LATAM Airlines Group S.A. reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for July 2014 vs July 2013

Santiago, Chile, 2014-8-11 — /Travel PR News/ — LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, (“LATAM Airlines Group” or “the Company”) (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN / Bovespa: LATM33), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for July 2014 compared to July 2013. System passenger traffic decreased by 1.4%… Read the full news article

Air Partner partners with Ruslan International to move an entire portable hospital on behalf of a Middle Eastern ruling family

LONDON, 2014-8-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Leading air charter broker, Air Partner, has teamed up with Ruslan International – the joint venture company which manages and markets the 17-strong fleet of giant Antonov An-124 aircraft – to move an entire portable hospital on behalf of a Middle Eastern ruling family. The demountable, modular clinic comprised 10… Read the full news article

Air Partner strengthens partnership with D&I specialist Radius Business

World-renowned aviation specialist Air Partner is teaming up with leading D&I specialists Radius Business for a third year in succession. LONDON, 2014-8-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Radius is a market-leading organisation that aims to show a clear business value to investing in a diverse workforce, who feel engaged with the businesses they work for. Working with… Read the full news article

BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to convert Runway 4-22 to taxiway as part of comprehensive series of airfield improvements

Runway to Be Converted to Taxiway as Part of Major Airfield Program Glen Burnie, Maryland, 2014-8-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Today (August 6, 2014), Runway 4-22 at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was closed permanently. As part of a multi-year, comprehensive series of airfield improvements, Runway 4-22 will be converted to a taxiway. BWI Marshall’s has… Read the full news article

Delta Air Lines marks its 80th year in Charleston this month

Delta Air Lines this month celebrates 80 years in Charleston. Charleston, S.C., 2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Delta, the largest airline at CHS, began serving the Charleston community with mail service on July 7, 1934. Then, a month later on Aug. 5, 1934, the airline began passenger service. In 1934, air service was aboard a seven-passenger… Read the full news article

Incheon International Airport summer promotion: Passengers who use self check-in system may win generous gifts in a raffle

Incheon Airport offers travel voucher, round-trip plane ticket, duty free gift card and more through summer promotion Incheon, South Korea, 2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — For about a month from July 19th to August 17th, Incheon International Airport conducts summer peak season promotion, through which passengers who use self check-in system may win generous gifts in… Read the full news article

Zurich Airport honored with World Travel Award for its customer service and general quality standards for the eleventh time in a row

Zurich, Switzerland,  2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — For the eleventh time in a row, Zurich Airport has been awarded the renowned World Travel Award for its customer service and general quality standards. The satisfaction of customers as well as general quality standards of products and services were among the evaluation criteria. In its category, Zurich… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways receives its 3rd Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft

Nairobi, 2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways has further strengthened its position as a leading African carrier with receipt of a third Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.The aircraft landed yesterday at the airline’s hub at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi at 1440 hours. It was flown in by Captain John Mathias Kimani. Kenya… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways takes delivery of 3 airside transfer buses as part of its customer experience enhancement program

Nairobi, 2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways has taken delivery of three airside transfer buses as part of its customer experience enhancement program. The delivery of the three buses will help raise the airline’s guest comfort and convenience, particularly as the transfer distances between the airside and the new JKIA terminals continue to stretch beyond… Read the full news article

flydubai launches flights to two destinations in Iran, Tehran and Mashhad

Dubai, UAE, 2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai-based flydubai today announced the launch of flights to Tehran and Mashhad, the carrier’s first two destinations in Iran. Flights to Tehran will begin on 11 August and Mashhad on 10 August. flydubai will serve Iran with four flights a week, providing passengers with greater convenience when travelling between… Read the full news article

Shannon Airport expects bumper August bank holiday period with passenger numbers set to soar by 20% over the same period last year

Shannon, Ireland, 2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Shannon Airport is expecting a bumper August bank holiday period with passenger numbers set to soar by 20% over the same period last year. Commenting on the results, Niall Maloney, Airport Operations Director at Shannon Airport said that the 20% increase in Bank Holiday passengers through the airport over… Read the full news article

Ethiopian Airlines receives its 9th 787 Dreamliner dubbed “Great Wall of China”

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has received its ninth 787 Dreamliner, dubbed “Great Wall of China”, on 3 August 2014. Ethiopian, an aircraft technology leader in Africa, was the first outside Japan to receive the ultramodern aircraft back in August 2012… Read the full news article

Member of Parliament for Luton South Gavin Shuker joins easyJet onboard to raise funds in support of UNICEF in the global fight against Polio

Generous Luton passengers have raised around a quarter of a million pounds through collections on easyJet flights since the partnership began  LONDON, 2014-8-5 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, the UK and London Luton airport’s largest airline, invited Gavin Shuker, Member of Parliament for Luton South onboard today – 1 August 2014 to lend a helping… Read the full news article

Fly.com™ research shows that failing to book Labor Day flights before Aug. 9 could cost travelers an additional 30% or more

Airfares Likely to Jump after August 9 NEW YORK, 2014-8-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Don’t wait another day to book flights for the Labor Day weekend. New research from Fly.com™ finds that failing to book Labor Day flights before Aug. 9 could cost travelers an additional 30% or more. The study, which used popular Labor… Read the full news article

Alaska Airlines’ annual fall sale begins today

SEATTLE, 2014-8-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Airlines’ annual fall sale begins today, with low fares throughout its network including favorite destinations like Philadelphia, San Francisco and Maui, Hawaii. One-way fares start at $69 from Portland, Oregon to San Francisco, $89 between Seattle and San Diego, California and $159 between Seattle and Detroit, one of Alaska’s… Read the full news article

