2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Thomson has announced the launch of its exciting new programme from Leeds Bradford Airport for summer 2014 with the introduction of a new route to Turkey in Turkey to complement the existing routes to Tunisia, Tenerife, Ibiza, Corfu, Majorca, Rhodes and Dalaman (Turkey) Flexible 11 night holidays are also now available to both… Read the full press release
Category Archives: Airports
Massachusetts Port Authority launches 2013 cruise season at Cruiseport Boston
Travelers now enjoy free wireless Internet access BOSTON, 2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — With Friday’s Bermuda sailing of the Norwegian Dawn, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) launches the 2013 cruise season at Cruiseport Boston’s Black Falcon Terminal in South Boston. New this year, Massport is offering travelers free wireless Internet access at the cruise terminal to meet… Read the full press release
IATA assumes Open AXIS license from ATPCO
Geneva, 2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) marked a major milestone in its New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative with the assignment by Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) of its Open AXIS license to IATA. This makes IATA the custodian of the Open AXIS XML schema, with full governance over schema evolution, including… Read the full press release
Budapest Airport Adds Bulgaria Air and Sofia, Bulgaria to their route network
2013-05-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — A new airline as well as a new destination will be added to the route network of Budapest Airport from June this year. Bulgaria Air will ensure a direct connection between Budapest and Sofia four times per week from 24 June. From the upcoming summer, the Bulgarian seaside as well as the… Read the full press release
Spirit Airlines Job Opportunity Events in Chicago for Flight Attendants
Miramar, Florida, 2013-05-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) has announced that it is opening a crew base at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on June 1, 2013. The new base will be home to over 140 crewmembers, including pilots and flight attendants, as well as mechanics, by the end of this summer. Recruitment will take… Read the full press release
IATA: Passenger Traffic Shows Continued Strength
Geneva, 2013-05-01 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for March showing strong demand growth led by emerging markets with all regions showing gains. Total traffic rose 5.9% compared to March 2012. Part of the rise may be attributable to traffic related to the Easter holiday, which occurred in… Read the full press release
IATA Statement – CAA’s Proposals Do Not Address Heathrow Cost Issues
Geneva, 2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — In response to the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) initial price proposals for London airports, Tony Tyler, Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said: “The CAA’s recommendation for a price cap of RPI -1.3% for the next five years is like prescribing a placebo to… Read the full press release
Oslo Airport receives record grant
2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Enova has awarded Oslo Lufthavn AS two different grants totalling about NOK 35 million. This is record grant from Enova, a public enterprise whose purpose is to promote environmentally friendly restructuring of energy consumption and energy generation in Norway. The NOK 30.6 million grant was awarded for OSL’s investment in passive and… Read the full press release
CityJet celebrates 1.5 millionth passenger on London City to Amsterdam Route
2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — CityJet, the airline that flies from the heart of London, today celebrates its 1.5 millionth passenger on its popular London City LCY to Amsterdam AMS route. Stunned Mark Dempsey was the lucky passenger and received an upgrade to CityPremium with a bottle of champagne to mark the milestone. To coincide with the… Read the full press release
Sheremetyevo Airport welcomes the first Italian low-cost carrier Air One
2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Air One, a company forming part of Alitalia Group, establishes new routes from Sheremetyevo Airport to Italy — Catania (Sicily) and Pisa (Tuscany). The flights will operate from Terminal C. From 27-th of April 2013 Air One will perform flights from Sheremetyevo to Catania twice per week — on Thursdays and Saturdays. Flights to Pisa will carry out from 25-th of May on Wednesdays and Sundays. All… Read the full press release
The UK Civil Aviation Authority published Flexible Regulation to Protect Passengers
2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today published for consultation its initial proposals for the economic regulation of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports to ensure passengers are protected after April 2014. The initial proposals are set out under powers granted by the Civil Aviation Act 2012 that allow an unprecedented degree… Read the full press release
Heathrow’s response to CAA’s initial proposals
2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow’s response to CAA’s initial proposals A Heathrow spokesperson said: “We will examine the CAA’s proposals for Heathrow’s Q6 regulatory settlement carefully over the coming weeks before responding fully. As the UK’s only hub airport Heathrow is a strategically important national asset. To stay competitive with overseas hubs like Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt… Read the full press release
British Airways Statement In Response To The CAA’s Q6 Price Proposals
2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — In response to the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) initial price proposals for London airports, Willie Walsh, chief executive of IAG, British Airways’ parent company, said: “Heathrow airport is over-priced, over-rewarded and inefficient and these proposals, which will result in an increase in prices, fail to address this situation. “In the past the… Read the full press release
U.S. Travel: Automated I-94 Form Important Step in Modernizing Admissions Process for International Travelers
Washington, D.C., 2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — The U.S. Travel Association today applauded the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for its rollout of an automated I-94 Arrival/Departure Record, which will make the admissions process for international travelers lawfully visiting the United States more efficient – and will maximize resources for CBP officers at ports of entry – by moving… Read the full press release
Fly Inn Restaurant & Deli at Helsinki Airport has announced the launch of its new HelsinkiMenu
2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — The menu offers passengers the chance to enjoy the fresh aromas of Finnish archipelago cuisine. The new selection has been designed by leading Finnish chef Michael Björklund, who was a guest head-chef at the restaurant on April 25th and 26th. Each course of the menu features a dish that encapsulates the best of… Read the full press release
RYANAIR CALLS ON THE CAA TO DO MORE AT STANSTED
2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC), today (30 Apr) called on the UK CAA to do more to tackle excessive airport charges and falling passenger numbers at Stansted. Following the doubling of charges at Stansted in the last 5 years, which has led to a dramatic 25% traffic collapse, the… Read the full press release
Fly Inn Restaurant & Deli at Helsinki Airport announced its new HelsinkiMenu
Fresh aromas of Finnish archipelago now at Helsinki Airport 2013-04-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — The menu offers passengers the chance to enjoy the fresh aromas of Finnish archipelago cuisine. The new selection has been designed by leading Finnish chef Michael Björklund, who was a guest head-chef at the restaurant on April 25th and 26th. Each course of the… Read the full press release
For Liverpool John Lennon Airport’s customers, a new store promises the best souvenir of the city: something made-here!
