BA/IB/AA Travelbiz June Update

June Airline updates:

British Airways

• • British Airways has announced the new codeshare partnership with Porter Airlines. The expanded partnership will enable BA customers to travel to 17 regional destinations in Canada, including Ottawa, Edmonton and Winnipeg, connecting from the British Airways network when travelling via Toronto or Montréal on a single ticket.
  • We have also expanded our codeshare partnership with LATAM, offering greater choice and connectivity to our customers travelling from 32 destinations across Brazil and connect via São Paulo (GRU) or Rio de Janeiro (GIG)and reach their final destination in London or beyond, all in a single booking.

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• • We are continuing with the roll out of our newest business class seat, the award- winning Club Suite. New aircraft entering the fleet are fitted with the product and a retrofitting plan is already well underway. 78% of our Long-haul fleet at London Heathrow are configured with the incredible Club Suite business class product.
  • In June British Airway’s proudly celebrated 90 years of connecting London and Hong Kong!

Iberia

• • Iberia had the honour of taking the Spanish national team to the Football World Cup. Watch the A350 being prepared!

• • Iberia is accelerating in 2026 with new routes to Toronto, Monterrey and Bucharest. The airline now serves Toronto five times weekly with the A321XLR, alongside three weekly flights to Monterrey and two to Bucharest. Capacity has also been boosted on key existing routes, with additional flights to Tokyo and increased frequencies to Panama during the peak summer season.

American Airlines

• • American Airlines is introducing a new approach to lounge design at JFK Airport  — a purpose-built concept created to better serve high volume traffic while elevating the grab and go experience for greater travel ease. Provisions by Admirals Club lounge to land at JFK, offering travelers a fresh take on lounge convenience – American Airlines Newsroom

• • Starting this summer, American Airlines customers will have access to even more premium seats as the airline introduces its retrofitted Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft featuring enhanced finishes, more storage space and convenient connectivity for all passengers. https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2026/American-continues-retrofitting-fleet-to-offer-customers-more-premium-seating-than-ever-FLT-06/default.aspx

• • American introduced a new schedule to help spread out flights throughout the day at DFW. Early results show improved on-time performance, connections and checked bag delivery.