Lufthansa is giving its first and business class menus a World Cup theme on long-haul flights in May and June. During these two months, First and Business Class passengers on all long-haul flights departing from Germany will have an opportunity to enjoy menus created by Holger Stromberg.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that March 2010 international scheduled air traffic showed continued strengthening of demand. Compared to March 2009, passenger demand was up 10.3 percent, while cargo demand grew 28.1 percent. Both are improvements over the 9 percent and 26.3 percent growth for passenger and freight demand, respectively, recorded in February.
Air Jamaica’s Miami ticket office is now closed. Ticketing services will now be available to passengers on AirJamaica.com for credit card ticket purchases with no ticketing fees, at its reservations center for credit card ticket purchases, and at Fort Lauderdale International Airport.
Agents with clients who live in New England and have a preference for traveling to Florida (or connecting to the Caribbean and/or Mexico from the Sunshine State) should take note of JetBlue’s new service at Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Hartford, CT.
Travel Agent was on hand for a lunch sponsored by LAN Airlines at the USTOA 2010: Out of Country Meeting in Chile on Tuesday and learned of the carrier’s aggressive plans to bulk both domestic and international connections within South America.
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced expanded service to Hawaii and Mexico, and new service between San Jose, Calif., and Los Angeles that will strengthen international connections with the airlines’ alliance partners.