Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — A delegation led by the Bahrain Airport Company attended the World Route Development Forum and exhibition 2012 which took place in Abu Dhabi between September 29th and October 2, 2012. The delegation representatives from the Bahrain International Airport (BIA) along with the Airport valued partners, Civil Aviation… Read the full press release
Airport officials encourage families to develop two emergency escape routes ATLANTA – 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the City of Atlanta’s Fire Rescue Department kicked off national Fire Prevention Week on Monday morning with a public message to announce a weeklong event to promote fire safety. Throughout the week, the Airport will have… Read the full press release
Low fares available at FlyFrontier.com DENVER, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today expands its service from Denver, Colo. (DEN) with the launch of nonstop service to South Bend, Ind. (SBN). The new nonstop flights also provide great access with an easy connection to 15 additional destinations throughout the west including San Francisco, Los Angeles, and… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Nearly 50,000 passengers flew on the route, an increase of more than 20,000 compared with August-September 2011. The extra flights accounted for 40% of the total number of people travelling to Salalah with Oman Air and the extraordinary demand for travel also resulted in an impressive average seat factor of 88% for… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — As the Space Shuttle Endeavour begins its two-day trek from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to the California Science Center, passengers, visitors, airport workers, and ground transportation providers driving to/from LAX are advised to plan ahead and travel alternative routes to avoid possible traffic delays due to full and intermittent street closures… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet has today celebrated a landmark passenger boarding a flight at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA). Brendan Vinter, who was travelling on the 10.35am flight to Belfast, is the 30 millionth passenger to be welcomed onboard an easyJet flight operating via Liverpool and has won a pair of return flights to an… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — This result was a reflection of very satisfactory returns from the company’s commercial operations. The reported profit also includes a net after tax gain on the revaluation of the company’s investment property portfolio of $4.1m. Excluding the impact of this revaluation gain, CIAL’s operating profit after tax of $15.5m was 30% ahead… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — With 1,888,193 passengers handled in September, Brussels Airport records a slightly negative growth of -0.1%. As is the case at most other European airports, the crisis is now also starting to affect passenger numbers while cargo volumes have been showing negative growth these past months. All departing passenger segments (originating -0.5%; transfer… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Oslo Airport turned 14 years old on Monday 8th October, celebrating its anniversary with outstanding passenger statistics for September. The number of passengers travelling via Oslo Airport in September totalled 2 039 604, up 66 332 or 3.4% from September 2011, setting a new passenger record for the year’s ninth month. The number… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Since 1st October 2012, Air France customers at the Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub have had access to faster and easier passenger channels, in the airport’s most modern infrastructures: – All international flights are now grouped at terminal 2E(1), – Terminal 2F is exclusively dedicated to European (Schengen)(2) flights operated by Air France and… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Carolyn McCall, CEO of easyJet, today encouraged the EU to break down the remaining walls of protectionism in European aviation on slots and ground handling. Speaking at the European Aviation Club before an audience of MEPs, EU officials, academics and aviation industry representatives, she urged the EU to continue the liberalisation of… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has updated the Code of Conduct for its staff, including an overarching policy on the Prevention and Mitigation of Conflict of Interest. A similar policy is also being adopted by the Members of EASA’s Management Board. The objective of the Code of Conduct is to maintain… Read the full press release
Johannesburg, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — South African Airways (SAA) confirms that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ms Siza Mzimela resigned today (8 October 2012). She tendered her resignation to the chairperson of the board of directors, Mr Vuyisile Kona at the airline’s head office, Airways Park in Johannesburg. The resignation has been accepted by the board… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — On 10 and 11 October 2012, EASA hosts its 4th annual safety conference, which this year focusses on Performance Based Oversight. More than 300 aviation specialists are gathered in Cologne, Germany to consider the future of oversight by regulatory authorities, when Safety Management Systems (SMS) will be fully implemented by organisations in… Read the full press release
Geneva – 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reacted positively to statements made today by Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission, asserting that delivering a fully functioning Single European Sky (SES) is Europe’s top aviation priority. “IATA fully supports Vice President Kallas in his efforts to put the long-delayed SES… Read the full press release
