World’s premier airline alliance adds another leading award-winning Asian carrier oneworld network expanded in one of world’s fastest growing regional economies Malaysia Airlines aircraft unveiled in oneworld livery as part of marketing drive oneworld Visit Malaysia pass offered to encourage tourism throughout Malaysia Double miles promotion for frequent flyers to celebrate New benefits added for top… Read the full news article
Category Archives: Transportation
Chicago Department of Aviation Receives “Public Body of the Year” Award from CISCO
CHICAGO, 2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) was honored by the Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO) with a “Public Body of the Year” award at the labor management association’s annual meeting in Schaumburg on January 25. According to CISCO, the CDA was chosen as its 2012 “Public Body” award recipient for its… Read the full news article
QATAR AIRWAYS UNVEILS “TO MALDIVES, WITH LOVE. QATAR AIRWAYS” INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA COMPETITION
Amazing Sweetheart Holiday Packages To Be Won To The Exotic Indian Ocean Business Class Tickets To Exotic Islands With One-Night Stopover At W Doha… …3 Nights At W Retreat Maldives And Sea-Plane Transfer To Luxury Resort Contest Goes Live From Today Until Feb 13 On Facebook.com/qatarairways And Qatarairways.com/maldiveswithlove Doha, QATAR, 2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways… Read the full news article
Spirit Airlines Announces New Ultra Low Fare Service Between Houston and Los Angeles
Miramar, Florida, 2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) today announced it is starting ultra low fare service between Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on April 25, 2013. Customers can check out the insanely low fares on flights and vacation packages offered every day at www.spirit.com and also sign up… Read the full news article
Ryanair Adds Extra Wales-Ireland ‘Six Nations’ Flights
2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (29 Jan) announced extra Six Nations specials to/from Bristol to ensure rugby fans can cheer on Ireland when they take on Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Sat, 2nd Feb. Ryanair’s Six Nations extras will depart Dublin at 11:55hrs and 17:45hrs on Fri 1st Feb… Read the full news article
Abu Dhabi International Airport Records AED 809.5 Million Retail Revenue in 2012
Retail revenue registers 24% increase over 2011 to 809.5 m AED Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), the operator of Abu Dhabi’s five airports, revealed today that Abu Dhabi Duty Free retail revenue reached AED 809.5 million in 2012, with an increase of 24% over 2011, setting a new… Read the full news article
Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc. 2012 Fourth Quarter Results (Unaudited)
2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Fourth quarter passenger traffic at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport increased by 1.64% over the same period last year. “Our community’s new airport received a great deal of international attention this past quarter as a result of being named one of the World’s Most Stylish Airports,” said Barry Rempel, President and… Read the full news article
British Airways – Flying High
2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — British Airways has been given two prestigious awards in January, after being recognised for its responsible business ethic. The airline received the Business Travel Award 2013 for Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme and has been recognised for its leadership role in addressing its impact on deforestation by the Forest Footprint Disclosure Project…. Read the full news article
RYANAIR – 3rd Quarter Results 2013
RYANAIR REPORTS Q3 PROFIT OF €18M (UP 21%) TRAFFIC UP 3%, AVG FARES UP 8% – F.Y. GUIDANCE RAISED TO €540M 2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier today (Jan 28) announced Q3 profits of €18m, up €3m on last year despite an €81m increase in fuel costs. Revenues rose 15% to €969m as traffic… Read the full news article
Star Alliance opens new Lounge at Buenos Aires Ezeiza “Ministro Pistarini” International Airport
First Star Alliance Lounge in Latin America 2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Star Alliance and local ground handling company CrossRacer have opened a new lounge at Buenos Aires International Airport for the exclusive use of customers travelling on Star Alliance member carrier flights from the Argentine capital. First and Business Class passengers as well as Star Alliance Gold… Read the full news article
Frontier Announces Nonstop Service Between Denver and Cincinnati Beginning May 16
Nonstop fares starting at $99* each way available until Feb. 2 only at FlyFrontier.com DENVER, 2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced new nonstop service between its Denver, Colo. (DEN), hub and Cincinnati, OH (CVG), with six weekly nonstop flights beginning on May 16. To celebrate the new service, Frontier is offering fares as low as… Read the full news article
CAA to accept online applications and payments for some approvals and renewals
2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will soon offer online applications and provide payment options for certain services through secure online processes. As part of a major project to update and improve the way it handles applications, the CAA will begin accepting e-applications and payments, initially, for two services – Part 145 maintenance… Read the full news article
Travelport signs new agreement with Scoot
Delivering diversified travel content through partnership with major low-cost carrier Singapore, 2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces a new agreement with Scoot, Singapore Airlines’ budget arm that offers low-cost, no frills airfares from Singapore to eight cities in China, Australia, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand. Both companies have undertaken… Read the full news article
Jetex Flight Support to sponsor Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), today announced that Jetex Flight Support, will join the leading names in the business aviation industry and sponsor Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013, for the second year running. Yousif Hassan Al Hammadi, Chairman of the Organizing Committee for Abu Dhabi Air Expo, General… Read the full news article
Ryanair Update On Aer Lingus
2013-01-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Further to Ryanair’s Q3 results announcement issued today (Jan 28), the following is an update in relation to the Aer Lingus offer: Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary Said: “Ryanair has submitted a radical and unprecedented remedies package to the EU in support of its offer for Aer Lingus. We believe these remedies address every… Read the full news article
AVIS CAMPAIGN NAMED MAGAZINE ADVERTISEMENT OF THE YEAR
PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2013-01-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — In recognition of its experiential iPad campaign in The Economist, Avis Car Rental won “Magazine Advertisement of the Year” at the 2012 Digital Magazine Awards. Celebrating the best magazines, individuals and advertisers from the digital publishing industry, the international awards honored Avis for bringing to life the idea of “It’s Your… Read the full news article
National Passenger Survey – ScotRail outperforms UK
2013-01-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Nine out of 10 ScotRail customers are satisfied with their train services – equalling its highest ever rating. In the key category of overall customer satisfaction ScotRail scored 90% – up one percentage point on last year and five points higher than the UK average for train operators. The latest National Passenger Survey… Read the full news article
CBC/Radio-Canada, VIA Rail and Community Foundations of Canada present CANADA 150/2017 STARTS NOW a conference series in collaboration with leading canadian organizations
2013-01-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today ( January 28, 2013), CBC/Radio-Canada, VIA Rail Canada and Community Foundations of Canada, in collaboration with a number of leading organizations across the country, announced cities and dates for its CANADA 150/2017 STARTS NOW initiative, a conference series that will spark a national conversation about Canada’s upcoming 150th anniversary. The CANADA 150/2017 STARTS NOW conferences will inform,… Read the full news article
WIZZ AIR’S LOW FARES ARRIVE IN GLASGOW
2 ROUTES AND 60,000 YEARLY PASSENGERS 2013-01-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced the move of its two Scottish routes to Gdansk and Warsaw from Prestwick to Glasgow International Airport from 1st March. The carrier, which began operating its low-fare services between Scotland and Poland… Read the full news article
Iberia atenderá a Germanwings en cinco aeropuertos españoles
La división de handling de Iberia acaba de renovar el contrato para los próximos 2 años. Iberia Airport Services tiene una cartera de 200 clientes y, en 2012, atendió a más de 75 millones de pasajeros y cerca de 350.000 aviones. Madrid, 2013-01-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Iberia Airport Services, división de handling de Iberia, acaba de renovar su… Read the full news article
Come and try our record-breaking services says Virgin Trains CEO
2013-01-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Virgin Trains’ customers have given Virgin Trains its highest ever score in the most recent national survey of rail passenger satisfaction. The rail watchdog Passenger Focus carries out large-scale independent research across the industry twice a year, and today released the results of its Autumn 2012 survey. 92% of Virgin Trains’ customers rated… Read the full news article
London City Airport In The Worlds Top Ten Landings
2013-01-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — London City Airport has been voted one of the world’s ten most scenic airport landings in a poll conducted by PrivateFly.com. The company asked travel experts and fans across the world to vote for the most scenic airport landings in its annual survey. This year the private jet booking service teamed up… Read the full news article
BX SOLUTIONS BEGINS EXPANSION SERVICE IN MIDWEST AND SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES
Toledo, OH, 2013-01-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and BX Solutions is pleased to announce the beginning of a new time definite trucking service connecting 31 markets in the Midwest and Southeast through its new hub operations located in Toledo, Chicago and Atlanta. This service offering specializes in airport-to-airport service using a combination of trusted… Read the full news article
AEROMEXICO IS MOVING OF TERMINAL!
In July 1st, the airline starts operating on South Terminal, Concourse H in Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, 2013-01-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, is moving to Miami International Airport’s South Terminal, Concourse H this July 1st, and invites all passengers to take advantage of the terminal’s more spacious and updated check-in area as well… Read the full news article
JAL and Japan Post Cooperate to Offer Trial Express Mail Service (EMS) of Temperature-Sensitive Parcels to Taiwan and Singapore
TOKYO, 2013-01-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Post Co., Ltd. (Japan Post) will begin cooperating to offer “Cool EMS*” – a new international speed post service of small, temperature-sensitive parcels from Japan to addresses in Taiwan and Singapore during this trial period of April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. Japan is well-known for… Read the full news article
CityJet Launches New Flight From London City Airport to Nuremberg
2013-01-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passengers checking in at London City Airport [this week] were treated to thigh-slapping musical entertainment, as European airline CityJet launched a new service to the German city of Nuremberg. The new route is CityJet’s second to Germany and will operate twice daily, with fares starting from £109 return. An oompah band entertained… Read the full news article
Frontier Airlines Announces Service From CVG
Same-Day Connections to 19 Western Destinations 2013-01-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced nonstop service from CVG to Denver International Airport. This new service, with connections to 19 destinations beyond Denver, will begin May 17. Frontier’s first flight from Denver will arrive at CVG the evening of May 16. “We are proud to offer this… Read the full news article
HOP! Immediate take-off for the Air France group’s new airline
2013-01-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Air France today revealed the name and commercial offering of its new regional airline, HOP! A result of the synergy between the Air France group’s three regional airlines – Brit Air, Regional and Airlinair – HOP! aims to become the reference airline on inter-regional routes in France and Europe with a competitive offer, quickly… Read the full news article
An East Boston Renaissance in the Making
City of Boston, Massport Announce First Large-Scale Residential Waterfront Development BOSTON, 2013-01-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today joined with Governor Deval Patrick, New Jersey-based developer Roseland, RBS Citizens and other elected officials and members of the East Boston community to celebrate the groundbreaking of Portside at Pier… Read the full news article
JAL and Russia’s S7 Airlines Launch Codeshare Cooperation
TOKYO, 2013-01-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) and S7 Airlines (S7), both members of the oneworld airline alliance, have entered a codeshare agreement with each other for the first time and will commence codeshare flights from January 30, 2013. JAL operates a nonstop service three times a week between Tokyo (Narita) and Moscow (Domodedovo). In addition to… Read the full news article