Air Jamaica has lent its support to another initiative, “Jamaica 360º Sun Festival” Black College Graduation Celebration, Empowerment Forum and Career Expo. As the official airline sponsor of this new and exciting program, 100 recent graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) will be flown to Jamaica as participants in the inaugural event.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is charging passengers an extra €50 euros for seats with more legroom, such as exit row seats, in a trial on some long-haul routes, the airline said.
TAM will begin operating a weekly direct flight between Salvador and Paris beginning August 9. The new route will meet the increasing demand of passengers in Bahia, who will be able to use various special services offered by TAM on this flight.
Delta Air Lines is offering a couple of interesting deals to the Dominican Republic, with one-way discount airfares as low as $159 out of Atlanta.
United Airlines and Aloha Airlines revealed tentative plans to expand an existing partnership which would give United a minority stake in Aloha Airlines and a seat on its board of directors. United said its stake “could expand over time.”
Air Jamaica will outsource its Air Jamaica Vacations division to Milwaukee-based Mark Travel Corp., effective August 1, according to George deMercado, vice president of sales for Air Jamaica.