Chicago Department of Aviation welcomes new air service from Austrian Airlines at O’Hare International Airport

​CHICAGO, 2013-05-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) today welcomed new air service from Austrian Airlines at O’Hare International Airport. The airline will fly five times a week to Chicago from Austria’s capital city of Vienna. The service will be operated using a Boeing 767, equipped with a completely new cabin featuring new full-flat seats in Business Class,… Read the full press release

airberlin is now carrying flight guests to the United States of America at especially attractive prices

2013-05-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin is now carrying flight guests to the United States of America at especially attractive prices. Travellers can take advantage of this opportunity thanks to the airberlin USA special in the booking period from 22nd to 28th May 2013 with attractively priced tickets to Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. Outward… Read the full press release

Two new series by BBC to take an inside look at one of the world’s busiest airports – Heathrow

2013-05-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Covering five square miles and processing nearly 200,000 passengers each day, Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest airports. In a live, stripped event Dan Snow will spend four nights at Heathrow’s heart – the air traffic control tower. Dallas Campbell and Anita Rani will also be airside, granted unparalleled access to… Read the full press release

Al Bateen Executive Airport chosen as Stopover airport in the Middle East region by Flight-Ambulance-International

Additional aircraft, served by German medical team, to be stationed at Al Bateen Executive Airport 2013-05-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates German Air Ambulance Specialist and VVIP-Jet-Operator Flight-Ambulance-International (FAI) rent-a-jet AG has named today Al Bateen Executive Airport as its ideal stopover airport in the Middle East region. Through this agreement with the… Read the full press release

Ryanair offers faster access to lowest fares on Ryanair.com

Ryanair Launches New Captcha System On Ryanair.com 2013-05-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (21 May) launched a new CAPTCHA security system on the Ryanair.com website, which offers speedier access to Ryanair’s lowest fares on Ryanair.com. The CAPTCHA system has been introduced across all Ryanair markets following a successful trial on… Read the full press release

Wizz Air increases low cost seat capacity in Bosnia-Herzegovina to over 100,000 seats a year

Tuzla, 2013-05-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe today announced a new route from Tuzla to Gothenburg which together with Wizz Air’s low fare routes to Basel-Mulhouse and Malmo, announced less than a month ago, grow low cost seat capacity in Bosnia-Herzegovina to over 100,000 seats a… Read the full press release

S7 Airlines расширяет географию полетов в Греции

2013-05-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines, участник глобального авиационного альянса oneworld®, и греческая авиакомпания Aegean Airline заключили код-шеринговое соглашение, предусматривающее выполнение совместных рейсов в самые популярные туристические города Греции. Авиакомпании будут осуществлять полеты из Москвы в Афины, Ираклион, на остров Родос, а также из Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга в Салоники. Кроме того, пассажиры S7 Airlines смогут воспользоваться перелетом… Read the full press release

New Codeshare Agreement: SIA, SilkAir And Shenzhen Airlines

2013-05-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — (Joint Release With SilkAir) – Singapore Airlines and SilkAir customers travelling between Singapore and Shenzhen now have a choice of two daily flights, as a result of a new codeshare agreement with Shenzhen Airlines. Under the agreement, SIA will add its ‘SQ’ code and subsidiary SilkAir will add its ‘MI’ code to Shenzhen… Read the full press release

ADAC expects 15% increase in Leisure and Business Travelers to Abu Dhabi this Summer

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-05-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced that airlines from around the globe will be increasing their weekly number of flights departing from and arriving at Abu Dhabi International Airport during the coming summer months. This summer, Abu Dhabi International Airport will receive 1,065 flights a week, a… Read the full press release

Ryanair Announces Full Year Results 2013

RYANAIR FULL YEAR PROFITS UP 13% TO €569M TRAFFIC UP 5% TO 79M, NEW AIRCRAFT ORDER UNDERPINS GROWTH 2013-05-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC) today (May 20) announced (record) annual profits of €569m, up 13% on last year despite higher oil costs. Revenues rose 13% to €4.88bn as traffic grew 5%… Read the full press release

