2013-02-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the new pop-up facility located at Gate 27, you can taste Heineken products until the end of April. The already familiar pop-up location at Gate 20 is a sales outlet for exciting products for children and adults alike: The Heureka shop has been opened there. The shop specialises in high-quality, innovative… Read the full news article
Nonstop fares starting at $99* available until Feb. 16 only at FlyFrontier.com DENVER, 2013-02-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced new nonstop seasonal service between its Denver, Colo. hub (DEN) and Greensboro, N.C. (GSO), with three weekly nonstop flights beginning on May 1, 2013. This will be the only nonstop service between these cities. To… Read the full news article
2013-02-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (7 Feb) announced it will launch a new route at London Stansted to/from Ostrava (Ryanair’s 180th destination and 2nd Czech airport) in June 2013. Ryanair celebrated its new London Stansted route by launching a 100,000 seat sale at prices starting from £16 for travel across… Read the full news article
2013-02-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (11 Feb) announced it will increase the €2 EU261 levy to €2.50 per passenger for all bookings made from 1st March 2013 in order to fund an expected increase in its EU261 costs in “force majeure” cases where the airlines are clearly not responsible… Read the full news article
2013-02-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines представляет новую услугу «Бизнес-24». Теперь, благодаря удобному расписанию S7 Airlines, пассажиры могут осуществить деловую поездку в один из крупнейших городов маршрутной сети S7 Airlines и вернуться обратно в течение одного дня, получив при этом скидку на авиабилет и ряд других преимуществ. Услуга доступна для перелетов между Москвой и 14 городами маршрутной… Read the full news article
2013-02-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Record passenger numbers for the month 5.18 million passengers passed through Heathrow in January, a record for the month and up 0.3% on January 2012. This growth was achieved despite a period of disruption from low visibility and snow. Heathrow’s load factors – showing how full the average flight was – also… Read the full news article
Support the North! Manchester Airport’s ‘Fly Manchester’ campaign launches 2013-02-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Manchester Airport, the global gateway to and from Northern England, launches a ‘Fly Manchester’ campaign today to win back the four million passengers from its catchment area that currently travel by road/ rail to London airports when routes operate a short distance away… Read the full news article
Eurostar ‘woos’ its passengers with Valentine’s Day surprises 2013-02-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Eurostar, the high-speed passenger service that ‘marries’ the UK and the continent will treat its passengers to a host of romantic surprises to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. On the 14 February, Eurostar will ‘woo’ couples setting off for a romantic Valentine’s Day getaway, with… Read the full news article
2013-02-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — 15 million passengers passed through Helsinki Airport last year. Did you know how many bags passed via Finavia’s baggage handling center? In 2012, a total of 5,093,561 bags departed from Helsinki airport. This includes the bags of departing and transfer passengers, and the bags were transported in the hold. The figures do… Read the full news article
The number of passengers travelling through St. John’s International Airport totaled close to 1.5 million in 2012, a 6% increase over the previous year. ST. JOHN’S, NL, 2013-02-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The demand for air travel continued to increase last year at St. John’s International Airport as the total number of passengers travelling through its gates… Read the full news article
2013-02-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Boeing has alerted a possible delay in the delivery of Norwegian’s first 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft was scheduled to be delivered in late April. The June delivery may also be affected. In the event that the 787 is not operational in time for Norwegian’s services to New York and Bangkok replacement long-haul… Read the full news article
Austrian Airlines carried 723,200 passengers in January Moderate approach to capacity management featuring five fewer aircraft Positive trend in capacity utilization continues in 2013: passenger load factor of 71.8 percent corresponds to increase of 3.6 percentage points 2013-02-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Austrian Airlines Group carried a total of 723,200 passengers in January 2013, a decline… Read the full news article
Weekend Closure to Accomplish Federally-Mandated Runway Safety Areas SAN FRANCISCO, 2013-02-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced a temporary weekend runway closure in February to carry out construction activity for federally-mandated Runway Safety Areas. The closure is scheduled for: Friday, February 15th at 10:00pm PST through Monday, February 18th at 8:00am PST: Runway 28L closed… Read the full news article
Los Angeles, California, 2013-02-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The winter issue of the LAX Capital Improvements e-newsletter is now available online at: http://www.lawa.org/laxdev/Newsletter.aspx . The newsletter describes the latest developments and current status of the multi-billion-dollar capital improvements program at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The current issue highlights: Unveiling of new Dining/Retail concepts for New Tom Bradley International Terminal LAX… Read the full news article
2013-02-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — We are planning to begin our annual airfield maintenance this weekend (February 10.) From Sunday night, between 9pm and 5am and weather permitting, we will begin necessary maintenance work on the main runway. The work can only take place when ideal weather conditions occur and so allow planes to use the cross… Read the full news article
