Short flights: Delta Air Lines, Ryanair, Qantas Airways, United Airlines, Icelandair, etc.

Aigle Azur flies to Milan and reinforces its presence in Europe: The French airline has just landed in Milan for the very first time in its history. The A320, flight number ZI643, departed Orly airport on time, with 177 passengers on board (out of 180 available seats). The passengers on this inaugural flight received special attention: distribution of goodies and tasting of macaroons from the start. Upon arrival, Milan-Malpensa Airport reserved a cake for the passengers for the occasion.

The first Airbus A220-100 from Delta Air Lines left the paint hangar at the A220 final assembly line (ex CSeries) in Mirabel, Quebec. Delta Air Lines will be the first American airline to take delivery of the A220, which has « a state-of-the-art interior and unparalleled fuel performance, » the Airbus statement said. Now that the aircraft is equipped with its Delta Air Lines livery, it will move on to pre-flight activities in the Mirabel FAL A220 before taking off for its first flight later this fall. Delta’s first A220 is expected to enter service in early 2019. It is configured to accommodate 109 passengers (15 in Delta Comfort class and 82 in Eco class).

United Airlines is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Paris-San Francisco route this year. On this occasion, a quiz* will be organised at IFTM Top Resa, on the stand from Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 September and a draw among the correct answers, carried out on 1 October by a bailiff, will allow a lucky winner to win two Paris-San Francisco flight tickets in Economy Class.

At Ryanair unions who wish for cabin crew « local contracts under local conditions in accordance with local legislation » have confirmed their movement, which will take place on Friday 28 September next in several European countries (in Portugal, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands and probably Italy), as Ryanair indicates that it is on the point of obtaining an agreement with transalpine cabin crew.

Qantas Airways reorganizes its sales team in Paris, under the responsibility of Carole GE, Sales and Marketing Director, with the arrival of three new employees whose mission will be to support the company’s growth on the French market.
Geoffrey Carrage: Graduated with an MBA in International Travel Management from ESCAET in Aix-en-Provence in 2011 and passionate about air transport, he has solid experience in marketing airlines on the French market, after working respectively at Aviareps France and Korean Air as an Account Manager. He joins Qantas Airways as Account Executive and is responsible for the company’s commercial representation to Tour Operators, TMC, Leisure and Business Agencies, as well as Companies.
Eve Waro: previously at Etihad Airways and Air Seychelles as Sales Coordinator, Eve Waro is Sales Assistant and Sales Support in Qantas’ Paris office.
Sandra Gotal: she brings to Qantas eight years of successful experience as a Group and Allocation Inside Sales with Qatar Airways. She also joins the Qantas France team as Sales Assistant and Sales Support.

Icelandir has announced a second flight range, which will expand its current network and offer more opportunities for passengers arriving in or departing from North America and Europe.
These new flight slots will be added to Icelandair’s current flight schedule starting in May 2019. Although the second time slot will be smaller, there will be additional flights to major European cities, including Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm and Zurich. In North America, the second beach will serve Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, Toronto and Washington DC.
This new time slot will also allow us to penetrate new markets, improve passenger service and increase flexibility in the network. Due to the inability to add flights or increase passenger numbers at Keflavik Airport during the morning and afternoon rush hour, departures from the second beach will be scheduled at times when the departure gates and ramps are not very busy. The combination of flight slots will also facilitate connections involving long hours of travel and provide passengers with more choice to and from their final destination.
At the new beaches, flights from North America will arrive in the morning at around 9:30 am, with departures to Europe around 10:30 am. Flights from mainland Europe will arrive in Keflavik around 6:30 p. m., and departures to North America will be concentrated around 8 p. m.