Aviation

ANA will be offering Japanese sake service on international flights in Economy Class, in addition to existing sake service in First Class, Business Class and Premium Economy. By expanding the service to passengers in Economy Class, the carrier cordially offers more passengers an opportunity to enjoy the rich flavors of this delicious beverage, while also contributing to the promotion of Japan’s proud sake culture both overseas and domestically.

JetBlue, New York’s Hometown Airline®, is expanding in two of its biggest markets – New York State and Boston – with new daily nonstop service between Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).

Iberia’s new Premium Economy class will be available on the airline’s flights between Madrid and Boston this month. The new cabin is already available on flights between Madrid and Chicago, New York, Miami, Mexico City, as well as Bogota.

Thanks to the new visa-free travel between Ukraine and the European Union, more Ukrainians are traveling to the EU. Outbound passenger traffic leaving Ukraine via Kyiv’s Zhuliany Airport has increased by 60% compared to the same period last year.

The first non-stop flight between New York and Chengdu starts on October 26, 2017. Following the roll-out of the Chengdu-Los Angeles service, flights to New York will be Hainan Airlines' second direct flight from Chengdu to North America.

JetBlue announced the start date for service between Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and three popular U.S. cities.

Philippine Airlines announced its new non-stop Manila - Auckland route, starting December 6 this year.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Aegean Airlines, Greece's largest carrier, have entered into a codeshare partnership widening their respective networks across Europe and the Middle East.

Qatar Airways will launch flights to Thailand’s beautiful Chiang Mai, its fourth destination in Thailand. The new route comes in addition to existing services to the Thai capital Bangkok, and to the top holiday destinations of Phuket and Krabi.

Airlines for America (A4A) projected 16.1 million passengers will fly worldwide in scheduled service on U.S. airlines over the Labor Day travel period, up 5 percent (110,000 passengers per day) from the 15.4 million passengers estimated to have flown during this period last year. Accordingly, airlines are adding 133,000 seats per day across their networks to accommodate the expected increase in demand.

airberlin, Germany's second-largest carrier, has filed for administration after its main shareholder, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad declared it would not be providing further financial support. Etihad’s statement as follows:

Most of Africa's top ten airports are seeing a healthy growth in capacity, which is more international than it is domestic. According to predictions for future travel patterns, there is a double digit growth in flight arrivals for the first half of this year and little indication that the pace of growth will slow down soon.

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Gatwick Airport recorded a 6.1% year-on-year rise in passengers travelling to China in July marking the first anniversary of the airport’s routes to Chinese destinations Tianjin and Chongqing. The growth comes as Gatwick continues to focus on developing the airport’s connectivity with Asia, with flights to Taipei and Singapore also set to launch later this year.

Philippine Airlines is all set to boost its operations between Manila and London Heathrow with the deployment of its state-of-the-art 370 seater Boeing 777-300s on the route beginning September 19.