2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — According to the Estonian Pilots Trade Association’s announcement today the planned strike on Monday, 7 January will not take place. All Estonian Air flights will be operated according to the schedule and customers have no reason to worry about their travel plans. On Saturday, after constructive negotiations lasted for several days, Estonian… Read the full press release
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Civil Aviation Authority, Holidaymakers warned as travel industry gears up for busiest day of the year
2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — As travel companies gear up for their busiest day of the year today (Monday 7 January), hundreds of thousands of people booking summer getaways have been warned not to risk being left out of pocket by buying an unprotected air holiday. With the Christmas decorations packed away and memories of a rain-soaked… Read the full press release
EVA Air, Planned outage for partial Online Service
2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Scheduled system maintenance activities will take place on Jan. 14th, 2013 from 16:30 until 18:00 GMT. During this period of time, Timetable, Online Reservation, Booking Inquiry, Meal Order, Seat Selection, Online Check-in and Duty Free Pre-Order will be suspended for approximately 1.5 hours. And some system interruptions might be experienced when accessing… Read the full press release
Toño Pérez diseña los menús para la clase Business Plus de Iberia
Junto a los chefs Paco Roncero, Ramón Freixa y Dani García integra el comité culinario de elite que, desde 2011, diseña los menús de la clase Business Plus. Cada uno de ellos cuenta con dos Estrellas Michelin y tres Soles de la Guía Repsol. Madrid, 2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Durante los primeros seis meses de este año… Read the full press release
JAL Group 2013 New Year Vacation Period Traffic Results
TOKYO, 2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — JAL Group carried a total of 404,681 passengers on its international flights and 1,499,986 passengers domestically during the 17 day New Year vacation period in Japan between December 21, 2012 and January 6, 2013. Passenger count on JAL’s international routes went up 4.1% versus the same period last year, against a… Read the full press release
airberlin strengthens its sales operations
2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin is enhancing its sales profile and reorganising its Sales Scheduled Services and Sales Touristic Services so that it can target its various sales partners even more accurately. The start of the year marks airberlin’s combining its tour operator and tourist sales operations under the leadership of Detlef Altmann, SVP Touristic Services…. Read the full press release
GBTA Applauds Delta’s Postponement of Clarified Baggage Check Policy
Alexandria, VA, 2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — GBTA applauds Delta Air Lines’ (Delta) recent decision to postpone implementation of their baggage check process when traveling on separate tickets. “GBTA welcomes Delta’s decision to postpone their new checked baggage policy. With the postponement of this decision, it ensures that Delta’s business travelers’ baggage will arrive at their final… Read the full press release
More USA than ever: airberlin and American Airlines expand codeshare
43 new connecting flights within the USA 2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin is expanding the existing codeshare agreement with its oneworld® partner American Airlines by a total of 43 new connecting flights within the USA as well as a daily flight from Dusseldorf to Chicago. From 23rd March 2013, about 32 connecting destinations in American Airlines’ Chicago… Read the full press release
Update on Kenya Airways Flight KQ 320 Air Turnback
2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Further to our earlier statement we would like to confirm that, we have confirmed alternative travel arrangements for the 56 passengers who were on KQ320/1st January. Today’s flight KQ320/2nd January has been upgraded to a B737-800 which has a capacity of 145 seats. Kenya Airways will also endorse extra passengers on other… Read the full press release
SFO Announces Series of Temporary Runway Closures in 2013 for Construction Work
Mostly Weekend Closures to Accomplish Federally-Mandated Runway Safety Area SAN FRANCISCO — 2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced a series of temporary runway closures for 2013 to accomplish construction activity for federally-mandated Runway Safety Areas. These closures will primarily consist of weekend closures of either Runway 28L or 28R, which are the primary… Read the full press release
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ADDS RENO/LAKE TAHOE SERVICE AT LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Ontario, California – 2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines will offer seasonal service between LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Reno-Tahoe Airport beginning January 6, 2013. The route provides a convenient launching point for winter sport enthusiasts seeking world class resorts in the Reno-Tahoe area. Daily service between the two cities will run for three months and will also… Read the full press release
Dragonair Boosts Vietnam Network With New Service To Da Nang
HONG KONG, 2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dragonair announced today that, subject to government approval, it will launch a new three-times-weekly service to Da Nang commencing 28 March 2013. The new Da Nang service will further strengthen the airline’s network in Asia and offer more choice and convenience to passengers travelling to and from Vietnam. Da Nang… Read the full press release
Frontier Airlines Upgrades Website
FlyFrontier.com has a new look DENVER, 2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced the launch of an updated, more customer-friendly homepage. “Customers will see fare deals and specials front and center when they visit FlyFrontier.com,” said Daniel Shurz, Frontier’s senior vice president, commercial. “The booking tool is now easier to use and customers will get… Read the full press release
The new airberlin Business Class
New full flat seats provide superior comfort and increased privacy 2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Just before the start of the new year, the first Airbus A330 equipped with the new airberlin Business Class took off from Dusseldorf destined for Abu Dhabi. The new configuration with 19 seats offers flight guests even more privacy and provides direct… Read the full press release
Jet Airways launches inaugural flight from Mangalore to Dubai – Enhances Gulf connectivity
Six times a week direct flights to Dubai from Mangalore Exciting inaugural return fares Attractive JetEscapes holiday packages to the Dubai Shopping festival 2013 MUMBAI, 2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today commenced international flight operations from Mangalore with a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 flight being flagged off from Bajpe Airport to Dubai. The… Read the full press release
