Turkish Airlines opens lounge

Turkish Airlines opens lounge

Turkish Airlines has opened a lounge in Terminal 1 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to accommodate passengers on its three daily flights from the airport. The 4,600-square-foot space accommodates up to 140 people and includes a prayer room. The…

Turkish Airlines opens lounge

Turkish Airlines opens lounge

Turkish Airlines has opened a lounge in Terminal 1 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to accommodate passengers on its three daily flights from the airport. The 4,600-square-foot space accommodates up to 140 people and includes a prayer room. The…

Startup carrier Air Premia to launch Seoul-Newark service

Startup carrier Air Premia to launch Seoul-Newark service

South Korea’s Air Premia will launch four-times-weekly service between Seoul and Newark on May 23. The flights will be operated with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.  Air Premia flew its first flights in the fall of 2021 and introduced U.S. service last October,…

JetBlue reveals Orlando plan should the Spirit merger happen

JetBlue reveals Orlando plan should the Spirit merger happen

JetBlue has promised to fly approximately 20 new routes from Orlando by 2027 that neither JetBlue nor Spirit currently fly, should the merger of the two carriers go through.  Thursday’s announcement continues JetBlue’s push for public support in Florida as it fights…

Saudi Arabia to launch Riyadh Air

Saudi Arabia to launch Riyadh Air

Saudi Arabia will launch Riyadh Air, a new state-owned airline.  The carrier will be wholly owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, known as the Public Investment Fund. In an announcement Sunday, Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman said the carrier aspires…

Canadian government approves WestJet's acquisition of Sunwing

Canadian government approves WestJet's acquisition of Sunwing

Canada’s transport ministry has given the okay for WestJet Airlines to acquire Toronto-based Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines. The move comes a year after the companies entered into a merger agreement and after what Transport Canada said was a robust review that…

CDC rescinds Covid-19 testing order for travelers from China

CDC rescinds Covid-19 testing order for travelers from China

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has rescinded an order from December that required travelers to the U.S. from China present a negative Covid-19 test before departure, the CDC announced Friday. Passengers no longer will need to present a negative…

The case against Spirit-JetBlue: The loss of a low-cost 'maverick'

The case against Spirit-JetBlue: The loss of a low-cost 'maverick'

The Justice Department’s legal case to block JetBlue’s acquisition of Spirit Airlines relies in part on traditional antitrust considerations about increased market consolidation. But the ultimate success or failure of the lawsuit, filed on March 7, could also depend upon whether the…

Northern Pacific Airways will start out smaller than expected

Northern Pacific Airways will start out smaller than expected

Northern Pacific Airways aspires to offer connections between the Pacific Rim and the continental U.S. via Anchorage. However, the carrier will debut in June with a much less ambitious offering.  The carrier’s inaugural service will be a short, weekly flight between Las…

Aircraft order has Air India thinking big

Aircraft order has Air India thinking big

A massive aircraft order by Air India signals that the carrier is aiming to retake international market share from Emirates and the other global carriers that connect East and West. The order is also likely to lead to an expansion of nonstop…