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Margarida is a Travel Tomorrow reporter and press and communications assistant at Buscardini Communications. She studied Communication Sciences and Journalism at the NOVA University of Lisbon (FCSH) with an Erasmus semester in European Studies at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. After an internship at the Communication department of the Municipal Council of Cascais, life took her to Boston, Massachusetts. In the United States, she worked for the Consulate of Portugal in New Bedford for the past 4 years.  Margarida loves traveling, snowboarding and attending live music. A big fan of humor and in a serious relationship with food.

6 June 2023

Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Air reveals first livery design

Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new national airline, has unveiled the first of two livery designs. Bold, modern, and distinct, Riyah Air affirms its livery is “a […]
6 June 2023

Emirates now boasts 25% recycled in-flight meal packaging

Emirates Airlines is launching a “closed loop” recycling initiative, in a joint venture with deSter. 1. Reduce, re-use, recycle Coming as airlines all over the world make […]
6 June 2023

Ryanair demands passengers pay almost 100€ to bring pastries into the cabin

Authorities in Spain‘s Balearic Islands has called an urgent meeting with Ryanair and the local confectioners’ association after the airline tried to charge passengers for bringing […]
6 June 2023

SAS’ first-ever all-electric flights fully booked within hours

On June 2nd at 12:00 CET, SAS started accepting reservations for its three inaugural commercial electric flights in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The ticket price, roughly […]
5 June 2023

Too early to talk about a TAP Air Portugal takeover, says Lufthansa CEO

Lufthansa and Air France -KLM have been the main candidates for the takeover of Portuguese airline TAP Air since the government announced its privatisation last year. […]
5 June 2023

Number of unruly passenger incidents increased post-pandemic

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a new analysis showing that reported unruly passenger incidents increased in 2022 compared to 2021. Latest figures show […]
5 June 2023

Qatar Airways to remove first class from future long-haul flights

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has explained that the airline will no longer offer first class options for future long-haul flights, as he no longer […]
2 June 2023

Russia’s Aeroflot to resume flights with Cuba as of July 1

Russia and Cuba have a long history of diplomatic relations and cooperation dating back to the Cold War.  1. Russia-Cuba Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Chernishenko […]
1 June 2023

World’s Best Airlines for 2023 revealed by Airline Ratings

Air New Zealand has been named the World’s Best Airline of 2023, according to Australia-based aviation safety and product rating agency AirlineRatings.com, which highlighted the carrier’s […]
31 May 2023

Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before they board in order to cut carbon emissions

Air New Zealand has announced that will start asking volunteer passengers to weigh themselves before boarding international flights departing from Auckland. The trial is to run […]
30 May 2023

Hong Kong Airport is being redefined as an Airport City

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has embarked on a series of large projects aimed at turning it into an Airport City. To accommodate future air traffic […]
30 May 2023

These are the largest airline hubs in Europe

The largest airline hub in Europe in 2023 is Turkey’s Istanbul Airport, according to new data released by aviation consulting company Cirium, which compared Turkish Airlines […]
30 May 2023

China’s rival to Airbus and Boeing, the C919 jetliner, goes into commercial operation

China‘s self-developed large passenger aircraft, the C919, completed its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday May 28th, marking its official entry into the […]
30 May 2023

Asiana Airlines stops selling emergency row seats after passenger opens door mid-flight

After a passenger managed to open the emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight on Friday, 26 May, the airline has announced it will no longer […]
29 May 2023

Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan aero-engine could be a “game changer”

Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan technology demonstrator achieved successful test outcomes, the giant space company announced on May 18, dubbing it as a “historic moment” for the company. 1. […]
29 May 2023

Spanish Iberia was the world’s most punctual airline in April

The aviation analytics firm Cirium takes flight data from airlines worldwide and publishes its “On-time Performance Monthly Report”, each month, breaking it down by geographical locations […]