Its planes are packed with travelers who love its affordable, hip service. Still, 19-month-old Virgin America might be the most endangered airline in the USA. Virgin America lost $227 million in its first 12 months of operation, far more than expected, thanks largely to last year’s historic run-up...

Visitors once flocked to Zimbabwe, but abhorrence for President Mugabe’s regime has all but destroyed tourism in the country. When will the tourists be tempted back? Almost the first thing Bryson said on greeting my 20-year-old daughter Olivia and me at the border post next to Victoria Falls bridge...

Air India will fill the breach when British Airways flies out of Calcutta next month, ensuring that the city stays connected to London. The national carrier will reintroduce its Calcutta-London service, taken off the roster last October, on March 29 — the day British Airways operates its last flight...

NEW YORK – Kingfisher Airlines, India’s elite Five Star carrier, has launched daily direct flights between London and Mumbai. “Guests traveling on this route can now experience superb service and a unique flying experience on board the carrier,” said Atul Kumria, the airline’s Regional...

 A Victorious day for Sir Richard, as the first 777-300ER to be used by an Australian airline made its debut transpacific flight today. V Australia’s Sydney-LA services will go head-to-head with Qantas and United. The latest airline to be linked with Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin brand finally made...

Spanish airline Iberia confirmed on Friday it made an operating loss of EUR79 million euros (USD$100 million) in 2008 as weakening demand prevented it handing on high fuel costs. The airline, which is in merger talks with British Airways, said net profit fell 90 percent to EUR32 million compared to a...

QANTAS has hijacked the media frenzy surrounding V Australia’s maiden flight by offering a $2 million seat sale. The nation’s carrier announced domestic flights for as low as $55 ahead of V Australia’s inaugural flight to the US. The Qantas Domestic Bliss Sale covers 38 domestic and...

Qantas will begin flights on its new Australia-Mumbai, India route on 02 June. The carrier will operate 21 flights a week to Mumbai from seven Australian cities including Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Melbourne and Perth. In addition to its own services from Australia, Qantas also codeshares...

United Airlines is donning the gloves to protect its trans-Pacific market share, and vows it will not be the first to flinch in what is shaping up to be a tough fight. United vice-president Pacific Mark Schwab hit back this week at speculation by British billionaire Richard Branson that United might...

Japan Airlines has announced improvements to its inflight meal service on flights to destinations in Europe. The carrier plans to extend the inflight catering setup on its flights to the USA to its services from Tokyo to London, Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. People travelling on Japan Airlines’...

Virgin Atlantic and South African Airways (SAA) have announced an extension to their codeshare agreement on flights to Cape Town from London Heathrow. Passengers with Virgin Atlantic will now be able to book with the airline to travel on the South African carrier’s services. Furthermore, travellers...

Marriott recently announced aggressive global expansion plans, including new properties in the Caribbean, China, India, Thailand and Marriott Executive Apartments in the Middle East. Marriott International’s pipeline of hotels under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development currently...

Hong Kong visitor arrivals in January 2009 reached 2,796,099, 11% more than in January 2008. The growth in January 2009 was driven by Mainland China, as many Mainland visitors travelled to Hong Kong for the Lunar New Year celebrations, which fell in the first month this year, as compared to February...