2013-05-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair and Leeds Bradford Airport have teamed up with The French Property Exhibition 2013 to offer two lucky winners the opportunity to travel to one of the airline’s French routes (Dinard, Limoges or Montpellier) from Yorkshire’s Gateway airport, including free airport parking and executive Yorkshire Premier Lounge access. Ryanair flies twice weekly… Read the full news article
Category Archives: Flights
Amadeus, Thai Airways International sign new long-term, full content agreement
Amadeus travel agency points of sale worldwide will benefit from guaranteed access to THAI and THAI Smile full range of fares, schedules and availability via the Amadeus system Madrid, Spain, 2013-05-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, and Thai Airways International (THAI), the flag carrier of Thailand, have signed… Read the full news article
Leading Provider of Travel Insurance Solutions Offers Tips for Keeping Family Vacations Running Smoothly
Travel Guard Celebrates Summer Family Travel In Conjunction with National Travel & Tourism Week Stevens Point, Wis., 2013-05-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — In a recent survey from the U.S. Travel Association, 93 percent of kids aged 8 to 18 see family travel as a chance to spend quality time with their parents.1 Today, on National Travel & Tourism Week’s… Read the full news article
Jet Airways rolls out India’s first airline mobile application for Windows Phone in association with Nokia
2013-05-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today announced the launch of its first mobile application for Windows Phone in association with Nokia. This makes it India’s first native airline mobile application across any platform, which allows customers to effortlessly book tickets, check flight status, manage their JetPrivilege account, and also avail of… Read the full news article
Iberia y Panasonic Toughbook revolucionan la gestión aeroportuaria con la última tecnología y soluciones móviles
La T4 es el primer hub del mundo donde el uso de dispositivos móviles se extiende a la mayoría de los servicios aeroportuarios de rampa. Iberia confía en los productos de Panasonic Toughbook, un proveedor de referencia en soluciones móviles para la industria, que ofrece portátiles y tablets robustos, resistentes a golpes y a las… Read the full news article
Egypt Air Celebrates 81st Anniversary
2013-05-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passengers departing on flight number MS921 from Bahrain International Airport (BIA) to Cairo International Airport on Tuesday morning, 7th of May, 2013, were bid farewell with flowers and chocolate in line with Egypt Air’s celebrations to mark the airline’s 81st anniversary. Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) participated in Egypt Air’s celebrations and held… Read the full news article
Mineta San José International Airport Launches the Summer Flyaway Contest
Win A Vacation For Four And Flyaway From Silicon ValleyAirport This Summer Leave Silicon Valley from Silicon Valley. Arrive Home Without a Drive Home. SAN JOSE, CALIF., 2013-05-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — This summer we fly from SJC to places that relax, inspire, entertain and rejuvenate us, and to visit the people who enrich our lives. Flying… Read the full news article
Dutch airline Transavia offers Rotterdam-Budapest flights
2013-05-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The choice of destinations offered by Budapest Airport has been expanded once again as Dutch airline Transavia has transferred its Budapest flights from Amsterdam to Rotterdam. The white-colored Boeing 737 type aircraft, bearing the characteristic stripes of Transavia, will fly the route between the Hungarian capital and the Dutch port city four… Read the full news article
April 2013 Traffic Figures of SAS Group
SAS Group’s capacity (ASK) was up by 10.4% and the Group’s traffic (RPK) increased by 1.5%. The SAS Group’s load factor decreased by 6.1 p.u. to 69.5%. SAS Group carried 2.5 million passengers in April, up 6.5%. 2013-05-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Group market trends, RASK and yield development The traffic continued to develop as expected during… Read the full news article
Kenya Airways to offer service from Abu Dhabi International Airport to Nairobi, Kenya
The National Carrier of Kenya and the Pride of Africa to offer three flights a week between Nairobi and Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-05-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced that Kenya Airways, the national carrier of Kenya, famously known for “the Pride of Africa”, will soon offer three flights… Read the full news article
John Torode and Gregg Wallace tasked to improve Heathrow’s dining experience
