Arik Air, West Africa and Central Africa’s leading airline, celebrated the fourth anniversary of the airlines popular non-stop New York, John F. Kennedy (JFK) to Lagos, Nigeria Murtala Muhammad airport flight. Ikeja, Nigeria, 2013-12-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — The inaugural flight from JFK to Murtala Muhammad airport took place on November 30th 2009. The launch of this route became… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2013-12-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Mohamed Alabbar sign major agreement. Dubai World Central and Emaar to develop urban centre and golf destination within DWC. Premium lifestyle development is located in close proximity to the World Expo venue and Al Maktoum International Airport Planned over 13.63 million square metres… Read the full press release
For the second year in a row, students from Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) have been offered internship placements at Auckland Airport. Auckland, New Zealand, 2013-12-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — The internship programme, facilitated by Auckland Airport and MIT, was inspired by Auckland Council’s Southern Initiative and initially piloted in December 2012. The pilot programme proved such a… Read the full press release
Auckland, New Zealand, 2013-12-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Auckland Airport has been recognised for excellence in corporate governance in the Deloitte/Management Magazine Top 200 Award ceremony in Auckland on 28 November. The Chair of the board of directors of Auckland Airport, Sir Henry van der Heyden, said, “The board is delighted to have been recognised for excellence in… Read the full press release
Zurich, Switzerland, 2013-12-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — After being named best airport in Europe on ten consecutive occasions, Zurich Airport was voted the third-best airport worldwide at the renowned World Travel Awards. The World Travel Award was presented for the 20th time. It is considered to be the “Oscar” of the travel industry and is awarded on… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2013-12-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Following the recent arrival of Thomas Cook Airlines UK @FlyTC first new A321 into its fleet, registration G-TCDC, the aircraft is now set to take up its role based at Belfast International Airport taking holidaymakers from Northern Ireland on holiday to destinations across Europe and North Africa. The aircraft, which was this week… Read the full press release
Richmond, BC, Canada, 2013-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Vancouver Airport Authority today announced the upcoming arrival of All Nippon Airways (ANA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The new daily non-stop service to Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) begins March 30, 2014 and marks ANA’s first flight to Canada. “This new service will offer B.C. businesses more options to reach… Read the full press release
Montréal, Canada, 2013-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Council International announced traffic results showing that global passenger traffic continued along its growth path for the month of October increasing by 4.9% from the previous year. With global passenger growth in the realm of 3% year-over-year for the last twelve months, October represented a banner month for passenger traffic… Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 2013-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Five days on the road, covering a distance of 240 kilometres, 75 of which involve rough terrain: From 31 January to 4 February 2014, 29 Brussels Airlines staff and roughly the same number of representatives of other Belgian companies will switch to another mode of transport as part of the Bike… Read the full press release
The Lufthansa Group airlines improved sales (measured in revenue seat-kilometres) in November by 2.1 per cent year-on-year The passenger load factor rose Group-wide by 0.4 per cent to 75.9 per cent A total of 7.8 million passengers flew with a Lufthansa Group airline (an increase of 1.1 per cent year-on-year) Cargo business also developed positively,… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi Airports committed to ensuring that all facilities best serve all passengers Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — As part of Abu Dhabi Airports’ commitment to delivering world-class services for all passengers, Abu Dhabi Airports is further enhancing Abu Dhabi International Airport’s accessibility by offering golf carts to passengers with wheelchairs. The golf… Read the full press release
5.4 million passengers passed through Heathrow in November 2013, up 0.6% on the previous year Seats per aircraft increased 1.5%, whilst load factors dropped 2.6 percentage points on last year, to 70.2%. Passengers per aircraft decreased 2.1% to 142.0 BRIC passengers were up by 5.5%, with China up 15.9%, India up 6.7% and Brazil up… Read the full press release
The French airline Europe Airpost launches scheduled flights from Halifax to Glasgow and Paris Halifax, N.S., Canada, 2013-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Halifax, N.S. – Europe Airpost announces the launch of a series of scheduled flights departing from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Glasgow and Paris‐Charles‐de‐Gaulle during the 2014 summer season. Every week between July 4 and August… Read the full press release
Se estrena hoy en redes sociales y televisión, y las cuatro próximas semanas estará en prensa, cine, medios online, vallas publicitarias y otros soportes. Bajo el título “Perseguir el sol” la campaña derrocha vitalidad y energía, y muestra la ilusión renovada que Iberia ha querido plasmar en su nueva imagen. El anuncio de lanzamiento muestra… Read the full press release
Shannon, Ireland, 2013-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Initiative to mark airline’s new Shannon deal and celebrate airport’s first year of independence will see 3,000 children flown over four days to meet Santa in the sky The magic of Christmas will come alive in the skies for 3,000 lucky children over the next two weekends with, yes, FREE flights… Read the full press release
