Delta and its joint venture partners Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic will carbon-offset more than 1,800 metric tons of emissions from more than 15,000 Delta, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic customer flight segments to and from Chicago surrounding the 2019 GBTA convention, the preeminent annual industry gathering of travel sales and service professionals globally. “We know sustainability is important to every member of the Delta, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic family, including those who we do business with daily and our many thousands of corporate and business travelers who fly us every day,” said Bob Somers, Delta’s Senior Vice President – Global Sales. “These offsets are symbolic of our continued commitment to sustainability and our long-term target of reducing our carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2050.”
“I’m also pleased to share that Delta, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic have committed to increase the ease of purchasing carbon-offsets for all our customers who book their travel on Delta.com, AirFrance.us, KLM.com and VirginAtlantic.com” Somers said.

Source: World Airline News

British Airways has not detected any change in ticket bookings as a result of uncertainty around Brexit. "We are not seeing any evidence of the Brexit impact," said Willie Walsh, chief executive of BA parent IAG, during a results briefing today. He acknowledges that Ryanair and other airlines have warned how their operations could be affected, especially by a no-deal Brexit. But he insists: "We don't see any impact on bookings or the profile of bookings going forward in terms of the visibility that we have." Walsh suspects that BA's heavy reliance on London and the UK southeast may be one explanation for the carrier's apparent resilience. "Maybe… we are not exposed to the whole of the UK as they [competitors] would be," he says. Nevertheless, BA has put in place contingency plans for the UK's scheduled departure from the EU on 31 October. These, Walsh notes, are based on "a sensible Brexit". He says the carrier will be flexible in adjusting capacity if bookings fluctuate.

Source: Flightglobal

Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines have cancelled a large number of flights in and out of Hong Kong, as ongoing city-wide protests against an unpopular extradition bill wears on. As of 12 noon on 5 August, Cathay Pacific and units Cathay Dragon and HK Express have cancelled more than 150 flights in and out of the city on 5 August. These were flights to various points across Asia. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon have cancelled a further 13 flights in and out of Hong Kong on 6 August. Meanwhile, Hong Kong Airlines has cancelled more than 30 flights in and out of Hong Kong International Airport on 5 and 6 August. These include points such as Bangkok, Shanghai Pudong, as well as Tokyo Narita. It was not just Hong Kong carriers that suspended flights. China Airlines and subsidiary Mandarin Airlines, which have flights to Hong Kong from points such as Taipei Taoyuan, Kaohsiung as well as Jakarta, have also suspended some flights to Hong Kong. Fellow Taiwanese carrier EVA Air has also pulled flights to and from the city.

Source: FlightGlobal