BERLIN, 2015-4-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Let’s go to Prague and Billund! On 13th April, Roxana Rosenlöcher and Christof Lutz, both flight attendants with airberlin, welcomed two new destinations to the airberlin route network. The Czech capital, Prague, is now served up to three times a day from Berlin-Tegel, and there’s also a daily… Read the full press release
The UK airport sector believes that passenger growth will continue over the course of 2015. LONDON, 2015-4-14 — /Travel PR News/ — With the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) recently reporting that passenger numbers in 2014 were up 4.4% to 238 million, compared to 228 million in 2013, a new Airport Operators Association (AOA) survey responded… Read the full press release
New South Wales, AUSTRALIA, 2015-4-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas’ First Lounge spa provider Aurora Spa, has developed an exclusive ASPAR product range for Qantas customers visiting its First Lounges. Launching today in all Qantas First Lounges (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland and Los Angeles), the bespoke range includes a hand wash, hand and body cream,… Read the full press release
New South Wales, AUSTRALIA, 2015-4-14 — /Travel PR News/ — QantasLink today celebrated its inaugural flight between Whyalla and Adelaide, providing customers with more travel options as part of its growth strategy in South Australia. QantasLink now offers a double-daily service on its 50-seat Q300 aircraft, providing 1300 seats a week – more than 65,000 seats… Read the full press release
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce looks back on the eight decades since Qantas began flying internationally. New South Wales, AUSTRALIA, 2015-4-14 — /Travel PR News/ — On 17 April 1935, Qantas’ first international passenger flight took off from Brisbane for Singapore. Fast forward to 2015 and Qantas is a global airline with 30,000 employees and 300 aircraft,… Read the full press release
Gatwick announces that it expects to serve more than 40 million passengers next year – a decade ahead of DfT predictions made in its January 2013 UK Aviation Forecast Record breaking traffic figures announced for March with 2.96 million passengers travelling through the airport – an increase of 9.2 per cent compared to the previous… Read the full press release
MUNICH, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Munich Airport posted strong gains in passenger numbers and airfreight in the first quarter of 2015. The approximately 8.7 million passengers handled in the first three months of the year represent a new first-quarter record for the airport. The number of take-offs and landings, at 87,240, was 0.9… Read the full press release
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has ranked 6th among 22 most dependable Airlines around the world. The ranking was made after a serious assessment in three areas: On-time performance, low costs to check bags, average age of an airline… Read the full press release
Johannesburg, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Africa’s leading carrier, South African Airways (SAA), will be assisting in bringing a vast selection of exhibitors, visitors and hosted buyers from around the world to Africa’s largest inbound and outbound show, WTM® Africa, next week in Cape Town. WTM® Africa 2015 is the leading business-to-business exhibition on the… Read the full press release
PARIS, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Since 7 April 2015, Air France’s new travel cabins have been serving Douala (Cameroon) and Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), the first African destinations to benefit from these cabins. Customers can fly off to Douala and Malabo as a continuation of the service, on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, on… Read the full press release
Joint Release with Singapore SEA Games Organising Committee SINGAPORE, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) is further strengthening its support for sports and tourism by sponsoring the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be held in Singapore from 5 to 16 June 2015. As the Official Airline Partner for the 28th SEA Games,… Read the full press release
Daily return flights from New Delhi New Delhi, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — At 6.45 pm today, Vistara took its inaugural flight from New Delhi to Pune. With the addition of Pune in Vistara’s route network, customers can now travel from Delhi to seven destinations- Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Goa, Hyderabad, Guwahati & Bagdogra and vice… Read the full press release
Enable customers to check flight status and check-in at boarding the gate TOKYO, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) today announced it has developed an app for Apple Watch that will make it even more convenient for customers to obtain important travel information, check flight status on the go and check-in at the… Read the full press release
BERLIN, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — In March 2015, airberlin welcomed 2,294,498 passengers on board. The number of passengers transported thus increased by 1.6 percent over the corresponding month of the previous year. During the month of March, airberlin’s passengers traveled a total of 3.768 billion kilometers (RPK) within airberlin’s global flight route network…. Read the full press release
New cooperation with Lindt BERLIN, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Legend has it that they have saved quite a few relationships – the chocolate hearts from airberlin: “Quite often they are used as last-minute presents on special occasions such as Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day, or they sweeten up late working hours. Our frequent… Read the full press release
