From Munich to Iceland and Crete in the summer MUNICH, 2015-5-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Two popular holiday islands can be found on the new summer flight schedule from Munich: Iceland and Crete – the largest volcanic island in Europe and the largest Greek island, will be served every Saturday from 23 May 2015…. Read the full press release
airberlin’s frequent flyer programme leads the international competition BERLIN, 2015-5-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Top marks for topbonus! airberlin’s frequent flyer programme has now been recognised for the sixth consecutive time as the programme with the best award flight availability. The evaluation was undertaken by the renowned US consulting firm, IdeaWorks Company. The evaluation… Read the full press release
Airline is the first UAE national carrier to provide direct air links between Quetta and Dubai Dubai, UAE, 2015-5-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai-based flydubai today announced direct flights to Quetta in Pakistan. Flights to the airline’s fourth destination in the country will commence on 11 June 2015 with three flights a week. Commenting on the… Read the full press release
PASSENGERS CAN BOOK RESCUE FARES FROM EUR 19.99** BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2015-5-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced further growth to its low fare route network from Lithuania with two new Vilnius services to Stockholm and Billund starting from 14 September and operating with… Read the full press release
SAN FRANCISCO, 2015-5-22 — /Travel PR News/ — the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) celebrates a milestone today as it completes the design and construction of a new Airport Traffic Control Tower and prepares to transition the facility over to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA will install air traffic control equipment in the building and… Read the full press release
ATLANTA, 2015-5-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Freedom Expressions ATL, an exhibit on human trafficking, will showcase professional artwork in the Atrium May 22 through July 22; student exhibit on Concourse E starts June 5. WHO: Miguel Southwell, Aviation General Manager George Turner, Chief, Atlanta Police Department Deborah Richardson, Executive Vice President of The National… Read the full press release
PARIS, 2015-5-22 — /Travel PR News/ — As Air France has always considered that promoting France abroad is one of its main priorities, it is natural for the airline to be a part of the “Paris French Tech Ticket” program. For over 80 years, Air France, a global airline with French inspiration, has always known… Read the full press release
PARIS, 2015-5-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Starting from October 2015, Air France will operate an additional flight (Wednesday) to Havana, in-creasing its offer to 11 weekly frequencies during winter 2015. Present in Cuba for the past seventeen years, Air France has become the leading airline between Cuba and Europe, supporting tourism development on the… Read the full press release
Starting today (May 18, 2015), KLM will fly daily to Belfast, Northern Ireland; Montpellier, France; and Cracow, Poland. Starting 19 May, KLM will operate three round trips per week between Amsterdam and Edmonton, Canada. The four new destinations signal an expansion in KLM’s route network from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2015-5-22 — /Travel PR News/… Read the full press release
KLM passengers arriving on time at their gate receive an in-game reward Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2015-5-22 — /Travel PR News/ — KLM today launched the endless flyer Jets. Jets is now available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store free of charge. The game has a special feature for KLM clients: KLM passengers receive an… Read the full press release
Summer starts with a “brand” new uniform BRISTOL, 2015-5-22 — /Travel PR News/ — New uniformsPassengers using Bristol Airport this summer will notice new look uniforms for the Customer Operations teams working in the terminal and car parks, with over 100 staff wearing the specially designed clothing. The uniform is designed around the Airport’s brand… Read the full press release
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 2015-5-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has finalized preparations to start flights to Cape Town, 2nd destination in South Africa and Gaborone, Botswana as of 30 June 2015. The flights to Cape Town and Gaborone will be operated three-times-a-week as… Read the full press release
Five-star airline announces second German destination for world’s newest aircraft DOHA, Qatar, 2015-5-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways, the Global Launch Customer of the A350 XWB, has announced the expansion of its A350 services to Germany, with the new state-of-the-art aircraft being deployed on its Doha-Munich route. Commencing 1st October 2015, the Doha-based airline will… Read the full press release
Up To 30 Gulfstream Aircraft To Join Qatar Executive Fleet GENEVA, Switzerland, 2015-5-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Executive – Qatar Airways’ business jet division – today announced that it has agreed to purchase up to 30 aircraft from Gulfstream Aerospace Corp as part of a Memorandum of Understanding originally announced in October of… Read the full press release
EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2015-5-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is proud to announce that Scotland and Qatar will compete for the Qatar Airways Cup at Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh on Friday 5th June 2015. Qatar Airways has been named as the Official Match Airline Partner for this highly anticipated match, which will take place eight days… Read the full press release
