Air New Zealand to Increase Antarctic Research Support

Air New Zealand announced today that it is contributing more than $1 million toward scientific research in Antarctica. 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The airline has entered into a formal three-year partnership with Antarctica New Zealand and the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute (NZARI). Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe says the airline is contributing more than $1 million… Read the full press release

Africas First Ethiopian 787 Dreamliner Touches down in Dakar

2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it’s first Dreamliner, “Africa First”, touched down in Dakar, Senegal on September 14, 2012. Ethiopian 1st Dreamliner flight to Dakar is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Dakar is a main commercial centre as well as a major tourist destination of the… Read the full press release

More space and comfort on Estonian Air flights

2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Estonian Air in partnership with Optiontown, has introduced for its passengers a chance to secure empty seats next to their seat at a nominal price, elevating their travel comfort and experience. This way passengers can enjoy bigger space during their flight. To order the empty seat next to their seat next passengers… Read the full press release

Iberia patrocina la exposición de la obra “San Juan Evangelista” de El Greco en el Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Argentina

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La obra del genial pintor se exhibirá en el MNBA del 18 de septiembre al 2 de diciembre como parte del programa “Obra invitada”. Madrid, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Desde hoy y hasta el próximo 2 de diciembre se puede contemplar en el Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Argentina (MNBA) la obra de El Greco “San Juan Evangelista”, exposición… Read the full press release

Africas First Ethiopian 787 Dreamliner Touches down in Bamako

2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it’s first Dreamliner, “Africa First”, touched down in Bamako, Mali on September 14, 2012. Ethiopian 1st Dreamliner flight to Bamako is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Bamako is a main commercial centre of the country and part of Ethiopian’s extensive network… Read the full press release

Media Advisory For Thursday, September 20, 2012: Hackers welcome: SFO hosts THack, first time web developer event held at an airport

SAN FRANCISCO, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — On September 20, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will be the first airport in the world to host THack, an event created by Tnooz to encourage collaboration in the travel technology development community. Participants are invited to create a new product using the application program interfaces (API’s) made available from sponsors… Read the full press release

Estonian Air to start flights to London City Airport from March

2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — From 1 March 2013, Estonian Air will be opening the gateway to Tallinn from London City Airport with three return flights a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Starting from 2 May 2013, Estonian Air will add Thursday flights serving route with four return flights a week. From 1 June 2013, the… Read the full press release

Iberia atenderá a los 2.700 vuelos que Turkish Airlines opera con España

Iberia prestará servicios de handling a la compañía turca en Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Málaga y Valencia. Ambas empresas han firmado un contrato de 5 años de duración. Madrid, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Iberia Airport Services (IBAS), división de Iberia para la prestación de servicios aeroportuarios, acaba de renovar y ampliar su contrato de handling con la aerolínea Turkish Airlines…. Read the full press release

British business travellers vote Schiphol ‘Best European Airport’

British business travellers vote Schiphol 'Best European Airport'

2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — British business travellers have voted Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as the winner of the Business Traveller Award in the category of ‘Best Airport in Europe 2012’. “We are honoured that British business travellers have voted Schiphol best European airport for the 23rd time”, says Maarten de Groof, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial… Read the full press release

SFO to Temporarily Close Runway 28L for Weekend Construction Work

Weekend Closures are Part of Federally Mandated Runway Safety Areas. SAN FRANCISCO, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — San Francisco International Airport will temporarily close Runway 28L, one of its two primary arrival runways, on three consecutive weekends beginning Friday, September 14, 2012, at 10:00 p.m. PDT, with the runway reopening on Monday, September 17, 2012, at 8:00 a.m…. Read the full press release

Africas First Ethiopian 787 Dreamliner Touches down in Riyadh

2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it’s first Dreamliner, “Africa First”, touched down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 13, 2012. Ethiopian 1st Dreamliner flight to Riyadh is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Riyadh is a main political centre of the country and part of Ethiopian’s extensive… Read the full press release

Venice Flights Take Off From London City

2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — British Airways flights to the Northern Italian gateway of Venice take off from London City Airport today (September 17). The six times a week service to the city of canals is the sixth new destination this year for British Airways from London City where the airline is now officially the largest operator… Read the full press release

Oman Air Concludes Training Programme for Interns

Oman Air Concludes Training Programme for Interns

2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Oman Air has just concluded a training programme at its headquarters in Muscat which aims to help young, qualified Omani students from different private and government universities and colleges to achieve their full potential. The programme was conducted as part of the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman’s initiative to provide… Read the full press release

Hartsfield-Jackson enlists sheep to control vegetation

Trees Atlanta brings 100 sheep to Airport-owned plot ATLANTA, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — As part of its ongoing efforts to find green solutions to common challenges, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is bringing 100 grazing sheep to Airport-owned land on Riverdale Road. The test program, coordinated with Trees Atlanta and funded by an anonymous donor, is designed to… Read the full press release

Express bus service between IND and downtown Indianapolis to continue

Nonstop service provides convenient access to locations near major downtown hotels and the Indiana Convention Center INDIANAPOLIS, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) has reached an arrangement with Go Express Travel to maintain express, non-stop bus service between the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) and downtown Indianapolis. The service was previously known as IndyGo’s Green… Read the full press release

Africas First Ethiopian 787 Dreamliner Touches down in Riyadh

2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it’s first Dreamliner, “Africa First”, touched down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 13, 2012. Ethiopian 1st Dreamliner flight to Riyadh is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Riyadh is a main political centre of the country and part of Ethiopian’s extensive… Read the full press release