Santiago, Chile, 2013-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, (“LATAM Airlines Group” or “the Company”) (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN / Bovespa: LATM33), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for November 2013 compared to November 2012. System passenger traffic decreased 0.6% as capacity decreased 4.9%…. Read the full press release
New York City, NY, USA, 2013-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — US Airways will join oneworld® with effect from 31 March 2014, following completion today of its merger with alliance founding member American Airlines. All its regional affiliates, operating under the US Airways Express brand, will also transition to oneworld at the same time. Their entry into oneworld with… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2013-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Emirates was honoured with ‘Best Airline – Business’ and ‘Best Airline – Leisure’ at the prestigious 2013 Condé Nast Middle East Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards. Presented at the launch of the magazine’s Middle East edition, Emirates won twin acclaim by readers for both its quality service and product tailored to… Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 2013-12-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — The EUROCONTROL Performance Review Commission (PRC) has published two reports comparing the operational and economic performance of Air Traffic Management (ATM) in the US and Europe. The first report provides a high-level comparison of operational ATM performance between the US and Europe from 2008 to 2012. Building on established operational key… Read the full press release
Muharraq, Bahrain, 2013-12-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the entity responsible for operating Bahrain International Airport (BIA), has won the Bahrain eContent Award 2013 in the e-Culture & Tourism category for the re-launched website www.bahrainairport.com. Manager of Corporate Communications at BAC, Mr. Hussain Rasool, received the award on behalf of the company during the award… Read the full press release
Istanbul, Turkey, 2013-12-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Turkish Airlines now makes the whole world more accessible for its passengers by flying to nearly 200 international destinations. In recognition, it has adopted a new branding that emphasizes its global reach. In recent years, Turkish Airlines has greatly expanded its place in the global aviation community by a series of… Read the full press release
Many Christmas Events and Promotions in Progress at FRA Frankfurt, Germany, 2013-12-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passengers looking for a unique men’s Christmas gift this holiday season can take advantage of the “scent-sational” world premiere now running at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Heinemann Duty Free has launched the new BOSS “Bottled.Unlimited” special edition men’s fragrance at its duty free… Read the full press release
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2013-12-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travellers flying out of Christchurch on Singapore Airlines are about to enjoy even more luxury. The airline has today announced it will use its refitted 777-200ER aircraft on the route from early February, with upgraded seats and cabin interiors meaning more space and comfort. Christchurch Airport CEO Jim Boult says… Read the full press release
Leeds, United Kingdom, 2013-12-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Leeds Bradford Airport is pleased to announce that Eastern Airways, the UK’s 2nd largest regional airline, is to expand its route network in the New Year to include services between Leeds Bradford and Southampton. Southampton is an important route serving regional businesses in Yorkshire and will provide quick and easy… Read the full press release
Leeds, United Kingdom, 2013-12-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — British Airways is celebrating its first birthday at Leeds Bradford Airport with a special gift for customers travelling on to long haul destinations. To mark the first year of operation from Leeds Bradford everyone who books a flight from the Yorkshire airport connecting with one of 70 British Airways long… Read the full press release
Tokyo, Japan, 2013-12-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) will maintain current levels of fuel surcharge on all international passenger tickets issued between February 1 and March 31, 2014 as detailed below. JAL sets fuel surcharge levels bimonthly based on the 2-month average price of Singapore kerosene-type jet fuel. The price of Singapore kerosene-type jet fuel during the two month period of October… Read the full press release
Worcester, MA, USA, 2013-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — A report released by the Massachusetts Port Authority predicts Worcester Regional Airport will generate $369 million of economic activity over the next ten years. Massport commissioned Frasca & Associates, L.L.C. to assess the ten year economic impacts anticipated from new airline service by Jetblue Airways and Massport’s current and future… Read the full press release
Geneva, Switzerland, 2013-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released figures showing a small improvement in air freight growth in October. Compared to October 2012, global freight tonne kilometers (FTK) grew 4.0%, with growth in all regions except Africa. The gradual expansion continues a trend that began in the third quarter as air freight… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, 2013-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has paid tribute to 75 employees who have been with company since the start of operations ten years ago. At a celebratory gala dinner at the Westin in Abu Dhabi, executives from the airline’s senior management team handed out recognition… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, 2013-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — As part of the United Arab Emirates’ 42nd National Day celebrations, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has made a donation to the Zayed Higher Organization’s Al Modheef Centre for elderly people with special needs. A delegation of senior staff and volunteers from the airline’s Abu Dhabi head… Read the full press release