New York City, NY, USA, 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — oneworld® has been named Best Airline Alliance 2014 by specialist website Air Transport News – which means that oneworld now holds an unprecedented eight “best alliance” titles from the world’s various industry award schemes. The latest trophy was presented at a ceremony last night in… Read the full news article
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates will sponsor the New York Cosmos for a further two years in a deal announced today at Emirates headquarters in Dubai. Footballing superstar Pelé, who is Honorary President of the club, was present for the announcement at a packed press conference. Although Emirates’ shirt sponsorship only began in… Read the full news article
CHICAGO, 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — O’Hare International Airport reached a milestone today by reaching 100,000 “Likes” on its Facebook page. The Chicago Department of Aviation has rapidly grown O’Hare’s social media fan base over the last 18 months by posting a wide variety of airport news and photos that are informative, educational, fun, and always timely…. Read the full news article
VIENNA, 2014-03-14 — /Travel PR News/ — The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in February 2014 rose by 1.8% year-on-year to 1,354,938. Flight movements declined by 2.4%, while maximum take-off weight and cargo increased increased 0.7% and 6.1% over February of the previous year. A comparison between February 2014 and February 2013 shows a… Read the full news article
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., 2014-03-14 — /Travel PR News/ — TravelPRNews.com, a leading travel press release distribution and news-wire service, runs an initiative aimed at discovering and giving greater exposure to travel industry leaders that stay behind any great achievement and success within the travel and leisure industry. Travel intelligence company Skift revealed the names of… Read the full news article
Sydney, Australia, 2014-3-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas has today announced a new codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways which will significantly improve travel options for Qantas customers travelling across South East Asia. From 30 March, Qantas customers will be able to book on Bangkok Airways services from Bangkok and Singapore to six new destinations in Thailand,… Read the full news article
Bellevue, WA, 2014-3-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Expedia® Affiliate Network (EAN), the private label arm of the Expedia, Inc. group, the world’s largest online travel company, announced today a strengthening of its executive leadership team with two new hires. Stuart Silberg will lead EAN as its new Chief Technology Officer and Steve Henrickson as its Chief… Read the full news article
MANCHESTER, 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Airport City Manchester, which has Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) as an equity partner, today announced their plans for an international roadshow across three key cities in mainland China in June this year, following the visit of BCEG’s Managing Director to Manchester Airport to endorse the signing of the… Read the full news article
Highly Decorated, 30-Year Fire and Safety Professional Selected to Lead BWI Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue Department Baltimore/Washington, 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR News/ — International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall) today announced the selection of Victor N. Ferreira, Jr. as the new Fire Chief for the BWI Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue Department. Ferreira will assume… Read the full news article
Moscow, 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR News/ — JSC Aeroflot (MOEX: AFLT) today announced the consolidated IFRS financial results of Aeroflot Group (the «Group») for the twelve months ending 31 December 2013. Key financial highlights: • Full year 2013 net income increased 41.9% y-o-y to RUB 7,334.7 mln (USD 203.3 mln); • Full year 2013 revenue increased 15.0% y-o-y to RUB 290,955.8… Read the full news article
ISTANBUL, 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Becoming the fastest growing airport in its category in January, Atatürk Airport ranked the third airport in Europe in terms of number of passengers. Operated by TAV Airports, Istanbul Atatürk Airport became the third largest airport of Europe in January in terms of number of passengers by an increase… Read the full news article
Halifax, N.S., 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Joyce Carter has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA), effective March 11, 2014. The announcement was made today by Peter McDonough, Chair of HIAA’s Board of Directors. “Joyce has exceptional senior management experience and an outstanding record of achievement. Since joining… Read the full news article
Edmonton, Canada, 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Prime Minister of Iceland celebrates start of Icelandair five-times-weekly service to Reykjavik and beyond (Edmonton) – Icelandair began regular scheduled service between Edmonton and Reykjavik today, allowing northwestern Canadians a new way to discover more than 20 destinations in Europe fast. Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Prime Minister of Iceland flew to Edmonton… Read the full news article
Fornebu, Norway, 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has been voted “Best Low-Cost Airline of the World” by the 2014 Air Transport News Awards, which was held in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday evening. “We are honored to receive this award. This is an important recognition and I would like thank our passengers and the jury who have… Read the full news article
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2014-03-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Christchurch Airport is the only New Zealand airport to have been recognised in what are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards in the airline community. The airport was ‘highly commended’ for marketing and judged runner-up for airports between four and 20 million passengers. Voting and judging of… Read the full news article
