2013-07-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (25 July) announced extended direct coach connections to/from London Stansted Airport with Europe’s largest scheduled coach operator, National Express, offering Ryanair passengers travelling to and from London an even greater choice of affordable coach travel as a result of its successful partnership, which launched… Read the full press release
Category Archives: Flights
Ryanair celebrates the 70th anniversary of Stansted’s runway
2013-07-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (26 July) helped celebrate 70 years of flight at London Stansted, by flying a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 aircraft into Stansted for a special ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Stansted’s runway. Ryanair positioned one of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft alongside a P-47 Thunderbolt fighterplane,… Read the full press release
BA’s pop-up film event in London the Silent Picturehouse opened with the red carpet attended by many stars from the big and small screen
2013-07-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — British Airways Silent Picturehouse, a pop-up film event in London, opened its doors this evening (Monday 22 July), with the red carpet attended by a roll call of stars from the big and small screen, including; James Corden, Louis Smith, Laura Whitmore, Craig Roberts, Greg James, Kara Tointon, Alex Zane, Richard Bacon,… Read the full press release
With this year’s funding round Auckland Airport Community Trust’s donations to local projects reached $2.8M
2013-07-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Auckland Airport Community Trust has donated over $370,000 to worthy local community projects in its 2013 funding round. The Trust, which was established in 2003, receives over $300,000 a year from Auckland Airport and distributes the money annually to local organisations that operate within the Trust’s Area of Benefit and support… Read the full press release
Emirates SkyCargo and Air France-KLM cargo flights to contribute to the growth at Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International
2013-07-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The introduction of daily flights by Emirates SkyCargo and Air France-KLM over the next 12 months is expected to contribute to the continuing growth at Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International. Emirates SkyCargo has confirmed that all dedicated freight flights will be operated from its new base at DWC when it… Read the full press release
Philippine Airlines (PAL) started four-times-weekly flights to Guangzhou from Manila
2013-07-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Philippine Airlines (PAL) recently started its four-times-weekly flights to Guangzhou (formerly Canton), marked by a simple send-off ceremony at the NAIA Terminal 2. Photo shows officials during the ceremonial toast prior to departure of the inaugural flight, from left — PAL AVP Josen Perez de Tagle, Special Minister Sun Xiang Yang of… Read the full press release
BWI Marshall reopened its Observation Gallery with updated and new exhibits, new cocktail lounge
2013-07-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — An improved Observation Gallery at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall) is now open to the public. The acclaimed public space was temporarily closed in June 2012 to accommodate construction of a series of terminal enhancements. The work included improvements and new exhibits for the Observation Gallery and the installation of… Read the full press release
Kansas City International Airport announced roadwork begun at Terminal C loop road on July 22
2013-07-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Weather permitting, on Monday, July 22 contractors will begin work on the Terminal C loop road at Kansas City International Airport. The pre-scheduled work will pave the way for the Kansas City Aviation Department’s target of closing Terminal A by year end to accommodate impending airline mergers and to save money on… Read the full press release
Bahrain Airport Company hosted Ramadan Ghabga event for Airlines that operate from Bahrain International Airport
2013-07-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — In line with the celebrations of the holy month of Ramadan, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) hosted a Ghabga event for Airlines that operate from Bahrain International Airport (BIA) on Tuesday, 16th July, at the Ramadan tent in the Gulf Hotel. Chief Executive Officer of BAC Mr. Mohamed Yousif Al- Binfalah received the… Read the full press release
Wizz Air calls on Walloon Government to abandon plans to tax passengers using Brussels Charleroi Airport
2013-07-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wizz Air, flying to Brussels Charleroi Airport since 2004, called on the Walloon Government to abandon plans for a new travel tax on passengers using Charleroi Airport. Wizz Air offers 7 routes to Brussels Charleroi, and carried, to date, 2.7 million passengers through the airport. Today the airline warned that further… Read the full press release
