2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hard on the heels of its success at Routes Europe, Budapest Airport has once more been acclaimed for its marketing prowess with the accolade of the 2012 Airport Marketing Award for Excellence (for airports handling between 5-15 million passengers) from CAPA – Centre for Aviation. CAPA, a leadingglobal provider of independent aviation… Read the full news article
Category Archives: Airports
AIR FRANCE, LEADER IN JAPAN
2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Air France intends to increase services to Tokyo by introducing a new daily flight operated with its own aircraft and crew to the downtown airport of Tokyo-Haneda as from summer 2014*. Near the city centre, this new destination will make connections easier to other domestic airports in Japan with many domestic services… Read the full news article
Alaska Airlines and Rose Festival Sign New Three Year Deal
PORTLAND, Ore.- 2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Airlines has signed a new three-year sponsorship agreement with the Portland Rose Festival as its “Official Airline” and exclusive presenting sponsor of the Grand Floral Parade Telecast. The sponsorship highlights the airline’s commitment to the greater Portland community and their expanded air service from Portland International Airport. Alaska’s sponsorship… Read the full news article
SHENZHEN AIRLINES JOINS STAR ALLIANCE
Alliance Expands in China SHENZHEN, China – 2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Shenzhen Airlines today became the latest carrier to join the Star Alliance network. At a ceremony held at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, Mark Schwab, CEO Star Alliance, welcomed the airline into the family on behalf on the Alliance’s Chief Executive Board (CEB). “Shenzhen Airlines is… Read the full news article
Take-Off for Hampton by Hilton as London Luton Airport Hotel Opens
Unique Value Offering for Passengers at Thriving London Terminal MCLEAN, Va. – 2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hampton Hotels, the global brand of nearly 1,900 hotels, today announced the official opening of its latest property, the 188-room Hampton by Hilton London Luton Airport. The hotel is perfectly located for the convenience of air travelers, just under a… Read the full news article
Reorganisation at Swissport International
Zurich, 2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Swissport International, the world’s leading aviation services group, has strengthened its top management structure in order to enhance performance and service quality and build upon its strategy of pursuing profitable growth. With effect from 1st January 2013, Joe Phelan will become responsible for Ground Handling and Cargo in North America (USA… Read the full news article
QATAR AIRWAYS FIRST BOEING 787 LONG HAUL FLIGHT STARTS DECEMBER 13 TO LONDON HEATHROW
Airline Becomes First Carrier To Offer Regular Scheduled 787 Flights To UK State-Of-The-Art Dreamliner To Operate Daily From Doha To European Gateway Doha, QATAR – 2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways today announced December 13 as the launch date of its first long-haul Boeing 787 commercial service from Doha to London Heathrow. The 787 Dreamliner will… Read the full news article
Alaska Airlines Names Ron Calvin as Managing Director, Inflight Operations
SEATTLE — 2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Airlines has promoted Ron Calvin to managing director of inflight operations, with responsibility for the carrier’s flight attendant bases in Anchorage, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle. Calvin is a 26-year veteran at Alaska Airlines, having held positions of increasing responsibility in the Customer Service – Airports division. Most recently,… Read the full news article
Ryanair Introduces 2% Credit Card Fee To Comply With UK OFT Ruling
2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (28 Nov) announced that in order to comply with the UK Office of Fair Trading’s recent ruling on credit card fees it will introduce an avoidable 2% credit card processing fee on all new credit card bookings made from 30 November, to cover credit card… Read the full news article
Lufthansa, CARIBIC instrument container logs two million kilometres in the air
Lufthansa Group committed to climate research for close on 20 years 2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — The CARIBIC flying laboratory will have rounded the earth 50 times. Now it has returned from its 80th research trip on board the Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 ”Leverkusen“. Since December 2004, the mobile observatory has been underway once monthly in the service… Read the full news article
Southwest Airlines Announces Reservations Consolidation Into New Atlanta Call Center
