airberlin to operate two flights a week from Dusseldorf to Reykjavik from November to April

Only German airline with an all-year-round service to Iceland ‎ Berlin, Germany, 2016-Aug-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Iceland is booming – and not just since the European Football Championship! Due to the high demand, airberlin is once again expanding its service to Iceland from the coming winter season, and will operate two flights a week… Read the full press release

HMSHost to enhance dining options at El Paso International Airport following five-year lease extension

Golf lovers rejoice with addition of PGA TOUR Grill to airport dining options EL PASO, TX, 2016-Aug-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Enhanced dining options will soon welcome travelers at El Paso International Airport. Global restaurateur HMSHost was recently awarded a five-year lease extension valued at more than $47 million to continue operating the airport’s dining… Read the full press release

HKIA reports of 5.8% increase in passenger volume during July 2016 compared to same month last year

HONG KONG, 2016-Aug-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Air traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw steady growth in July 2016. During the month, passenger volume increased 5.8% year on year to 6.3 million, while flight movements rose 2.9% to 35,200 compared to the same month last year. Cargo throughput saw a 4.7% year-on-year increase… Read the full press release

BWI Marshall Airport ranked highest on the “Top 10 Most Surprisingly Great Airports in America” list by Thrillist

Glen Burnie, Maryland, 2016-Aug-12 — /Travel PR News/ — The food, drink, and travel website Thrillist announced this week that Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall) ranked highest on its list of the “Top 10 Most Surprisingly Great Airports in America.” The Thrillist website noted that BWI Marshall and the other top airports on the… Read the full press release

Mineta San José International Airport announces new United Airlines nonstop service to Chicago and Newark starting March 9, 2017

Twice-Daily to Chicago and Once-Daily to Newark; Flights Begin March 9, 2017 San José, Calif., 2016-Aug-12 — /Travel PR News/ — United Airlines today announced nonstop service between Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) and both Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to begin March 9, 2017. Newark, United’s hub in the… Read the full press release

Munich Airport releases its latest integrated report “More Winners”

MUNICH, GERMANY, 2016-Aug-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Munich Airport (FMG) has released its latest integrated report. Entitled “More Winners”, it is the sixth edition in a series that has garnered numerous prestig-ious awards in the past. In the 180-page report, FMG presents the traffic statistics and business results for 2015 and provides information on all… Read the full press release

Munich Airport’s retail arm eurotrade launches cashless shopping app Alipay for Chinese travelers

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELYL CHINESE TRAVELERS CAN USE ALIPAY FOR PURCHASES IN ALL EUROTRADE STORES MUNICH, GERMANY, 2016-Aug-12 — /Travel PR News/ — An app for a non-cash shopping experience: Munich Airport’s retail arm eurotrade has signed a cooperative agreement with Wirecard AG and is launching the Asian payment system Alipay in all participating shops. Effective immediately,… Read the full press release

South African Airways celebrates first year of its nonstop service from Washington, DC to Accra, Ghana with special low fare of $939

Special low fare of $939* (restrictions apply) round-trip to commemorate the only nonstop service between Washington D.C. and Accra JOHANNESBURG, 2016-Aug-12 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, is celebrating the first year of its nonstop service from Washington, DC to Accra, Ghana.  The new route was launched on August… Read the full press release

CAA report: George Best Belfast City Airport ranked amongst the top 10 airports in the UK

BELFAST, 2016-Aug-10 — /Travel PR News/ — New UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) report rates airports on quality of assistance for passengers with a disability or reduced mobility and we’re delighted to announce that George Best Belfast City Airport has achieved a rating of ‘very good’ and has ranked amongst the top 10 airports in the UK…. Read the full press release

Glasgow Airport welcomed visiting passengers from Scotland’s first direct air service with South Korea

Edinburgh, Scotland, 2016-Aug-09 — /Travel PR News/ — The airport secured Scotland’s only direct service from Seoul after flag carrier Korean Air and tour operator Hanjin Travel confirmed earlier this year they would introduce a summer charter service from the country’s capital – one of the world’s megacities with a population of more than 10 million… Read the full press release

NBAA’s Young Professionals in Business Aviation announces formation of its inaugural YoPro Council

Washington, DC, 2016-Aug-09 — /Travel PR News/ — Consisting of 25 young professionals from all segments of business aviation, the council will be responsible for planning YoPro events and initiatives, including the group’s highly anticipated reception and educational session at the 2016 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), to be held from Nov. 1 to… Read the full press release

Norwegian Reward now gives members 12% CashPoints when booking any room at BLOC Gatwick

VIP trip for two to Boston on offer to mark new partnership LONDON, 2016-Aug-09 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline Norwegian has partnered with BLOC Hotel Gatwick to allow the airline’s loyalty scheme members to save costs on flights when staying at the stylish, yet affordable hotel. Norwegian Reward, the award-winning loyalty programme, is now… Read the full press release

GTAA announces financial and operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016

TORONTO, 2016-Aug-08 — /Travel PR News/ — The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (the “GTAA”) today reported its financial and operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016. Passenger volumes grew by 5.9 per cent during the first half of 2016 as compared to the first half of 2015, reflecting both the economic… Read the full press release

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority reaches new collective bargaining agreement with Unifor

TORONTO, 2016-Aug-08 — /Travel PR News/ — The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) is pleased to announce that a new collective bargaining agreement has been reached with Unifor, who represent 1050 employees at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The new three year agreement will be in effect from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2019. “The ratification… Read the full press release

Austrian Airlines’ eighth Embraer aircraft took off on its initial flight from Vienna to Cologne