John Torode and Gregg Wallace appointed official taste buds of Heathrow 2013-05-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Two of the nation’s best-known foodies have taken on their biggest taste test to date after being appointed as the official taste buds of Heathrow. John Torode and Gregg Wallace were tasked with eating their way around the UK’s only hub… Read the full news article
Путешествие на выходные со скидкой
2013-05-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines объявляет о специальном предложении для тех, кто отправляется в путешествие по городам России и СНГ1 на выходные дни. Отправляясь до 31 августа 2013 года в путешествие на выходные в один из городов, участвующих в акции, при покупке на сайте www.s7.ru авиабилета вместе с дополнительной услугой – бронирование отеля или аренда автомобиля – пассажиры… Read the full news article
Singapore Airlines To Launch Surabaya Services And Increase Jakarta and Bali Frequency
2013-05-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Singapore Airlines will significantly boost Indonesia services from July, with the introduction of daily flights to Surabaya, and an increase in frequency to the capital Jakarta and the resort island of Bali. From 26 July, SIA will take over one of two daily Surabaya flights currently operated by regional subsidiary SilkAir. Surabaya… Read the full news article
AEROFLOT TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS FOR MARCH AND FIRST QUARTER OF 2013
Moscow, 2013-05-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — JSC “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines” summed up traffic and capacity statistics for March and first quarter of 2013. In March 2013passenger traffic increased by 22.8% against the same period in 2012 and totaled 1,573.2 ths passengers. International passenger traffic rose by 27.7% (+211.0 ths passengers) reaching 972.0 ths passengers. The number of… Read the full news article
Finnair, Marimekko bring timeless yet modern Finnish design to the travel experience of Finnair customers
2013-05-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — A Finnair A330 was unveiled today with a blue-forest livery based on the Marimekko print Metsänväki (“forest dwellers”). The plane will fly from Finnair’s Helsinki hub to the airline’s 13 Asian destinations plus New York, joining a sister aircraft painted in Marimekko’s Unikko (“poppy”) print last October. As part of the collaboration,… Read the full news article
Shannon Airport Launches New summer Schedule
2013-05-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Five new services across US, UK and Europe and 33-destinations in-all this year from Shannon. 22% upswing in transatlantic alone as airport secures five US services for the first time in five years. The summer officially began for the newly independent Shannon Airport over the May bank holiday weekend as the premier… Read the full news article
Monarch Airlines launches new flights from Leeds Bradford Airport with the help of two mini cabin crew
2013-05-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Monarch, the scheduled leisure airline, yesterday launched its second wave of flights from Leeds Bradford Airport with the help of two new ‘recruits’. As part of Monarch’s campaign to put the fun back into flying, brother and sister Lewis, aged eight, and Kessia, aged five, from Guiseley, welcomed passengers on board the… Read the full news article
airberlin further increases capacity utilization
2013-05-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — With the optimization of its route network and the focus on well-established routes, airberlin was able to significantly increase capacity utilization in April 2013. Germany’s second-largest airline company was able to increase capacity utilization by 4.2 percentage points to 84.01 percent, and welcomed 2,481,959 passengers on board for the month of April…. Read the full news article
Finavia introduces new online air traffic tracking service
2013-05-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Finavia will introduce a new online air traffic tracking service. Aircraft routes and data from noise measurement stations will now be shown to all. The service provides detailed information about aircraft location, altitude and type at an approximate distance of 70 km from Helsinki Airport. “The service helps users understand flight route… Read the full news article
Southwest Airlines® Celebrates Success Of The Small Screen As The Official Airline Sponsor Of The ATX Television Festival
Carrier Launches #LUVATXTV Contest for a Chance to Win an ATX Getaway to Austin 2013-05-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is excited to announce its Official Airline sponsorship of the ATX Television Festival, the only festival of its kind dedicated to celebrating the history, success, and future of the medium. The festival provides television… Read the full news article
