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Vicuna Air Introduces Vicuna Waypoints: Extending Its Pet-First Network Beyond the Flight

Vicuna Air have announced the launch of Vicuna Waypoints, a new service connecting travellers and their pets between cities across Europe and Vicuna’s transatlantic gateways, including its New York–Brussels route. Named after the points used in aviation to guide a journey, Waypoints takes the idea beyond the aircraft, connecting clients between their front door and their Vicuna flight by pet-friendly transport and hotel stays.

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United Completes Phase One Expansion of World’s Largest Pilot Training Facility

United and CAE today celebrated the first phase of expansion at the world’s largest pilot training facility, adding 40 new CAE training devices (a combination of full-motion and fixed simulators) since 2022. United’s Flight Training Center in Denver now has eight total buildings, nearly 700,000 square feet of training space, the equivalent of 12 football fields, and a total of 86 CAE training devices: 52 state-of-the-art full-motion flight simulators and 34 fixed training devices.

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easyJet reveals ‘the Bank Holiday loophole’ The best-value destinations Brits can visit for 48 hours

Ahead of the August Bank Holiday, easyJet and easyJet holidays have revealed the best-value Bank Holiday escapes from more UK regional airports than any other package holiday provider, offering spontaneous travellers a high-value city break without touching their annual leave. easyJet is operating over 800k seats from the UK over the Bank Holiday weekend, 6% more than last year, and offering 56 more destinations, including new routes to Preveza, Reus, and Ljubljana.

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SriLankan Airlines Makes ShakthiSAT Mission Possible for Talented Sri Lankan Student

SriLankan Airlines is making Mission ShakthiSAT possible for Sri Lanka’s Official Student Representative, Seneesa Goonewardena, and ShakthiSAT (Devi) Ambassador for Sri Lanka, Dr. Sulochana Segera, by sponsoring their travel to India to participate in the groundbreaking project that will bring together young girls from 108 countries to collaboratively design and build a satellite for the first time. Empowering young minds to pursue their dreams has long been at the heart of SriLankan Airlines’ corporate social responsibility efforts. The airline has worked with numerous schools over the years, including many in rural communities, helping foster better learning journeys.

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Etihad Airways Becomes the First Airline to Accept Jaywan Payments

Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has enabled Jaywan, the UAE’s national domestic card scheme, as a payment option on etihad.com, becoming the first airline to accept the card for flight bookings. Guests can now use a Jaywan card to book Etihad flights across the airline’s expanding global network, with all bookings made directly through etihad.com. The integration has been designed to offer a smooth, secure checkout experience, reinforcing Etihad’s alignment with the UAE’s digital payments future.

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Qatar Airways reaches 150 Starlink-equipped widebody aircraft with world-first Boeing 787-9

Qatar Airways has reached a new milestone in its global Starlink programme, further expanding high-speed onboard connectivity across its widebody fleet. The airline has now become the first carrier globally to operate Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9 aircraft, while completing the rollout across its Boeing 787-8 sub-fleet and bringing the total number of Starlink-equipped widebody aircraft in operation to 150.

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Thousands of UK passengers could be eligible for compensation - French easyJet strike

AirHelp, a leading flight compensation and passenger rights organisation, is urging passengers to understand their rights ahead of strikes by easyJet’s French cabin crew this weekend, as they could be due compensation.  Half of all the flights by the British budget airline out of the country are expected to be affected - with around 100 flights already cancelled - as cabin crew strike action hits one of the busiest holiday periods of the year. Passengers flying through Paris, Nice, Bordeaux and Lyon are among those facing cancellations and delays.

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National Aviation Day: How London Stansted handled its busiest flying day ever

London Stansted is marking National Aviation Day by revealing it delivered its busiest flying day ever, when 693 aircraft took off or landed in a single 24 hours during this summer’s peak getaway period. Hundreds of people came together to deliver the record day, which was 20 July, during Stansted’s busiest ever month, when more than 3.1 million passengers travelled through the airport as families headed off on their summer holidays.

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China Eastern Airlines Selects KAYAK for its First International Metasearch Integration

China Eastern will now be available for travelers directly via KAYAK.co.uk as they compare flight options, as well as discoverable through Ask AI, KAYAK’s conversational travel planning experience that helps travelers search, compare, and book trips. With KAYAK’s reach spanning over 60 countries and territories, the partnership will broaden China Eastern’s visibility and help the airline showcase its global route network, services, and products to travelers abroad.

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Qatar Airways Holidays Launches Stopover Packages for FORMULA 1® QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2026

Qatar Airways Holidays is set to elevate the Qatar stopover experience with the launch of exclusive FORMULA 1® QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2026 packages. For the first time, three-day Formula 1® race tickets have been integrated into Qatar Stopover packages along with flights and hotel accommodation, allowing passengers transiting through Hamad International Airport to transform their journey into an unforgettable Grand Prix getaway.

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Delta Launches First-Ever Non-Stop flight from Paris to Austin, Texas

Daily summer-season service will operate between Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Austin (AUS) starting March 2027. Delta’s seasonal Austin-Paris nonstop flight will operate daily on an Airbus A330-900 with Delta One®, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort and Delta Main cabin offerings. March 27, 2027, Delta will launch the first-ever non-stop service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Austin, giving direct access to the Live Music Capital of the World®. It’s about to be quicker and easier than ever for French travellers to experience the thrill of the US Formula 1, a year-round offering of festivals, MICHELIN-starred BBQ and the Texas Hill Country.

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AIR INDIA EXPRESS BRINGS THE SPIRIT OF ONAM ON BOARD WITH SPECIAL ONASADYA MEALS

Air India Express has introduced a specially curated Onasadya meal for guests travelling on international flights connecting Kerala and destinations across West Asia during the Onam season. The special festive meal was launched in Thiruvananthapuram by P. C. Vishnunadh, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Cinema, Government of Kerala, in the presence of Sunil Suresh, Head-Marketing, E-commerce, and Loyalty, Air India group.

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