in business class, 52 in premium economy and 371 in economy. Schedules see the A380 depart Munich at 1200 and landing into LA at 1615, before returning at 1830 and arriving back into the German city at 1340 the following day. Lufthansa recently announced plans to serve five destinations from Munich with its superjumbo next summer, including Delhi and Washington DC for the first time. Lufthansa’s A380s to serve five routes for summer 2024 The airline placed its entire fleet of 14 A380s into storage following the onset of Covid-19, and subsequently put...

EGYPTAIR to debut new Shanghai route – Business Traveller

24Oct

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EGYPTAIR to debut new Shanghai route – Business Traveller

Cairo-based Star Alliance member EGYPTAIR will launch a new Cairo-Shanghai route commencing 16 November. The Egyptian flag carrier will deploy one of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the thrice-weekly Shanghai service. This will be the airline’s fourth destination in China, complementing existing services to Beijing, Guangzhou and Hangzhou. EGYPTAIR currently flies to Beijing three times per week, with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Service to Guangzhou, however, is daily and also sees the larger 777-300ER operating; while flights to Hangzhou now run thrice-weekly, with the 787-9. The outbound service will depart Cairo for Shanghai at 0200 every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, arriving at Pudong airport at 1855 local time. The return flights leave Pudong at 0105 on Wednesday, Fri...

Air India adds third route from Bangkok – Business Traveller

14Oct

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Air India adds third route from Bangkok – Business Traveller

Air India will introduce a nonstop service between Kolkata and Bangkok starting 23 October. AI322 will depart Kolkata at 2200 to reach Bangkok at 0205 the next morning. The return flight AI321 will take off from Bangkok at 0305 to land in Kolkata at 0410. The route, operated by narrowbody Airbus aircraft, will offer business class and economy class service. Kolkata-Bangkok will be flown six times a week, from Monday to Saturday. Air India passengers may connect in Bangkok to 10 popular destinations in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia on the network of Bangkok Airways, an Air India interline partner, as well as countless other domestic and international destinations in the network of Star Alliance partner Thai Airways. Air India currently operates a total of 14 flights to Bangkok per we...

Starlux Airlines launches new Thailand route – Business Traveller

7Oct

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Starlux Airlines launches new Thailand route – Business Traveller

Taipei-based Starlux Airlines will launch a Taipei (Taoyuan)-Chiang Mai route starting 18 January. The carrier will initially operate the service three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, but eventually plans to go to the capital of Northern Thailand daily. Starlux will operate its new-technology Airbus A321 neo aircraft on Taipei-Chiang Mai, a flight of four hours and 20 minutes. The Starlux A321 neos come in a dual-class configuration, with eight lie-flat business class seats in a 2-2 layout and 180 economy class seats in a 3-3 set-up. Taipei-Chiang Mai is a busier route than many might think. Other Taiwanese carrier EVA Air flies to Chiang Mai daily with A321 aircraft, while Taiwanese flag carrier CAL deploys its A321 neo aircraft on the route four times a week in...

Singapore Airlines to boost Manchester-Houston route – Business Traveller

1Oct

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Singapore Airlines to boost Manchester-Houston route – Business Traveller

Singapore Airlines has announced plans to increase its Manchester-Houston route next year. The fifth freedom service (which routes Singapore-Manchester-Houston) originally launched in 2016, before being suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic and then reinstated in late 2021. It currently operates three-times-weekly, but will increase to five flights per week from 31 March, 2024. Scotland-based travellers can take advantage of Loganair’s interline agreement with Singapore Airlines, with the regional carrier operating 21 weekly services between Aberdeen and Manchester, and single booking also available on routes from Inverness, Isle of Man and Newquay, through Manchester and onto Houston. Singapore Airlines announces interline partnership with Loganair Commenting on the news Mark Davey, S...

