According to the French Air Journal, UA is resuming services from San Francisco (SFO), interrupted in February 2021 because of the COVID-19 epidemic, renewing its offer of three flights per week operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, configured with 48 Business seats, 21 in Premium Economy, and 188 in Main Cabin.
Flights are scheduled to depart SFO on days two, five, and six at 13:20 and arrive at PPT at 18:50. The return flights depart PPT at 21:15 and arrive in SFO at 08:20 with a flight time of 8h15. All times are local. UA is in direct competition with the French low-cost carrier Frenchbee (BF) on the same route and, indirectly, with Air France (AF) and Tahiti Nui (TN) on the PPT to Los Angeles (LAX) route.
MIAMI – Air Serbia (JU) is adding new Russian destinations to its network, flying to Rostow (ROV), Krasnodar (KRR), and St. Petersburg (LED).
Jiri Marek, JU General Manager, Commercial and Strategy, commented the new services byn saying “We continue to react quickly to all changes in the travel restrictions in order to make use of every opportunity that arises. The Russian Federation represents a strategically extremely important market for us, and we are very glad that we will soon be able to operate flights to as many as four destinations in this great country.
He also added: We are especially proud of the fact that, after Oslo and Geneva, we will be launching flights to Rostov-on-Don, as the third completely new destination in our network since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and the second one this year.
MIAMI – Qatar Airways (QR) is donating transport of medical aid and equipment to India, a country hit hard by the latest COVID-19 variant.
Three all-cargo flights are planned for May 3 carrying a total of 300 metric tonnes (661,380 pounds) of supplies from global suppliers. The much-needed goods are being consolidated at Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH) for an aerial convoy to destinations where the aid is most desperately needed.
“The State of Qatar has a long and special relationship with India, and we have watched with great sorrow as COVID-19 has once again caused a significant challenge to the country,” Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker said in a news release.
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