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, will soon be adding the popular Indonesian Island of Bali to its Asia Pacific network, opening up a new trade lane between the island and the cargo carrier’s network of more than 140 destinations. Bali will become Emirates SkyCargo’ s 2nd… Read the full press release
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, has announced a second daily A380 service to Zurich, adding 945 seats a week on the route, with 280 in First Class and Business Class. Commencing Thursday 1st October 2015, Emirates flights EK85/86, currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER,… Read the full press release
DUBAI, U.A.E.,2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, a global connector of people and places, is set to increase its capacity to the popular Indian Ocean Island of Seychelles, when it switches from the current Airbus 330-200 used on one of the two daily services to a larger Boeing 777-300ER from 1 June 2015. The introduction… Read the full press release
Novosibirsk, Russia, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, and Nordavia airlines (MMC Norilsk Nickel subsidiary), signed a codeshare agreement, which provides for codeshare flights operation. S7 Airlines passengers received an opportunity to take direct regular flights from Moscow to Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Syktyvkar and Usinsk. And Nordavia… Read the full press release
Manama, Bahrain, 2015-4-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) in collaboration with the General Administration of Civil Defense, the Bahrain International Airport Fire and Rescue Department, the Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs and the Ministry of Interior, conducted a successful fire drill at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) on the 1st of April, from 11:30am to… Read the full press release
KIEV, 2015-4-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Getting ready to launch non-stop scheduled services en route Kiev – Beijing – Kiev, Ukraine International Airlines extend partnership with such Chinese carriers as Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Airlines and Hainan Airlines. Thus, UIA provides passengers with more travel opportunities. The partnership extension provides that UIA… Read the full press release
HOUSTON, 2015-4-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Houston Aviation Director Mario C. Diaz announced this month that Balram Bheodari has been named as the new General Manager for George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Bheodari will join the Houston Airport System (HAS) team on April 13, 2015. He will be responsible for the daily operations of… Read the full press release
UnionPay cardholders will receive a 10% discount when they shop at Qatar Duty Free in Hamad International Airport until July 20, 2015 DOHA, Qatar, 2015-4-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has announced that UnionPay cardholders will benefit from a 10% discount when they shop at QDF in Hamad International Airport (HIA) up until… Read the full press release
Carrier Extends All-Star Roster from the Runway to the Diamond with Sponsorship of Five Major League Teams this Baseball Season DALLAS, 2015-4-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines® (NYSE: LUV) is stepping up to the plate and ready to play ball this season as the Official Airline of five Major League Baseball Teams. With the… Read the full press release
Kifissia, Greece, 2015-4-7 — /Travel PR News/ — AEGEAN, a Star Alliance member, renewing its image and evolving the presence of its staff members, presented itsnew uniforms, designed by the renowned London-based Greek fashion designer Sophia Kokosalaki. In choosing Sophia Kokosalaki to design the company’s new uniforms, AEGEAN reaffirms its commitment to promote the work of… Read the full press release
Items to include photography of famous stars passing through airport, model aircraft, airport VIP signature book and items donated by public Shannon, Ireland, 2015-4-6 — /Travel PR News/ — Shannon Airport is set to enhance its passenger experience with a collection of memorabilia for the public to view while waiting for flights to depart. Located in… Read the full press release
VIENNA, 2015-4-6 — /Travel PR News/ — The Estonian airline Estonian Air has launched a new flight service between Tallinn and Vienna. The new connection from the Estonian capital city was celebrated in the context of a press reception on the occasion of today’s inaugural flight. The new flight connection was officially inaugurated in the… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2015-4-6 — /Travel PR News/ — I am delighted to announce that our Board of Directors has appointed Eng. Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei as Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports, effective immediately. Eng. Mohamed Al Mazrouei brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in delivering major infrastructure projects, including… Read the full press release
PASAY CITY, Philippines, 2015-4-4 — /Travel PR News/ — The Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Pacific Air (PSE:CEB) rolls out its mobile app for Android, to make booking and checking in for flights more convenient for its passengers. With the mobile app, travelers can book one-way or roundtrip flights for up to 14 passengers on CEB and Tigerair… Read the full press release
To connect Berlin and Dusseldorf via Abu Dhabi Mumbai, 2015-4-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has entered into a codeshare agreement with airberlin, Germany’s second largest airline effective April 2015. This development will see Jet Airways placing its code (9W) on airberlin’s (AB) daily flights to Berlin (TXL) and Dusseldorf (DUS)… Read the full press release