Pasay City, Philippines, 2015-11-18 — /Travel PR News/ — The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), flew 4.4 million passengers in the 3rdquarter of 2015, posting a growth of 10.6% over the same period last year. The airline carried a total of 13.7 million passengers from January to September 2015, an increase of 9%… Read the full press release
PORT OF SPAIN, 2015-11-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Caribbean Airlines is the official airline partner for a five-day media familiarization trip being hosted by the Guyana Tourism Authority for a group of U.S. based journalists. The purpose of the media trip is to expose Guyana’s undiscovered gems and vast natural attractions to American nature-lovers,… Read the full press release
NetJets Global 6000 aircraft set a new world speed record flying from Aspen, U.S. to London, UK; subsequent record flight occurred as aircraft travelled round trip between London, U.K. and Lugano, Switzerland New world records showcase business jet’s impressive speed, field performance, and extraordinary steep approach capability The Global 6000 aircraft is the largest business… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2015-11-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Today the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced the conclusions of its review of the impact of a 2013 airspace change for departures from Gatwick Airport. European and national projects are improving airspace infrastructure to deliver a more efficient use of airspace and enable environmental improvements including fuel and… Read the full press release
Scandinavia’s largest and most influential airline Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is opening for sales of tickets to two new Scandinavian destinations from Miami. The routes to Norway’s capital Oslo and to Denmark’s capital Copenhagen will be served four and three times a week respectively and thus offering 190,000 seats yearly to and from Miami and Scandinavia…. Read the full press release
Freight transport continues to rise, with a 7.3% growth on last year BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2015-11-16 — /Travel PR News/ — In the month of October Brussels Airport again received more than 2 million passengers, an increase of 6.4% compared with October last year. Freight transport also rose significantly, with an increase of 7.3% over October… Read the full press release
Eurowings Offers New Flight Connections from Vienna VIENNA, 2015-11-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Starting today Eurowings is offering new flight connections from Vienna. The airline will operate direct flights from the Austrian capital to the destinations of Barcelona, London-Stansted and Palma de Mallorca. The new flight service was officially inaugurated on the occasion… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2015-11-13 — /Travel PR News/ — In line with the Russian Federal Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) ban on flights to destinations within Egypt, Aeroflot has confirmed that it will provide customers with full refunds on tickets booked before 6 November 2015. Full refunds are available to passengers on the following flights: SU 400/401 (Moscow-Cairo-Moscow); SU 5900/5901/5910/5911 (Moscow—Hurghada—Moscow); SU 5902/5903/5912/5913 (Moscow-Sharm El Sheikh—Moscow). Passengers who booked tickets to Egypt before 6 November… Read the full press release
North Charleston, S.C., 2015-11-13 — /Travel PR News/ — JetBlue today announced that it will add a second daily flight between Charleston and Boston beginning in April 2016. “The response to JetBlue’s award-winning service to Boston has been overwhelming from the beginning of the route in February 2013. The additional service frequency is welcome and expansion from… Read the full press release
Doncaster, England, 2015-11-13 — /Travel PR News/ — The new routes, including two major European hub airports, go on sale today and will be operational from the end of March 2016. Flybe will become the largest low-fares airline to operate from Doncaster Sheffield Airport with some 44 departures per week and almost half a million… Read the full press release
ADDIS ABABA, 2015-11-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Ethiopian Airlines, the largest, fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has been named for the fourth year in a row as the Airline of the Year by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) at its 47th Annual General Assembly held between… Read the full press release
Airline marks two decades of low fares, friendly service and unrivalled network with special livery aircraft displaying more than 100,000 of its customers’ holiday pictures. Announces trial of innovative wearable technology for crew and engineers. LONDON, 2015-11-12 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, is today celebrating twenty years of flying. On 10… Read the full press release
easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has announced that following a successful trial it is to introduce a recognition scheme for its most frequent travellers, Flight Club, which will reward loyalty and provide flexibility for frequent flyers. LONDON, 2015-11-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Flight Club will further encourage customer loyalty to easyJet which has increased significantly… Read the full press release
DALLAS, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is bringing not one, but two daily flights from Baltimore/Washington to Minneapolis/St. Paul. The new, twice-daily, nonstop service begins on April 12, 2016, with fares as low as $79 one-way. Purchase Nov.9 through Nov. 19, 2015, 11:59 p.m. in the respective time zone of… Read the full press release
Additional routes added following the highly-successful Brussels-Basel-Doha Pharma Express route launched in January 2015 DOHA, Qatar, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways Cargo today announced the launch of two new Pharma Express routes from India to Doha, providing a unique and dedicated service to the pharmaceutical industry. These additional routes to the airline’s network… Read the full press release
