2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hurricane Sandy is expected to affect travel to and from much of the eastern United States over the next few days. At Kansas City International Airport there are flights cancelled to and from the region. On Monday, October 29 there are 22 departures and 15 arrivals canceled. On Sunday October 28 there… Read the full news article
Category Archives: Airports
Roanoke Regional Airport Commission Prepares for Hurricane Sandy
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Roanoke Regional Airport Commission (RRAC) is taking steps today to prepare for possible weather impacts related to Hurricane Sandy. RRAC is working with airlines to make sure items on the airfield are secure, testing backup generators, securing construction items and clearing storm drains in advance of the storm. The airport is closely monitoring the… Read the full news article
A return ticket to the North Pole, please!
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — On 27th April 2013 it will be that time of year again: the “Deutsche Polarflug” (German Polar Flight) will take off at 8:00 a.m. on airberlin flight number AB1111 to fly to the North Pole. The twelve-hour round trip over the Arctic and the North Pole aboard an Airbus A330-200 is the… Read the full news article
Cathay Pacific New York flights continue to be affected passengers advised to check latest flight information
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways announced that the following flights on Monday (29 October) and Tuesday (30 October) have been cancelled due to the closure of public transport in New York and the approach of Hurricane Sandy to the area. Flight Number Route Flight Schedule CX840 Hong Kong to New York 16:20 (29 October)… Read the full news article
Heathrow, Hurricane Sandy – update
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow, Hurricane Sandy – update A Heathrow spokesperson said: ‘We are sorry to inform passengers that due to the anticipated landfall of a significant coastal storm on the east coast of the US, there are cancellations to flights departing to and arriving from US airports on the east coast including: New York… Read the full news article
Frontier Airlines Issues Travel Advisory for Customers Impacted by Hurricane Sandy
Airline allows passengers to change travel plans and waive change fees for travel to, from and through Frontier locations in the Northeast DENVER, 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Due to the projected impact of Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast, Frontier Airlines today issued its flexible policy for travel to, from or through Allentown, Pa. (ABE), Harrisburg, Pa…. Read the full news article
Norwegian Air Shuttle to establish a new London base at Gatwick
One of Europe’s fastest growing airlines chooses Gatwick to expand its UK operations Gatwick rivaling Heathrow for business traffic to key Northern European business markets – Oslo and Stockholm 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian Air Shuttle, one of Europe’s fastest-growing airlines – has announced it is to establish a new base in London at Gatwick Airport… Read the full news article
Bagpipe welcome for new Aberdeen flight
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passengers on the first bmi regional service from Aberdeen were met by a band of bagpipes as they disembarked at Bristol Airport. The airline has launched a twice daily direct jet service linking the South West with the Scottish city – one of the first new routes announced following bmi regional’s acquisition… Read the full news article
Hurricane Sandy forces SAA to cancel flights to and from the US
Johannesburg, 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — South African Airways (SAA) wishes to advise its customers that due to adverse weather conditions associated with “Hurricane Sandy”, it has taken a decision to cancel its flight operations into and out of New York and Washington in the United States (US). The flights that are affected are the following: New… Read the full news article
Your Airline in the world of Web 2.0: at airberlin it’s the passengers who decide what’s on
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin passengers can now help compile the entertainment programme on long-haul flights at facebook.com/airberlin. Until 29th October the airline’s fans on Facebook can opt for one of the following three film trilogies: The Lord of the Rings, The Godfather or Batman. From January 2013 the trilogy with the most votes will be… Read the full news article
Malaysia Airlines to join oneworld on 1 February 2013
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Malaysia Airlines will become a full member of oneworld® with effect from Friday 1 February 2013, adding one of commercial aviation’s most frequent award winners to the world’s leading quality airline alliance. The national airline of Malaysia received clearance to board oneworld after successfully completing a thorough review of its readiness conducted by Qantas, which is sponsoring its… Read the full news article
LOT Polish Airlines Announcement concerning Hurricane Sandy
Warsaw, 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — LOT Polish Airlines inform that due to Hurricane Sandy todays flights LO 6/7 on the Warsaw – New York – Warsaw route has been canceled. If the weather situation in the U.S. will not improve also tomorrows flights, 30th October, from Warsaw to New York LO 6 and return flight LO… Read the full news article
Cathay Pacific New York flights affected by Hurricane Sandy Passengers advised to check latest flight information
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways announced that the following flights on Monday (29 October) have been cancelled due to the expected major disruption at the John F Kennedy International Airport caused by Hurricane Sandy. Flight No. Route Flight Schedule CX830 Hong Kong to New York 09:35 (29 October) CX831 New York to Hong Kong… Read the full news article
Experience a bird’s eye view of Cologne’s New Year’s Eve firework display with airberlin
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Once again this year, airberlin and the travel company DERPART are offering a very special climax to the New Year’s celebrations, bringing in 2013 with their hour-long flight over Cologne. The Boeing 737-700 will circle over Cologne several times, providing passengers with a spectacular view of the New Year’s Eve firework display,… Read the full news article
CARIBBEAN AIRLINES FLIGHT BW 300 RETURNS TO PIARCO
Port-of-Spain, 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Caribbean Airlines confirms that flight BW300, bound for Caracas with four crew and forty-four passengers, returned to Piarco, when a section of exterior paneling was observed to have become detached on liftoff at 6.49am today October 26th. The aircraft, an ATR72, landed at 7.15am without incident. The passengers and crew deplaned and… Read the full news article
Lufthansa launching new route from Munich to Vancouver
