LONDON, UK, 2017-Sep-14 — /Travel PR News/ — As the back to work blues begin to set in, British Airways is turning up the heat at Gatwick with a quarter of a million seats available for less than £30. From 11am on September 14 until midnight on September 19, the airline is offering 250,000 seats*, the equivalent… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2017-Sep-14 — /Travel PR News/ — A British Airways Boeing 777 took off for Turks and Caicos today for the first time since the island was struck by Hurricane Irma. The airline has now resumed all its flights to the Caribbean and Florida after they were disrupted by the worst hurricane to hit the… Read the full press release
SEATTLE, 2017-Sep-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Jeff Butler, a 34-year veteran of Alaska Airlines, has been named Alaska’s new vice president of inflight and call center services, succeeding Andy Schneider, who was named vice president of people last month. Butler, who previously led inflight and later airports and customer service at Alaska, has been in an interim role as… Read the full press release
SAN FRANCISCO, 2017-Sep-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Airlines announced today that the company has signed an agreement to become the official airline of the San Francisco Giants for the next seven years, extending the partnership that Virgin America established with the organization in 2008. To celebrate this partnership and Alaska’s commitment to the Bay Area, the… Read the full press release
Fornebu, Norway, 2017-Sep-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian will open a new pilot base at Dublin Airport later this year to support the airline’s growing international operations, including the new transatlantic routes from Dublin, Cork, Shannon and Belfast. Recruitment is now underway for new pilot positions for the Dublin base. Earlier this summer, Norwegian launched… Read the full press release
Award-winning airline continues expansion with launch of service to Turkey’s fast-growing agricultural and industrial centre New three-times-a-week service set to start on 6 November DOHA, Qatar, 2017-Sep-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has responded to increased customer demand for service to Turkey by launching direct flights to the southern city of Adana, the… Read the full press release
Multi-media portal with ‘Untold Stories of Japan’ to encourage wider global travel discovery and repeat visits to Japan TOKYO, Japan, 2017-Sep-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Japan Airlines (JAL), Japan’s premier airline carrier, and TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site from reviews to bookings, today announced a strategic partnership supporting the country’s efforts to better capture… Read the full press release
20 year outlook projects 7,200+ new airplanes, valued at $1.1 trillion 6.3 percent increase over 2016 forecast BEIJING, China, 2017-Sep-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA), China’s leading provider of commercial airplanes, projects a demand for 7,240 new airplanes in the country over the next 20 years valued at nearly $1.1 trillion dollars. Boeing’s annual China… Read the full press release
MANCHESTER, UK, 2017-Sep-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Manchester Airport is flying high after being named the UK’s best airport at the Travel Bulletin Star Awards last night. The UK’s third largest airport fought off competition from the likes of Heathrow, Liverpool and Birmingham to receive the accolade. The award comes after the busiest summer on… Read the full press release
New route to provide quicker, easier connectivity for Hoosiers, businesses INDIANAPOLIS, 2017-Sep-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Governor Eric J. Holcomb joined executives from Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today to announce new nonstop air service from Indianapolis International Airport to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. A key part of Governor Eric J. Holcomb’s Next… Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 2017-Sep-11 — /Travel PR News/ — SAS and DPF have now reached a new agreement. This sets out a continued common ambition to create a long-term profitable SAS. The agreement is in line with the rest of the Danish labor market, and in addition, the parties have agreed to jointly work on cost-effectiveness, focusing… Read the full press release
Awards recognise Qatar Airways’ revolutionary new Business Class experience, Qsuite, and the airline’s highly innovative baggage system, HAQIBA Airline wins ‘Best Up in the Air Experience’ award for the third consecutive year DOHA, Qatar, 2017-Sep-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has been awarded the ‘Best Up In The Air Experience’ award for the third… Read the full press release
DUBLIN, Ireland, 2017-Sep-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No 1 airline, today (8 Sep) announced it has added 31 extra flights for England, Scotland and Wales fans travelling to the 2018 Six Nations Championship. The Six Nations kicks off on Saturday, 3rd February, and Ryanair has added 8 extras between Rome and London Stansted… Read the full press release
DUBLIN, Ireland, 2017-Sep-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No 1 airline, today (6 Sep), as part of its “Always Getting Better” programme announced new reduced checked bag fees (and increased check-in bag sizes) to encourage more customers to check in bags and reduce the number of customers with 2 bags at the boarding gates…. Read the full press release
DUBLIN, Ireland, 2017-Sep-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (5 Sep) celebrated the first flight on its new daily Glasgow service to Frankfurt, the first of its winter 2017 routes. Ryanair’s Glasgow winter schedule includes 18 routes in total, with 3 new routes to Frankfurt, Krakow and Madrid. To mark the… Read the full press release
