Lufthansa handed over the world’s only evacuation aircraft for highly contagious patients to the German government

Frankfurt, Germany, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Federal Foreign Minister Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federal Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe accepted receipt of the world’s first evacuation aircraft for transporting and treating Ebola patients on behalf of the German government today. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr handed over an Airbus A340-300 for its new role… Read the full press release

LA/Ontario International Airport passenger numbers rose 4.11% from January 2014 through October 2014 compared to the same period last year

Ontario, California, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Passenger numbers at LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) rose 4.11% from January 2014 through October 2014, compared to the same period last year. ONT airlines served 3,422,524 travelers compared to 3,287,423 travelers during the same period in 2013.  Passenger numbers were up 7.68% for the month of October, the largest… Read the full press release

UK Civil Aviation Authority publishes its finalised Policy Framework for General Aviation (GA) regulation

LONODN, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Following a wide consultation the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today published its finalised Policy Framework for General Aviation (GA) regulation. The framework balances the CAA’s public commitment to regulate the UK GA sector in a more proportionate and evidence-based way with its duties to protect third… Read the full press release

Abu Dhabi Airports announces that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 17.4% in October 2014

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Abu Dhabi Airports today announced that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 17.4% in the month of October. A total of 1,689,983 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport in October 2014, compared with 1,439,356 in the same month of 2013. There were… Read the full press release

George Best Belfast City Airport: Flybe to operate new year round service from Belfast to Liverpool from 2nd February 2015

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has today announced that from 2nd February 2015 it will operate a new year round service from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport offering a choice of up to three flights a day. Seats are on sale now… Read the full press release

George Best Belfast City Airport Community Fund project Action on Hearing Loss raises awareness of hearing loss and promote various forms of visual communication in schools and youth groups

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Children and young people in the Greater Belfast area are being taught sign language and valuable communication skills thanks to an Action on Hearing Loss project funded by the George Best Belfast City Airport Community Fund. Through the Deaf Awareness for Young People project (D.A.Y), groups of… Read the full press release

Brussels Airport the first airport in the world where stakeholders of the cargo community in a joint approach will receive the CEIV Pharma certification

1st airport community in the world where stakeholders are CEIV Pharma certified BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Brussels Airport stands out internationally for its dedicated infrastructure for the transport and handling of products that require an unbroken cold chain, in particular pharmaceutical and biotech products.  Brussels Airport is the first airport in… Read the full press release

FirstGroup comments on the announcement by the Department for Transport concerning the new InterCity East Coast franchise

Aberdeen, Scotland, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — FirstGroup notes the announcement today by the Department for Transport (‘DfT’) concerning the new InterCity East Coast franchise. Commenting, Tim O’Toole, FirstGroup’s Chief Executive, said: “Our bid for the East Coast franchise was ambitious yet realistic. Had it been selected, it would have created a world class railway… Read the full press release

Australia’s Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb launched new initiative to attract more international business events to Australian shores

SYDNEY, Australia, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb has launched a new initiative to attract more international business events to Australian shores. Building on the success of the recent China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) in securing greater opportunities – both at home and abroad – for the local… Read the full press release

The Global Business Travel Association Foundation announces the results of its second GBTA BTI™ Outlook – India report

India Business Travel Spending Forecasted to Grow 8.6% in 2014, 9.2% in 2015 Delhi/Mumbai, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation, the voice of the global business travel industry, today announces the results of its second GBTA BTI™ Outlook – India report, a semi-annual analysis that relates unfolding economic events at… Read the full press release

ATTA unveils fresh new look of AdventureTravelNews

SEATTLE, 2014-11-28 — /Travel PR News/ — The AdventureTravelNews site features a mix of ATTA news, stories about our members and industry trends that affect us all. In order to support our visitors and to enhance the experience of reading the stories found there, we’ve done a little reconstruction. We’re happy to release the fresh… Read the full press release