George Best Belfast City Airport has welcomed the arrival of the first KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight from Amsterdam. BELFAST, 2015-5-21 — /Travel PR News/ — KLM’s year round daily service to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will provide Northern Ireland with not only direct access to the Netherlands but also to global destinations through KLM’s extensive… Read the full press release
GREECE, 2015-5-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Aegean’s Miles+Bonus program was awarded as the “Up and coming / Program of the year” in the geographical area of Europe-Africa, at the Freddie Awards 2015 ceremony, which was held on 30 April 2015 in Atlanta, USA. Every year, members of travel industry loyalty programs around the world… Read the full press release
9,000 forecasted business jet deliveries from 2015 to 2024 valued at $267 billion US GENEVA, 2015-5-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Business Aircraft released its annual 10-year forecast for the private aviation market at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva. Current economic conditions and geopolitical issues in some markets such… Read the full press release
GENEVA, 2015-5-20 — /Travel PR News/ — NetJets Europe – a Berkshire Hathaway-backed company, today unveiled the company’s first European Signature Series Bombardier Challenger 350 aircraft at a media briefing at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva. Jordan Hansell, NetJets Chairman and CEO, spoke alongside Alain Bellemare, President and CEO, Bombardier… Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 2015-5-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot passengers flying to/from Male, Bangkok, Phuket, Ho Chi Minh up to Oct 24, 2015 (Nov 24, 2015 for return flights) get extra baggage allowance to carry diving and surfing equipment free of charge. In addition to Aeroflot’s standard baggage allowance one piece per passenger can be checked to carry certain water sports equipment. The equipment set to be transported for… Read the full press release
• Berlin resident by choice won with the best concept • The bright red in the uniform will remain part of the Austrian Airlines identity • About 3,500 employees will be given a new uniform in 2016 VIENNA, 2015-5-19 — /Travel PR News/ — The new uniform, which will be worn by about 3,500 Austrian… Read the full press release
Cornwall, England, 2015-5-19 — /Travel PR News/ — To celebrate the new London Stansted to Newquay Cornwall Airport route, passengers on Saturday 16 May 2015 were greeted with a warm Cornish welcome, including local treats provided by a number of Cornish businesses including Rodda’s, Boddington’s Berries, Furniss Foods, and St Austell Brewery, as well as the… Read the full press release
Once a week from Munich to Scotland MUNICH, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Glasgow is the newest summer destination of Lufthansa from Munich. From 16 May 2015, the city of music and design will be served once a week under flight number LH 2518. The Airbus A319 will take off respectively at 15:10, thus… Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot reports breakthrough results of scientific research involving its security dogs unit. A new method to detect explosive and dangerous substances has got scientific proof and a relative patent. New cancer diagnostics research data have been revealed. Both advances have been accomplished by joint effort of Aeroflot’s dog security service and major Russian scientists. Together… Read the full press release
AIRLINE’S SIXTH NEW OAK FLIGHT THIS YEAR 3RD DAILY DALLAS LOVE FLIGHT ALSO ADDED Oakland, CA, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines has announced that it will begin new nonstop service linking Atlanta with the San Francisco Bay Area with new flights between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Oakland International Airport (OAK) beginning November… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Mr Iwan Kip as General Manager for Indonesia, based in Jakarta. Mr Kip, who has more than 10 years of travel industry experience, takes up the role after two years as Etihad Airways’ Manager Direct Sales… Read the full press release
Geneva, Switzerland, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — The Embraer Executive Jets’ newest mid-light jet, the Legacy 450, is making its European debut at the 15th European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). The aircraft landed today at Geneva International Airport and will be on the static display at Geneva’s Palexpo Exhibition Center, in Switzerland, May… Read the full press release
The competition will see a total fund of $100k awarded to four businesses showing innovation in growing New Zealand tourism across the seasons. AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Norris Carter, Auckland Airport’s general manager aeronautical commercial, says the competition has been developed to help drive tourism growth from Asian markets during… Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers choosing to travel via Liverpool John Lennon Airport are more likely to have their flights operate on time compared to flights operating from 10 other top UK airports, according to the latest research published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Figures for 2014, show that the overall… Read the full press release
WIZZ AIR INTRODUCES GREAT FLEXIBILITY WITH NEW PLUS FARE BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced a new fare category in the airline’s offering. ‘Plus Fare’ is an additional option to Wizz Air’s ‘Basic Fare’ and introduces greater flexibility for passengers…. Read the full press release