KIEV, 2016-Jul-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Ukraine International Airlines introduce Business Smart fares and offer early bookers, departing from the cities of Ukraine, to purchase Business Class tickets at attractive prices. Planning their trips in advance and purchasing Business Class tickets for UIA services on UIA website www.flyuia.com, at UIA Contact Center, as well as… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2016-Jul-21 — /Travel PR News/ — The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today confirmed that, subject to contract, EU funds will be made available to the CAA to help GA pilots and private aircraft owners move to 8.33 kHz radios. All aircraft registered in the EU that use radios need to be equipped with… Read the full press release
Oman Air Unveils Junior Sindbad Flyer Campaign Muscat, Oman, 2016-Jul-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air is making air travel even more exciting for its young customers. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman is inviting passengers between four and 12 years of age to participate in a campaign and win a free flight!… Read the full press release
COLOGNE, GERMANY, 2016-Jul-21 — /Travel PR News/ — The FC Bayern Munich will depart on a Lufthansa Airbus A340 on 25 July for an eleven-day USA trip on the “FCB Audi Summer Tour 2016”. To mark the occasion, the long-haul aircraft with the registration D-AIHK has been covered in a special FC Bayern Munich design…. Read the full press release
Moscow, RUSSIA, 2016-Jul-21 — /Travel PR News/ — PJSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) and Jumeirah Group today announce the launch of a joint project as part of the Aeroflot Bonus programme. Aeroflot Bonus members will receive one mile for each US dollar spent in a Jumeirah hotel anywhere in the world. Jumeirah Group will offer… Read the full press release
Moscow, RUSSIA, 2016-Jul-21 — /Travel PR News/ — PJSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces a promotional cooperation with TripAdvisor to encourage passengers to share opinions and better understand the value of their flight experience, and help Aeroflot continue refining its already market-leading customer service offering. Aeroflot will encourage passengers to write candid reviews of… Read the full press release
UPGRADES FOR BUSINESS MORE FLEXIBLE Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Jul-21 — /Travel PR News/ — TAP launches this month the service “TAP Upgrades”, which simplifies the process of upgrading tickets from economy to business class, reaching all Clients. With a new format and appealing prices, upgrades can now be made in three different ways, anytime you contact the… Read the full press release
HONG KONG, 2016-Jul-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for June 2016 that show an increase in both the number of passengers carried and the amount of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month last year. Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a total… Read the full press release
Arrived at the airport early? Take an earlier flight within four hours for just INR1500 FlyEarly fee, with no change fee or fare difference If booked on Vistara’s Flexi Fares, fly early for free – no fee required! New Delhi, 2016-Jul-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Building on the commitment of valuing your time by being… Read the full press release
Duluth, Minn., 2016-Jul-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Cirrus Aircraft today announced it has received FAA certification for Cirrus Perception®, an adaptable, cost-effective special mission platform tailored specifically for both the Cirrus SR22 and SR22T aircraft models. This new multi-mission, adaptive Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft expands Cirrus Aircraft’s global portfolio by offering unique performance… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2016-Jul-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Vietnam Airlines has been appointed Airline Partner to the upcoming World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2016. The event is scheduled to take place at InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort on October 15th, with the Vietnam flag-carrier now set to play a pivotal role in the event. As the… Read the full press release
HONG KONG, 2016-Jul-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded solid growth in passenger volume and flight movements during the first half of 2016. From January to June this year, passenger throughput and flight movements rose by 5.1% and 2.6% year on year to 35.2 million and 204,750, respectively. Cargo volume saw… Read the full press release
BANGKOK, THAILAND, 2016-Jul-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Bangkok Airways led by Capt. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth today receive “World’s Best Regional Airline 2016” and “Best Regional Airline in Asia 2016” awards from Skytrax. The award ceremony is held at the Skyview Hall, Farnborough International Airshow 2016, London on 12 July 2016. Capt. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, President of Bangkok Airways… Read the full press release
Concur’s TripLink Network Helps Customers Meet Growing Business Travel Needs BELLEVUE, Wash., 2016-Jul-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Concur, the world’s leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions and services, today announced a new TripLink partnership with American Airlines to enable mutual customers to capture business travel bookings being made outside of traditional channels today, including… Read the full press release