JSC “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines” posted its traffic and capacity figures for June and H1 2013
Moscow, 2013-07-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — JSC “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines” summed up traffic and capacity statistics for June and 6 months of 2013. In June 2013passenger traffic increased by 19.8% against the same period in 2012 and totaled 1,922.9 ths passengers. International passenger traffic rose by 12.4% (+122.2 ths passengers) reaching 1,106.9 ths passengers. The number of… Read the full press release
Wizz Air announced New Budapest – Moscow Route from September 2013
2013-07-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today Wizz Air announced a new route from Budapest to Moscow Vnukovo which will commence on 23 September. The new service will initially operate five times a week. Wizz Air’s “Go East” expansion has already brought new routes from Budapest to Ukraine, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Egypt over the… Read the full press release
The Air Line Pilots Association honored ExpressJet Pilots ALPA Superior Airmanship Award for Heroic Actions
Capt. Micah Peery of Bartlett, Tenn. and F/O Andrew Kinnear of Waukesha, Wis. Recognized for Heroic Actions WASHINGTON, 2013-07-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) presented its Superior Airmanship Award to Capt. Micah Peery and First Officer Andrew Kinnear for their heroic actions in safely landing ExpressJet Flight 5912 from Peoria, Illinois,… Read the full press release
LAX launched social media contest for unusual and creative ideas for the $1.5-billion New Tom Bradley International Terminal grand opening ceremony
Winning Idea To Be Used as Official Ribbon-Cutting for the New Terminal Los Angeles, California, 2013-07-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is launching a social media contest for the public to submit unusual and creative ideas for a grand opening ceremony of the Antonio R. Villaraigosa Pavilion and south concourse boarding gates of Phase… Read the full press release
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) awarded prestigious national ‘Safe Parking’ award
2013-07-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has been awarded the prestigious national ‘Safe Parking’ award for the eighth consecutive year in recognition of its high standards of on-site parking facilities. This highly regarded industry scheme aims to reduce crime whilst increasing safety and security within parking facilities around the country. Run by Park Mark,… Read the full press release
Concorde lighting feature unveiled in the departure lounge at Bristol Airport
2013-07-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — A lighting feature based on the iconic ‘delta’ wing shape of Concorde has been unveiled in the departure lounge at Bristol Airport. Passengers can now take a trip down memory lane and marvel at this much loved, locally built aircraft while waiting to board their flights. Local businesses, Lighting Services and SSE… Read the full press release
London Gatwick submitted robust and compelling proposal to the Airports Commission for second runway positioned to the south of the current site
Expansion at Gatwick will meet London’s and the UK’s connectivity needs for a generation, boost choice and enhance competition Expansion at Gatwick will cost between £5 and £9 billion – a fraction of the cost of expansion at Heathrow. A second runway can be open in 2025 Noise impacts will be substantially lower than for… Read the full press release
Alaska Airlines to purchase bio-based fuels from Hawai`i BioEnergy
HONOLULU, 2013-07-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Airlines and Hawai`i BioEnergy LLC announced today they have signed an agreement for the carrier to purchase sustainable biofuel for its aircraft. Founded in 2006, Hawai`i BioEnergy is a consortium of three of Hawaii’s largest landowners and three venture capital companies who plan to use locally grown feedstocks to produce… Read the full press release
Qatar Airways Holidays opened six dedicated holiday shops across the GCC
Holiday Shops To Open In Bahrain, Muscat, Dammam and Riyadh Airline’s New Summer Brochure 2013 Provides Advice And Reviews On This Year’s Top Destinations Doha, QATAR, 2013-07-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways Holidays, the airline’s leisure division, has begun expanding its operations across the GCC, with the opening of six dedicated Holiday Shops across the region…. Read the full press release
The UK Civil Aviation Authority informed flying schools alternatives to fitted screens used in cockpits during instrument flight tests are now allowed
2013-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today informed Approved Training Organisations (ATO) that fitted screens used in cockpits during instrument flight tests are no longer the sole method that may be used to restrict a pilot’s vision. The change of policy will only affect flight tests for the initial issue of… Read the full press release
