Company updates

In summer 2016, Finnair has announced that new scheduled flights will replace previously chartered flights to five Greek destinations.

Etihad Airways will implement a new fare structure from September 14 to provide more choice and clarity when booking flights.

Turkish Airlines recorded a net profit of $406 million during the first half of the year, growing by 4.6 percent compared to the same period in 2014.

The strategic investment of Etihad Airways into Jet Airways is delivering strong results for both airlines across areas including network growth, revenue enhancement and operational and cost improvements.

Air France and Air Seychelles have signed a landmark codeshare agreement to provide travellers with enhanced connections between France, wider Europe and Seychelles.

Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3), the largest low-cost airline in Latin America, announced it has joined Greece’s BSP (Billing Settlement Plan) booking system.

LOT Polish Airlines and Turkish Airlines recently signed a letter of understanding, which will initiate an enhanced cooperation between relevant Polish, Turkish and beyond markets and also deepen commercial cooperation …

Greek carrier Ellinair, member of Mouzenidis Group, announced on Monday that it is extending three summer season routes in Greece until the end of September.

Air New Zealand has teamed up with the All Blacks and an all-star line-up of international rugby greats to tackle the airline’s latest on board safety video, Men in Black …

TUI, the parent company of travel agents Thomson and First Choice Travel, said on Thursday that bookings to Greece have been recovering in recent weeks.

South African Airways (SAA), the leading carrier on the African continent, in early August launched its inaugural flight between Accra, Ghana and Washington DC in North America.

Aegean Airlines earlier this month launched its updated website and invites travellers to discover it.

The Ryanair website and app will be closed for 5 hours from 23:00hrs on Tuesday, August 11, to 04:00hrs on Wednesday, August 12, for a systems upgrade.

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines announced increased passenger traffic for July 2015, handling a total of 1,473,568 passengers, up by 19 percent compared to the same month last year.

Dubai-based carrier Emirates announced this week that it had entered a codeshare agreement with Thailand’s Bangkok Airways, aiming to expand its network in Southeast Asia.

Travel and leisure company Minoan Group Plc announced last week that revenues for the first half of 2015 grew by 18.6 percent.

Qatar airways announced today that it will in no way enable trophy hunters of endangered species, extending its existing embargo on transporting hunting trophies to encompass all species identified by …

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Amadeus announce the completion of the carrier’s migration to Amadeus Altéa Revenue Management Suite, laying the groundwork for the optimization of the pricing of both flight …

Low-cost airline Ryanair is now carrying out flights to Paphos from Athens, after Aegean announced its decision to stop the service.

Germany’s UNISTER Travel has teamed up with travel commerce platform Travelport, obtaining access to Travelport’s distribution, technology, payment and other solutions.