Qatar Airways was named “Airline of the Year” by the international air transport evaluation organization, Skytrax, as well as having won five additional awards including “Best Business Class in the World“, “Best Business Class Lounge in the World“, ” Best Business Class Seat in the World ”,“ Best Business Class Onboard Catering in the World ”and“ Best Airline Company in the Middle East ”. The airline continues to lead the industry after winning the main award for the sixth time, an unprecedented record (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019 and now 2021).
Known as the ‘Aviation Oscars’, the Skytrax 2021 awards spanned the period from September 2019 to July 2021 with results reflecting a mix of travel made in normal times, combined with travel that took place during the pandemic. The long haul has clearly demonstrated the resilience and flexibility of Qatar Airways, which not only provided continued excellence during normal times, but continued to steadfastly carry out its flights and offer a lifeline to its customers throughout. the world during the most difficult times. Qatar Airways also became the first global airline to receive the Skytrax COVID-19 Safety Rating in January 2021, while its headquarters and hub, Hamad International Airport, was recently voted Best Airport in the World in August 2021.
Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300 for the short and medium-haul network. After the introduction of the Airbus A350 for long-haul routes, the company continues to renew the fleet and by 2025 will have integrated the 60 A220-300s ordered in 2019 to gradually replace the Airbus A318 and A319 as well as several Airbus A320s. In addition to this purchase order for 60 Airbus A220s – the best from a European customer – Air France has an additional 30 options and 30 purchase rights.
The Airbus A220-300, the most innovative and efficient single-aisle aircraft in its class, offers a 10% cost reduction per seat compared to the Airbus A318 and A319 and stands out for its energy efficiency: it consumes the 20% less fuel than the aircraft it replaces and its CO2 emissions are also reduced by 20%. Its noise emissions are also 34% lower. These characteristics will play a decisive role in reducing Air France’s environmental impact and in achieving its sustainable development goals. By 2030, the airline will have reduced its global CO2 emissions per passenger / km by 50% compared to 2005, or 15% in absolute terms. Air France is also committed to working towards achieving the goal of net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
The German company Condor will fly to New York five times a week starting November 11; JFK airport will be reachable without a stopover from Frankfurt every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (scheduled approaches from / to Italy with Lufthansa). Tickets can be booked now from € 299.99 each way per person.
Condor already flies four times a week to Seattle on the west coast of the United States, from where its partner Alaska Airlines offers connections to more than 30 destinations such as Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco or Hawaii. Neighboring Canada also becomes easily accessible for Condor passengers: After the country’s borders opened for fully vaccinated travelers from the EU, Condor has launched non-stop flights to Toronto and Halifax since early September. Passengers can then travel to a dozen other destinations in Canada with Condor’s partner WestJet.
To enter the United States, a full course of vaccination with a WHO-certified vaccine is required, as well as a negative test certificate issued no more than 72 hours prior to departure. The same rules apply to travelers entering Canada.