6 New Routes To Fez, Oradea, Seville, Stockholm, Thessaloniki & Warsaw DUBLIN, Ireland, 2017-Sep-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (5 Sep) opened its new base at Memmingen, its tenth base in Germany (No. 85 in Europe), and launched its Memmingen summer 2018 schedule with 6 new routes to Fez, Oradea,… Read the full press release
Novosibirsk, Russia, 2017-Sep-08 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a oneworld® global airline alliance member, announces the opening of new flights from St. Petersburg to Salzburg and Innsbruck in Austria in its winter schedule. Tickets are available now. The flights will be carried out on modern and comfortable Airbus A319 aircrafts. Direct flights from Pulkovo Airport to Salzburg will be carried out weekly on Saturdays from 30 December 2017… Read the full press release
Novosibirsk, Russia, 2017-Sep-08 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a oneworld® global airline alliance member, has become the Skyway Service Award winner in Transportation Safety: Flight Safety category. The panel of experts highly appreciated the airline’s activities to ensure the safety of passenger air transportation, naming S7 Airlines “The Best Company of the Year”. The award is given annually during the Safety Leaders Forum, which… Read the full press release
More than 900 hours of special box sets and collections featured on board Qatar Airways flights Up to 4,000 entertainment options offered by the airline’s award-winning in-flight entertainment system, Oryx One DOHA, Qatar, 2017-Sep-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways’ award-winning in-flight entertainment system Oryx One now offers so many box sets of hit… Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 2017-Sep-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Today (28 August 2017), Aeroflot and the Russian Restaurant Festival have held the first High Flyers culinary competition to develop a menu for the airline’s business- and comfort-class menus. Held at the Chefshows by Novikov culinary school, the contest was a pilot project – part of Aeroflot’s future bigger one aimed at discovering new… Read the full press release
Top five experiences in flydubai’s Russian destinations in September DUBAI, UAE, 2017-Sep-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai-based flydubai connects people and cultures between 97 destinations in 44 countries, providing opportunities to explore their historical and cultural heritage, architecture, food and day to day life. Why not explore Russia this September and benefit from pleasant weather… Read the full press release
SINGAPORE, 2017-Sep-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed an agreement to codeshare on flights operated by Alaska Airlines, in a move that will expand SIA’s footprint in the important North American market. Subject to regulatory approvals, the agreement will take effect on 27 September 2017. Under the agreement, Singapore Airlines will… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2017-Sep-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The first tranche of British Airways’ £400 million investment in Club World, its long-haul business cabin, is set to arrive on September 1 as a new restaurant-style dining experience launches on flights between Heathrow and New York JFK. Travellers will be able to select their choice of freshly prepared… Read the full press release
British Airways adds two new transatlantic routes to its summer 2018 schedule at Gatwick LONDON, 2017-Sep-06 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways has announced it will be adding another two new transatlantic routes to its summer 2018 schedule at Gatwick. Toronto in Canada, will be taking to the air from May 1, with three… Read the full press release
KIEV, Ukraine, 2017-Sep-06 — /Travel PR News/ — In spring 2018, Ukraine International Airlines will map a new destination on its flight network in Africa – Cairo. The leading Ukraine`s carrier will launch scheduled services between the capitals of Ukraine and Egypt. Tickets are available on UIA website, at the carrier`s Contact Center, UIA ticket offices,… Read the full press release
Texas, U.S., 2017-Sep-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has been invited to speak at the Cowen and Company 10th Annual Global Transportation Conference. Cowen will be webcasting the audio presentation live, and a link to the webcast will be made available via the Investor Relations homepage on the Southwest Airlines website. Details of the… Read the full press release
Texas, U.S., 2017-Sep-03 — /Travel PR News/ – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) extended its legacy of aircraft innovation this week by taking delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 737 MAX 8. Southwest is the first airline in the United States to receive the 737 MAX, and the carrier expects to take delivery of eight more MAX aircraft… Read the full press release
Singapore, 2017-Sep-03 — /Travel PR News/ —Changi Airport Group today welcomed the announcement by Qantas Airways to add services to and from Singapore Changi Airport from the 2018 Northern Summer season*. Beginning 25 March 2018, Qantas will operate its daily Sydney-London service (QF1/QF2) via Singapore using an A380. At the same time, services to Melbourne… Read the full press release
Five year extension to landmark alliance deal Evolution of joint network to offer customers more choice Three options to get to UK/Europe – via Dubai, Perth and Singapore Capacity shifted to fast-growing Asia market Changes to deliver upside to both airlines; Qantas annualised net benefit estimated at more than $80 million from FY19 Sydney, Australia,… Read the full press release
Sydney, Australia, 2017-Sep-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas today announced that four 787-9 Dreamliners will be based in Brisbane, bringing 470 new jobs and opening up new potential international routes. The first of eight Dreamliners ordered by the national carrier will be delivered from Boeing in late October this year, and the first to… Read the full press release