Daily Archives: December 11, 2014

Air France’s La Première cabin to offer culinary delights worthy of Michelin-starred restaurants during December 2014 and January 2015

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PARIS, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — With menus created by Anne-Sophie Pic, a French Chef with three Michelin stars, tableware signed by the designer Jean-Marie Massaud and wines and champagnes selected by internationally renowned experts, the La Première cabin offers its customers culinary delights worthy of Michelin-starred restaurants. MOUTHWATERING MOMENTS IN THE SKY In… Read the full press release

Air France becomes a member of the European Commission’s “SESAR Deployment Alliance”

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Air France is a member of the “SESAR Deployment Alliance“, an entity recently appointed by the European Commission to plan and coordinate a mass-scale modernization of European airspace, to meet the demands of the XX1st century. PARIS, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Air France has joined this single interprofessional partnership, comprising 4 airlines, 25… Read the full press release

Air France inaugurated its fully renovated lounge at New York-JFK airport

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PARIS, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — December 8, 2014, Air France inaugurated its fully renovated lounge at the heart of New York-JFK airport, located in Terminal 1. BETWEEN NEW YORK AND PARIS, AN EXCEPTIONAL TRIP BEGINS AT THE AIRPORT Exclusively reserved for customers traveling in La Première, Business and Flying Blue Elite Plus members,… Read the full press release

Air France and cruise line Ponant sign new commercial and marketing partnership to strengthen their cooperation on the French market

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PARIS, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — On 10 December 2014, the cruise line Ponant and the airline Air France signed a new commercial and marketing partnership to strengthen their cooperation on the French market. This agreement will offer customers of both French companies a high quality of service throughout their trip, during their flight… Read the full press release

South African Airways and Etihad Airways announce major expansion of their strategic partnership

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SAA to operate daily flight between Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi from 29 March 2015 Number of routes in airlines’ codeshare agreement increases from 24 to 49 Closer integration of Etihad Guest and SAA Voyager frequent flyer programs Commercial teams coordination cleared by South African Competition Authorities, allowing the airlines to compete more effectively as a… Read the full press release

Budapest Airport CEO Jost Lammers named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Hungarian National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers

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Jost Lammers, the chief executive officer of Budapest Airport received a high-ranking accolade from the Hungarian National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers. Following the proposal of president Sándor Demján, Jost Lammers was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” at an award gala held at the Palace of Arts. BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ —… Read the full press release

easyJet announced the release of ten new “Fearless Flyer” course dates nationwide for Spring 2015

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More dates than ever put on sale for Spring 2015 following the success of the courses this year  LONDON, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today announced the release of ten new “Fearless Flyer” course dates nationwide for Spring 2015. The courses will take place throughout the UK including… Read the full press release

UK’s largest airline easyJet announced it will operate 20 new routes next summer

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LONDON, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has announced it will operate 20 new routes next summer including three for both Newcastle and Bristol which it expects to carry more than 67,000 passengers across and one for Luton, where easyJet will base three more aircraft next year. A ninth aircraft… Read the full press release

The Bristol Flying School officially opened at Bristol Airport

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New facilities opened by Bristol Airport CEO BRISTOL, UK, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — On Wednesday 10 December 2014, Robert Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer at Bristol Airport, officially opened The Bristol Flying School at Bristol Airport. This new purpose-built facility provides offices, training rooms, bar and restaurant facilities situated to the south of the… Read the full press release

UNWTO co-organized conference focused on Sustainable development of tourism at religious heritage sites

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Sustainable development of tourism at religious heritage sites was in focus at the International Conference on Religious Heritage and Tourism: Types, trends and challenges, jointly organized by UNWTO, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism of Spain and the City Hall of Elche (27-28 November 2014, Elche, Spain). Elche /Madrid, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ —… Read the full press release

IATA and Coalition of National Travel Agent Associations collaborate on New Distribution Capability (NDC) XML standard study that could benefit travel agents

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Geneva, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and a Coalition of National Travel Agent Associations (The Group) are collaborating on a study to look at options that could benefit travel agents as the New Distribution Capability (NDC) XML standard is considered for implementation by airlines and technology providers. The study… Read the full press release

IATA announces the publication of the first edition of the Lithium Battery Risk Mitigation Guidance for Operators

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Montreal, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the publication of the first edition of the Lithium Battery Risk Mitigation Guidance for Operators. This free online guidance material provides airline operators with critical information related to the safe handling and transport of lithium batteries by air. “Lithium batteries are safe… Read the full press release

IATA: Lower oil prices and stronger worldwide GDP growth the main drivers behind the improved profitability of airlines in 2014

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Geneva, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an outlook for improved industry profitability in its Economic Performance of the Air Transport Industry report. Airlines are expected to post a collective global net profit in 2014 of some $19.9 billion (up from the $18.0 billion projected in June). This looks… Read the full press release