Nonstop fares starting at $49* each way until Jan. 23 only at FlyFrontier.com DENVER, 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced it will increase its low-fare service to Chicago-Midway (MDW), with new nonstop service to the Princeton/Trenton, N.J., area. Flights will operate to the Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN), the gateway to New Jersey’s state capital, all… Read the full press release
Category Archives: Airports
Save €100 on Algarve golf breaks from Ireland
YANAIR BAGS FARO GOLFERS WITH ‘CLUBS FLY FREE’ PROMO BOOK BEFORE 31 JAN & SAVE €100 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, announced that from today (8 Jan) passengers who book a Jan, Feb or March golf break from Dublin to Faro, before midnight (24:00hrs) Thurs 31 Jan, can bring their golf… Read the full press release
Norwegian Reports Strong Year-End Traffic Figures
2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian (NAS) today reported its year-end and December 2012 traffic results. A total of 17.7 million passengers travelled with Norwegian in 2012, an increase of 13 percent compared with the previous year. “I´m very pleased with the 2012 traffic figures. They illustrate that more and more passengers appreciate our product, including new,… Read the full press release
RAK Airways announces close to 50% passenger increase in 2012
2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — United Arab Emirates – RAK Airways saw an impressive 2012 with a series of newsworthy stories which impacted passenger numbers for the airline. Says Mr. John Brayford, ‘Looking back on 2012, it has been a year of significant development for RAK Airways. In June, we introduced RAK Premier – a business class cabin… Read the full press release
More Benefits For Singapore Airlines And SilkAir Customers Transiting At Changi Airport
2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — (Joint Release With Changi Airport Group) – Singapore Airlines and SilkAir customers transiting in Singapore have more to look forward to with the enhancement of the recently introduced Changi Transit Programme. For a limited period from now until 30 June 2013, eligible customers will receive $40 worth of Changi Dollar Vouchers (CDVs) per ticket –… Read the full press release
flydubai grows Saudi network with new Ha’il route
Low-cost carrier begins operations to its ninth destination to the Kingdom’s Oasis City Dubai, UAE – 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost airline, has added another destination in Saudi Arabia to its network, with two flights a week to Ha’il. Flights to Ha’il, an oasis city in Nejd in the north west of the country,… Read the full press release
Jet Airways Offers New Year celebratory fares to the Gulf
Introduces attractive inaugural fares for its second daily Delhi-Dubai flight MUMBAI, 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jet Airways will mark the beginning of the New Year with the introduction of special fares (valid for a sale period of 5 days) on select routes to the Gulf. These special fares will go on sale effective today, January 7th… Read the full press release
Frontier Airlines Announces Expansion in Trenton
Low-fare, nonstop service takes off to five new markets Introductory fares as low as $29 only at FlyFrontier.com DENVER, 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced it will expand its low-fare service at Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN), in Trenton, N.J., with the addition of five nonstop destinations launching in April. Frontier is the only airline providing… Read the full press release
Un millón de plazas desde 39 euros por trayecto
Vuelos nacionales desde 39 euros por trayecto; Europa desde 59 y América desde 209 euros. Los viajes deben iniciarse entre el 20 de enero y el 20 de junio de 2013. Doble puntuación Iberia Plus si los billetes se adquieren en iberia.com. Madrid, 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Iberia acaba de lanzar al mercado un millón de plazas ajustando… Read the full press release
MAJOR CRIME DROPS 26.7 PERCENT AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN 2012
MAJOR CRIME DROPS 26.7 PERCENT AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN 2012 Los Angeles, California – 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The number of major crimes which are inclusive of all Part I Crimes reported at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) dropped 26.7 percent last year, and overall crime continues to decline as well, according to 2012… Read the full press release
Change in leadership at Liverpool John Lennon Airport
New routes, new agreements, new airline and new CEO ahead in 2013 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Vantage Airports UK, the company that owns Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA), today announced a change in leadership at JLA. Outgoing CEO, Craig Richmond, will leave the post on 1st March 2013 to take up a senior position within the… Read the full press release
NEW ECONOMY OFFER: AIR FRANCE QUALITY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Air France today launches its New Economy Offer, a new fare offer available to 58 destinations on the short and medium-haul network. On sale today, for travel as from 6 February 2013, customers will have the choice between: – the all-inclusive Classic product, – the MiNi product, a simplified product which does not earn… Read the full press release
Copa Airlines Signs New Global Full Content Distribution Agreement with Travelport
Atlanta, 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, today announces details of a new global full content agreement with Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. The new multi-year agreement secures access to the airline’s full range of published fares and inventory for… Read the full press release
JAL Serves Miyazaki Beef on International First Class
TOKYO, 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) will be introducing the award-winning Miyazaki beef in its inflight meals for First Class on international routes from Tokyo (Narita) to Europe and North America between January 9 and March 31, 2013, to commemorate the launch of JAL SKY SUITE 777 – the airline’s latest inflight products and… Read the full press release
Ryanair December Traffic Up 2%
RYANAIR CARRIED A RECORD 79.6M PAX IN 2012 (UP 4%) 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (7 Jan) released passenger and load factor stats for Dec 2012, with its traffic and load factor both increasing by 2% over Dec 2011. Ryanair’s traffic and load factor stats for Dec 2012 are as… Read the full press release
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair offer great deals for frequent travellers with ‘Premium Bundle Fares’
2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways has joined together with sister airline Dragonair to launch the “Premium Bundle Fares” promotion in Hong Kong. The new promotion, which kicks off today, is open for bookings until 23 January 2013. The travel period is from 7 January to 15 July 2013. The campaign is part of the… Read the full press release
