100% of airport property is sold during successful weekend auction INDIANAPOLIS, 2015-11-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Our community speaks and we listen. The Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) continues to honor its promise to give land back to the people we serve, one of the few airports in the country returning land to our community’s property tax… Read the full press release
PITTSBURGH, 2015-11-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Allegiant today announces further expansion of its flights from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) with new nonstop flights to New Orleans and Palm Beach, Fla. beginning Feb. 19, 2016, as well as expanded service to Myrtle Beach. To celebrate, Allegiant is offering local travelers one-way fares to both destinations for as… Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 2015-11-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot has taken delivery of a new Sukhoi Superjet 100 (registration number RA-89062) in full specification produced by JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA). The plane has been named in honour of Russian military pilot Peter Nesterov, an aerobatics pioneer and the first to perform the loop-the-loop maneuver subsequently known as «Nesterov’s loop». The new SSJ-100 has been transferred… Read the full press release
NetJets Global 6000 aircraft set a new world speed record flying from Aspen, U.S. to London, UK; subsequent record flight occurred as aircraft travelled round trip between London, U.K. and Lugano, Switzerland New world records showcase business jet’s impressive speed, field performance, and extraordinary steep approach capability The Global 6000 aircraft is the largest business… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2015-11-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Today the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced the conclusions of its review of the impact of a 2013 airspace change for departures from Gatwick Airport. European and national projects are improving airspace infrastructure to deliver a more efficient use of airspace and enable environmental improvements including fuel and… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2015-11-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Al Bateen Executive Airport, the only dedicated business aviation airport in the region, announced today that it has doubled the exhibition space for Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2016 in response to huge demand from key industry professionals to participate. Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2016 is being… Read the full press release
Shannon, Ireland, 2015-11-16 — /Travel PR News/ — ARI was named best large company for The Loop at Dublin Airport at the 2015 Retail Excellence Ireland Awards at their annual awards ceremony in Galway on Saturday night. The Retail Excellence Ireland Awards in association with Barclaycard recognises Ireland’s best retail stores, companies, people and websites. This… Read the full press release
Scandinavia’s largest and most influential airline Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is opening for sales of tickets to two new Scandinavian destinations from Miami. The routes to Norway’s capital Oslo and to Denmark’s capital Copenhagen will be served four and three times a week respectively and thus offering 190,000 seats yearly to and from Miami and Scandinavia…. Read the full press release
Brussels Airport Company Chief Executive Officer Arnaud Feist was proclaimed “Man of the year” at the Travel Magazine Gala Awards Evening for travel industry professionals. Under Feist’s management, Brussels Airport has waxed into a dynamic airport, that is representative of the capital of Europe, and appealing to business travellers as well as holidaymakers who are… Read the full press release
Freight transport continues to rise, with a 7.3% growth on last year BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2015-11-16 — /Travel PR News/ — In the month of October Brussels Airport again received more than 2 million passengers, an increase of 6.4% compared with October last year. Freight transport also rose significantly, with an increase of 7.3% over October… Read the full press release
Eurowings Offers New Flight Connections from Vienna VIENNA, 2015-11-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Starting today Eurowings is offering new flight connections from Vienna. The airline will operate direct flights from the Austrian capital to the destinations of Barcelona, London-Stansted and Palma de Mallorca. The new flight service was officially inaugurated on the occasion… Read the full press release
North Charleston, S.C., 2015-11-13 — /Travel PR News/ — JetBlue today announced that it will add a second daily flight between Charleston and Boston beginning in April 2016. “The response to JetBlue’s award-winning service to Boston has been overwhelming from the beginning of the route in February 2013. The additional service frequency is welcome and expansion from… Read the full press release
Doncaster, England, 2015-11-13 — /Travel PR News/ — The new routes, including two major European hub airports, go on sale today and will be operational from the end of March 2016. Flybe will become the largest low-fares airline to operate from Doncaster Sheffield Airport with some 44 departures per week and almost half a million… Read the full press release
DALLAS, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is bringing not one, but two daily flights from Baltimore/Washington to Minneapolis/St. Paul. The new, twice-daily, nonstop service begins on April 12, 2016, with fares as low as $79 one-way. Purchase Nov.9 through Nov. 19, 2015, 11:59 p.m. in the respective time zone of… Read the full press release