Geneva, Switzerland, 2016-Jul-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air is proud to announce that it has been registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. Since it started flying in 2004, Wizz Air has devoted significant time and resources to ensure that its safety… Read the full press release
Qatar Airways to acquire up to 10% of LATAM’s total shares through a capital increase Farnborough, England, 2016-Jul-18 — /Travel PR News/ — LATAM Airlines Group S.A., Latin America’s leading airline group, and world-class airline Qatar Airways, both members of the oneworld alliance, announced today that they have entered into a subscription agreement providing for Qatar Airways to acquire up to 10%… Read the full press release
DOHA, Qatar, 2016-Jul-18 — /Travel PR News/ — From 1 August 2016, Qatar Airways will provide travellers from around the world with even more choice when flying to Muscat, with the addition of an extra flight to its existing schedule – increasing the number of daily flights to five. Now with 35 flights a week from… Read the full press release
Scores a hat trick with World’s Best Inflight Entertainment and Best Airline in the Middle East awards DUBAI, U.A.E., 2016-Jul-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates was today named the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016, in addition to scooping up the awards for World’s Best Inflight Entertainment for a record 12th consecutive year,… Read the full press release
Novosibirsk, Russia, 2016-Jul-18 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, opens flights from Moscow to Uralsk, the largest city of western Kazakhstan. Air tickets are already available for purchase. Flights will be operated from 4 November 2016 every week on Fridays. Departure from the Moscow Domodedovo Airport at… Read the full press release
MUMBAI, 2016-Jul-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will deploy the Boeing 777-300 ER, the largest aircraft in its fleet, on the Mumbai – Singapore route resulting in a 50% capacity increase on this key sector. With effect from Aug 6, 2016, Jet Airways flight 9W 12 from Mumbai to Singapore,… Read the full press release
Norwegian’s subsidiary Arctic Aviation Assets Ltd (AAA) has placed a new order of 30 Airbus 321 Long Range aircraft. Norwegian will operate the A321LR once the aircraft enters service in 2019. The aircraft has a size and range that makes it suitable for many more long-haul destinations in the future. LONDON, 2016-Jul-15 — /Travel PR… Read the full press release
Norwegian (NAS) today reported its second quarter results for 2016. The pre-tax result (EBT) was NOK 930 million (£83million); doubling the profit from last year’s result of NOK 456 million. The load factor for this period was 88 percent. In two years, the load factor has increased with eight percentage points. The overall performance was… Read the full press release
Norwegian signs charter contracts with Apple Vacations and Funjet Vacations to operate routes from the United States to the Caribbean and Mexico. LONDON, 2016-Jul-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has signed charter agreements with Apple Vacations and Funjet Vacations for the winter season 2017. Norwegian will station three Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Milwaukee and… Read the full press release
Three More Aircraft To Join Qatar Executive Fleet SAVANNAH, Georgia, 2016-Jul-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that Qatar Airways has converted three of its G650ER aircraft options to firm orders as part of a 30-aircraft agreement signed in May 2015. The aircraft will join the company’s Qatar Executive fleet, making Qatar… Read the full press release
Ideal time for customers to take advantage of low summer holiday fares to a range of easyJet’s most popular destinations LONDON, 2016-Jul-13 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, is offering families fantastic deals this summer as many summer holiday flight fares are lower than last year, with some fares up to 60% cheaper than… Read the full press release
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2016-Jul-13 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA) has raked in a number of awards confirming its position as the leading airline on the African continent when it comes to brand recognition and innovative product offering. The most prominent of these awards is the Skytrax award for Best Airline in Africa,… Read the full press release
Geneva, Switzerland, 2016-Jul-13 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 4.6%, compared to the same month in 2015, which was the same level achieved in April. Capacity climbed 5.5%, which pushed the average load… Read the full press release
The airline continues to win international awards for its high-quality service The awards are voted by more than 10,000 customers each year Mexico City, 2016-Jul-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, received the trophy as Mexico & Central America’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards Latin America Gala Ceremony 2016, held in… Read the full press release
DALLAS, TX, 2016-Jul-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the “Company”) today reported its June, second quarter, and year-to-date preliminary traffic statistics. The Company flew 11.5 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2016, an increase of 6.8 percent from the 10.8 billion RPMs flown in June 2015. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased… Read the full press release
Book flights now at Southwest.com for travel through March 8, 2017 DALLAS, TX, 2016-Jul-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today extended the carrier’s bookable flight schedule from Jan. 5 through March 8, 2017, with new options for travelers seeking snow or sun during the deep winter months. In celebration of two… Read the full press release