2012-11-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passengers travelling through Heathrow will now be able to benefit from two new shopping services which have launched in time for Christmas. The launch is being supported by a major advertising campaign on 26 November aimed at the 41% of passengers who travel through Heathrow to visit friends and family over Christmas…. Read the full press release
SAS, Scandinavia’s leading airline, will in 2013 launch 45 new routes. This means that SAS will offer direct flights to exciting new destinations from all of the main airports and a number of regional airports in the Nordic countries. In addition to these new routes, SAS will also increase the frequency of current flights on… Read the full press release
2012-11-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — A prolific ‘sheep’ artist has been commissioned to paint quirky artwork in the terminal of George Best Belfast City Airport. Ann Gadd, South Africa’s best-selling and most popular female artist, arrived in the airport on Wednesday to produce a series of paintings to add to her ‘Ewe’ collection. Ruth Morgan, Communications Executive… Read the full press release
2012-11-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Winnipeg Airports Authority congratulates 7-Eleven and Petro-Canada on their grand opening and officially welcomes them to the airport campus. “The addition of a 7-Eleven and Petro-Canada on the airport campus provides convenient 24/7 services for travellers, customers, employees and campus neighbours,” said Barry Rempel, president & CEO of Winnipeg Airports Authority. “Today’s… Read the full press release
2012-11-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — SWISS has named a further member of its aircraft fleet after a Swiss municipality. Airbus A320 HB-IJX now bears the name “Bulle”, in honour of the town in Canton Fribourg. The naming, which was performed in a formal ceremony in Bulle today Thursday November 22, is part of SWISS’s broader endeavours to… Read the full press release
Calgary, AB, 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travel Alberta was presented with a Canadian Tourism Award for Marketing Campaign of the Year Award during the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s (TIAC) annual Tourism Summit on November 20, 2012 in Gatineau, Québec. Travel Alberta partnered with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on a Winter Sport in Alberta campaign in The Netherlands to encourage visitation to… Read the full press release
easyJet Holidays and Paradores de Turismo de España 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet the UK’s largest airline, has today announced a strategic partnership with Spanish hotel institution, the Paradores de Turismo de España. In the first collaboration of its kind for the hotel group, all of the Paradores, a collection of 94 uniquely individual properties, will now… Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Roads Service will carry out maintenance patching on the countrybound side of the A2 Sydenham Bypass road this Sunday 25th November. The road will be closed to traffic from 00.01 until 11.00. A diversion route will be in place. The country bound diversion is as follows. M3 Motorway Off-Slip – Middlepath Street… Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — For its final Happy Hour of the year, airberlin has come up with something extra special for its guests: tickets to New York! On Friday, 23rd November, from 12:00 noon to 15:00 only, tickets from cities such as Dusseldorf to the Big Apple are available from 399 euros return. The travel period… Read the full press release
10 ROUTES, 800,000 PASSENGERS & 800 JOBS LOST AT BUDAPEST AIRPORT 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (22 Nov) announced 40% cuts at its Budapest base with the closure of 10 routes and loss of over 280 weekly flights from 10 Jan 2013 after the Hochtief-run airport increased charges, refused to… Read the full press release
Members only promotion doubles guaranteed discount to €20 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today launched its first ever “Double your discount” promotion which doubles the guaranteed €10 discount for Wizz Discount Club members. The recently launched Wizz Discount Club was designed for loyal customers who… Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Shannon Airport has today received another significant boost for its 2013 schedule with the announcement by Aer Lingus that it will have three weekly services to one of the most popular European summer sun destinations, the Algarve. The new flights to Faro will operate three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and… Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Singapore Airlines has signed agreements with six tourism organisations in Australia in line with the Airline’s ongoing efforts to promote tourism to the country. The agreements are for a period of between two and four years, with the total investment for the current financial year amounting to more than A$5 million. New… Read the full press release
Enhances its Social Media presence to Linkedin and Foursquare MUMBAI, 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has emerged as the first Indian airline to add over one million fans on Facebook, arguably the largest and most influential social networking website in the world. The airline achieved this prestigious milestone in less than… Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today celebrated its 50 millionth passenger carried in its successful 8 year history. The lucky passenger was traveling from Warsaw Modlin to London. Anna Wilson from Poland, living in London and married to a Scotsman, was Wizz Airs passenger number 50 million…. Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (21 Nov) called on Atrapalo to hand over the €40,000 it was awarded by a Barcelona court to its misguided customers, who were charged hidden handling fees when booking Ryanair flights on the screenscraper website. Ryanair has been fighting various cases across Europe to prevent… Read the full press release