Helsinki Airport has improved connections to Barcelona, welcomes Vueling

2013-05-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Helsinki Airport, operated by Finavia, welcomes Vueling to Finland. The Spanish airline Vueling will commence flights to Barcelona on 17 May. The selection for Barcelona flights will grow when Vueling commences flights from Helsinki Airport in May. Vueling will provide the route three times per week on an Airbus 320. During the… Read the full press release

Austrian Airlines flies to Chicago five times a week featuring new Austrian long-haul cabin

Airport Executive Board, US Ambassador and Austrian CCO open maiden flight Non-stop flights to Chicago five times a week featuring new Austrian long-haul cabin 26 non-stop flights a week to North America 2013-05-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — From today, Austrian Airlines is offering another North American destination in its flight schedule. Flights will leave for Chicago five… Read the full press release

Bądź zawsze na bieżąco z LOT-em!

Warszawa, 17 maja 2013 roku – Od dzisiaj pasażerowie mogą korzystać z wygodnej usługi polskiego przewoźnika – „LOT Info SMS”. Dzięki temu rozwiązaniu, każdy z podróżnych, jak i oczekujących na lotnisku, będzie mógł na bieżąco śledzić status wybranego rejsu LOT-u 2013-05-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Pasażerowie, którzy będą korzystać z nowej usługi, otrzymają sms-em informacje m.in. o… Read the full press release

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for April 2013

2013-05-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for April 2013 that show a decrease in both the number of passengers carried and cargo and mail tonnage compared to the same month in 2012. Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of 2,456,438 passengers in April – a… Read the full press release

bmi regional routes from Bristol Airport has swelled to six, months after airline’s inaugural flight from the Airport

2013-05-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — New flights to Hannover, Munich launched and Frankfurt frequency increased bmi regional also adds Milan Malpensa service The number of routes served by bmi regional from Bristol has swelled to six, just months after the launch of the airline’s inaugural flight from the Airport. Daily services to Hannover, Munich and Milan took… Read the full press release

KLM starts servicing customers in Russian and Norwegian on social media

KLM adds Russian and Norwegian to its Social Media Service 2013-05-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines customers can now post their travel-related questions in no less than nine languages on Facebook and Twitter. Customers can approach KLM’s social media network — twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week — with questions about issues… Read the full press release

Flybe adds midday service from Leeds Bradford to Belfast City to ensure NI travellers are not left ‘high and dry’

Leading regional airline adds convenient midday service from Leeds Bradford to Belfast City to ensure NI travellers are not left ‘high and dry’ 2013-05-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has come quickly to the rescue of those Northern Ireland-bound passengers potentially stranded by today’s announcement of Jet 2’s withdrawal of services between Leeds… Read the full press release

Norwegian launches new routes between Germany and Spain

2013-05-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian Air Shuttle continues its European expansion. Today, the company announced that it will launch new routes from Hamburg, Cologne and Munich to several Spanish destinations this autumn. “The expansion in the German market is part of our future strategy to expand our presence outside of the Nordic region in order to… Read the full press release

La Tarifa media de Iberia en Asturia está por debajo de la media de los aeropuertos del Norte de España

Así lo ha comunicado el director Comercial de la Compañía por carta a la Consejera de Fomento, Ordenación del Territorio y Medio Ambiente. Las tarifas de Iberia oscilan entre los 45 y los 368 euros, precios similares a los del resto de aeropuertos del Norte. Este año no ha habido ningún cambio distinto a los… Read the full press release

Jet Airways to introduce daily services from Kochi to Kuwait via Abu Dhabi

2013-05-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will introduce daily services from Kochi to Kuwait via Abu Dhabi, effective May 16, 2013. Jet Airways presently operates double daily flights between Mumbai and Kuwait. The airline will deploy a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG) aircraft on this route, offering Premiere and Economy guests… Read the full press release