Travelport signs multi-year agreement with Qantas Airways

Sydney, Australia, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has today announced a new long term agreement with Qantas Airways. Effective immediately, the new agreement ensures Galileo, Worldspan and Apollo-connected travel agents worldwide have access to Qantas’ full published inventory including ancillary content such as paid seating, consistent with… Read the full press release

Africas First Ethiopian 787 Dreamliner Touches down in Djibouti

2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it’s first Dreamliner, “Africa First”, touched down in Djibouti on September 13, 2012. Ethiopian 1st Dreamliner flight to Djibouti is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Djibouti is a main commercial seaport principally used by Ethiopia and part of Ethiopian’s extensive network… Read the full press release

Brussels Airport and Codic start Gateway office project

2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Brussels Airport Company has chosen Codic to deliver Gateway: a unique office project at Brussels Airport. The project comprises the complete redevelopment of former offices that formed part of the old terminal building. The U-shaped complex was home to Sabena, the former Belgian Airways and Airports Agency and later a part… Read the full press release

Monarch Hosts Ski Festival in Yorkshire

Monarch’s Russell Ison (left) takes to the slopes with champion skier, Chemmy Alcott and Leeds Bradford Airport’s Tony Hallwood (right)

2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — To celebrate the launch of flights from Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA)  to the popular ski routes of Munich and Grenoble, Monarch Airlines brought a taste of the Alps to Yorkshire with a specially themed Ski Festival hosted by Monarch’s brand ambassador and champion British Skier, Chemmy Alcott. Regional members of the Ski… Read the full press release

AIRPORT COMMISSION APPROVES CORINTHIAN INTERNATIONAL TO OPERATE WESTWOOD AND METRO EXPO/LA BREA FLYAWAY® BUS ROUTES

Los Angeles, California 2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved a three-year-agreement with Corinthian International Parking Services, Inc., Los Angeles, to operate and manage the existing LAX FlyAway® bus service between Westwood and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and a planned stop adjacent to the Metro Rail Expo Line at… Read the full press release

Budapest Airport announces two new scheduled routes from October

2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Budapest Airport announced today that Russian scheduled service carrier Ural Airlines, will commence new direct flightsbetween Koltsovo International Airport and Budapest commencing 3rd October. Ural is a brand new airline at Budapest and its service to Ekaterinburg(Yekaterinburg)will be the second direct flight to the Russian Federation from the leading central European hub…. Read the full press release

South African Airways begins flights to Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

Johannesburg, 2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — South African Airways (SAA) today launched its first flight from Johannesburg to Brazzaville, the capital of The Republic of Congo.  SAA will serve the expanded Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CAEMC) regions by providing stronger intra-regional connectivity to its customers. SAA now operates… Read the full press release

Africas First Ethiopian 787 Dreamliner Touches down in Lilongwe

2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it’s first Dreamliner, “Africa First”, touched down in Lilongwe, Malawi on September 11, 2012. Ethiopian 1st Dreamliner flight to Lilongwe is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Lilongwe is a main commercial centre of the country and part of Ethiopian’s extensive network… Read the full press release

Fleet Expansion for UK Airline with 5th Jet Aircraft

2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Eastern Airways, which operates flights from Leeds Bradford Airport, has further expanded its jet fleet after taking delivery of a third Embraer 145 regional aircraft, increasing its number of Embraer jets to five. This new addition to the UK’s second largest regional airline follows on from the arrival of its second Embraer… Read the full press release

WOW Air launches twice-weekly service from Gatwick Airport to Reykjavik

Gatwick welcomes WOW Air offering passengers flights to Reykjavik twice-weekly WOW Air joins Icelandair and Iceland Express linking London to Reykjavic 2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today Gatwick Airport welcomes WOW Air as it begins its twice-weekly service from Gatwick to Reykjavik, Iceland. Departing from Gatwick every Monday at 1315hrs, the flight will arrive in Reykjavik at… Read the full press release

Africas First Ethiopian 787 Dreamliner Touches down in Khartoum

2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it’s first Dreamliner, “Africa First”, touched down in Khartoum, Sudan on September 11, 2012. Ethiopian 1st Dreamliner flight to Khartoum is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Khartoum is a main commercial centre of the country and part of Ethiopian’s extensive network… Read the full press release

SKEWERS BY MORIMOTO AND WOLFGANG PUCK EXPRESS CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Skewers by Morimoto is Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s First-Ever Airport Location Los Angeles, California – 2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ —  Today Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and airport officials joined with Wolfgang Puck and Masaharu Morimoto to celebrate the official grand openings of these chefs’ new dining concepts at Los Angeles… Read the full press release

Brussels Airport and Montea invest in Brucargo

2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — As part of the development of Brucargo West, The Brussels Airport Company reached a cooperation agreement with the Belgian real estate developer Montea for the Construction of a third air cargo building on the site. A first 30,000m² building was delivered in 2008 and is used among others by bpost and a… Read the full press release

New shops opening one after the other at Terminal 2 of Budapest Airport

2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — The selection of retail outlets at Terminal 2 of Budapest Airport is set to be enhanced and expanded. The recently completed internal refurbishment of Terminals 2A and 2B enabled the airport operator to add new shops and to introduce brands not available previously in Hungary. The new outlets will include jewelry and… Read the full press release