Norwegian April passenger growth 27 percent compared to April last year
2013-05-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian reports strong passenger growth in April, due to the opening of two new bases in England and Spain, and the launch of several new routes. The company carried more than 1.7 million passengers this month, an increase of 364,986 (27 percent) passengers compared to the same period previous year. Norwegian´s passengers… Read the full news article
Jet Airways celebrates two decades of service excellence in the skies
2013-05-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, yesterday celebrated the completion of two decades of service excellence in the skies, since it began operations as an Air Taxi Operator on May 5th 1993. The mission at Jet Airways, even 20 years ago was simple, the airline wanted to widen connectivity within India and… Read the full news article
South African Airways and Etihad Airways Sign codeshare Agreement
South African Airways and Etihad Airways Forge Strategic Partnership • South African Airways to codeshare on 12 Etihad Airways flights to Abu Dhabi and beyond • Etihad Airways to have access to 10 cities in South Africa and African continent • Airlines to explore joint procurement, training and maintenance opportunities • Provision for reciprocal ‘earn and burn’ with frequent… Read the full news article
Japan Airlines to start operating between Helsinki and Tokyo on July 1st
2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Japan Airlines starts operating the route between Tokyo (Narita) and Helsinki on July 1st, 2013, with daily flights. Originally the opening of the route should be in February but it was postponed. Since July 1st, Helsinki Airport will have total of four flights a day to Japan. In addition to Japan Airlines,… Read the full news article
Travelport, Porter Airlines sign new multi-year full content agreement
Multi-year Extension Includes Upgrade to Direct Sell Connectivity Level Toronto, 2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data for the global travel industry, today announces a new multi-year full content agreement with Porter Airlines, giving all Travelport-connected travel agents access to the airline’s full published fares and inventory, including… Read the full news article
Kenya Airways and Safaricom launch “Fly with bonga points” pact
Nairobi: 2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Kenya Airways, the pride of Africa and leading integrated communications service provider, Safaricom Limited, have partnered to launch a proposition that allows customers to pay for tickets using Bonga points. The partnership, dubbed “Fly with Bonga Points”, will see customers with 28,000 Bonga points and more on their Safaricom lines buy… Read the full news article
Lufthansa upgrades in-flight service on long and short-haul flights
Attentive care in First and Business Class with new gastronomic flair 2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lufthansa has upgraded in-flight service on long and short-haul flights. Since 1 May, cabin staff have been indulging First and Business-Class passengers with new service ideas, creative menus served on quality tableware and further sophisticated details. Only a few months… Read the full news article
Thomson announces new route to Turkey from Leeds Bradford Airport for Summer 14
2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Thomson has announced the launch of its exciting new programme from Leeds Bradford Airport for summer 2014 with the introduction of a new route to Turkey in Turkey to complement the existing routes to Tunisia, Tenerife, Ibiza, Corfu, Majorca, Rhodes and Dalaman (Turkey) Flexible 11 night holidays are also now available to both… Read the full news article
airberlin says thank you to its Facebook friends with topbonus miles
2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Germany’s second largest airline is delighted to have received more than 200,000 likes at facebook.com/airberlin. The German airline is thanking its fans with a competition in which a total of 200,000 topbonus award miles are being given away. airberlin CCO Paul Gregorowitsch explains: “Our social media team answers questions 365 days a… Read the full news article
Philippine Airlines partners with country’s leading newspaper Philippine Star for Digital Advertising
2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Flag carrier Philippine Airlines ties up with the country’s leading newspaper – the Philippine Star – in the latest technological breakthrough in digital media. The innovation, a mobile application on iOS and Android-powered Smartphones, provides readers news and information with a variety of interactive features, allowing users to flip through articles like… Read the full news article