British Airways adds extra flights from Heathrow and Gatwick this winter London, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways is making enjoying the winter sun even easier for customers this year with extra flights from Heathrow and Gatwick being added to the airline’s schedules. The airline is launching a new route from Heathrow… Read the full press release
Daily Archives: July 6, 2017
Budapest Airport opens new car park; adding another one thousand new parking spaces to existing car parks
Budapest Airport opens new car park; adding another one thousand new parking spaces to existing car parks Budapest, Hungary, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Budapest Airport’s latest car park development has been completed in less than two months, adding another one thousand new parking spaces to the existing car parks near Terminal 2. The… Read the full press release
Air France creates its own French and 100% natural chewing gum “La gomme à mâcher”
PARIS, France, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — As all travellers know, take-off and landing can sometimes cause pain in the ears. The cabin pressure varies and can block passengers’ ears. The chewing action is enough to balance this internal ear pressure and make the travel experience more enjoyable. The caring attitude is at the… Read the full press release
London Gatwick welcomes Norwegian’s new service to Chicago and Austin, Texas
United Kingdom, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian today announced two new US routes from London Gatwick with flights now on sale to Chicago from £179 and Austin, Texas from £239. The announcement comes as the airline celebrates the third anniversary since it first launched low-cost long-haul services from Gatwick. In July 2014, Norwegian… Read the full press release
Bristol Airport team completes the National Three Peaks Challenge; helping raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West
Bristol Airport team completes the National Three Peaks Challenge; helping raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West BRISTOL, UK, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Over the weekend (Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 July) members of the Bristol Airport team completed the National Three Peaks Challenge, helping to raise valuable funds for the Airport’s charity… Read the full press release
South African Airways marks 10 years of connecting the Munich with Johannesburg
Frankfurt, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — For exactly 10 years, South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s leading international airline, has been connecting the Munich hub with the South African metropolis of Johannesburg. Initially equipped with three weekly connections, the new service quickly showed potential and was already increased to daily flights in October 2007. Since… Read the full press release
Malta President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca appointed Special Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development
Malta President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca appointed Special Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development MADRID, Spain, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, President of the Republic of Malta, has been nominated as Special Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The appointment took place… Read the full press release
2nd International UNWTO Western Silk Road Workshop held successfully in Sofia, Bulgaria
2nd International UNWTO Western Silk Road Workshop held successfully in Sofia, Bulgaria MADRID, Spain, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria hosted the 2nd International UNWTO Western Silk Road Workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 27-28 June 2017. The workshop was attended… Read the full press release
Swissport awarded several ISAGO certificates for different stations across its global network
Swissport awarded several ISAGO certificates for different stations across its global network Opfikon, Switzerland, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) is the premier annual ground handling industry conference in the world. At this year’s edition, Swissport was handed over several ISAGO certificates for different stations across Swissport’s global… Read the full press release
IATA: global air freight demand grew 12.7% in May 2017 compared to same period previous year
Geneva, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), grew 12.7% in May 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. This was up from the 8.7% annual growth recorded in April 2017 and is more than… Read the full press release