Brussels, Belgium, 2016-Jun-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Brussels Airport named ‘Best European Airport’ in the 10-25 million passenger category by a group of independent experts CEO Arnaud Feist of Brussels Airport Company has received the exceptional and one-off ’Leader of the Year’ Award at the ACI Europe congress in Athens for his approach and leadership… Read the full news article
Category Archives: Transportation
Flybe launches daily flights between Birmingham and Toulouse-Blagnac starting on 30th October
Leading regional airline adds daily flights to South West France as part of extensive 2016-17 Winter schedule and marks Belfast City milestone DEVON, UK, 2016-Jun-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has today (22nd June 2016) announced a brand new route between Birmingham and Toulouse-Blagnac airports with daily flights starting on 30th… Read the full news article
Spirit Airlines announces tentative agreement with its ramp service team members at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
MIRAMAR, 2016-Jun-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Spirit Airlines is pleased to announce that its ramp service team members located at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) ratified a tentative agreement, completing negotiation of their first collective bargaining agreement. The team members had ratified an interim agreement in June of 2015, covering wages, job security, union… Read the full news article
British Airways to start flights to Innsbruck, Austria from Heathrow starting December 4
LONDON, 2016-Jun-27 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways customers will soon be able to slope off and enjoy the best of scenic Austria with flights to Innsbruck from Heathrow starting on December 4. Skiers will now be able to fly to the former Winter Olympic city from two UK airports as the airline already operates… Read the full news article
Alaska Airlines to start daily nonstop flights between Portland, Oregon, and Orlando, Florida beginning March 2017
SEATTLE, 2016-Jun-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Airlines today announced new, daily nonstop flights between Portland, Oregon, and Orlando, Florida, to begin in March 2017. The new flight will be the first and only nonstop flight between Portland and Orlando. With the new flying, Alaska will offer 21 weekly nonstop flights from Seattle, Portland… Read the full news article
Southwest Cargo named the nation’s best carrier for air cargo
Carrier earns top award by showcasing its world-class Hospitality to Customers across the U.S. DALLAS, 2016-Jun-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) Cargo is flying high after recently being named the nation’s best carrier for air cargo. For the seventh straight year, Southwest earned the Airforwarders Association’s (AFA) “Domestic Carrier of the… Read the full news article
Wizz Air announces new summer route from Budapest to Varna, Bulgaria
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced a new summer route from Budapest to Varna commencing on 3 August with two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays. Seats on the new route are already on sale and can be booked on wizzair.com… Read the full news article
Abu Dhabi Airports completes final de-propping of the last arch in the roof of the new Midfield Terminal Building
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2016-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Abu Dhabi Airports today announced that it has completed the final de-propping of the last arch in the roof of the new Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), meaning that the structure is now completely self-supporting. The de-propping took three days and 90 jacking points were used around the… Read the full news article
Singapore Airlines launches non-stop daily flights to San Francisco and second daily service to Los Angeles
SINGAPORE, 2016-Jun-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to launch non-stop flights between Singapore and San Francisco and will add a second daily service to Los Angeles in an expansion of its US operations. The non-stop Singapore-San Francisco flights will be operated on a daily basis with effect from 23 October 2016 using… Read the full news article
Enterprise Holdings becomes the largest car rental company at Portland International Airport
Local Economic Impact of Enterprise, National, Alamo Brands Totals $20 Million Annually Enterprise Holdings has nearly 40 percent of the market share at Portland International Airport. PORTLAND, Ore., 2016-Jun-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Holdings Inc., which – through its integrated global network of regional subsidiaries and independent franchises – operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National… Read the full news article
Wizz Air reaches new record milestone with three million carried passengers to and from Timisoara Airport
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jun-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, and Romania’s largest airline reached a new record milestone yesterday– three million carried passengers to and from Timisoara Airport. Wizz Air started operating Timisoara flights in October 2008 that was followed by establishing a base in February… Read the full news article
Enterprise Holdings acquires vanpooling company vRide from TPG Growth
ST. LOUIS, 2016-Jun-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Holdings, the world’s largest car rental company, today announced it has acquired vRide, a vanpooling company that has been serving U.S. commuters for almost 40 years while also providing American business leaders one of the most resourceful, efficient and sustainable transportation solutions available. Enterprise Holdings purchased… Read the full news article
Ukraine International Airlines enhances its domestic network with new non-stop flights between Kiev and Chernivtsi
KIEV, UKRAINE, 2016-Jun-21 — /Travel PR News/ — July 12, 2016, Ukraine International Airlines will enhance its domestic network by launching non-stop scheduled services between Kiev and Chernivtsi. Tickets are already available on UIA official website, at the carrier`s Contact Center, UIA ticket offices, and authorized travel agencies. The new daily flights will be operated on… Read the full news article
Brussels Airport is all set for a busy summer season with the reopening of Diamond building in the departures hall
The departures hall at Brussels Airport is all set for the start of the summer season. Work in the area adjacent to the Diamond building in the departures hall is finished and the area was reopened Friday afternoon. The reopening allows for a larger and smoother passage from the check-in desks to security screening and… Read the full news article
Wizz Air announces two new routes — Niš-Munich Memmingen in Germany and Niš-Eindhoven in the Netherlands
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jun-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced two new routes from Niš. The new services to Munich Memmingen in Germany and Eindhoven in the Netherlands will commence on 1 August with two weekly flights on Mondays and Fridays. Wizz Air had started… Read the full news article
Wizz Air launches new route from Suceava to Milan Bergamo starting 3 August
