The Bahamian-owned Western Air launched its inaugural direct flight from Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, to the Linden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, Bahamas.
Lufthansa has just reopened the Lufthansa Business Lounge in Departure Area B at Frankfurt Airport after extensive renovation.
Air Canada welcomed the signing of an agreement between China and Canada by which the government of China has granted Canada Approved Destination Status, making it easier for Chinese nationals to visit Canada.
US Airways and Spanair are expanding their bilateral codeshare agreement.
Continental is postponing the installation of onboard Internet because the airline wants to “determine in-flight Internet connectivity solutions in the context of a merged carrier.”
Delta plans to make first-class service available on all domestic flights longer than 750 miles, or about 2.5 hours of flight time, beginning this fall. When the upgrade is complete, 50 Delta Connection routes that currently have only one class of service will be upgraded to two-cabin aircraft.