easyJet flies 1.5 million passengers to / from Malta 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airlines has today celebrated flying 1.5m passengers to and from Malta. The milestone highlights how easyJet has grown since taking over the routes from GB Airways in 2008. To support this growth we are extending services on the Malta… Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Bahrain Airport Company hosted in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior last week an organizational meeting in preparation for a full scale emergency exercise at Bahrain International Airport, which will be held on the 4th of December in order to test the efficiency of the emergency preparations in the airport. The… Read the full press release
Buenos Aires, 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral have normalized their operations after the strike led by the dissident CGT and CTA, which joined the aeronautical unions (APTA) aeronautical technical staff association, Superior aeronautical personnel Union (UPSA) and Airline Association pilots (APLA), which was carried normally on schedule as programmed for the day. At the… Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — The festive season will get a rousing lift-off in the Mid-West as Shannon Airport hosts a Music Celebration on Friday, 7th December in the airport’s Departures Terminal. The internationally acclaimed Kilfenora Céilí Band from North Clare will headline the free event which will feature the best of music and comedy talent from… Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — For the Christmas and New Year holiday season, Air France will be offering its customers traveling in the La Première cabin exceptional dishes to make their flight a deliciously refined experience. From December to January, on flights departing from Paris, customers will be able to enjoy an exceptional appetizer: an individual “egg” of Caviar Alverta… Read the full press release
An additional aircraft to be based at Manchester taking the total to eight Plan will create around 80 direct and 250 indirect jobs in the region taking total of new jobs for next year to 160 Three new routes to launch to Moscow, Prague and Thessaloniki 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has… Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (21 Nov) confirmed the return of 2 London-Marrakech routes to its winter schedule, with 8 weekly flights to/from London Stansted (4 per week) and London Luton (4 per week) from February 2013, as late additions to its winter 2012-13 schedule Ryanair celebrated its 2 London-Marrakech… Read the full press release
CHICAGO, 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) hosted officials from Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. (BCIA) at O’Hare International Airport. The purpose of the visit was to study the CDA’s vast experience with airport construction and operations management and the integration of the two sections. BCIA is one of the CDA’s seven sister airports under… Read the full press release
Thrice-Weekly Services Link Airline’s Doha Hub With Carrier’s 4th South Eastern European Destination Latest Route Becomes Carrier’s 31st Point across Europe Belgrade, SERBIA – 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways has launched scheduled flights to Serbia, its latest entry into Eastern Europe and the airline’s 11th new route of the year. The Doha-based carrier inaugurated the… Read the full press release
Making flying easier for our wired customers during the holidays SEATTLE — 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Airlines is powering up customer waiting areas at its major airports with electrical outlets that make it easier for travelers with electronic devices. At its airport gates in Anchorage, Portland and Seattle, the airline just finished installing 200 additional… Read the full press release
‘THE GETAWAY CAFÉ’ IS ALMOST AS TASTY AS OUR CABIN CREW! 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (21 Nov) unveiled its mouth-watering new onboard menu, offering a full range of delicious hot and cold food, snacks and drinks. ‘The Getaway Café’ features an array of tempting new additions, as well as… Read the full press release
HONG KONG, 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Applications for the 2013 Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme, a key initiative under the Dragonair Youth Aviation Academy, are now being invited. The nine-month educational initiative, organised by Dragonair in conjunction with the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps, is designed to educate, motivate and inspire young people aged 18 to 25… Read the full press release
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the light of the current economic and political circumstances, airberlin and NIKI are repositioning themselves to exploit synergies, eliminate duplicated structures and move together with confidence towards the future. This includes NIKI adapting its appearance in keeping with airberlin design. On 21st November the first NIKI Airbus A320 in the new… Read the full press release
SkyTeam Welcomes Xiamen Airlines 19th member strengthens SkyTeam’s #1 position in Greater China Xiamen, 2012-11-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, today welcomes China’s Xiamen Airlines as its 19th member. Xiamen Airlines is also the fourth member from Greater China. The airline strengthens SkyTeam’s footprint in China and its overall #1 position in the… Read the full press release