Wolfgang Prock-Schauer to be the new CEO at airberlin
2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — As of 7th January 2013, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, 56, will take over the post of Chief Executive Officer of Air Berlin PLC from Hartmut Mehdorn, who has been in the position on a transitional basis since 1st September 2011. At the same time Prock-Schauer will become an Executive Director on the Board of… Read the full press release
The planned strike of Estonian Air pilots on Monday does not take place, all Estonian Air flights to be operated according to the schedule
2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — According to the Estonian Pilots Trade Association’s announcement today the planned strike on Monday, 7 January will not take place. All Estonian Air flights will be operated according to the schedule and customers have no reason to worry about their travel plans. On Saturday, after constructive negotiations lasted for several days, Estonian… Read the full press release
Civil Aviation Authority, Holidaymakers warned as travel industry gears up for busiest day of the year
2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — As travel companies gear up for their busiest day of the year today (Monday 7 January), hundreds of thousands of people booking summer getaways have been warned not to risk being left out of pocket by buying an unprotected air holiday. With the Christmas decorations packed away and memories of a rain-soaked… Read the full press release
EVA Air, Planned outage for partial Online Service
2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Scheduled system maintenance activities will take place on Jan. 14th, 2013 from 16:30 until 18:00 GMT. During this period of time, Timetable, Online Reservation, Booking Inquiry, Meal Order, Seat Selection, Online Check-in and Duty Free Pre-Order will be suspended for approximately 1.5 hours. And some system interruptions might be experienced when accessing… Read the full press release
Toño Pérez diseña los menús para la clase Business Plus de Iberia
Junto a los chefs Paco Roncero, Ramón Freixa y Dani García integra el comité culinario de elite que, desde 2011, diseña los menús de la clase Business Plus. Cada uno de ellos cuenta con dos Estrellas Michelin y tres Soles de la Guía Repsol. Madrid, 2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Durante los primeros seis meses de este año… Read the full press release
JAL Group 2013 New Year Vacation Period Traffic Results
TOKYO, 2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — JAL Group carried a total of 404,681 passengers on its international flights and 1,499,986 passengers domestically during the 17 day New Year vacation period in Japan between December 21, 2012 and January 6, 2013. Passenger count on JAL’s international routes went up 4.1% versus the same period last year, against a… Read the full press release
airberlin strengthens its sales operations
2013-01-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin is enhancing its sales profile and reorganising its Sales Scheduled Services and Sales Touristic Services so that it can target its various sales partners even more accurately. The start of the year marks airberlin’s combining its tour operator and tourist sales operations under the leadership of Detlef Altmann, SVP Touristic Services…. Read the full press release
GBTA Applauds Delta’s Postponement of Clarified Baggage Check Policy
Alexandria, VA, 2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — GBTA applauds Delta Air Lines’ (Delta) recent decision to postpone implementation of their baggage check process when traveling on separate tickets. “GBTA welcomes Delta’s decision to postpone their new checked baggage policy. With the postponement of this decision, it ensures that Delta’s business travelers’ baggage will arrive at their final… Read the full press release
More USA than ever: airberlin and American Airlines expand codeshare
43 new connecting flights within the USA 2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin is expanding the existing codeshare agreement with its oneworld® partner American Airlines by a total of 43 new connecting flights within the USA as well as a daily flight from Dusseldorf to Chicago. From 23rd March 2013, about 32 connecting destinations in American Airlines’ Chicago… Read the full press release
Update on Kenya Airways Flight KQ 320 Air Turnback
2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Further to our earlier statement we would like to confirm that, we have confirmed alternative travel arrangements for the 56 passengers who were on KQ320/1st January. Today’s flight KQ320/2nd January has been upgraded to a B737-800 which has a capacity of 145 seats. Kenya Airways will also endorse extra passengers on other… Read the full press release
SFO Announces Series of Temporary Runway Closures in 2013 for Construction Work
Mostly Weekend Closures to Accomplish Federally-Mandated Runway Safety Area SAN FRANCISCO — 2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced a series of temporary runway closures for 2013 to accomplish construction activity for federally-mandated Runway Safety Areas. These closures will primarily consist of weekend closures of either Runway 28L or 28R, which are the primary… Read the full press release
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ADDS RENO/LAKE TAHOE SERVICE AT LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Ontario, California – 2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines will offer seasonal service between LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Reno-Tahoe Airport beginning January 6, 2013. The route provides a convenient launching point for winter sport enthusiasts seeking world class resorts in the Reno-Tahoe area. Daily service between the two cities will run for three months and will also… Read the full press release
Dragonair Boosts Vietnam Network With New Service To Da Nang
HONG KONG, 2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dragonair announced today that, subject to government approval, it will launch a new three-times-weekly service to Da Nang commencing 28 March 2013. The new Da Nang service will further strengthen the airline’s network in Asia and offer more choice and convenience to passengers travelling to and from Vietnam. Da Nang… Read the full press release
Frontier Airlines Upgrades Website
FlyFrontier.com has a new look DENVER, 2013-01-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced the launch of an updated, more customer-friendly homepage. “Customers will see fare deals and specials front and center when they visit FlyFrontier.com,” said Daniel Shurz, Frontier’s senior vice president, commercial. “The booking tool is now easier to use and customers will get… Read the full press release