Budapest Airport welcomes the launch of Wizz Air service to Baku, Azerbaijan

2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Budapest Airport welcomes the launch of scheduled service of Wizz Air to the capitol of Azerbaijan. The aircraft of the Hungarian low-cost carrier will depart twice a week at 21.25 from Budapest and will return the next day from Baku at 05.50 hours in the morning. This is the first regular intercontinental… Read the full news article

Traffic numbers for Oslo Airport in May continue to show steady growth

Traffic numbers for Oslo Airport in May continue to show steady growth. In May, the increase was 2.5% compared with May 2012. 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Domestic traffic declined by 0.6 %, which was due to several holidays in connection with weekends in May, as well as a strike in Widerøe. International traffic increased by a… Read the full news article

Air Quality and Source Apportionment Study Report for Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles, California, 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) continues its leadership amongst American airports with the release today of the Air Quality and Source Apportionment Study (AQSAS) report for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).  This study is the first of its kind in the nation to comprehensively assess a major airport’s contribution to… Read the full news article

Christchurch Airport Welcomes Extra Jetstar Flights

2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Christchurch Airport has welcomed news Jetstar is about to add flights between Christchurch and Auckland. CEO Jim Boult says the five extra weekly peak-time flights will begin in September, in response to demand. “The weekday demand between Christchurch and Auckland is very high at the moment, partially because of the rebuild of… Read the full news article

Turkish Airlines has been chosen Best Airline in Europe in 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards

2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Turkish Airlines has been chosen “Best Airline in Europe”, “Best Airline in Southern Europe” and awarded “Best Business Class Catering” in 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards As a world recognized brand associated with air travel excellence in 21st century by providing unique products to the world airline and airport industry through… Read the full news article

Sheremetyevo International Airport performance results for May and the first five months of 2013

Sheremetyevo is now the largest airport in Russia in terms of international passenger traffic 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sheremetyevo International Airport has announced its performance results for May and the first five months of 2013. The number of passengers handled since the beginning of the year increased by 13.3% as compared to the same period in 2012, reaching 10.5 million people. Passenger traffic on international routes in… Read the full news article

Silicon Valley Airport passenger traffic increases in May 2013

Passenger Traffic Gains for Silicon Valley Airport in May 2013 — Calendar Year-to-Date Increase of 4.7 Percent — SAN JOSE, 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) passenger traffic increased 9.5 percent in May 2013 compared to the same month last year. This is the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year increased passenger traffic, for an overall… Read the full news article

Iberia participa en la feria aeronaútica Paris Air Show

Iberia participa, por sexto año consecutivo, en la feria aeronáutica Paris Air Show, que se celebra en el aeropuerto parisino de Le Bourget entre los días 17 y 23 de junio. Madrid, 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — El stand de Iberia Mantenimiento, estará situado en el Hall 1 dentro del Pabellón Español. El director técnico de Mantenimiento e… Read the full news article

SkyTeam Summer schedule boosts flights from Greater China by 26% over previous year

SkyTeam Increases Presence in Greater China, Underscores Position as Region’s Leading Airline Alliance AMSTERDAM, 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — This summer SkyTeam is offering 26,833 weekly flights to, from and within the Greater China region, an increase of 26% in frequencies over last year. SkyTeam, which has four airlines from the region: China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern and Xiamen Airlines,… Read the full news article

flydubai Launches Business Class Services

Airline launches Business Class to meet the travel needs of its passengers  Dubai, UAE, 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dubai-based flydubai today announced the launch of business class services, based on feedback from its passengers, across its network of 60 destinations. Commenting on the launch of the airline’s Business Class services, Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai,… Read the full news article

Jet Airways’ JetEscapes Offers Attractive all inclusive tour packages to Bangladesh

MUMBAI, 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Attractive all inclusive tour packages on offer ‘Amazing Bangladesh’ & ‘Best of Bangladesh’ Guests to Bangladesh may choose between two attractive all inclusive holiday packages – ‘ Amazing Bangladesh’, spread over three nights and four days, and ‘Best of Bangladesh’, spread over six nights and seven days – starting at INR… Read the full news article