From May 2013 daily flights to British Columbia 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lufthansa is expanding its long-haul services from its Munich hub and next year, for the first time, will offer a non-stop flight from Munich to Vancouver. From 16 May 2013, the new route to the largest city in British Columbia will be served daily… Read the full news article
Aerolíneas Argentinas launched a new flight simulator for the training of its pilots
After 20 years the Airline recovers the ability to train its pilots in their Country 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aerolineas Argentinas launched a second FFS (Full Flight Simulator) at its training centre in the industrial sector of Ezeiza. It is an FFS level “D” certified by the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC), for training and teaching… Read the full news article
Gana miles de Avios jugando con Iberia a “Instant Flight”
La compañía recompensa a sus seguidores con 60 premios de 5.000 Avios cada uno, y un premio de 120.000. Iberia espera, con este divertido y sencillo juego, superar los 300.000 fans. Madrid, 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Iberia acaba de poner en marcha un nuevo juego para que participen los fans de su perfil en Facebook (www.facebook.com/Iberia)…. Read the full news article
ITALIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY BREAKS UP THE LAST GREAT MONOPOLY ROUTE IN EUROPEAN AVIATION EASYJET AWARDED THE RIGHTS TO FLY BETWEEN MILAN-LINATE AND ROME-FIUMICINO
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, Italy’s third largest airline, has today been awarded the rights to fly between Milan Linate airport and Rome Fiumicino airport in a landmark decision by the Italian competition authority (AGCM). As a result, easyJet will launch flights from early 2013 operating Airbus A319s on five services a day between the two… Read the full news article
CityJet Launches Second Route To Germany With Scheduled Service To Nuremberg
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — CityJet, the airline that flies from the heart of London, has announced the launch of flights to Nuremberg in Germany. Starting on 27 January 2013, a scheduled service from London City Airport will operate up to twice a day and can be booked at www.londoncityairport.com The new German route has been announced as… Read the full news article
Ryanair £15.99 Winter Seat Sale
Fly from just £15.99 on over 1,000 routes in Nov & Dec 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, announced that from midnight (24:00hrs) tonight, Thur 25 Oct, it will release 100,000 seats at prices starting from £15.99 for travel on Mon, Tue, Wed & Thur in November and December. These “all in” low… Read the full news article
National Crisis Exercise at Oslo Airport: Air Traffic Will Run Normally
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Exercise Tyr (Øvelse Tyr), the Norwegian Police Service’s annual national crisis response exercise, will take place in the Oslo area from 31 October to 1 November this year. The exercise will focus on both criminal activity and terrorism. Although many aspects of the exercise will be carried out at Oslo Airport, the… Read the full news article
STRIKE ACTION – TRAFFIC FORECAST FOR 27 AND 28 OCTOBER – AIR FRANCE EXPECTS TO TRANSPORT ALL PASSENGERS
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Following the call for strike action by a single trade union as from 26 October: Air France expects to transport all its passengers on 27 and 28 October. The disruptions to its flight schedule should remain limited to a few delays over the weekend. 6,500 members of Air France staff will be… Read the full news article
EASYJET ADDS THREE NEW ROUTES FROM LONDON STANSTED AIRPORT – MARRAKECH, SHARM EL SHEIKH AND SOFIA WILL SEE THE AIRLINE BOOSTING A CHOICE OF DESTINATIONS FURTHER AFIELD
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has announced it will begin flying on the longer routes of Marrakech and Sharm el Sheikh as well as Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria as part of its new 2013 route launches from London Stansted Airport. easyJet will also move a larger A320 aircraft to Stansted which will… Read the full news article
LOGANAIR TO WITHDRAW ITS SCHEDULED SERVICES FROM DUNDEE AIRPORT FROM EARLY DECEMBER
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Services from Dundee to Belfast City and Birmingham will cease on Sunday, December 2. Passengers will be offered alternative flights through Loganair’s franchise partner flybe, or a full refund via the travel agent or airline where the original reservation was made. Loganair will retain its aviation engineering base at Belfast City Airport. There… Read the full news article
O.R. TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TESTS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) along with essential stakeholders today conducted a full scale emergency simulation exercise at O.R. Tambo International Airport. The exercise, dubbed Exercise First Aid, was aimed at improving the state of readiness of all roleplayers in terms of handling major aircraft incidents at the airport. “As a mandatory… Read the full news article
New European rules for Air Operations published
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — This Sunday 28 October 2012 marks the entry into force of new European rules for Air Operations. Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 creates harmonised requirements at the European level for commercial air transport operations of aeroplanes and helicopters. EASA has published the associated Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material, available as Decisions on the Agency… Read the full news article
O’Hare Passes Third Consecutive FAA Part 139 Airport Compliance Certification
CHICAGO, 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation ( CDA) is proud to announce that O’Hare International Airport recently completed its annual certification inspection by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for airfield compliance with no FAR Part 139 discrepancies. This annual inspection judges an airport’s compliance with Federal Aviation Regulation FAR Part 139, which addresses airfield operations including pavement, signage, lighting, markings,… Read the full news article
Ryanair’s Low Fares Now Available On Android
BOOKING & FLIGHT INFO APP NOW AVAILABLE ON PLAY STORE FOR JUST €3 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (25 Oct) made it even easier for passengers to access its guaranteed lowest fares with the launch of a new Android app, which is available on Play Store for just €3. Ryanair’s… Read the full news article
Southwest.com/vamonos Is The New Option To Book Travel In Espanol
Southwest Airlines’ Customers Can Now Manage Their Online Travel Purchases in Both English and Spanish DALLAS – 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) today introduced southwest.com/vamonos, a translated, Spanish version of southwest.com. Southwest.com/Vamonos was specifically designed to provide Southwest’s Spanish-speaking Customers the best online experience in the language of their choice. “At Southwest Airlines, we… Read the full news article