2013-04-29— /travelprnews.com/ — The Liverpool owned gift shop, ‘made-here’, is opening a branch in Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) to ensure that when visitors head home, they can take a little piece of Liverpool with them. Arriving soon in the Departures Lounge, the local independent retailer celebrates the best of the city’s home grown arts, crafts,… Read the full press release
Scottish flights take off from Bristol Airport
2013-04-26— /travelprnews.com/ — Passenger numbers up on flights to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness More passengers fly from Bristol to Scotland than from any other UK airport outside London, according to Civil Aviation Authority data*. The CAA’s analysis of domestic scheduled flights shows that nearly 630,000 journeys were made between Bristol Airport and Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow… Read the full press release
BRITAIN’S LAST BAC 1-11 TO BE PRESERVED IN CORNWALL
2013-04-26— /travelprnews.com/ — The Classic Air Force visitor centre at Newquay Cornwall Airport – which has seen more than 12,000 people through its doors since it opened at Easter – is getting set to receive its latest star exhibit. Tomorrow (April 26) the last flyable British Aircraft Corporation BAC 1-11 in the UK will make its… Read the full press release
U.S. Travel Welcomes Immediate Fix for Air Travel Process; Warns Potential Funding Source Could Jeopardize Airport Infrastructure
Washington, D.C., 2013-04-26— /travelprnews.com/ — The U.S. Travel Association today applauded the swift action and passage of bipartisan Senate legislation to end sequester-induced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs that are causing flight delays nationwide, but noted its concern in regards to the potential funding source which would direct funds from needed airport infrastructure projects: “The Senate-passed… Read the full press release
Helsinki Airport: Global Blue Tax Refund office moves to arrivals hall 2B
2013-04-26— /travelprnews.com/ — Starting on April 29 the export on tax free goods that you would like to check-in will be verified in Global Blue goods control in Arrivals hall 2B. Global Blue tax refund office is located downstairs on the arrivals floor, next to Customs and Starbucks. If you take the tax free goods in your… Read the full press release
Sequestration-Driven Flight Delays Place 83,000 American Jobs and $9 Billion in U.S. Economic Output at Risk
U.S. Travel Association Urges FAA to Insulate Critical Personnel from Budget Cuts; Calls on Congress to Enact Legislative Fix Washington, D.C., 2013-04-25— /travelprnews.com/ — The U.S. Travel Association today released a new analysis of the cost of flight delays resulting from announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs of air traffic control personnel in response to budget… Read the full press release
New Full Flight Simulator at Budapest Airport
2013-04-25— /travelprnews.com/ — Construction works are underway at full speed at Budapest Airport with the new flight simulator training center to be installed and inaugurated early May this year. Dutch Flight Simulation Company b.v. (FSC) has signed a ten-year contract to lease the building that will accommodate a state-of-the-art Airbus A320 full flight simulator and a… Read the full press release
Flight safety briefing for pilots attending this year’s AeroExpo event at Sywell Aerodrome
2013-04-25— /travelprnews.com/ — Pilots attending this year’s AeroExpo event at Sywell Aerodrome can receive a personal safety briefing on the Airspace & Safety Initiative (ASI) stand. Safety experts will be on hand to guide private pilots through a virtual flight, highlighting potential risks and advising on good practice to help avoid, in particular, infringements of controlled… Read the full press release
Belfast International Airport offers Free car parking with United Airlines flights
Lie back, relax – your car parking’s sorted 2013-04-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — To celebrate Belfast International Airport 50th Anniversary celebrations, all United Airlines customers flying BusinessFirst(r) from Belfast to New York/ Newark between 8 April and 30 June 2013 will qualify for free parking at Belfast International Airport for the duration of their trip. Barry Jackson, United Northern Ireland… Read the full press release
Shannon Airport and Munster combine this weekend in support of youth mental health
2013-04-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Shannon Airport will join ranks with Munster rugby ahead of this weekend’s semi-final clash with Clermont Auvergne to raise the flag in support of young people’s mental health. In an airport initiative, officially backed and supported by Munster, fans going through Shannon will be asked to pay €2 each for red wristbands… Read the full press release
SSP staff at Liverpool John Lennon Airport raise thousands for UK children’s charity, When you Wish Upon a Star
2013-04-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Last week saw SSP, located at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA), raise £3,700 for UK children’s charity, When you Wish Upon a Star. SSP has six catering outlets located within LJLA’s terminal building and all have been involved in this year’s drive to raise money for the charity, which aims to grant… Read the full press release
IATA launches New Distribution Capability (NDC) blog
Promoting Better Understanding of NDC Geneva, 2013-04-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched a New Distribution Capability (NDC) blog. The blog site will present program updates, commentary and thought leadership pieces regarding the NDC initiative. Since the approval of Resolution 787 last October a vigorous public debate has evolved on how NDC—a new… Read the full press release
AIRPORT CITIES EARMARKED AS MAJOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DRIVERS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND GLOBALLY
Hosting the 2013 Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition (ACE) from 24 – 26 April – a major coup for Ekurhuleni / O.R. Tambo International Airport Ekurhuleni, South Africa, 2013-04-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa’s network of nine airports provides the connectivity, accessibility and location for economic growth and development locally and globally. The… Read the full press release