Norwegian voted Europe’s best low-cost airline by SkyTrax World Airline Awards

2013-06-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian has been voted Europe’s best low-cost carrier of the year by the renowned SkyTrax World Airline Awards. It is the passengers themselves who have evaluated over 200 airlines worldwide in what is described as the most prestigious award in the airline industry. Norwegian’s CEO Bjørn Kjos accepted the prize during Paris Air… Read the full news article

Copenhagen Airport: More coffee, cake and kiosk before security screening

2013-06-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — With the expansion of Terminal 2, Copenhagen Airport is also upgrading the café and shopping facilities in the area before the security screening: Travellers will now be able to kick start their travels with a spot of self-indulgence at Lagkagehuset, Caffè Ritazza and 7-eleven’s new shop concept. With the official opening of… Read the full news article

Travelport and Oman Air unveil The Interactive Seat Assignment functionality to benefit travel agents

Muscat, Oman, 2013-06-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travel agents booking Oman Air via Travelport’s Galileo and Worldspan distribution systems will now be able to benefit from new functionality, which allows them to manage the seat selection process in a ‘live’ and interactive environment. The Interactive Seat Assignment functionality – jointly unveiled by Travelport, the leading provider of critical… Read the full news article

IATA: Ryanair is the world’s favourite airline

RYANAIR CARRIES MORE INTL PAX THAN EASYJET & BA COMBINED 2013-06-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (17 June) welcomed confirmation from IATA that Ryanair remains the world’s favourite airline after IATA’s 2012 World Airline Transport Statistics showed Ryanair once again carried more international passengers than any other airline. Ryanair carried… Read the full news article

Marriott and American Airlines teams up to give travelers new ways to earn AAdvantage miles

Joint Program Members Can Now Earn AAdvantage Miles for Qualifying Marriott Stays FORT WORTH, TX and BETHESDA, MD, 2013-06-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott and American Airlines have teamed up to give joint Marriott Rewards and AAdvantage® members new ways to earn AAdvantage miles. Beginning today, Marriott Rewards will award AAdvantage miles to joint members on qualifying… Read the full news article

The Social Tree — The Latest Enhancement To Singapore Changi Airport Experience

SINGAPORE, 2013-06-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Singapore Changi Airport unveiled today its latest attraction that blends avant-garde design with interactive technology, allowing travellers to share their photo and video memories instantly and to retrieve them on subsequent visits to the airport. At close to nine metres tall and taking pride of place at the heart of Terminal… Read the full news article

Ryanair revealed that 9 out of 10 dads would prefer a child-free weekend break

RYANAIR FATHER’S DAY GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE FROM JUST €25 2013-06-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (13 June) revealed that nearly 90% of fathers want to get away from their kids this Father’s Day. Socks, ties and golf clubs are off the menu this year after a survey of 1,000 fathers… Read the full news article

Auckland Airport Launches new and improved website

2013-06-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Whether you are one of the millions of people who enter or exit New Zealand every year, or you simply drop off or pick up friends and family, accessing information and planning your next visit to Auckland Airport just got whole a lot easier with the launch of a revamped website by… Read the full news article

Spirit Airlines Starts New Service to more destinations in the U.S. and abroad at ultra low fares

Spirit Starts New Service: Dallas/Fort Worth – Los Cabos, Mexico Dallas/Fort Worth – Latrobe/Pittsburgh Houston – Denver Houston – Detroit  Dallas/Fort Worth – Toluca/Mexico City (resumes seasonal service) Miramar, Florida, 2013-06-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Value-seeking consumers have much to celebrate this week as Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) continues to liberate even more travelers from high fares… Read the full news article

