A snapshot of the week's airline news
A snapshot of the week's airline news
Air France KLM revises commission
AIR France KLM has revised its commission structure for the
travel trade, effective December 1. The airline will reduce
commission paid to the trade from 1,01% to 0,01% in South
Africa, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana.
The airline said in a statement on Travelinfo: “Air France KLM
will make no adjustments to the current fare structures as a
result of the structural commission changes. The carrier will
continue to charge a service fee on direct offline distribution
channels.”
Flydubai launches East-African flights
DUBAI-BASED flydubai has expanded in East Africa with
flights to Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. Flydubai entered the
market in 2009 with flights to Djibouti and in 2011 Addis
Ababa became its second East African destination. In 2014,
the carrier added six new routes in Africa with flights to
Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and three destinations in Tanzania.
Flydubai started operating its new Boeing 737-800 fleet
on its Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar flights from
October 16
Virgin Australia adds domestic routes
VIRGIN Australia, an SAA codeshare partner, will introduce
three services a week between Darwin and Alice Springs,
using a B737, from the end of March. The timing coincides
with the opening of the new Virgin Australia lounge in Darwin,
which will feature luxury seating, gourmet food and beverage
options and views across the airport.
