2012-10-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — From today the name BAA will be dropped. Heathrow, Glasgow, Aberdeen Southampton and Stansted Airports will operate solely under their own stand-alone brand. Heathrow Chief Executive, Colin Matthews, said: “We are a different company today from when BAA was formed. Over the last few years we have sold our stakes in Gatwick,… Read the full news article
Category Archives: Airports
CAA tackles ‘loss of control’ events with new training package
2012-10-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — As part of its campaign to combat the seven most serious safety risks currently facing the airline industry, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has developed a pilot training aid on how to deal with loss of control incidents. The training package, produced in association with external safety experts, will be distributed… Read the full news article
Southwest Airlines Raises More Than $600,000 For Ronald McDonald Charities At 27th Annual LUV Classic Charity Golf Tournament
DALLAS – 2012-10-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) raised more than $600,000 for the Ronald McDonald Charities at the 27th annual LUV Classic charity golf tournament held on Oct. 5, where Employees and sponsors teed up for the cause. This year’s contributions will be distributed between Ronald McDonald Houses in Dallas, New York, Fort Lauderdale,… Read the full news article
Alaska Airlines Orders 50 Boeing Aircraft
737 MAX comprises most of order—the largest in carrier’s history 10/11/2012 5:00 a.m. SEATTLE — 2012-10-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Airlines today announced an order for 50 Boeing aircraft, including the 737 MAX—the new engine variant of the world’s best-selling airliner. The aircraft, which will be delivered between 2015 and 2022, represent the largest order in Alaska… Read the full news article
Dragonair Expands Network In Asia With New Service To Yangon, Myanmar
Hong Kong, 2012-10-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dragonair today announced it will launch a new four-times weekly service to Yangon, the largest city and main economic hub of Myanmar, commencing on 9 January 2013 (subject to government approval). The new service will enhance Dragonair’s presence in the region and provide a significant boost to both leisure and… Read the full news article
easyJet Announces New Service to Newcastle
2012-10-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Low-cost carrier easyJet has confirmed it will start its fourth direct air service to Jersey with the launch of a twice-weekly operation from Newcastle. The flights will operate on Tuesday and Saturday, commencing 26 March 2013. Group Commercial Director for Ports of Jersey, Myra Shacklady, says ‘easyJet already operates three successful year-round services between… Read the full news article
Ryanair Announces 6 New Dortumund Routes
6 ROUTES & 200,000 PAX P.A. AT RYANAIR’S 11TH GERMAN AIRPORT 2012-10-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (10 Oct) announced it will launch 6 new routes from Dortmund to Alghero, Barcelona (Gir), Faro, Malaga, Porto and Palma in March 2013 which will deliver over 200,000 passengers p.a. and sustain over 200… Read the full news article
Travelport and Air Botswana sign full content agreement
Gaborone, Botswana, 2012-10-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has announced the signing of a new global full content agreement with Air Botswana, the national carrier of Botswana. Effective immediately, the new multi-year agreement provides all of Travelport’s Galileo, Worldspan and Apollo-connected travel agents worldwide with access to the carrier’s… Read the full news article
China Airlines Celebrates the First Anniversary of SkyTeam Membership
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — September 28 marked the first anniversary of China Airlines’ SkyTeam membership. One year has passed since CAL became the 15th member and SkyTeam has now grown to 18 members. Thanks to the extensive SkyTeam network, CAL now offers more than 15,000 daily flights to 993 destinations in 186 countries, with 520 VIP… Read the full news article
Passenger volumes slightly down at Finavia airports in the third quarter
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passenger volumes at Finavia airports reached 4.8 million in the third quarter of 2012. The figure was 2.6 percent lower than in the same period in the previous year. The Asian volumes continue to increase at a slower pace than before. In the third quarter, a total of 4,843,974 passengers used Finavia… Read the full news article
Norwegian Reports Solid September Traffic Figures
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian’s (NAS) passenger growth continued in September, up 11 percent compared with the same month previous year. Even with a capacity growth of 21 percent the load factor is a solid 80 percent. The airline flew 1,647,702 passengers in September. The total passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 20 percent and the total… Read the full news article
JetPrivilege offers its members an opportunity to learn with professionals at unique golf clinics
MUMBAI, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aimed at providing exceptional value to its JetPrivilege members, Jet Airways’ JetPrivilege, India’s largest frequent flyer programme will now offer its members the unique opportunity to learn golf from professionals in the sport. JetPrivilege members will now be able to get tips of the ‘Sport of Kings’ under the expert tutelage… Read the full news article
Traffic Results for September 2012: Austrian Airlines Increases Load Factor to Over 80 Percent
• January-September 2012: 2.1 percent more passengers carried • September 2012: Fewer passengers due to reduction of capacity 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Austrian Airlines Group increased the number of passengers carried in the first three quarters of 2012 by 2.1 percent from the prior- ear level to a total of 8.8 million passengers. The passenger load… Read the full news article
Kenya Airways acquires a new Embraer to growing fleet KQ proud owner of the 900th E-Jet Manufactured by Embraer
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Kenya Airways has added another Embraer E-jet to its rapidly growing fleet as it expands its destinations in Africa while increasing frequencies on existing routes. The aircraft registered 5Y- FFC was delivered in a special ceremony in Brazil as it was the 900the E-Jet to be produced by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer…. Read the full news article
SIA Appoints Italian Star Chef Carlo Cracco To Acclaimed Culinary Panel
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Italian star chef Carlo Cracco has been named the newest member of the Singapore Airlines International Culinary Panel (ICP). The Chef and Restaurateur of two Michelin-starred Ristorante Cracco in Milan joins a stellar team of eight other international chefs on the highly regarded ICP. For a start, his dishes will be rolled out… Read the full news article
Jet Airways introduces its Full Service Première cabin on all JetKonnect Boeing 737-700/800 flights