2013-02-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passenger traffic at Budapest Airport decreased by less than 4.7 percent last year, in spite of the loss of its base carrier and the protracted global economic crisis. The Hungarian capital airport handled a total of 8 504 020 departing and arriving passengers in 2012. However, the drop in air traffic movements,… Read the full news article
PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2013-02-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Avis Car Rental today announced that Avis Preferred® Select & Go, the Company’s vehicle selection service, has exceeded 100,000 vehicle exchange transactions, including upgrades. Launched in June and now available at top airport locations in the United States, Select & Go empowers frequent renters to select the vehicle that best fits… Read the full news article
2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — The number of overflights in Finnish airspace reached a record level last year. According to Finavia, the company responsible for air navigation services in Finland, the number of overflights in 2012 increased by nearly 10 per cent from the previous year. The number of overflights is on the increase as airlines optimise… Read the full news article
2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA`s presentation of the fourth quarter results 2012 will take place at 8:30 AM on Friday February 15th at Felix Conference Center, Bryggetorget 3, Aker Brygge, Oslo. The results will be presented in Norwegian by the CEO, Bjørn Kjos. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, commercially branded “Norwegian,” is a public… Read the full news article
Partnership leads to 37 new signs promoting Nebraska sites NORTH PLATTE, NEB., 2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Representatives from the Nebraska Tourism Commission, the Nebraska Department of Roads and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission unveiled new Interstate 80 road signs promoting Nebraska tourism attractions today at Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park. Each bright blue sign… Read the full news article
Moscow, 2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — JSC “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines” summed up traffic and capacity statistics for December and 12 months of 2012. In December 2012passenger traffic increased by 16.3% against the same period in 2011 and totaled 1,393.6 ths passengers. International passenger traffic rose by 22.9% (+154.0 ths passengers) reaching 825.9 ths passengers. The number of… Read the full news article
First SkyPriority-branded fast-track security lane opens, enhances airport experience AMSTERDAM, 2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — A new SkyPriority fast-track security lane has opened at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, offering SkyTeam’s premium customers a speedier airport experience from checking-in to boarding the plane. The dedicated security lane is located behind an easily identifiable, SkyPriority-branded wall. Available exclusively to Elite… Read the full news article
Geneva, 2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) identified four priorities to make air cargo more secure and urged stakeholders to move forward on the implementation of the Secure Freight principles. Secure Freight was initiated by IATA to promote global security standards in order to facilitate safe, secure and efficient operations of air… Read the full news article
SEATTLE, 2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Airlines is working with the Federal Aviation Administration to add Paine Field in Everett, Wash., as an authorized airport for the carrier’s operations. This is a required step if the carrier were to begin jet service out of the regional airport at some point in the future. As required by… Read the full news article
2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 7.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2013, a 1.7 percent decrease from the 7.4 billion RPMs flown in January 2012. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 0.5 percent to 10.0 billion from the January 2012 level of 9.9 billion. The… Read the full news article
2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the first month of 2013, airberlin increased its capacity utilization rate to 83.1 percent, i.e. an increase of 1.0 percentage points over the previous year. In January 2013, Germany’s second-largest airline company welcomed a total of 1,757,109 flight-guests on board. By eliminating unprofitable routes and optimizing flight schedules, airberlin reduced its… Read the full news article
A comprehensive report released today has defined the modal and environmental advantages of using marine shipping to transport goods in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway region. Washington, D.C. – 2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — A comprehensive report released today has defined the modal and environmental advantages of using marine shipping to transport goods in the Great… Read the full news article
2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Edinburgh and Belfast have flown into the top ten list of favourite Valentine’s destinations for Gatwick Airport passengers this year, with the two British cities coming third and seventh respectively in the airport’s top ten. Surprisingly, traditional romantic hotspots such as Venice and Rome did not feature at all in the top… Read the full news article
2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Virgin Trains has scooped two major awards at the annual Cheshire Best Kept Station awards held on 22 January 2013. Crewe station picked up an award for the fifth year running and Macclesfield station was also a winner. Crewe (Best Staffed Station Award) John Hulme, Organiser of Cheshire Best Kept Station, said: “Our… Read the full news article
2013-02-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — A new route pass offering 25% discount for travellers booking four return flights has been launched by Eastern Airways across its network. The new 4-4-3 Route Pass product initiative introduced by the UK’s second largest regional airline will benefit regular commuters when they purchase four flights for the price of three on any… Read the full news article