Spirit Airlines is downgraded to 2-Star Airline status in latest Ranking Review
London, UK – 2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — After the most recent 12-week detailed assessment of Spirit Airlines, Skytrax have announced that the Star Ranking level for Spirit Airlines has been downgraded from a previous 3-Star Airline status to a 2-Star Airline ranking for 2013. View Spirit Airlines 2-Star Airline Ranking Skytrax stated that during the 3… Read the full press release
KCI Airport Passenger Traffic Down 8.6 Percent in November
The City of Kansas City, Mo., 2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aviation Department reports that Kansas City International Airport recorded 777,350 passengers arriving and departing through its gates in November, which represents a decrease of 8.6 percent from November 2011. Passenger boardings at KCI were down 8.1 percent, with a total of 387,979 during November. For the… Read the full press release
LAN AIRLINES FIRST TO OPERATE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS ON 787 DREAMLINER AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Los Angeles, California – 2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — LAN Airlines becomes the first carrier to offer international service on the 787 Dreamliner at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Starting today, the LAN 787 Dreamliner will operate nonstop service from Los Angeles to Santiago, Chile three days per week (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) with daily flights to Lima,… Read the full press release
Budapest Airport launches free Wi-Fi for passengers
2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Budapest Airport has provided a wireless internet connection for passengers in all departing passenger circulation areas. From now on, access to the internet is available free of charge on the departure levels of Terminals 2A and 2B and in the SkyCourt. This is another important development focusing on passengers’ needs, since nearly… Read the full press release
bmi regional marks business expansion with major seat sale
2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — bmi regional, the UK’s most punctual airline, today announced its first major seat sale since becoming independent by releasing over 100,000 seats priced from £39.99 across the carrier’s extensive UK and European network. The seats, which will be available for sale until January 18th, are available for travel from 1 February 2013…. Read the full press release
Alaska Air Group to Announce Financial Results
SEATTLE — 2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., will announce its fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results on Thursday, Jan. 24. A conference call is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time/12:30 p.m. Eastern time. Interested parties may listen… Read the full press release
Austin Reid strengthens Air Berlin PLC Board
Niki Lauda leaves the Board of Directors 2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Austin Reid will strengthen the Board of Directors of Air Berlin PLC with immediate effect as a non-executive director. He replaces the non-executive director Andreas Nikolaus (Niki) Lauda who has left the Board of Air Berlin PLC in order to be able to devote more… Read the full press release
BA Bag Drop Takes Just 24 Seconds at London City Airport
2013-01-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — London City Airport [LCY] and British Airways are expanding self-bag-tagging facilities for passengers checking in via self-service kiosks, following a successful trial last year. Passengers departing from LCY can use kiosks situated in the main concourse area to print their own baggage tags, affix them to their luggage and take it to… Read the full press release
Return the Gifts. Keep the Cash. Fly the Coop. Fares from $39
Purchase at FlyFrontier.com by Jan. 10 for travel through March 13 DENVER, 2013-01-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines is offerings its first sale of the year. Didn’t get what you wanted for the holidays? Return the gifts, keep the cash and fly the coop by traveling to your favorite city with fares as low as $39*… Read the full press release
Kenya Airways Statement on Flight KQ320
2013-01-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Kenya Airways would like to inform its passengers, customers, investors and the public that its flight KQ320/1st January 2013 from Khartoum to Cairo made an air turnback and landed safely at the same airport at 2136hrs local time due to an Engine Malfunction. The Captain elected to turnback to Khartoum International Airport as… Read the full press release
LUFTHANSA has the world’s Best First Class duvet and bedding comfort
2013-01-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — After a year in which Skytrax staff have taken more than 5,500 flights assessing all cabin classes on over 130 airlines, the most comfortable airline bedding has been chosen in an informal poll of our audit staff. THE WINNER The First Class bedding on Lufthansa’s A380 is quite simply the very best!… Read the full press release
MIAT MONGOLIAN AIRLINES is awarded Skytrax 3-Star Airline certification
2013-01-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Opening the first of the 2013 Airline Star Ranking changes, Skytrax have announced that MIAT MONGOLIAN AIRLINES has been awarded the 3-Star Airline certification. MIAT Mongolian Airlines was previously ranked as a 2-Star Airline, but the recent level of Product and Service improvements have enabled their Star Ranking to be awarded at a 3-Star… Read the full press release
Norwegian opens seven new destinations from Helsinki Airport
Norwegian will introduce seven new direct routes from Helsinki in the 2013 summer season. 2013-01-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — The destinations: Athens, Budapest, Burgas, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Prague and Venice. The company will also introduce more flights to some of the existing destinations, such as Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga, Nice, Palma and Split. Tickets are available for reservation on… Read the full press release
Shannon Airport celebrates ‘Independence Day’
2013-01-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Tuesday, January 1st, 2013: Shannon Airport is today celebrating the beginning of a new era for Ireland’s most historic airport as it officially became an independent entity overnight. Separation officially took place at 11.59p.m. last night, with the first passengers to transit through the newly autonomous airport arriving on board the Aer… Read the full press release
Cathay Pacific to showcase popular local television drama series onboard
2013-01-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — From January, Cathay Pacific is exclusively showing popular Cantonese television drama series onboard. The series, produced by leading local TV station Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), further enhance the entertainment selection available for passengers. Cathay Pacific is the first airline to offer TVB drama series onboard with new TV drama programming being added… Read the full press release