Fiji Airways expands route network – Business Traveller

22Sep

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Fiji Airways expands route network – Business Traveller

Oneworld connecting partner Fiji Airways will launch a twice-weekly route between its Nadi base and Noumea in New Caledonia. The airline will deploy one of its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft on the route. These seat 170 passengers in a dual-class configuration, comprising eight 2-2 configured business class recliners and 162 economy class seats. Fiji Airways has an existing air service agreement which allows the airline to provide services in French territories in the South Pacific. “Based on this agreement, we were able to negotiate with our counterparts in New Caledonia and select a date for the commencement of services between Nadi and Noumea. We at Fiji Airways are very excited about the prospects of this new route”, said Fiji Airways managing director and chief executive officer, Andr...

JetBlue launches Boston-Amsterdam route – Business Traveller

22Sep

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JetBlue launches Boston-Amsterdam route – Business Traveller

JetBlue has launched its second transatlantic route to the Netherlands, with a daily service between Boston and Amsterdam. Flights depart Boston Logan airport at 2213, arriving into Schiphol at 0935 the following day, before returning at 1135 and landing back into Boston at 1400. The route is being operated by JetBlue A321 LR aircraft, configured with 114 core (economy) seats and 24 Mint Suites. The daily service joins the carrier’s flights between New York JFK and Amsterdam Schiphol, which launched on 29 August. As previously reported JetBlue had been trying to obtain slots at Schiphol for some time, before finally getting the go ahead earlier this year. JetBlue finally gains approval for Amsterdam flights The US airline will compete with Skyteam carriers Delta and KLM on the Boston-Am...

Vistara confirms Hong Kong route – Business Traveller

22Sep

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Vistara confirms Hong Kong route – Business Traveller

Vistara, the Indian full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines (SIA), has announced daily nonstop flights between Delhi and Hong Kong, starting 29 October. The airline will operate its Airbus A321 neo aircraft featuring a three-class configuration on Delhi-Hong Kong. The flights will depart from Delhi at 2105, arriving in Hong Kong the following morning at 0555. The return flights leave Hong Kong at 0855, arriving back in Delhi ay 1310. The Vistara A321 neos feature 12 lie-flat business class seats configured 2-2, 24 premium economy seats in a 3-3 layout, and 152 standard economy seats, also in a 3-3 configuration. The airline currently has 10 of these aircraft in its fleet, with more on order. Vistara also operates 46 A320 neos, and five Boeing 787-9 D...

All Nippon Airways expands Haneda Terminal 2 route network – Business Traveller

20Sep

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All Nippon Airways expands Haneda Terminal 2 route network – Business Traveller

Starting 29 October, the number of All Nippon Airways (ANA) international flights departing from Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport Terminal 2, will more than triple, increasing from the current five flights to 16 flights. The 16 international flights will include all ANA flights from Haneda to Europe (London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Munich), as well as flights to Hong Kong, Taipei Songshan, Honolulu, Singapore, Sydney, Shanghai (Hongqiao), Shenzhen, and Vancouver. Some of these services will run multiple times a day, including flights to Frankfurt and Sydney. The minimum transfer time from domestic flights to international flights in Terminal 2 is 55 minutes, allowing passengers to make convenient connections from cities in Japan to overseas destinations via Haneda. To meet the increase in p...

Brussels Airlines to resume route to Nairobi – Business Traveller

12Sep

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Brussels Airlines to resume route to Nairobi – Business Traveller

Brussels Airlines plans to resume flights to the Kenyan capital next year, thanks to the addition of a tenth A330 aircraft into its fleet. The aircraft is set to be operational next summer, bringing the number of A330s back to pre-Covid level, with the route to Nairobi launching in June 2024. The Belgian flag carrier last served Nairobi between 2002 and 2015. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow, with the route operating six times weekly during the summer and four times per week in the winter. Outbound flights will depart Brussels in the morning and arrive in Nairobi in the evening. Inbound flights will leave Nairobi in the evening, arriving in Brussels the following morning. Additionally, the new long-haul aircraft addition is enabling the airline to increase flight frequency to Kigali in R...