Airline premiere for the new Disney 3D animation film ‘Planes’ on board Europe’s ‘family airline’ Lufthansa
Many exclusive treats for passengers big and small with Disney’s fun new film ‘Planes’ / Airline premiere on board Europe’s ‘family airline’ 2013-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the run-up to the new Disney 3D animation film ‘Planes’, from 17 July Lufthansa will be offering its passengers, both big and small, a range of new services that… Read the full press release
British Airways produced five exclusive ‘film-flavoured’ popcorn creations for its Silent Picturehouse pop up film event
2013-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Bringing the big screen to the small bucket, British Airways has produced five exclusive ‘film-flavoured’ popcorn creations for its pop up film event – Silent Picturehouse. They include ‘Shaken not Stirred’ Martini popcorn, as well as ‘Suncream’ and ‘Shark bite’ flavours, available at the event. Silent Picturehouse is a pop-up cinema, showing… Read the full press release
U.S. Travel Association CEO Roger Dow comments on TSA’s new TSA Pre™ Enrollment Options at Washington Dulles and Indianapolis International Airports
Washington, D.C., 2013-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, today released the following statement applauding the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for its announcement of a new program at Washington Dulles and Indianapolis International Airports to allow Americans to enroll directly in Pre™, TSA’s trusted traveler program for domestic air… Read the full press release
Ryanair calls on UK Government’s Airports Commission to resolve the 30 year old runway shortage in South East of England
2013-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, the UK’s only ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) today (18 July) made a submission to the UK Government’s Airports Commission, calling on Sir Howard Davies and his team to resolve the 30 year old runway shortage in the South East of England by recommending that each of the 3 main London… Read the full press release
Overwhelming majority of Frequent Business Traveller readers voted Star Alliance top alliance for 2013
Star Alliance airlines win four Globerunner Awards NEW YORK, 2013-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Star Alliance, the way the Earth connects, has been named Best Airline Alliance for the second year running by the readers of Frequent Business Traveller, an online magazine designed for the affluent frequent business traveller. “The readers of Frequent Business Traveler are among the… Read the full press release
Russian engineer Valeriy Val’Chun is Changi Airport’s first lucky shopper to qualify for the ‘Be a Changi Millionaire’ 2013 Grand Draw
SINGAPORE, 2013-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — A Russian engineer has become Changi Airport’s first lucky shopper to qualify for the ‘Be a Changi Millionaire’ 2013 Grand Draw – Changi Airport Group’s (CAG) fourth run of its biggest retail promotion, boasting Singapore’s biggest prize-purse of S$1million. Mr Valeriy Val’Chun, 52, was transiting via Changi Airport on his way… Read the full press release
Ramón Freixa diseña los menús para la clase business de Iberia
Junto a los chefs Paco Roncero, Toño Pérez y Dani García integra el comité culinario de elite que, desde 2011, diseña la oferta gastronómica de la Business Plus de la compañía. Cada uno de ellos cuenta con dos Estrellas Michelin y tres Soles de la Guía Repsol. Madrid, 2013-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Desde este mes de julio… Read the full press release
Respaldo y reconocimiento de IATA al servicio “My Bag Tag” de Iberia
Tony Tyler, máximo dirigente de IATA, ha visitado la T4 para conocer de primera mano este producto. MyBagTag estará disponible en las próximas semanas en toda la red de destinos latinoamericanos a los que vuela la compañía. En tan solo nueve días, el 12% de los clientes ya han utilizado MyBagTag, porcentaje que se eleva… Read the full press release
A.A.E. Executive Vice President & Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority COO Scott A. Brockman Honored with AAAE Distinguished Service Award
Alexandria, VA, 2013-07-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Scott A. Brockman, A.A.E., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, has been selected as the recipient of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Distinguished Service Award, presented to airport executives in recognition of career-long leadership and contributions to the international aviation… Read the full press release
AAAE Gov President Todd Hauptli called on Congress to End Ancillary Fee Loophole, Eliminate Airport AMT Penalty
Alexandria, VA, 2013-07-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — In a letter to leaders of congressional tax-writing committees, AAAE Gov President Todd Hauptli today called on lawmakers to close the current tax loophole that allows U.S. air carriers to avoid paying federal excise taxes on the billions of dollars in annual revenues collected on baggage fees and other ancillary… Read the full press release