Norwegian carried 8.6 million passengers in third quarter, an increase of 12 percent from same quarter last year

Bærum, Norway, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian (NAS) today reported its best quarterly results ever. The net profit was NOK 993 million (£99 million), an improvement of NOK 160 million compared to the same quarter the previous year. The load factor was 91 percent and the performance was positive in all markets, with Spain… Read the full press release

Norwegian brings back direct flight from London Gatwick to San Juan, Puerto Rico starting 2 November

Bærum, Norway, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline Norwegian is making sure the British public don’t miss the sun for too long, as the airline brings back the UK’s only direct flight to Puerto Rico next month. Europe’s third largest low-cost airline is making it affordable for Brits to enjoy a sunshine break in… Read the full press release

Norwegian’s summer 2017 flights from Edinburgh now on sale from £29.90

Bærum, Norway, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline, Norwegian has put on sale its low-cost flights from Edinburgh next summer, with six city and sun destinations available including the return of its newest route to Barcelona. Europe’s third low-cost airline is making it more affordable to book summer holidays for travel from 29 March… Read the full press release

Jet Airways to increase frequencies to Kathmandu from Mumbai and New Delhi and flights from Kerala to Dubai and Doha

Boosts capacity by 75 percent to Kathmandu via additional daily service from Delhi and Mumbai New daily flights to Dubai and frequency additions to Doha enhance connectivity between Kerala and the Gulf MUMBAI, India, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, is set to enhance connectivity between India and SAARC as… Read the full press release

Jet Airways to introduce wide-body services on its busiest domestic routes

Wide-body Airbus A330s to operate on the Mumbai – Delhi – Mumbai and Delhi – Kolkata – Delhi route. New direct flight – 9W 911/912 to connect Kochi with Delhi. Two additional domestic frequencies between Delhi and Kolkata (9W 901/902) and Bengaluru and Kolkata (9W 655/678) being introduced. MUMBAI, India, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/… Read the full press release

London City Airport introduces real-time Feedback Now system to improve passenger experience

Passengers can express their level of satisfaction with the London City Airport experience by pressing ‘emoji’ buttons at 16 different locations in the terminal The cutting edge Feedback Now technology sends data to airport staff as-it-happens, including alerts via text message to help allocate resources effectively No other UK airport has this real-time functionality –… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo recognised as one of the Top Resorts in Central and South America

Costa Rica, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica, a lush enclave nestled between two beaches at the tip of the prestigious Peninsula Papagayo, has been recognised as one of the Top Resorts in Central and South America by Condé Nast Traveler’s 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards.  Marking its eleventh consistent award year,… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Beirut announces the appointment of Fadi Musharafieh as Hotel Manager

Beirut, Lebanon, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced the appointment of Fadi Musharafieh as Hotel Manager ofFour Seasons Hotel Beirut. A Lebanese national, Fadi brings with him more than 19 years of experience in the hospitality industry, with prior appointments as general manager of Lancaster Hotels and Suites and… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou welcomes Henry Tay as its new Hotel Manager

Guangzhou, China, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — A veteran of the hotel industry with more than 24 years of hotel management experience, Henry Tay recently joined Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou as Hotel Manager. A food and beverage professional, Henry first started his career at JW Marriot Hotel Hong Kong. He then further developed an in-depth… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Resort Seychelles among the Best Resorts in the World in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2016

Luxury resort is the only Seychelles property listed in annual travel awards Seychelles, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Resort Seychelles has been listed #41 of the Best Resorts in the World in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2016, securing its position following the votes of the travel magazine’s readers. Being the only Seychelles… Read the full press release

Air France calls all developers, designers, logistics specialists and sponsors to take part in its Customer Priority Hackathon

PARIS, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — A portmanteau of the words hack and marathon, the hackathon is an event during which teams made up of developers, designers, logistics specialists or sponsors develop an IT project, generally a computer programme or application, over a short period. On launching the Customer Priority Hackathon, on the theme of… Read the full press release

IATA: Transport industry can save US$3 billion with deployment of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology

Dubai, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — The global deployment of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, which can accurately track passengers’ baggage in real time across key points in the journey, can enable the air transport industry to save more than US$3 billion over the next seven years. Global IT provider SITA and the International Air… Read the full press release