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jun-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Romania’s largest airline, today announced a new route from Suceava to Milan Bergamo commencing on 3 August with two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays. Already the largest airline in Romania, Wizz Air will grow its… Read the full news article
Wizz Air launches new routes — Sofia to Copenhagen and Sofia to Nuremberg
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jun-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, started operating its new service from Sofia to Copenhagen, Denmark. The service will be operated three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Denmark capital Copenhagen is an important and attractive destination for students, tourists as… Read the full news article
Christchurch Airport launches new fund to encourage the development of new and creative incentive itineraries for the Canterbury region
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2016-Jun-20 — /Travel PR News/ — A new fund launched today by Christchurch Airport aims to encourage the development of new and creative incentive itineraries for the Canterbury region. The new fund is for businesses in the conference and corporate incentive sector to develop new travel itineraries to encourage more visitors to the… Read the full news article
Los Angeles World Airports: WOW air launches four weekly flights to Reykjavik, Iceland from Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 2016-Jun-17 — /Travel PR News/ — WOW air, the ultra-low-cost transatlantic airline from Iceland, kicks off its west coast service by touching down from Los Angeles, offering regular four weekly flights to Reykjavik, Iceland for as low as $99*. Travelers also have the option to continue their trip to WOW air´s 23 European… Read the full news article
Eurostar partners with ITV Essentials to extend range of entertainment available on board its e320 trains
Shows including Cold Feet and Lewis introduced from mid-June LONDON, 2016-Jun-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Eurostar and ITV Essentials have today announced a new partnership which will extend the range of entertainment available on board from 15th June. Launching on Eurostar’s state-of-the-art fleet of e320 trains, travellers can unlock a range of British drama by… Read the full news article
Virgin Trains helps raise awareness for the first Cumberland & Westmorland Women’s Wrestling championship
LONDON, 2016-Jun-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Today (Jun 16, 2016) Virgin Trains transported a family of three female wrestlers on-board The Cumbrian Spirit (Pendolino 390010) train from the Lake District to Euston to bring Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling to the streets of London. Sisters, Tracy (25), Connie (20) and Rosie Hodgson (9), whose father, Trevor,… Read the full news article
Virgin Trains launches its free booking portal for SMEs, Railblazers
Website for small and medium size businesses to organise all rail travel Free to use with no credit card or booking fee 24/7 availability LONDON, 2016-Jun-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains today announced the launch of its free booking portal for SMEs, Railblazers. The self booking tool lets businesses reserve all their rail journeys… Read the full news article
Japan Airlines stimulates travel demand from overseas to Kyushu region with launch of new domestic fare
oneworld YOKOSO/Visit KYUSHU Fare TOKYO, 2016-Jun-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) decided to launch a new domestic fare – “oneworld®YOKOSO/Visit KYUSHU Fare” for overseas visitors in order to stimulate travel demand from overseas to the Kyushu region. The JAL Group is striving to invigorate the local economy by attracting more overseas travelers to… Read the full news article
Gatwick Airport launches its new Pier 1 facility housing an entirely new baggage system
£186 million facility houses state-of-the-art baggage and early bag store systems Development improves efficiency and reduces delays both on and off the airfield Passengers to long haul flights up in May, with numbers to North America up over 40% LONDON, 2016-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Gatwick marked its busiest-ever May today (+5.8%) by launching its… Read the full news article
Embraer announces Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva as its new CEO
São José dos Campos, 2016-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Embraer announces that it has commenced the succession process for its CEO position, continuing the work developed by Mr. Frederico Fleury Curado in the last decade. Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, an Embraer senior executive since 1997 and currently its President and CEO Commercial Aviation,… Read the full news article
Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian expand code-share agreement
Code-share agreement opens up Qatar Airways’ network for Royal Jordanian customers Qatar Airways travellers will benefit from additional flights to Amman DOHA, Qatar, 2016-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian have announced an expansion of their current code-share agreement, which will add six new destinations to Royal Jordanian’s existing network. Royal Jordanian… Read the full news article
Wizz Air launches new route from Budapest to Porto starting 4 September
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced a new route from Budapest to Porto commencing on 4 September with two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays. Wizz Air started operating flights from Budapest to Lisbon in March last year and Portugal quickly… Read the full news article
Emirates SkyCargo launches second daily flight between Dubai and Geneva
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2016-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has doubled its cargo capacity to Geneva with the launch of the airline’s second daily flight between Dubai and the Swiss city. The new service, launched on 1st June 2016, offers nearly 140 tons of additional belly-hold cargo capacity every week… Read the full news article
Australian delegation visits Emirates SkyCargo’s cargo terminal SkyCentral at Al Maktoum International- Dubai World Central Airport
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2016-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — A senior Australian delegation led by Australian Ambassador to the UAE, His Excellency Arthur Spyrou visited Emirates SkyCargo’s state of the art cargo terminal SkyCentral at Al Maktoum International- Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) on Wednesday 8th June 2016. The delegation included the Australian Consul-General, His Excellency Gerard… Read the full news article
‘Rio Express’: Air Partner to operate freight service before and after the Olympic Games this summer
LONDON, 2016-Jun-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Air Partner, the global aviation services group, today announces that it will be launching a ‘Rio Express’ freight service that will operate before and after the Olympic Games this summer. In the run-up to the Games, Air Partner will have exclusive freight availability on a weekly Sunday flight from… Read the full news article





















