Schiphol, The Netherlands, 2018-Aug-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Kees Boef (52) will become the new director of Corporate Affairs of Royal Schiphol Group as of 1 October 2018. He currently serves as Corporate Communications Director at Achmea (since 2015). He also worked at Schiphol earlier in his career. Kees Boef has considerable experience in… Read the full press release
SYDNEY, Australia, 2018-Aug-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas has today (23RD AUGUST 2018) announced an extension of its global lounge improvement program. The multi-million dollar program will see the national carrier upgrade six lounges in Auckland, Brisbane, Hobart, Sydney, Tamworth and Tokyo. Announcing the investment as part of its record financial results, Qantas Group CEO… Read the full press release
Passengers travelling to Singapore can experience the world’s most advanced passenger aircraft from 1 November 2018, and Haneda-bound passengers from 1 January 2019 Singapore is first Southeast Asian city on the airline’s network to receive the A350-1000 DOHA, Qatar, 2018-Aug-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is delighted to announce that the world’s most… Read the full press release
AirlineCheckins is expanding to include new offerings and is increasingly positioning itself as a comprehensive travel service. The new premium membership AirlineCheckins PLUS now offers WiFi on board of 36 airlines and at 42 million hotspots worldwide. In addition, users receive discounted access to over 370 airport lounges. 2,222 can test the new premium bundle… Read the full press release
Queenstown , New Zealand, 2018-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — New sensor technology has been introduced at Queenstown Airport this winter which aims to enhance the customer experience by providing real-time wait time information to passengers as well as streamlining the airport’s operations. To assist with smooth passenger flow as volumes increase, the airport has partnered… Read the full press release
Doncaster, England, 2018-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) has today (August 24, 2018) been named the best airport in the UK for under 10 million passengers in 2018 by Which? Magazine for the second time in a row and the fourth time DSA has topped the prestigious survey. It comes as the… Read the full press release
Five workshops to be held for the community to learn more about the new tools San Diego, CA, 2018-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — The Airport Authority has launched a new mobile app that provides members of the public an easy-to-use, no-cost option for submitting an aircraft noise complaint. The app is part of an… Read the full press release
Engineering feat readies largest terminal to better serve big ships Oakland, Calif. , 2018-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Four ship-to-shore cranes at Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT), the busiest terminal at the Port of Oakland, are 27 feet taller following completion this week of a year-long, crane-raising project. The fourth and final raised crane went back… Read the full press release
Only Priority Customers Can Bring Two Free Carry-On Bags Non-Priority Customers Can Bring One Free (Small) Carry-On Bag (60% Of All Ryanair Customers Not Affected) DUBLIN, Ireland, 2018-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair today (23 Aug) announced plans to cut check bag fees by introducing a lower cost €/£8 x10kg check bag service (currently €/£25… Read the full press release
6 New Winter Summer Routes (21 Routes In Total) From November 2018 DUBLIN, Ireland, 2018-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (23 Aug) announced an investment of $200 million at London Luton airport with 2 new based aircraft (6 aircraft in total) for its winter 2018 schedule and added 6 new… Read the full press release
GOL passengers to enjoy checking in bags in half the time with new Scan&Fly Geneva, Switzerland, 2018-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — GOL, Brazil’s largest airline, is introducing new self-service bag-drop technology to speed up the airport experience. Passengers of the carrier, can now use SITA’s Scan&Fly to check in their bags when flying domestically from Rio de… Read the full press release
Terminal A, Lot 2 – Day Rate Now $24! – Gives Travelers Another Convenient and Best-Value Parking Option During Construction San José, Calif., 2018-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) has reduced the daily parking rate in Lot 2, located at Terminal A, to $24 a day (a daily discount of… Read the full press release
Chicago, IL, 2018-Aug-24 — /Travel PR News/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) today (08/23/2018) welcomed the return of a herd of grazing animals to manage natural vegetation at one of the world’s busiest airports. The grazing herd—comprised of a mix of 30 goats, sheep, and a donkey named Jackson—will be on hand at O’Hare International… Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2018-Aug-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Brussels Airport will be welcoming the new airline Primera Air in May next year. The airline will start direct flights to New York (EWR) as of May 2019, and direct flights to Boston (BOS) and Washington DC (IAD) as of June 2019. The flights will be operated by… Read the full press release
Vantaa, Finland, 2018-Aug-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Finnair will launch a route from Helsinki Airport to Los Angeles next spring. The new route will be the fifth direct route to North America and the 27th international intercontinental route from Helsinki Airport. The Helsinki Airport – Los Angeles service will operate three times a week starting… Read the full press release