Norwegian Long Haul signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Virgin Atlantic

2013-05-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian Long Haul has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Virgin Atlantic. The agreement enables Norwegian to tap into Virgin Atlantic’s expertise on long-haul operations, while Virgin Atlantic’s instructors will receive pilot training on board Norwegian’s brand new 787-8 Dreamliner. Norwegian’s first Dreamliner is due for delivery at the end of… Read the full press release

Dragonair offers exciting Chinese dishes from Man Ho of JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong

HONG KONG, 2013-05-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dragonair today announced the second year of its collaboration with Man Ho, the premium Chinese restaurant at the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, that is offering exciting and innovative Chinese dishes in the air. Dragonair passengers on selected flights from Hong Kong to Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo,… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines’ Live at 35™ concert series returns with Travelin’ Taylor Tour

Six Inflight Concerts. Six Taylor Guitars. Six Ways to Win! 2013-05-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines’ Live at 35™ concert series has returned with the Travelin’ Taylor Tour, a series of six inflight shows featuring current and rising stars spanning multiple musical genres who play Taylor Guitars.  During this unique inflight experience, each featured musician will… Read the full press release

Heathrow’s April 2013 Traffic and Business Report

Heathrow receives highest ever passenger satisfaction scores CAA price cap proposals discourage continued investment 2013-05-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow saw 5.8 million passengers in April, a 0.7% decrease on April 2012. This was due to the earlier timing of Easter this year with all pre-Easter traffic occurring in March, leading to weaker passenger numbers for April… Read the full press release

Ryanair announces surge in bookings to Malmo for 2013 Eurovision Song Contest

100,000 Seats From Just £15.99 2013-05-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (13 May) announced a surge in bookings to Malmo, as the Swedish city gears up to host the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest this week. Ryanair currently flies between Malmo and seven European destinations and has recorded strong bookings on… Read the full press release

Monarch Airlines launches brand new phone app

2013-05-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Leading scheduled leisure airline, Monarch, has launched a brand new phone app designed to make the customer experience even more enjoyable, particularly at the airport. The app, called simply ‘Monarch’, boasts a whole host of features for the leisure traveller designed to make their experience even easier whilst supporting the airline’s campaign… Read the full press release

Shannon Airport launches website and app for iPhone, iPad and android devices

2013-05-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, 10th May, sees the launch of the new Shannon Airport website and app for iPhone, iPad and android devices. Our aim for both the website and the app is to provide customers with everything they need to know from the planning stages of a trip right through to boarding the plane… Read the full press release

Iberia renueva su alta dirección para liderar la transformación de la compañía

El número de directores que reportan directamente al consejero delegado se reduce a nueve Desaparece el concepto de dirección  general Se potencia la dirección de Desarrollo de Red y Alianzas como apuesta de crecimiento  futuro Se crea la Dirección Corporativa que engloba Recursos Humanos, Seguridad y Responsabilidad Social Corporativa, donde uno de sus objetivos prioritarios… Read the full press release

Hipmunk site and mobile users can now book hotels through a partnership with Expedia® Affiliate Network

SAN FRANCISCO, 2013-05-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hipmunk, one of the leading travel sites, today announced users of the site and mobile applications will now be able to book hotels directly with Hipmunk through a partnership with Expedia® Affiliate Network (EAN). “This marks a significant moment for our business,” said Adam Goldstein, Hipmunk CEO. “We’ve heard from many of our… Read the full press release

Iberia, elegida marca “superbrand” del mercado español

Madrid, 2013-05-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Iberia ha sido seleccionada como una de las 17 marcas de la excelencia por el sello Superbrands. Para elegir a las marcas de la excelencia, SuperBrands realiza una primera selección entre todas las marcas comerciales individuales que hay en España (alrededor de 1 millón) basándose en criterios de notoriedad, inversión publicitaria, relevancia… Read the full press release