Alaska Air Group Inc. reported 7 percent increase in traffic on 7 percent increase in capacity compared to July 2013

SEATTLE, 2014-8-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported July and year-to-date operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below. AIR GROUP On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 7.0 percent increase in traffic on a 7.0 percent… Read the full news article

Airbus A350XWB made its African debut at O.R. Tambo International Airport

Johannesburg, South Africa, 2014-8-4 — /Travel PR News/ — The debut landing of the Airbus A350XWB on Saturday afternoon became even more symbolic when an Airports Company South Africa female Marshall Official was at the forefront of ushering the successful landing of the aircraft in celebration of Women’s Month. Airbus announced today that during its visit… Read the full news article

Chicago Department of Aviation: Cathay Pacific Airways added three weekly passenger flights to Hong Kong from Chicago O’Hare International Airport

CHICAGO, 2014-8-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific Airways has added three weekly passenger flights to Hong Kong from Chicago O’Hare International Airport bringing the total to 10 flights per week. The new flights between O’Hare and Cathay’s hub Hong Kong International Airport will offer much improved connections to Cathay’s Asia network, including over 22 destinations in mainland… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways to increase capacity on its Perth route with aircraft upgrade to Boeing 777-300

Airline to upgrade aircraft to a Boeing 777-300 as of October 1 PERTH, Australia, 2014-8-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways will be increasing the capacity on its Perth route with an aircraft upgrade to a Boeing 777-300. The increase in capacity will go into effect on October 1 of this year. The Perth route, which… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways Cargo started its second freighter service to Delhi, India

DOHA, Qatar, 2014-8-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways Cargo started operating its second freighter service to Delhi, India, over Ramadan on 22 July. This second frequency builds rapidly on the back of the first freighter service from Doha which arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on 4 May, this year. “India is a highly important… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways to add three extra flights per week to Madrid, Spain

DOHA, Qatar, 2014-8-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Commencing November 16, Qatar Airways will be increasing its operations to Madrid, Spain, with the addition of three extra flights per week. The increase in frequency will bring the total number of flights up from seven to 10 per week, resulting in a significant increase in flight options for… Read the full news article

Southwest Airlines to start flights between Dallas Love Field and both San Francisco and Oakland from Jan. 6, 2015

New Flights Begin Jan. 6, 2015, with Introductory Fares as low as $119 one-way DALLAS, 2014-8-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today added new flights for Customers’ travel through early March 2015, bringing two additional destinations to the carrier’s complement of Cities with new nonstop service to and from Dallas (Love Field). Flights between… Read the full news article

500 underprivileged young people celebrated their graduation from the Cathay Pacific “I Can Fly” Programme 2014 at Kowloon Park

HONG KONG, 2014-8-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Five-hundred young people gathered to celebrate their graduation from the Cathay Pacific “I Can Fly” Programme 2014 at Kowloon Park on 2 August. The event was the finale of a three-month programme that included aviation training, social service projects, flying lessons in Australia and a delivery flight from… Read the full news article

Lufthansa Group to resume flights to Erbil in northern Iraq

Frankfurt, Germany, 2014-8-4 — /Travel PR News/ — After renewed consultation with the relevant national security authorities, the Lufthansa Group has decided to resume flights to Erbil in northern Iraq from tomorrow. Erbil lies well outside the direct crisis zone in Iraq, and flights to and from the city will be routed to avoid overflying the zone…. Read the full news article

Lufthansa German Airlines voted “Europe’s leading Airline” at the World Travel Awards

Frankfurt, Germany, 2014-8-4 — /Travel PR News/ — For the fourth time in a row Lufthansa German Airlines has been voted “Europe’s leading Airline” at the World Travel Awards – an award for the best of Europe’s travel industry following a voting process involving 230,000 travel tourism and hospitality professionals worldwide. Lufthansa was selected as winner from… Read the full news article

ACI, IATA, CANSO and ICAO to discuss appropriate actions to be pursued to mitigate potential risks to civil aviation arising from conflict zones

Montreal, Canada, 2014-7-31 — /Travel PR News/ — Airports Council International (ACI), along with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), participated in a meeting at the head offices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada earlier today to discuss appropriate actions to be pursued to… Read the full news article

ICAO, IATA, ACI and CANSO jointly express their strong condemnation of the use of weapons against civil aviation

Montréal, Canada, 2014-7-31 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airports Council International (ACI) and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), jointly express their strong condemnation of the use of weapons against civil aviation. The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 is unacceptable. Our organizations wish… Read the full news article

Aeroflot’s Board of Directors approved dividend policy for JSC Aeroflot

Moscow, 2014-7-31 — /Travel PR News/ — The Board of Directors of Aeroflot (“the Company”, Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) yesterday approved a dividend policy (the “Policy”) for JSC Aeroflot. The Policy aims to ensure maximum transparency for shareholders concerning the way in which dividends are calculated, and the procedure for their payment. The Policy establishes guidelines… Read the full news article

Eurostar opens ticket sales for their popular ski services on 31 July 2014

LONDON, 2014-7-31 — /Travel PR News/ — Ski fans looking to travel by rail this Christmas can rejoice as Eurostar will be opening ticket sales for their popular ski services on 31 July 20141. The high-speed passenger rail service linking the UK with mainland Europe, is treating customers to an early Christmas gift, offering them the… Read the full news article

Air Seychelles will take delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft in December 2014

Seychelles, 2014-7-31 — /Travel PR News/ — Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, will take delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft in December 2014, heralding significant enhancements to its international flight schedule at the same time. The changes, effective 1 December, include increased weekly frequencies between Seychelles and Abu Dhabi, more capacity… Read the full news article