South African Airways launches its newly designed Fly SAA Duty Free online shop: flysaadutyfree.co.za

JOHANNESBURG, 2015-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA) has added a further innovative product offering with the launch of its newly designed Fly SAA Duty Free online shop: www.flysaadutyfree.co.za, The service, which is available on all regional (except Victoria Falls and Maputo), as well as SAA’s long-haul flights, is already available. The site has… Read the full press release

South African Airways Cargo named the African Cargo Airline of the Year at the STAT Times International Award for Excellence in Air Cargo

Johannesburg, 2015-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways Cargo bags another international award.  They have been named the African Cargo Airline of the Year at the STAT Times International Award for Excellence in Air Cargo presented at a glittering Gala Award ceremony held at the Barnyard Theatre in Rivonia, north of Johannesburg. The STAT Times… Read the full press release

Ethiopian Airlines wins the Air Cargo Brand of the Decade for Africa Award from Shipping, Transport, Aviation and Tourism (STAT)

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 2015-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Ethiopian Airlines, the largest cargo operator in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has won the Air Cargo Brand of the Decade for Africa Award from Shipping, Transport, Aviation and Tourism (STAT) at a ceremony held in Rivonia, South Africa on 26 February2015. Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam,… Read the full press release

New poll reveals SME leaders across UK prefer Gatwick to be expanded

Small businesses and SMEs from all around the UK want Gatwick expanded Institute of Directors says Gatwick “leads on regional destinations” OECD report: high charges from an expanded Heathrow would “discourage” more UK domestic flights LONDON, 2015-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — A new YouGov poll published today has shown small and medium sized business… Read the full press release

easyJet reports 6.1 percent increase of passengers in February 2015 compared to the same month last year

LONDON, 2015-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet reports 6.1 percent increase of passengers in February 2015 compared to the same month last year Month Ending February 2015 February 2014 Change Passengers (1) 4,491,425 4,232,325 6.1% Load Factor (2) 90.9% 90.7% 0.2pp Rolling 12 Months Ending February 2015 February 2014 Change Passengers (1) 65,608,551 61,595,980… Read the full press release

easyJet helped more than 2,000 people nationwide to overcome their phobia of flying since the launch of its ‘Fearless Flyer’ course two years ago

easyJet’s ‘Fearless Flyer’ course tops 2,000 since launching two years ago Milestone celebrated at easyJet’s inaugural course in Liverpool over the weekend LONDON, 2015-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, is this week celebrating helping more than 2,000 people nationwide to overcome their phobia of flying since the airline launched its… Read the full press release

Holland Marketing Alliance: “Holland. The Original Cool.” campaign won Platinum Adrian Award

Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2015-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — The campaign “Holland. The Original Cool.” won the prestigious Platinum Adrian Award at the Adrian Awards Gala in New York on Tuesday, 24 February. The award was presented to the Holland Marketing Alliance, which includes the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions (NBTC), KLM, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam… Read the full press release

KLM signed memorandum of cooperation with Xiamen Airlines and the City of Amsterdam to strengthen collaboration and accessibility between the Netherlands and China

Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2015-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Yesterday KLM CEO Pieter Elbers signed a memorandum of cooperation with Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines and the City of Amsterdam. Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan and Xiamen Airlines’ Chief Operating Officer Zhao Dong were also in attendance. KLM has been flying from Amsterdam to Xiamen three times… Read the full press release

Budapest Airport promotes the attractiveness of Hungary and the country’s growing popularity at ITB Berlin

Maintaining the momentum from its record-breaking year (9.15 million passengers in 2014), Budapest Airport will again be on the frontline to deliver a dedicated marketing promotion to the large international audience attending ITB Berlin this week. With the principal focus to pursue Budapest’s “most wanted” unserved destinations, the Hungarian gateway will use the leading travel… Read the full press release

London City Airport recorded its busiest ever February with 33.4% increase in passengers compared to February 2014

Edinburgh, Dublin and Amsterdam are busiest routes. LONDON, 2015-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — London City Airport (LCY) experienced its busiest ever February last month, with a 33.4% increase in passengers compared to February 2014. Edinburgh, Dublin and Amsterdam were the airport’s busiest routes with a combined total of 112,380 passengers over the month. Edinburgh… Read the full press release