TOKYOO, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) today announced February 25, 2013 as the launch date for its inaugural service between Tokyo (Narita) and Helsinki. Located considerably closer to Japan than many European cities, Finland’s capital makes an excellent gateway for travellers connecting between Japan and Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. On top of that,… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lufthansa is transferring its point-to-point services that are not operated through the Frankfurt and Munich hubs to a unified business model under the Germanwings brand. Up to now, both Lufthansa and Germanwings have offered point-to-point flights on domestic German and European routes. From 2013, however, these services will be repositioned as a… Read the full press release
Starbucks opens their second store in Finland at Helsinki Airport on Friday October 12. The store is conveniently located in the gate area 32-40 in Terminal 2. 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Arjan Oudejans, Director of Licensed Stores at Starbucks Coffee Company EMEA: “Ever since we opened our first store in Finland, we have received a warm… Read the full press release
Thanking customers for making JMB the largest frequent flyer program in Japan TOKYO, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — The frequent-flyer program of the JAL Group – JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) recently welcomed the registration of its 25 millionth member. To commemorate this significant milestone and in gratitude to all its customers for their unwavering support and loyalty,… Read the full press release
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has put on sale its 2013 Summer schedule that spans next year’s school summer holidays, featuring 15 routes from George Best Belfast City Airport and offering a total choice of up to 544 flights a week to an extensive range of attractive destinations across the UK. The programme… Read the full press release
Global Media Spotlight On Leading Gulf Carrier As It Joins Oneworld Alliance New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways yet again made international headlines this week with the industry story of the year in New York The global media spotlight was firmly on the Doha-based airline as it became… Read the full press release
Sprint network outage in Seattle affect flights system-wide SEATTLE — 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — A Sprint fiber network cable severed in the Seattle area significantly delayed Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights today. Sprint provides the airlines with connectivity to SABRE, the system the carriers use for reservations, to check in passengers and to purchase tickets…. Read the full press release
Miramar, Florida, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) has announced it is opening a flight attendant and pilot crew base at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) on December 1, 2012. The new base will be home to over 250 crewmembers, including approximately 170 flight attendants and 80 pilots by summer 2013. In addition, Spirit’s… Read the full press release
Warszawa, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT wprowadziły do sprzedaży rejsy Boeingiem 787 Dreamliner do Londynu w okresie świąteczno – noworocznym. Pasażerowie LOT-u mogą już kupić bilety na siedem lotów wykonywanych pierwszym Boeingiem 787 Dreamliner należącym do Polskich Linii Lotniczych LOT. Dreamliner będzie latał do Londynu w okresie od 21 grudnia 2012 do 2 stycznia… Read the full press release
Customers Can Use Discount Code BigDeal40 on Wanna Get Away® Fares for 72 Hours DALLAS – 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today a 40 percent discount code for use on roundtrip Wanna Get Away fares. This incredible discount is valid for purchases on southwest.com and SWABIZ.com today through 11:59 p.m. PST Thursday, Oct…. Read the full press release
A travel survey conducted in six countries sheds new light on the habits and attitudes of air travellers. A large part of travellers on international routes choose their flight connections based on transit airports. 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — According to their travel habits and nationalities, air travellers can be divided into different groups, whose needs and… Read the full press release
2012-10-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc. is honoured to be selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2013. “We are proud to be named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the second consecutive year,” said Barry Rempel, President & CEO of Winnipeg Airports Authority. “Attracting and retaining a team of talented… Read the full press release
2012-10-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The airlines in the Lufthansa Group continued their course for further growth in passenger numbers: From January until September 2012 Lufthansa German Airlines, SWISS and Austrian Airlines carried a total of 78.8 million passengers, an increase of 3.5 per cent on the year-earlier level. Capacity was up by 1.8 per cent, while… Read the full press release
2012-10-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wednesday morning, 10 October: At 9.50 hrs precisely, as scheduled, the first aircraft pushed back from the new Pier A-Plus at Frankfurt Airport. Aboard the Lufthansa Airbus A380 “Zürich”, operating under flight number LH454, were 466 passengers bound for San Francisco. This was the first of a total of 13 flight departures… Read the full press release
2012-10-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines первой в России предоставила возможность своим пассажирам еще до посадки в самолет получать информацию о попутчиках. Чтобы узнать, кто летит вашим рейсом, необходимо во время регистрации на сайте www.s7.ru указать свой профиль в одной из социальных сетей – Facebook, Vkontakte или Google+. На схеме салона самолета появится имя и фото пассажира, а… Read the full press release