MUMBAI, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has introduced its acclaimed full-service Premiere product on all JetKonnect Next-Generation Boeing 737-700/800 flights across India. These JetKonnect flights will now come equipped with a premium, front end Premiere cabin allowing guests to experience Jet Airways’ acclaimed Premiere service across its full service and low… Read the full news article
Austrian Airlines takes off with new long-haul cabin
• Austrian Airlines invests over 90 million euros in conversion of long-haul fleet • Entire long-haul fleet given modern cabin • Greater seat comfort with new Economy Class seats, improved entertainment experience with new inflight entertainment system, and full-flat beds in Business Class 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Austrian Airlines is converting its entire long-haul fleet and installing… Read the full news article
JSC “Aeroflot” and JSC “Sheremetyevo International Airport” signed an agreement on strategic partnership
Moscow – 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — JSC “Aeroflot” and JSC “Sheremetyevo International Airport” (JSC “SIA”) signed an agreement on strategic partnership. The agreement has been concluded on mutually beneficial and long-term basis in order to optimize Aeroflot operations in the base airport Sheremetyevo. Under the agreement both parties came to an accord over the key subjects. As… Read the full news article
High levels of occupancy on Aerolineas Argentinas flights during the october long weekend
Buenos Aires, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Despite the bad weather conditions that prevailed during the long weekend throughout the country, Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral scheduled flights operated normally to various tourist destinations required by a significant number of passengers. The high levels of occupation on flights and the punctuality in the programming during the four days of intense… Read the full news article
oneworld anuncia la incorporación de Qatar Airways
Es la primera de las tres grandes líneas aéreas del Golfo que entra a formar parte de una alianza Madrid, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — oneworld ha anunciado hoy en Nueva York la entrada de Qatar Airways en la alianza. Se prevé que el proceso de integración de la aerolínea enoneworld dure entre 12 y 18 meses. Qatar Airways, elegida… Read the full news article
Hartsfield-Jackson marks National Energy Action Month
Airport events aimed at conserving energy, saving money ATLANTA – 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport leaders got employees excited about energy conservation with a kickoff event in the Atrium Tuesday morning to introduce a series of events held in conjunction with National Energy Action Month in October. “Hartsfield-Jackson continues to make strides in reducing… Read the full news article
Bahrain Airport Company represents the Kingdom at World Route Development Forum
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — A delegation led by the Bahrain Airport Company attended the World Route Development Forum and exhibition 2012 which took place in Abu Dhabi between September 29th and October 2, 2012. The delegation representatives from the Bahrain International Airport (BIA) along with the Airport valued partners, Civil Aviation… Read the full news article
Hartsfield-Jackson participates in Fire Prevention Week
Airport officials encourage families to develop two emergency escape routes ATLANTA – 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the City of Atlanta’s Fire Rescue Department kicked off national Fire Prevention Week on Monday morning with a public message to announce a weeklong event to promote fire safety. Throughout the week, the Airport will have… Read the full news article
Frontier’s Denver-South Bend Service Ready for Takeoff
Low fares available at FlyFrontier.com DENVER, 2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today expands its service from Denver, Colo. (DEN) with the launch of nonstop service to South Bend, Ind. (SBN). The new nonstop flights also provide great access with an easy connection to 15 additional destinations throughout the west including San Francisco, Los Angeles, and… Read the full news article
Oman Air Meets Huge Increase in Demand on Muscat-Salalah Route
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Nearly 50,000 passengers flew on the route, an increase of more than 20,000 compared with August-September 2011. The extra flights accounted for 40% of the total number of people travelling to Salalah with Oman Air and the extraordinary demand for travel also resulted in an impressive average seat factor of 88% for… Read the full news article
WHAT A LOVELY PAIR
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Visitors to the airport will see Christchurch Airport’s terminal and Airway’s air traffic control tower looking a lovely pair for the month. Both buildings can change their exterior lighting colours and often support charities, such as “Going Blue” last month for prostate cancer awareness and yellow on Daffodil Day. CIAL and Airways… Read the full news article
LAX TRAFFIC ADVISORY FOR OCT. 11-12, 2012 — SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR DEPARTS LAX OCTOBER 11-12, 2012; TRAFFIC DELAYS ANTICIPATED IN COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING AIRPORT
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — As the Space Shuttle Endeavour begins its two-day trek from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to the California Science Center, passengers, visitors, airport workers, and ground transportation providers driving to/from LAX are advised to plan ahead and travel alternative routes to avoid possible traffic delays due to full and intermittent street closures… Read the full news article
easyJet welcome onboard their 30 millionth passenger at Liverpool John Lennon Airport
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet has today celebrated a landmark passenger boarding a flight at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA). Brendan Vinter, who was travelling on the 10.35am flight to Belfast, is the 30 millionth passenger to be welcomed onboard an easyJet flight operating via Liverpool and has won a pair of return flights to an… Read the full news article
CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT REPORTS $19.6M PROFIT
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — This result was a reflection of very satisfactory returns from the company’s commercial operations. The reported profit also includes a net after tax gain on the revaluation of the company’s investment property portfolio of $4.1m. Excluding the impact of this revaluation gain, CIAL’s operating profit after tax of $15.5m was 30% ahead… Read the full news article
Brussels Airport : 1.9 million passengers in September, no growth
2012-10-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — With 1,888,193 passengers handled in September, Brussels Airport records a slightly negative growth of -0.1%. As is the case at most other European airports, the crisis is now also starting to affect passenger numbers while cargo volumes have been showing negative growth these past months. All departing passenger segments (originating -0.5%; transfer… Read the full news article