Airline Ambitions

Kicking off the new year, multiple airlines will be taking us to new heights.

Regarding the current pandemic, health and safety requirements will remain for all travellers but no one knows when we’ll move towards resuming to regular business travel and leisure travel.

All Nippon Airways launched their Boeing 777 freighter flights to operate at full capacity with SouthEast Asian routes. Noted as the best Japanese airlines, a partnership with medical advisory firm, Nihon Stery was secured to further strengthen strict COVID-19 safety measures.

American Airlines adjusted their international flight schedules with a strategic focus on future growth. The major airline will continue to disinfect their aircraft with an EPA approved electrostatic sprayer called SurfaceWise2 that kills 99.9% of viruses on cabin surfaces for the best cleaning solutions. Also AA is looking at ways to improve how passengers submit their covid-19 tests prior to travel.

British Airways invested in new aircraft, cool cabins, exclusive cocktails and favourite foods by British brands, luxurious lounges and wifi technology to improve their product and services. The flag carrier of the United Kingdom will require all passengers to provide a negative COVID-19 test certificate to travel no later than 72 hours before departure to be shown at the airport.

Delta Air Lines resumed flight operations with comfortable enhancements to 35 destinations in the Caribbean and Latin America. The legacy airline will keep blocking the middle seat to limit onboard capacity along with using hospital grade air filters for advanced ventilation.

Emirates unveiled its new A380 cabin offering premium upgrades of elaborate finishes and colour palettes to impress guests and bounce back with a competitive edge. The Dubai based airlines marked a massive milestone after transporting its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for their Health Authority.

JetBlue announced a new airbus A220-300 aircraft with premium suites as well as 24 new flight routes to satisfy increased customer demand. The popular airline maintains that a negative COVID-19 test is required by some destinations before you land—and getting tested before & after you travel may also help reduce quarantine requirements in some destinations which can be followed on their travel alerts.

Lufthansa delighted with strong booking growth over the holidays and a positive top grade “A” score on climate protection from the rating organization CDP. The largest German airline cares so you can fly with no worries by implementing the highest level of protection protocols.

Norwegian Air faced a fight for survival. The Scandinavian airlines will now restructure the business by offloading planes and selling new shares to find a balance for optimal recovery. There will also be no more long haul flights.

Qantas created more domestic destinations for regional market expansion. The Australian airline, so far is the only one to enforce that it will demand proof of a vaccine to fly with them, although the Australian government has not publicly stated this.

The longing to travel is a global vibe. Here’s to hoping we all get a holiday in 2021.

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