Air Canada in 2023 will launch new service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and each Montreal and Toronto, the carrier announced Thursday. Air Canada also plans to inaugurate service between Toronto and Sacramento, restore service on 13 transborder routes and increase frequency on 14 existing routes between the United States and Canada, … Read more
Washington CNN — Just over a quarter of US service members have experienced food insecurity in recent years, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation. The report, released this week, said that 25.8% of Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel were food insecure. More than half of that percentage … Read more
Weeks after its low-cost carrier Jetstar launched Sydney-Seoul service, Qantas has added direct service between the two cities, the carrier announced Friday. The new route is to meet “growing demand.” Flights begin Dec. 10. The 11-hour flight will operate four times weekly during the peak season and three times weekly between May and October using … Read more
Delta Air Lines in April 2023 will restart service between Miami International Airport and Havana, Cuba, the carrier announced Friday. The carrier beginning April 10 will operate two daily nonstop flights on Airbus A320 aircraft with First Class, Comfort Plus and Main Cabin seating. Delta launched Miami-Havana service in 2016 after the U.S. federal government dropped its restriction on … Read more
Etihad Airways effective April 24, 2023, will increase its nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Abu Dhabi to twice daily, the carrier announced Thursday. Etihad currently operates 11 weekly flights between JFK and Abu Dhabi. Flights will be operated on Airbus A350 and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, according to Etihad. Meanwhile, Etihad … Read more
Finnair on March 26, 2023, plans to resume its Helsinki-Osaka, Japan, route, operating three times weekly with Airbus A350 aircraft, the carrier announced Tuesday. Helsinki to Osaka flights will operate each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, with return flights operating each Thursday, Saturday and Monday. In addition, Finnair starting March 27 will fly four times weekly … Read more
All Nippon Airways plans to increase its upcoming frequency between Tokyo and four Asia-Pacific destinations, the carrier announced Tuesday. Beginning Dec. 30, the Narita-Shanghai route will operate three roundtrips per week, up from two. Between Jan. 16 and March 25, 2023, ANA also will operate daily roundtrips between Narita and Hong Kong, up from three … Read more
Representational file image of a Syrian Airlines airplane. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Israel’s military fired missiles toward the international airport of Syria’s capital early on January 2, putting it out of service and killing two soldiers and wounding two others, the Syrian army said. The attack, the second in seven months to put the … Read more
Every year, around 20 of the world’s most influential public broadcasters get together to discuss the issues of the day such as the challenge from global streaming platforms, rights and the very purpose of their existence. The Public Broadcasters International conference is part-debate, part-agenda setting and part-pep talk in truth. Last week, The Public Media … Read more
Latam on July 1, 2023, will launch a direct flight between São Paulo and Los Angeles, where passengers will be able to connect on Delta Air Lines flights, the carriers announced Wednesday. It is the first new destination added since the U.S. Department of Transportation approved their joint venture in September. Latam will operate the roundtrip … Read more