Opfikon, Switzerland, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Swissport International (Swissport), the world´s largest provider of ground and cargo handling services to the aviation industry, names Dirk Schmitt as new CEO Cargo Services Germany & Austria, with effect 1 February 2015. He will be responsible for Swissport Cargo Services (SCS) Germany, a successful, profitable operating unit… Read the full press release
2015 Oscar nominees ‘Gone Girl’, ‘Whiplash’ and ‘Nightcrawler’ premiere onboard DOHA, Qatar, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has announced an exciting schedule of five-star inflight entertainment for its passengers onboard its flights during February 2015 to celebrate The Oscars, which takes place in Los Angeles on Sunday 22 February. This year’s Oscar nominees… Read the full press release
Third Daily Flight to Commence from 1 June 2015 Airline Announces That All Three Daily Flights Will Be Operated by the A350 XWB aircraft Singapore will become Airline’s Second A350 XWB Destination after Frankfurt DOHA, Qatar, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is to launch an additional daily flight to Singapore from June 1, 2015, as… Read the full press release
SEATTLE, 2015-2-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported January operational results on a consolidated basis, and for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Detailed information is provided below. AIR GROUP On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 7.9 percent increase in traffic on a 10.4 percent increase… Read the full press release
Carrier makes a positive difference in the African American community during Black History Month and throughout the year by supporting nonprofit organizations nationwide DALLAS, 2015-2-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) continues its proud tradition of giving back to the communities it serves by supporting the causes that matter most in the… Read the full press release
SYDNEY, 2015-2-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas has today announced it will return to Vancouver with an extended seasonal schedule, providing customers with new travel options over the North American summer and winter holiday seasons.* Qantas Executive Manager International Sales, Stephen Thompson, said the decision to return to Vancouver came at the end of… Read the full press release
AND CONTINUES TO OPERATE 6 ROUTES TO 5 COUNTRIES FROM GOTHENBURG Budapest, Hungary, 2015-2-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,* announced today that due to the permanent closure of Gothenburg City Airport (GSE) as of 1 February the airline will permanently move all operations to a… Read the full press release
Ikeja, Nigeria, 2015-2-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest airline will from 16th February 2015 commence scheduled flight operations from Lagos, Nigeria to the Ivoirian city, Abidjan via Cotonou, Benin Republic. The new service will operate four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. On Mondays, the outbound… Read the full press release
Langley, UK, 2015-2-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, has today announced a multi-year contract renewal with Schiphol Travel International. Travelport has worked in partnership with Schiphol Travel International since 2000 and provides the company with both… Read the full press release
Montreal, 2015-2-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Airports Council International (ACI) announces the re-launch of the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) programme, ACI’s customer service benchmarking tool for airports worldwide. To date, ASQ has helped over 300 airports from around the world benchmark and improve their customer service initiatives. This exciting new phase of the programme will… Read the full press release
Aeroflot Presents New Menu in Business Class Moscow, 2015-2-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Starting from February 1, 2015 Aeroflot business class passengers are offered an updated menu. New menu was developed by the team of professionals with international recognition. Passengers could try culinary masterpieces by Thierry Mona — the chef of LSG Sky Chefs — and dishes from the virtuosos of international gastronomic scene: Michelin starred… Read the full press release
• AIRail: Positively received by passengers • 17 flights per week from Linz still operated by Austrian Airlines: up to 2x daily on the Linz-Düsseldorf route and 6x per week between Linz and Vienna as of April 1, 2015 • 8 direct connections each day with AIRail from Vienna Airport to Linz Central Railway Station… Read the full press release
• Austrian expands its focus on the Eastern European market • 4x weekly to Odessa starting March 30, 2015 • Five destinations in the Ukraine: Kiev, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Lviv and Odessa VIENNA, 2015-2-2 — /Travel PR News/ — In 2015 Austrian Airlines will once again add a new destination in its focus market of Eastern… Read the full press release
Queenstown, New Zealand, 2015-1-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Senior aviation industry executive Mike Clay has joined the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) team as the new General Manager of Operations this week. Mike brings extensive strategic and operational experience in aviation, air services development, regulatory compliance, health and safety, environmental/aircraft noise management, and sustainable business practice… Read the full press release
Charleston, S.C., 2015-1-30 — /Travel PR News/ — The 2013 apron expansion project at Charleston International Airport has been recognized with the American Concrete Pavement Association’s Excellence in Concrete Pavement award. Each year for the past quarter century, the ACPA “Excellence in Concrete Pavement” awards have honored quality concrete pavements constructed in the United States and… Read the full press release
