Lufthansa to offer Allegris cabins on routes to Bengaluru and Cape Town this winter – Business Traveller
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Lufthansa to offer Allegris cabins on routes to Bengaluru and Cape Town this winter – Business Traveller

Lufthansa has published an update on its intercontinental flights from Munich Airport this winter, with a return to Sao Paulo and changes in aircraft on existing routes. The carrier’s new Allegris cabins are set to feature on services to Bengaluru and Cape Town this winter, as well Shanghai and San Francisco this summer. Lufthansa took…

Loganair cuts routes and frequencies to address “unacceptable levels of disruption” – Business Traveller
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Loganair cuts routes and frequencies to address “unacceptable levels of disruption” – Business Traveller

Loganair’s new CEO Luke Farajallah has apologised to customers for what he referred to as “unacceptable levels of disruption that have been experienced for over 18 months whilst the airline has been undertaking a re-fleeting programme”. Following “an initial root and branch review” of Loganair’s operations, Farajallah said that the carrier was addressing “concerns that…

Finnair to further boost Japan routes – Business Traveller
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Finnair to further boost Japan routes – Business Traveller

Finnair plans to add more flights to Japan in next year’s summer schedule starting in late March 2025. The oneworld carrier says it will go double daily to Tokyo – once a day to Haneda airport and once a day to Narita airport. Also in Japan, Finnair will increase its Helsinki to Nagoya service to…

Qantas to boost trans-Tasman routes – Business Traveller
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Qantas to boost trans-Tasman routes – Business Traveller

Australian oneworld member Qantas will boost the number of flights between Christchurch and Brisbane and Melbourne. From late October 2024, the airline will add more than 175,000 additional seats to the routes over 12 months, compared to its current schedule. Brisbane-Christchurch flights will increase from daily to between 10 to 12 services per week from…

Virgin launches half price rewards seats offer on transatlantic routes – Business Traveller
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Virgin launches half price rewards seats offer on transatlantic routes – Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Red have launched the latest discount promotion for reward seat redemptions. Members can benefit from a 50 per cent reduction in the number of Virgin points needed to redeem reward seats on transatlantic routes. Examples given for economy redemptions include 10,000 points for a return flight between London Heathrow and New…

United to launch routes to Cebu, Marrakech and Medellin – Business Traveller
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United to launch routes to Cebu, Marrakech and Medellin – Business Traveller

United has announced plans for several new services, alongside flight increases and resumptions on existing routes. The carrier will launch nonstop flights between New York Newark and Marrakech on 24 October, with a thrice-weekly service operated by Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. United will be the only airline to offer nonstop flights between the US and Morocco’s…

Flydubai announces four new routes to Europe – Business Traveller
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Flydubai announces four new routes to Europe – Business Traveller

Dubai-based carrier flydubai has announced the launch of four new services to destinations in Europe. Later this year, it will commence flights to Basel, Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius, growing its network in Europe to 43 destinations across 21 countries. It becomes the first UAE national carrier to operate direct flights to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL) from…

Qantas launches flash sale on London-Australia routes – Business Traveller
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Qantas launches flash sale on London-Australia routes – Business Traveller

Qantas has launched a new fare promotion on routes between London and Australia via Singapore, but readers will need to be quick to take advantage. The flash “Come & Say G’Day to Australia” sale runs for bookings made by 2359 GMT on 18 February “unless sold out prior”, and includes return fares from London to…

Vueling returns to Heathrow with Paris Orly and Barcelona routes – Business Traveller
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Vueling returns to Heathrow with Paris Orly and Barcelona routes – Business Traveller

Low-cost carrier Vueling has announced two new routes from London Heathrow airport to Barcelona El Prat and Paris Orly, launching on 7 April. Vueling last operated out of Heathrow in March 2020, with the route to A Coruña in northwestern Spain. The carrier is returning this spring, operating the only flight from London Heathrow to Paris…

Beond Airlines expands fleet for Maldives routes – Business Traveller
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Beond Airlines expands fleet for Maldives routes – Business Traveller

Beond Airlines has announced the lease and receipt of a new aircraft for expanded services to the Maldives. The Airbus A321 aircraft is currently undergoing reconfiguration to seat 68 customers in an all-business class lie-flat layout. The aircraft will sport Beond’s signature dark grey and copper livery. In November 2023, Beond successfully launched commercial passenger…