Vantaa, Finland, 2018-Aug-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Whether your flight is delayed, or you have an overnight layover, you may find yourself having to sleep at the airport. Such a situation is hardly ideal, but there are ways to stay comfortable and actually get a few hours of much-needed rest at Helsinki Airport when this… Read the full press release
Vantaa, Finland, 2018-Aug-24 — /Travel PR News/ — The Latvian airline Air Baltic adds flights for the Turku-Riga route for the spring and summer season beginning in march 2019. The new afternoon connection brings a needed addition for the morning and evening flights four days a week. In Turku the new flights are seen as a… Read the full press release
For the second year, Heathrow has partnered with the Department for International Trade ‘Exporting is GREAT Campaign’ to fund 20 SME’s exporting ambitions SME’s will be awarded a total of £40,000 to support international trade missions and foreign market research This year’s winners include designers, manufacturers and retailers from across the UK all looking to… Read the full press release
DFW AIRPORT, Texas, 2018-Aug-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Customers at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport will fly nonstop to Dublin, Ireland and Munich, Germany, starting June 6, 2019, thanks to new service from American Airlines. With these flights, DFW Airport will provide its first ever nonstop service to Ireland, and its third daily nonstop flight to Germany. “These new flights will advance DFW Airport’s mission… Read the full press release
Mumbai, India, 2018-Aug-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier full-service international airline and Bangkok Airways, Asia’s Boutique Airline, announced the expansion of their existing codeshare agreement to provide more choice and convenient travel options. Guests travelling between key destinations across Thailand, Vietnam, and India, will benefit from this alignment between the two… Read the full press release
CenterPoint’s 440,000-square-foot distribution hub will anchor logistics campus Oakland, Calif., 2018-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — A freight distribution center placing high-demand logistics capability inside a global trade gateway will soon take shape here. The Port of Oakland said today (August 17, 2018) that work should begin this fall on a long-awaited Seaport Logistics Complex…. Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2018-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Brussels Airport has commenced renovation works on the roof of the Sky Hall, the former transit hall at the airport. It was a striking architectural choice in the fifties to have the roof rest on pillars in the middle of the space so that it seems to hover… Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 2018-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Starting with the 2019 summer program, SAS will offer departures every day to Boston from Copenhagen. From four departures a week, SAS will fly daily. More SAS flights to Boston. To meet growing demand from both business travelers and holidaymakers, SAS will operate daily flights starting with the… Read the full press release
BOSTON, Massachusetts, 2018-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — The Massachusetts Port Authority today (August 17, 2018) joined representatives from Avianca Airlines to announce the launch of Avianca’s direct flights from Boston to San Salvador, El Salvador – the 55th international destination served by Logan through its newly renovated Terminal E. The event included dancers from El Salvador,… Read the full press release
MOSCOW, Russia, 2018-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot has just marked 60 years of scheduled flights to Delhi, the capital of India. The first regular flight between Moscow and Delhi took place on 18 August 1958 on a Tu-104. India was Aeroflot’s first country in Southeast Asia, and since then Aeroflot has been operating the… Read the full press release
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2018-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Vietjet opens sales on its Hanoi- Tokyo (Narita, Japan)route. This is the carrier’s third route to Japan, along with the other two routes connecting Vietnam to Japan (Hanoi to Osaka and Ho Chi Minh City to Osaka), to further meet with travelling and trading demands between… Read the full press release
Grand Rapids, Mich., 2018-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — After serving more than a quarter-million passengers in the month of July, the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GFIA) is continuing its pace as the second fastest growing airport in the country. July marks the seventh record-breaking month in a row for 2018, and the airport has… Read the full press release
Over 1.8 million doses of vaccines transported in a single flight Dubai, UAE, 2018-Aug-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates SkyCargo has transported over 25 tonnes of vaccines from Milan to BH airport, Bello Horizonte in Brazil on its Boeing 777 freighter aircraft. This is the largest shipment of vaccines that the air cargo carrier… Read the full press release
New York, USA, 2018-Aug-17 — /Travel PR News/ — dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has launched passenger handling operations at New York-JFK Airport. Already providing ground handling to over 50 airlines in the United States, this is a natural portfolio extension for dnata in New York. The launch customer is Copa… Read the full press release
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