Budapest Airport: British low cost carrier Jet2.com to re-launch its flight to Hungarian capital

BUDAPEST, 2014-04-14 — /Travel PR News/ —  The direct aerial connection between Leeds in Central England and Budapest has been restored today. British low cost carrier Jet2.com, based at Leeds-Bradford Airport, decided to re-launch its flight to the Hungarian capital on the back of substantial passenger demand. Jet2.com’s Boeing 737 type aircraft touched down at… Read the full press release

Budapest Airport: Israeli low cost carrier UP to fly 11-12 times per week between Tel Aviv and Budapest

BUDAPEST, 2014-04-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Budapest Airport was the scene of yet another flight opening ceremony this morning as the Tel Aviv flight operated by the new Israeli low cost carrier UP arrived for the first time. Similarly to numerous other large airlines, El Al has established its own low cost carrier, which will… Read the full press release

Jet Airways moves international operations to terminal T2 at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

International operations move into T2 from today Jet Airways will be one of the largest carrier’s operating out of MIAL’s new T2 with over 20 international flights daily Enhanced customer services with more check-in and emigration counters at T2 to deliver superior guest comfort and convenience 90% passengers can be served by aerobridges MUMBAI,  2014-04-14… Read the full press release

Jet Airways and JetKonnect to close all domestic check-in counters 45 minutes prior departure to enhance on-time performance

Extends uniform check–in-counter closure 45 minutes prior to departure, across all airports in India MUMBAI,  2014-04-14 — /Travel PR News/ — On-time performance is fast emerging as a critical service parameter for our guests. In view of the above, Jet Airways and JetKonnect today announced that, it would uniformly close all domestic check-in counters 45 minutes… Read the full press release

Palm Springs received 2014 Travelers’ Choice Awards by TripAdvisor for Top 25 Destinations in the U.S.

Palm Springs, Calif., 2014-04-14 — /Travel PR News/ — For the second year in a row, Palm Springs has received the 2014 Travelers’ Choice Awards by TripAdvisor for Top 25 Destinations in the U.S. Palm Springs is the 17th most desired destination the U.S., according to the annual ranking. 1. New York City, New York 2…. Read the full press release

World record at Budapest Airport: Strongman Zsolt “Popeye” Sinka moved and pulled nearly 90 tons DHL Express’s aircraft

BUDAPEST, 2014-04-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Nearly 90 tons – this is the weight of a completely empty Airbus A300 cargo aircraft, with some kerosene in its tanks. Strongman Zsolt “Popeye” Sinka, the holder of several Hungarian and world records, moved and pulled DHL Express’s aircraft on the Terminal 1 apron at Budapest Airport. Zsolt… Read the full press release

Leeds Bradford Airport launched application to share live flight information via Twitter

LEEDS, UK, 2014-04-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Leeds Bradford Airport has launched an application which shares live flight information via Twitter, a handy tool which communicates arrival and departure information directly to the Twitter user. The application has been developed by KMP Digitata on behalf of Leeds Bradford Airport to enhance the customer experience by making… Read the full press release

SkyTeam announced Facebook competition in collaboration with National Geographic Expeditions

AMSTERDAM, 2014-04-14 — /Travel PR News/ — SkyTeam, the global airline alliance is offering customers the opportunity to win their dream Round the World trip plus a National Geographic Expedition.  The competition is free to enter by playing SkyTeam’s new Facebook game that has been designed to help customers plan their ideal Round the World itinerary… Read the full press release

London Gatwick reported 2.7 million passengers in March 2014, increase of 5.1% YoY

• Passenger numbers for the 12 months ending 31 March 2014 up 4.8% • Over 2.7 million passengers passed through London Gatwick in March – up 5.1% on the prior year March 2014 traffic performance summary   Month   Moving Annual Total         Growth   Apr-13 Apr-12 Growth     Mar-14 Mar-13… Read the full press release