Additional routes added following the highly-successful Brussels-Basel-Doha Pharma Express route launched in January 2015 DOHA, Qatar, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways Cargo today announced the launch of two new Pharma Express routes from India to Doha, providing a unique and dedicated service to the pharmaceutical industry. These additional routes to the airline’s network… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has expanded its strategic cooperation with Air France-KLM through a several hundred million US dollar component maintenance agreement for its Boeing 777 fleet. The 10-year deal, effective February 2016, provides Etihad Airways and its… Read the full press release
BERLIN, Germany, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — In October, airberlin was able to slightly increase capacity utilization (RPK/ASK) by 0.2 percent to 84.2 percent in yearly comparison, while, at the same time, reducing capacity. Overall, airberlin recorded a performance improvement over the previous year’s figures throughout its entire flight route network. In October, Germany’s… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2015-11-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai International registered the highest monthly traffic in its 55-year history with 7.2 million passengers in August. According to the latest traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports today, traffic at the world’s number one hub for international passengers reached 7,282,256, up 9.5 per cent from 6,648,058 recorded during… Read the full press release
Customer return flights planned; close consultation with authorities Frankfurt/Main, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ —The airlines of the Lufthansa Group have suspended their commercial flight operations to and from the Sinai Peninsula until further notice. The precautionary action has been taken in view of the current Sinai situation. The Lufthansa Group will coordinate all its… Read the full press release
Rovaniemi, Finland, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — Finavia, the Finnish airport operator, has raised the passenger experience at Rovaniemi Airport to a whole new level. Airports in Lapland are eagerly awaiting the busiest winter season which is looking better than in years when measured by the number of bookings. Finavia has invested nearly EUR 20 million… Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — The “Future of Travel” hackathon event ‒ organised by Finavia’s Helsinki Airport, Finnair and Reaktor ‒ sets developers the unique task of developing new services for airline passengers. This is the first time that an airline, an airport and a technology provider are involved in the Hackathon, which… Read the full press release
The new dedicated gate brings additional convenience for Business travellers Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai-based flydubai has announced the launch of its Business Boarding Gate at Terminal 2, Dubai International. This latest service will ensure a more comfortable and quicker transition for Business Class passengers from check-in to boarding. Combined… Read the full press release
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — flydubai today marked the launch of its first flight to Astana, the airline’s third destination in Kazakhstan. With two flights a week to Astana flydubai is the first Dubai-based carrier to provide a direct link to the Kazakhstan capital. Speaking at a press conference in Astana… Read the full press release
NEW LONDON SERVICE FROM WIZZ’S SECOND LITHUANIAN AIRPORT Budapest, Hungary, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced further growth to its Lithuanian low-fare route network with twice weekly flights starting 23rd March 2016 between the Lithuanian “summer capital” and seaside resort of Palanga… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,today announced a new service from Tirgu Mures to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden in Germany. The twice-weekly service will begin on 23 March, Wednesday and will later be operated on Mondays and Fridays. The new service is Wizz Air’s fourth… Read the full press release
Muharraq, Bahrain, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Bahrain’s Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications H.E. Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed will inaugurate the two-day annual Arab Aviation and Media Summit 2015. The fifth edition of the summit will take place on the 7th & 8th of December 2015 in the Kingdom of Bahrain’s capital, Manama. The… Read the full press release
Muharraq, Bahrain, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Al Nemah, Acting Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) hosted the ICAO Seminar on Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) at the Moevinpick Hotel in Muharraq. The seminar was conducted by… Read the full press release
Agency’s new top lawyer Hon. Richard J. Holwell is a former federal judge and law firm partner whose legal career spans nearly 45 years NEW YORK, 2015-11-4 — /Travel PR News/ — The Port Authority announced today that the Honorable Richard J. Holwell – a former federal judge with nearly 45 years of experience in… Read the full press release
CALGARY, 2015-11-3 — /Travel PR News/ — The Calgary Airport Authority, and key airport and emergency service agencies will be conducting a security training exercise at Calgary International Airport (YYC) on Wednesday, November 4 from 9 p.m. until approximately midnight. The exercise will take place within the terminal building, in an isolated area; however, passengers… Read the full press release
CALGARY, 2015-11-3 — /Travel PR News/ — The Calgary Airport Authority unveiled a unique new passenger amenity today at Calgary International Airport (YYC), a WeWatt electronics charging station, with the help of Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of the Belgians, Representative of His Majesty the King. This three-seated stationary bike, developed in Belgium, allows users… Read the full press release