2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — CityJet, the airline that flies from the heart of London, has announced the launch of flights to Nuremberg in Germany. Starting on 27 January 2013, a scheduled service from London City Airport will operate up to twice a day and can be booked at www.londoncityairport.com The new German route has been announced as… Read the full press release
Fly from just £15.99 on over 1,000 routes in Nov & Dec 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, announced that from midnight (24:00hrs) tonight, Thur 25 Oct, it will release 100,000 seats at prices starting from £15.99 for travel on Mon, Tue, Wed & Thur in November and December. These “all in” low… Read the full press release
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Exercise Tyr (Øvelse Tyr), the Norwegian Police Service’s annual national crisis response exercise, will take place in the Oslo area from 31 October to 1 November this year. The exercise will focus on both criminal activity and terrorism. Although many aspects of the exercise will be carried out at Oslo Airport, the… Read the full press release
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Following the call for strike action by a single trade union as from 26 October: Air France expects to transport all its passengers on 27 and 28 October. The disruptions to its flight schedule should remain limited to a few delays over the weekend. 6,500 members of Air France staff will be… Read the full press release
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has announced it will begin flying on the longer routes of Marrakech and Sharm el Sheikh as well as Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria as part of its new 2013 route launches from London Stansted Airport. easyJet will also move a larger A320 aircraft to Stansted which will… Read the full press release
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Services from Dundee to Belfast City and Birmingham will cease on Sunday, December 2. Passengers will be offered alternative flights through Loganair’s franchise partner flybe, or a full refund via the travel agent or airline where the original reservation was made. Loganair will retain its aviation engineering base at Belfast City Airport. There… Read the full press release
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) along with essential stakeholders today conducted a full scale emergency simulation exercise at O.R. Tambo International Airport. The exercise, dubbed Exercise First Aid, was aimed at improving the state of readiness of all roleplayers in terms of handling major aircraft incidents at the airport. “As a mandatory… Read the full press release
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — This Sunday 28 October 2012 marks the entry into force of new European rules for Air Operations. Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 creates harmonised requirements at the European level for commercial air transport operations of aeroplanes and helicopters. EASA has published the associated Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material, available as Decisions on the Agency… Read the full press release
CHICAGO, 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation ( CDA) is proud to announce that O’Hare International Airport recently completed its annual certification inspection by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for airfield compliance with no FAR Part 139 discrepancies. This annual inspection judges an airport’s compliance with Federal Aviation Regulation FAR Part 139, which addresses airfield operations including pavement, signage, lighting, markings,… Read the full press release
BOOKING & FLIGHT INFO APP NOW AVAILABLE ON PLAY STORE FOR JUST €3 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (25 Oct) made it even easier for passengers to access its guaranteed lowest fares with the launch of a new Android app, which is available on Play Store for just €3. Ryanair’s… Read the full press release
Southwest Airlines’ Customers Can Now Manage Their Online Travel Purchases in Both English and Spanish DALLAS – 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) today introduced southwest.com/vamonos, a translated, Spanish version of southwest.com. Southwest.com/Vamonos was specifically designed to provide Southwest’s Spanish-speaking Customers the best online experience in the language of their choice. “At Southwest Airlines, we… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Swiss International Air Lines will be making further adjustments to its network and services in response to demand in its Winter 2012/13 schedules, which come into effect on Sunday 28 October. While certain destinations will see the usual seasonal reductions in frequencies, further flights will be added to the Zurich-Miami route. SWISS… Read the full press release
Airport opens indoor park to help passengers relax and unwind 2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — A new study has revealed Brits take a third of their annual holiday allowance – around eight days a year – to relax into their holiday, while more than one in ten (11 per cent) are never able to fully switch off… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian Air Shuttle will establish a new base of operations at London’s Gatwick Airport in spring 2013. It will also establish a new base of operations at Alicante, Spain. Norwegian will offer flights to several Mediterranean destinations and the Nordic region from London. The new base in England will also enable Norwegian… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — This winter Lufthansa is introducing hourly flights on three of its domestic German routes: from Frankfurt to Hamburg, Munich and Berlin. For example, on weekdays between 6.00 and 20.00 hrs, flights from Hamburg to Frankfurt will depart every hour on the hour (e.g. at 10.00 hrs, 11.00 hrs, 12.00 hrs. etc.). In… Read the full press release