AirTran Call Centers in Savannah and Carrollton, GA to Close in July 2013, Combining Jobs in Atlanta Call Center DALLAS – 2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today announced that the airline is consolidating operations from three AirTran Reservations Call Centers into a single call center in Atlanta. The new Atlanta Customer Support & Services… Read the full news article
Пассажиры S7 Airlines могут приобрести страховку при бронировании авиабилетов
2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines и компания «АльфаСтрахование» запустили совместный проект. Теперь пассажиры S7 Airlines при покупке авиабилета могут приобрести расширенный полис туристического страхования, предусмотрев любые непредвиденные ситуации во время своего путешествия. Оформление страховки возможно на одном из этапов бронирования электронного билета на сайте www.s7.ru. Система предлагает пассажиру приобрести страховой полис, отвечающий требованиями конкретной поездки. S7… Read the full news article
Cape Town International Airport Transport Impact Assessment Survey
2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa, Cape Town International Airport appointed a consultant to conduct a transport impact assessment on Cape Town International Airport. The anticipated outcome of the study will be a detailed analysis that ensures that adequate access to the Airport does not become a limiting factor for the full development of… Read the full news article
S7 Airlines и Iberia открыли совместные рейсы на Тенерифе и в Малагу
2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines, участник глобального авиационного альянса oneworld®, объявляет о расширении код-шерингового соглашения с авиакомпанией Iberia, которое предусматривает выполнение совместных рейсов на популярные курорты Испании. В рамках подписанного соглашения пассажиры S7 Airlines получили возможность путешествовать из Москвы в Малагу и на остров Тенерифе с удобной стыковкой в аэропорту Мадрида. Авиакомпании выполняют 10 рейсов в… Read the full news article
Swissport Algeria wins ground handling licence for Oran International Airport
Zurich, 2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Swissport International, the world’s leading provider of ground services, welcomes the announcement by the Etablissement de Gestion des Services Aéroportuaires d’Oran (EGSA Oran) Tender Commission to award Swissport Algeria with a 5-year ground handling licence for Oran International Airport Ahmed Ben Bella. The award of the licence follows a comprehensive and… Read the full news article
SAS launches 13 new routes from Oslo Airport
2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — SAS will launch several new routes from Oslo Airport in the summer of 2013. Palermo, Lisbon and Athens are among the new destinations. Eleven of the routes will only run during the summer months, while the Berlin and Budapest routes will run year-round. These two routes will start running on 31 March… Read the full news article
Gatwick Airport Limited – Report for the six months ended 30 September 2012
Gatwick Airport delivers a robust financial performance, driven by passenger growth and operational excellence despite the economic headwinds (Gatwick Airport Limited (“the Company”) is the owner and operator of Gatwick Airport (“Gatwick”)) 2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Gatwick Airport delivers a robust financial performance, driven by passenger growth and operational excellence despite the economic headwinds · Turnover… Read the full news article
Swissport agrees pan-Africa handling partnership with fastjet
Zurich, 2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Swissport International, the world’s leading provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has signed an agreement with new African lowcost carrier fastjet under which it will provide ground services throughout the airline’s network. fastjet, Africa’s first pan-continental low-cost carrier (LCC), is set to launch operations later this month in Tanzania’s… Read the full news article
JAL and KFC Serve [AIR KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN] Onboard Select Flights to US and Europe
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TOKYO, 2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) and Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan (KFC) have collaborated on the 7th installment of the popular AIR SERIES in-flight meal onboard select international JAL flights, and will be serving onboard, [AIR KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN] from December 1, 2012 to February 28, 2013. During this period, customers traveling in Premium Economy… Read the full news article
Emergency Exercise at Abu Dhabi International Airport Today, Wednesday, 28th November 2012
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) will conduct a full scale emergency exercise at Abu Dhabi International Airport on 28 November 2012, in accordance with Civil Aviation Regulations issued by the General Civil Aviation Authority, and in compliance with standards and recommendations as stipulated by the International Civil Aviation… Read the full news article
