GLOBAL NEWS BA resumes Gatwick international short-haul
Delta terminal transformation at LAX
Delta and Los Angeles International have unveiled the first phase of the $2.3 billion Delta Sky Way at the airport. The development – which connects Terminals 2 and 3 at LAX – opened on April 20 and features a centralised check-in lobby and expanded security checkpoint and baggage claim areas, as well as a 250-foot “digital backwall” with wayfinding information in English and Spanish.
British Airways has resumed international short-haul services from London Gatwick Airport following a hiatus of two years due to the pandemic. Services are operating under the British Airways Air Operators Certificate (AOC) but will move to a new British Airways branded subsidiary, BA Euroflyer, later in the year. The airline is flying to 35 destinations from Gatwick, with more to be added soon.
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Preferred Hotels Mexico boost
Three properties in Mexico have joined Preferred Hotels & Resorts since January – La Casa de la Playa (pictured), an adultsonly property on the shores of Mexico’s Riviera Maya in Playa del Carmen, as well as Hotel Xcaret Arte, also in Playa del Carmen and Casa Bonita Hotel & Luxury Residence in Oaxaca. Preferred is an independent hotel brand representing more than 650 hotels, resorts, and residences across 80 countries globally.
flyduai bumps up Italy services Air France to return to pre-crisis activity
Air France says it will serve close to 200 destinations and return to pre-crisis levels of activity by summer 2022. In the Middle East the French flag carrier serves Beirut, Cairo, Dubai and Tel Aviv from it two Paris airports.
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flydubai will launch flights to Pisa in Italy on June 24 becoming the first UAE carrier to operate this route from Dubai. The carrier will also resume its operations to Catania in Sicily on the same day, growing its network in Italy to three points including Naples.