Iowa City, 2015-1-30 — /Travel PR News/ — ICAD Group welcomes Marty Lenss, Director of the Eastern Iowa Airport, to the ICAD Group Board of Directors. Lenss was confirmed at the ICAD Group January Board Meeting on January 16, 2015. “Many of our clients rely on air and cargo services, and having Marty’s input will be… Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, UK, 2015-1-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) is celebrating its first new route announcement of the year following today’s news that easyJet will be adding flights from Liverpool to the Greek island of Zante as part of their Summer 2015 programme from the Airport. This new route takes the number… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2015-1-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai Airports today released its year-end traffic report which confirm that Dubai International (DXB) has secured its position as the number one airport for international passenger numbers. Full year passenger numbers totalled 70,475,636, up 6.1 per cent from the 66,431,533 recorded in 2013. This followed robust passenger traffic growth… Read the full press release
MKT is the newest addition to HMSHost’s growing proprietary brand portfolio BETHESDA, MD, 2015-1-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Be prepared to feel great, happy, well-nourished, and completely satisfied on your next trip out of town, because HMSHost has recently expanded its restaurant portfolio with a new marketplace-style dining concept calledMKT. The new MKT restaurants feature healthy,… Read the full press release
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2015-1-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has today launched a major upgrade to its marine rescue fleet to ensure survival equipment can be deployed on the Manukau Harbour in the event of an emergency. The new additions to the fleet are: a Griffon 2000TD hovercraft a 12 metre Q-West catamaran… Read the full press release
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2015-1-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, announced today the launch of A380 services to two European destinations: Dusseldorf and Madrid. For both cities, Emirates will be the first airline to operate a scheduled A380 service, offering an unmatched travel experience to business and leisure travellers… Read the full press release
Five weekly Madrid-Havana starting 1 June. Three flights to Medellin and Cali in Colombia, starting 3 July. All flights operate with Iberia’s new A330s with all-new interiors and entertainment systems. Connections at T4 hub in Madrid to/from 80 destinations in Spain and Europe. These new flights raise to 23 the number of routes resumed or… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2015-1-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,* today announced that it will open its 20th base in Kosice, Slovakia with one new Airbus A320 on 14 September. Coinciding with the delivery of the aircraft the airline will start operating 2 new routes from Kosice… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2015-1-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, announced today that due to planned runway works at Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport between 13 and 14 June 2015, the airline will be operating a reduced flight schedule from Bydgoszcz Airport (BZG), located 2 hours away from… Read the full press release
Nairobi, 2015-1-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways will become the first and only airline to link Vietnam directly to Africa with flights to Hanoi from 30 March 2015. Kenya Airways will fly three times a week to Hanoi in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and will provide strong connections to the key markets in Africa…. Read the full press release
Tour and Fly company Balkan Express will operate the route with a Fokker 50 Flight scheduled three times a week RINAS, Albania, 2015-1-27 — /Travel PR News/ — On Monday 26 January 2015, Tirana International Airport (TIA) inaugurated a new route between Tirana and Bari. Tour and Fly company Balkan Express will operate the route… Read the full press release
Even brighter prospects ahead, owing to fast growth of Africa-Europe trade ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 2015-1-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Ethiopian Airlines and Liege Airport have agreed to extend for another 5 years their win-win partnership for the transport of air cargo between Africa and Europe. Liege Airport has been serving as Ethiopian main European cargo… Read the full press release
Johannesburg, 2015-1-27 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA) this week becomes the first airline globally to install the SatAuth (Satellite Authorisation Systems) solution. The system, first installed on the airline’s cabin trainer for testing in May last year, will not only allow secure credit card transactions anywhere in the skies but also provide… Read the full press release
HOUSTON, 2015-1-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Vacation Express — one of the largest tour operators in the southeast — will bring a new nonstop seasonal service from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island from May 24 to Aug. 2, 2015. “The continued growth in international services offered at Bush… Read the full press release
PIARCO, Trinidad and Tobago, 2015-1-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Caribbean Airlines today announced a special “Double Decker” offer for passengers travelling between Port of Spain and London. With this special offer, guests who purchase one Business Class ticket will receive a second ticket free. This promotion is applicable to tickets purchased from January 20 through to January… Read the full press release