SWISS has announced some important changes within its Commercial Division in both personnel and organizational terms. Markus Binkert, who is currently Head of Marketing, will succeed the long-serving Rudolf Schumacher as Head of Sales & Marketing Switzerland. The present Sales & Marketing Europe and Sales & Marketing Intercontinental departments will be merged under the leadership… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian (NAS) today reported a pre-tax profit of almost 900 million NOK. This is the company’s best ever result, an improvement of 187 million NOK from previous year. New aircraft have saved the airline 28 million NOK in fuel costs compared to the third quarter in 2011. However, these savings are offset… Read the full press release
Port-of-Spain, 2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Due to the onset of Tropical Storm Sandy in the Jamaica and Nassau area, Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) passengers booked and ticketed to travel during the period October 23, 2012 to October 27, 2012, will be permitted to make changes to their reservations without penalty subject to the following conditions: Passengers must… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Singapore Airlines celebrates another milestone today as it marks the fifth anniversary of Airbus A380 services. SIA has operated the world’s largest commercial aircraft since 25 October 2007, when the first A380 was flown from Singapore to Sydney on a special charity flight. SIA now operates 19 A380s to 10 destinations around… Read the full press release
Buenos Aires, 2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aerolíneas Argentinas reaffirms its commitment to the environment by establishing a framework agreement on Technical Cooperation with the Environment and Sustainable Development Department to control emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide) generated by the companys aviation business. The agreement was signed by the head Cabinet of Ministers, Juan Manuel Abal Medina, the… Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium – 2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — A new and totally updated electronic version of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan was launched yesterday at EUROCONTROL. For the first time, all stakeholders will be able to access the content of the Plan in an interactive and dynamic manner, and visualise it in the context of… Read the full press release
SAN DIEGO – 2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority has received the 19th Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award for 2012 from the National Procurement Institute. This is the Airport Authority’s third consecutive time receiving the award. The Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award is designed to recognize organizational excellence in procurement. The… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) today announced the appointment of law-enforcement veteran Patrick Gannon as Chief of LAWA’s Airport Police Division. Chief Gannon will be responsible for law enforcement and security at Los Angeles International (LAX), LA/Ontario International (ONT) and Van Nuys (VNY) general aviation airports, as well as at LAWA’s aviation-related… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Peel Airports, the owners of Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, have today welcomed the results of a recent survey of well over 2,000 British adults that highlights the need for urgent action to improve UK aviation policy. The survey conducted on behalf of industry body the Airport… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today been awarded the rights to fly between London and Moscow by the CAA and will launch flights from Spring 2013. easyJet will operate an Airbus A320 on two services a day between London Gatwick and Moscow Domodedovo airport. Each aircraft will have 180 seats and… Read the full press release
Gatwick welcomes the new West African airline Gambia Bird as it begins services to Banjul and Freetown Gatwick continues to compete and win new airlines, creating more choice for passengers 2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, Gatwick Airport welcomes new West African airline Gambia Bird – owned by German airline group Germania – to its list of… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — In response to numerous requests from their passengers, airberlin is now once again running a Happy Hour on Fridays from midday to 3 p.m. There are always a minimum of four routes on the airline’s German or European route network on offer. The fifth route is either another European connection or a… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — On the 5th anniversary of the first A380 passenger flight1, Heathrow is announcing that it is set to welcome more than thirty of the giant planes to the airport by 2020, as airlines strive to fly more passengers to Heathrow while at the same time keeping their costs down – both monetary… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is hosting the 21st Annual Conference of the International Association of Airline Internal Auditors (IAAIA). The IAAIA Annual Conference will be held at the luxurious Shangri-La Bar Al Jissah Resort and Spa in Muscat from 14th – 17th October 2012. The Conference… Read the full press release
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Air passengers travelling to Moscow from London will benefit from additional choice following a decision from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced today. The CAA has decided that the two United Kingdom airlines that will be entitled to operate between London and Moscow under bilateral agreements with the Russian government will… Read the full press release