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., 2014-03-11 — /Travel PR News/ — TravelPRNews.com, a leading travel press release distribution and news-wire service, runs an initiative aimed at discovering and giving greater exposure to travel industry leaders that stay behind any great achievement and success within the travel and leisure industry. This month our analysts team of travel and PR… Read the full news article
DALLAS, 2014-03-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 7.1 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2014, a 1.2 percent increase from the RPMs flown in February 2013. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 1.7 percent to 9.1 billion from the February 2013 level of 9.3 billion. The… Read the full news article
First carrier from Indian subcontinent to enter any global alliance SRI LANKA, 2014-03-10 — /Travel PR News/ — SriLankan Airlines will become a full member of oneworld®, offering the alliance’s complete range ofservices and benefits with effect from Thursday 1 May 2014 – as the first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to become part of any global airline groups…. Read the full news article
Airline’s eighth US gateway connects passengers and cargo to New England hub DUBAI, U.A.E., 2014-03-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, a global connector of people and places, launched its daily, non-stop service between Dubai and Boston today. Boston becomes the airline’s eighth US destination and the 142th on its global network which links key tourism… Read the full news article
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2014-03-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Pele, one of the greatest ever footballers and Emirates’ Global Ambassador, will share some of his proudest moments during a special screening at Emirates’ headquarters on 16 March. Pele will visit the airline’s headquarters in Dubai with the Emirates-sponsored New York Cosmos football team, of which Pele is… Read the full news article
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2014-03-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is set to increase its cargo capacity to Tunis and Abidjan with the introduction of a weekly freighter service from 17th March 2014. The new freighter flight will supplement the existing belly hold cargo capacity provided on Emirates’ daily passenger services to… Read the full news article
HOUSTON, 2014-03-10 — /Travel PR News/ — The Director of the Houston Airport System’s Aviation Club, Maria Fink, saw firsthand how her efforts are paying off with area high school students as she soared over Houston’s downtown skyline in an aircraft piloted by club member and licensed pilot Ronald Mejia. The Houston Airport System (HAS) supports… Read the full news article
HOUSTON, 2014-03-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Houston Aviation Director Mario Diaz was named the Public Official of the Year at the third annual University of Houston Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program ceremony held March 7 at the University of Houston Hilton Waldorf Astoria. The award highlights the work of Houston public officials whose accomplishments… Read the full news article
Dallas, TX, 2014-03-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) plans to add 20 flights to 12 new nonstop destinations if the airline is able to acquire two additional gates at Dallas Love Field. Southwest would add nonstop service to: Charlotte, N.C. Charleston, S.C. Detroit, Mich. Indianapolis, Ind. Memphis, Tenn. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. Newark, N.J…. Read the full news article
Bellevue, WA, 2014-3-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Expedia® Affiliate Network (EAN), the private label arm of the Expedia, Inc. group, the world’s largest online travel company, announced today a strengthening of its executive leadership team with two new hires. Stuart Silberg will lead EAN as its new Chief Technology Officer and Steve Henrickson as its… Read the full news article
MOSCOW, 2014-3-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot has taken delivery of a new A320 fitted with state-of-the-art aerodynamic Sharklets wing-tips. The aircraft has been named in honour of Boris Vasilievich Petrovsky, the innovative Soviet surgeon and public figure. Sharklets improve aircraft aerodynamics and reduce fuel consumption (up to 4 per cent, according to Airbus). These new wing-tips are 2.4 m high and made of composite materials…. Read the full news article
Alexandria, VA, 2014-3-7 — /Travel PR News/ — American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) President and CEO Todd Hauptli expressed strong support for increasing the federal cap on locally imposed airport user fees as proposed in the President’s budget released today and called on Congress to adjust the cap to $8.50 to help airports address the growing… Read the full news article
Sofia, Bulgaria, 2014-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Sofia Airport and airline easyJet organized a mutual operation for the holiday “Grandmother Marta”. In accordance to the Bulgarian tradition, the departing and arriving passengers of the two terminals of the capital airport received martenitsi with wishes for health, success and a pleasant flight. The students from the capital… Read the full news article
Airline a mainstay at ITB for almost 20 years BERLIN, Germany, 2014-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, recently named the most valuable global airline brand, returns to the world’s leading travel trade fair at ITB Berlin, once again signaling its commitment to the European travel and aviation market with its largest trade show presence outside of… Read the full news article
For the use of Iberia Business Class passengers and Iberia Plus Gold cardholders arriving on flights of at least four hours’ duration. Open 24/7 and offering unrivalled features and services. The 665 m² space provides comfort for rest or work It is the latest innovation under the airline’s Ágora Project to improve efficiency and airport… Read the full news article