Alaska Airlines Signs Full Content Agreement with Travelport
Atlanta, 2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, and Alaska Airlines, ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers” in the J.D. Power and Associates North America Airline Satisfaction StudySM for five consecutive years since 2008, today announce a new global full content agreement. The new multi-year deal will… Read the full news article
Oman Air’s Sindbad Programme Rewards its Online Raffle Winners
Sindbad online Raffle winners thrilled to have won 2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sindbad, Oman Air’s Frequent Flyer Programme has announced the winners of its exclusive online Raffles on sindbad.omanair.com where Sindbad members can use their miles to purchase Raffle tickets and stand a chance to win exciting prizes. Wayne Pearce, Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer, said:… Read the full news article
AIRLINE FEE CHANGES AT TORONTO PEARSON
Overall reduction in charges to airlines for 2013 Toronto— 2012-11-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has approved changes to airline rates and charges for 2013. The result of these changes will be an overall reduction in charges paid by the airlines operating at Toronto Pearson. This is the sixth consecutive year that fees have been… Read the full news article
Aeroflot launches additional services to Donetsk
MOSCOW – 2012-11-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — Starting from January 07, 2013 Aeroflot will introduce a second daily flight to Donetsk, Ukraine. Aeroflot SU1812 flight will leave Moscow from Sheremetyevo airport Terminal D daily at 09:45 and arrive at Donetsk International Airport at 09:35. The return flight, SU1813, will leave Donetsk at 10:15 and will land in Moscow at 14:30. The flights will be conducted on Airbus A319 aircraft. Aeroflot is already… Read the full news article
EASYJET INTRODUCES ALLOCATED SEATING ON ALL FLIGHTS FROM 27 NOVEMBER
2012-11-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, will introduce allocated seating on all of its flights – typically over 1000 a day – from 27 November 2012. The airline trialled allocated seating in April with nearly 2 million passengers flying on 12,500 allocated seating flights. In response to the trial’s success, the airline took… Read the full news article
Abu Dhabi International Airport Announces Promotional Parking Fares for Winter Holidays
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2012-11-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) launched today its special promotional offer for customers parking at Abu Dhabi International Airport during the upcoming winter holidays, offering great value and maximum convenience for all travelers. Those flying between 1st Dec and 31st January can enjoy preferential rates from only AED… Read the full news article
Massport Opens Road for Commercial Traffic
Massport Opens Commercial Traffic-Only Roadway in East Boston The Multimillion Dollar Project Will Take Thousands of Airport-related Commercial Vehicles Off Residential Streets Each Year BOSTON – 2012-11-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today joined local, state and federal officials as well as family members of the late Martin A. Coughlin to open a… Read the full news article
Estonian Air announces changes in todays flight schedule
2012-11-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Due to heavy fog in Tallinn Estonian Air flights OV174 (Amsterdam-Tallinn), OV176 (Brussels-Tallinn) and OV482 (Stockholm-Tallinn) are diverted to Helsinki until the situation is improved. Tallinn-Moscow flight is delayed. Flights OV521/522 (Tallinn-Jyväskylä-Tallinn) and OV471/472 (Tallinn-Paris-Tallinn) are cancelled. Passengers will be rerouted. We kindly ask passengers to follow information displays at the airport and to… Read the full news article
“Passenger Information System” From TAV IT Begins Service At Ataturk Airport
2012-11-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The “Passenger Information System” developed by TAV IT is brought into use of passengers at Ataturk Airport. With the kiosks of “Passenger Information System” which enable passengers to access all sorts of necessary information ranging from address descriptions to the weather forecasts, life would be much easier at the airport. “Passenger Information… Read the full news article
Jet Airways and American Express launch the most powerful co-branded airline credit card
20,000 JPMiles and one-way complimentary base fare waived domestic ticket on first charge 10,000 bonus JPMIles for applying before December 25, 2012 Privileges of American Express Platinum membership including world-class service MUMBAI, 2012-11-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, and American Express today launched the new Jet Airways American Express Platinum Credit Card… Read the full news article