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Holiday giant TUI betting on UK jabs to rescue its summer

Bloomberg TUI AG stuck with plans to offer four-fifths of its usual holiday program this summer, betting on a surge in demand from Britain to fill hotel rooms as the country’s Covid-19 vaccination program gathers pace. The world’s biggest tour operator said in a statement on Tuesday that while current sales are at only 56% of 2019 levels, prices are ...

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KLM makes first regular flight with sustainable fuel

Bloomberg Air France-KLM’s Dutch arm operated a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Madrid that the carrier says was the first in the world to use sustainably derived synthetic aviation fuel. The Boeing Co 737-800 narrow-body plane carried 500 litres of the fuel produced by Royal Dutch Shell Plc, equating to more than 5% of the total requirement for the trip, ...

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Kenya Air ramps up cargo capacity for flower season

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc increased cargo capacity after its rival, Ethiopian Airlines, was allowed to deploy more freighters to help carry Kenyan flowers to Europe ahead of Valentine’s Day this weekend. The Kenyan airline adapted a passenger Boeing 787 Dreamliner to start carrying cargo, and help meet more flower orders. The conversion and increased flight frequencies will add as much ...

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