Dreamlinerem LOT-u na wakacje marzeń z ITAKĄ

Warszawa, 2013-06-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT oraz Biuro Podróży ITAKA nawiązały współpracę dotyczącą wyczarterowania samolotów Boeing 787 Dreamliner w sezonie zimowym 2013/2014. Oferta skierowana jest przede wszystkim do klientów ITAKI, którzy bezpośrednio z Warszawy polecą wygodnie i w najkrótszym możliwym czasie do odległych wakacyjnych kurortów. Dreamlinery polskiego przewoźnika będą wykonywać rejsy dla biura… Read the full news article

Free £10 Ryanair flight voucher to anyone who books a selected room on RyanairHotels.com

2013-06-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (11 June) announced it is giving away a free £10 Ryanair flight voucher to anyone who books a selected room on its RyanairHotels.com website, the ultimate hotel price comparison site. This is the first time Ryanair has run this amazing giveaway, which is available… Read the full news article

Онлайн-регистрация – за 30 часов до вылета

2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines, участник глобального авиационного альянса oneworld®, увеличила период онлайн-регистрации на рейсы авиакомпании. Теперь зарегистрироваться на рейс можно за 30 часов до вылета по расписанию. Зарегистрироваться онлайн можно на сайте www.s7.ru, на мобильном сайте m.s7.ru, а также через приложение S7 для iPhone. Ранее web-регистрация открывалась за 23 часа до вылета. Окончание самостоятельной регистрации – за 50… Read the full news article

Spirit Airlines reports its preliminary traffic results for May 2013

Miramar, Florida, 2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) today reported its preliminary traffic results for May 2013. Traffic (revenue passenger miles) in May 2013 increased 28.5 percent versus May 2012 on a capacity (available seat miles) increase of 24.7 percent. Load factor for May 2013 was 86.9 percent, an increase of 2.6 points as… Read the full news article

IATA welcomes European Commission proposals to strengthen the legislative basis for the Single European Sky

Geneva, 2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed European Commission (EC) proposals to strengthen the legislative basis for the Single European Sky (SES). The EC proposals are in response to the failure of European states to make progress towards the SES and its important goals: an improvement in safety by a factor… Read the full news article

Sofia Airport: Increase in passenger traffic for May 2013

2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sofia Airport: Increase in passenger traffic for May 2013 Passengers There was an increase of 1.8 % in the count of arriving and departing passengers at SofiaAirport as compared to May 2012. Serviced passengers totalled to 316 975. The number of passengers on international flights rised by 3 % as compared to the same period last year. Most… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways Joins Hands With Cambodia Airports To Celebrate International Children’s Day

Dreams Come True For Cambodian Children As Qatar Airways Takes Youngsters On Tour Of Aircraft… …As Event Coincides With Carrier’s 100th Flight To Capital Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA, 2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ —— Qatar Airways recently partnered with Cambodia Airports offering 15 youngsters the opportunity to tour one of its aircraft on International Children’s Day and… Read the full news article

Alaska Airlines launches nonstop service between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Portland, Ore.

Introductory one-way fares starting at $149* offered for purchase through June 17 SEATTLE, 2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ —— Alaska Airlines has inaugurated seasonal nonstop service between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Portland, Ore. To celebrate the new flight, Alaska Airlines is offering a one-way fare of $149* for tickets purchased by June 17 for travel from June 23… Read the full news article

airberlin to offer extended selection of the popular Sansibar meals on board its flights

2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — With the start of the summer season, airberlin is offering even more Sansibar meals on board: From 15th June, airberlin is offering an extended selection of the popular Sansibar meals on board its flights. Alongside the Sansibar gourmet menu options, guests will then also be able to enjoy snacks such as tapas,… Read the full news article

Arik Air Launches new online check-in service

2013-06-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Arik Air, West Africa and Central Africa’s leading airline, has introduced a new online check-in service to further boost its passenger experience. The service is aimed at customers who want a streamlined travel experience by reducing queuing times at the airport, especially for those travelling without check-in baggage. The new service is… Read the full news article