Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines trial SKYdeals, new in-flight shopping experience for passengers

Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines test in-flight shopping platform SKYdeals Cologne, Germany, 2020-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Due to the current corona pandemic, offers on board had to be restricted. This also applies to onboard sales. To give customers the opportunity to shop above the clouds again, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines are now testing a… Read the full press release

SWISS CEO Thomas Klühr to step down at the end of 2020

Cologne, Germany, 2020-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Thomas Klühr, who has been CEO of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) since 2016, has asked the SWISS Board of Directors to release him from his duties at the end of 2020. The Board of Directors has acceded to his request with the greatest regret, but with… Read the full press release

Siemens to use Lufthansa Group airlines’ NDC technology

Siemens: Future flight bookings via Lufthansa Group airlines’ NDC technology Cologne, Germany, 2020-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Siemens is to use the NDC technology of the Lufthansa Group airlines for its future flight bookings. From the fourth quarter of this year onwards, corporate travelers of the Siemens Group will thus have access to the… Read the full press release

Lufthansa adds six new summer destinations from Frankfurt

Additional vacation destinations from Frankfurt: Punta Cana, Anchorage, Mombasa and Zanzibar Mauritius and Maldives now also in summer 2021 All flights are now bookable and fully flexible rebookable COLOGNE, Germany, 2020-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Lufthansa is continuing to expand its tourist offering from Frankfurt for the summer of 2021. Six new long-haul destinations… Read the full press release

Oman Air and Salam Air announce codeshare partnership

Oman Air’s guests can now connect seamlessly to Chittagong, Dhaka, Sialkot, Multan, and Khartoum. Codeshare connections to more destinations will be announced in the near future. Muscat, Oman, 2020-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air and Salam Air are delighted to announce that they have entered into a codeshare partnership to offer customers enhanced… Read the full press release

Oman Air resumes services between Muscat and Cairo

Muscat, Oman, 2020-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will return to scheduled service on 1 October with service to 18 cities in 12 countries including 2 flights per week connecting Muscat and Cairo, which will depart from Oman on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and return on… Read the full press release

KLM activates new robot for meal production at KLM Catering Services

Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2020-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — At the end of last week, KLM President & CEO Pieter Elbers officially activated the new robot for the production of ICA M-class (Economy Class) meals at KLM Catering Services (KCS). KCS is the only company in the world to take such a robot into operation. The… Read the full press release

ACI: Simulations show that physical distancing at airport security checkpoints reduces capacity by up to 75%

Montreal, Canada, 2020-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Airports Council International (ACI World) has today (1 October 2020) released findings of simulations on the impact of applying physical distancing at airport security checkpoints which show capacity could be reduced by up to 75%. These are represented in the Security Checkpoint Modelling videos. Working with EBEA… Read the full press release