• Eight Embraer-Jet starts operating on August 8th • Almost new Embraer jets replace Fokker aircraft: greater traveling comfort for passengers VIENNA, AUSTRIA, 2016-Aug-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Under the sign of lucky number eight the eighth Austrian Airlines Embraer aircraft with the registration number OE-LWB took off on its initial flight OS 191… Read the full press release

Wizz Air starts new route from Warsaw to Split in Croatia

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Aug-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today started operating a new route from its Warsaw base. The newest WIZZ service connects the Polish capital with Split in Croatia with two weekly flights. Split is a popular holiday destination on the eastern shore of… Read the full press release

Wizz Air starts new route from Vilnius, Lithuania to Nice in the French Riviera

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Aug-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today started operating a new route from its Vilnius base. The newest WIZZ service connects the Lithuanian capital with Nice in the French Riviera with two weekly flights. In October, Wizz Air will launch two more attractive… Read the full press release

Wizz Air starts operations from Budapest to the popular summer destination of Varna on the Bulgarian seaside

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Aug-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,today started operations from Budapest to the popular summer destination of Varna located on the Bulgarian seaside. The maiden flight departed shortly before noon with 156 passengers on board. The newest summer route will be operating until 18… Read the full press release

Wizz Air celebrates maiden flight from Suceava International Airport, Romania to Milan Bergamo, Italy

AND CELEBRATES WITH 25% DISCOUNT ON ALL ROMANIAN ROUTES BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Aug-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Romania’s largest airline, today welcomed its maiden flight from Suceava International Airport to Milan Bergamo, the service is operated with two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays…. Read the full press release

Wizz Air starts new services from two of its Polish bases to Kyiv, Ukraine and Bari, Italy

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Aug-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today starts operating two new services from two of its six Polish bases. The newest WIZZ services connect Gdansk with the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv and Katowice with the popular holiday destination, Bari in the South of… Read the full press release

Wizz Air starts new service from Sofia, Bulgaria to Nuremberg, Germany

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Aug-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and market leader low cost airline in Bulgaria,today started operating its new service from Sofia to Nuremberg, Germany. The Nuremberg flight departed from Sofia with 154 passengers on board, while 170 passengers flew with the maiden flight… Read the full press release

UIA enhances selection of travel opportunities to Lithuania with new flights between Lviv and Vilnius

Kiev, Ukraine, 2016-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Given the air service liberalization between Ukraine and Lithuania, Ukraine International Airlines enhance the selection of travel opportunities to Lithuania. In September 2016, in addition to Kiev – Vilnius, Odesa – Vilnius, and Kiev – Palanga flights, UIA will offer passengers to take advantage of non-stop scheduled services… Read the full press release

Oman Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines announce codeshare agreement covering services between Muscat and four destinations in Saudi Arabia

Muscat, Oman, 2016-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement covering services between Muscat and four destinations in Saudi Arabia. Effective from 29th June, customers were able to book flights through either airline for services between Muscat and Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, or Medina. Oman Air operates double-daily… Read the full press release

Abu Dhabi Airports releases passenger traffic figures at Abu Dhabi International Airport during first half of 2016

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2016-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Abu Dhabi Airports has released figures for passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), for the first half of 2016. Total traffic for January to June reached 11,848,359, million passengers, representing a 6.6% increase from the 11,111,577 in the first six months of 2015…. Read the full press release

Copenhagen Airport named the most efficient airport in Europe by Air Transport Research Society

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2016-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — The world’s leading aviation researchers have just named the most efficient airport in Europe, and the winner was Copenhagen Airport. The Danish airport is successfully automating services and using digital solutions and big data to enhance efficiency. The results are more satisfied customers and lower costs for the… Read the full press release

Doncaster Sheffield Airport donates £900 to Askern Community Library for outdoor community events

  Doncaster, England, 2016-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — A Doncaster library is benefiting from a generous £900 donation from Doncaster Sheffield Airport so that it can get out and about into the community more. Askern Community Library, which is managed by Re-Read, successfully applied for the money from the Yorkshire airport’s Community Investment Fund so… Read the full press release

airberlin launches stopover programme in Abu Dhabi

BERLIN, 2016-Aug-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Attracting an increasing numbers of holidaymakers each year, Abu Dhabi is always worth a visit. Last year alone 148,177 guests from Germany flocked to the Emirate. Now airberlin guests will have a greater chance to explore the emirate with a longer  stopover in Abu Dhabi.  It is now easier… Read the full press release

Airport Authority Hong Kong begins construction of Hong Kong International Airport’s Three-runway System

HONG KONG, 2016-Aug-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) today kicked off the construction of Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) Three-runway System (3RS). The eight-year construction of 3RS is expected to be completed in 2024, with the commissioning of the new runway in 2022. Jack So Chak-kwong, Chairman of the AA; Professor… Read the full press release

Hawaii-based Island Air pilots sign new three-year contract extension

HONOLULU, 2016-Aug-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Pilots at Hawaii-based Island Air have unanimously ratified a new three-year contract extension that includes pay raises, retention bonuses, and eliminates concessions the pilot group made in recent years to keep the airline flying. One hundred percent of the pilots who voted cast ballots in favor of the tentative… Read the full press release

CDA announces Frontier Airlines’ new service from Chicago O’Hare to Punta Gorda and West Palm Beach in South Florida

CHICAGO, 2016-Aug-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Frontier Airlines has announced it will launch new service from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Punta Gorda (PGD) and West Palm Beach (PBI) in South Florida starting October 30, 2016. The new flights will operate from O’Hare Terminal 3 on an A320 aircraft. Frontier’s service between Chicago and Punta Gorda… Read the full press release