After an official delivery ceremony in Seattle, the Dreamliner flew direct to Dubai Airshow Airline opens “#787Filter” community on Instagram DOHA, Qatar, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways today celebrated the arrival of its 25th Boeing Dreamliner at the Dubai Airshow, in a ceremony hosted by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar… Read the full press release
Young, Fuel-efficient Fleet, Innovative Technology Lead to #1 Ranking SEATTLE, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Airlines ranked No. 1 in fuel efficiency for U.S. airlines, in a report released recently by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), an independent, nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C. This is the fifth year in a… Read the full press release
BERLIN, Germany, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — In October, airberlin was able to slightly increase capacity utilization (RPK/ASK) by 0.2 percent to 84.2 percent in yearly comparison, while, at the same time, reducing capacity. Overall, airberlin recorded a performance improvement over the previous year’s figures throughout its entire flight route network. In October, Germany’s… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2015-11-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai International registered the highest monthly traffic in its 55-year history with 7.2 million passengers in August. According to the latest traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports today, traffic at the world’s number one hub for international passengers reached 7,282,256, up 9.5 per cent from 6,648,058 recorded during… Read the full press release
MIRABEL, Canada, 2015-11-9 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pratt & Whitney PW1900G PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine for the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft, successfully completed its first flight initiating the engine’s flight test program. The PW1900G engine model, which was assembled at Pratt & Whitney’s Middletown Engine Center in Connecticut, flew on Pratt &… Read the full press release
Customer return flights planned; close consultation with authorities Frankfurt/Main, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ —The airlines of the Lufthansa Group have suspended their commercial flight operations to and from the Sinai Peninsula until further notice. The precautionary action has been taken in view of the current Sinai situation. The Lufthansa Group will coordinate all its… Read the full press release
The new dedicated gate brings additional convenience for Business travellers Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai-based flydubai has announced the launch of its Business Boarding Gate at Terminal 2, Dubai International. This latest service will ensure a more comfortable and quicker transition for Business Class passengers from check-in to boarding. Combined… Read the full press release
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — flydubai today marked the launch of its first flight to Astana, the airline’s third destination in Kazakhstan. With two flights a week to Astana flydubai is the first Dubai-based carrier to provide a direct link to the Kazakhstan capital. Speaking at a press conference in Astana… Read the full press release
NEW LONDON SERVICE FROM WIZZ’S SECOND LITHUANIAN AIRPORT Budapest, Hungary, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced further growth to its Lithuanian low-fare route network with twice weekly flights starting 23rd March 2016 between the Lithuanian “summer capital” and seaside resort of Palanga… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for October 2015. In October, the Company announced it surpassed the 100 million mark in total passengers carried since beginning operations only 11 years ago. Wizz Air continues… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,today announced a new service from Tirgu Mures to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden in Germany. The twice-weekly service will begin on 23 March, Wednesday and will later be operated on Mondays and Fridays. The new service is Wizz Air’s fourth… Read the full press release
Norwegian has carried over 70,000 passengers since launching its first flights in March The low-cost carrier has introduced more new routes than any other airline Low-cost flights to Tenerife and Gran Canaria launch this week BIRMINGHAM, 2015-11-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline Norwegian continues its rapid expansion at Birmingham this week with the… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, 2015-11-2 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted the importance of overcoming airspace congestion, taking advantage of innovations with the New Distribution Capability (NDC) and aligning with the global industry strategy for reducing aviation’s climate change impact for the further successful development of aviation in the Middle East. “The… Read the full press release
Qatar Airways’ Corporate Jet Division Wins Key Accolade At Aviation Business Awards in Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 2015-11-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Executive, Qatar Airways’ corporate jet division, has been honoured with the Best Business Aviation Operator of the Year 2015 award by the prestigious Middle East industry publication Aviation Business. The Best Business Aviation… Read the full press release
New routes from Boston Logan Airport provide Qatar Airways’ travellers with seamless onward connections DOHA, Qatar, 2015-11-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has announced the expansion of its code-share partnership with JetBlue, adding 29 new code-share destinations on the airline’s route network from Boston Logan International Airport. The expanded partnership will take effect from 16th… Read the full press release