BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today celebrates a major milestone with two million passengers carried on its low fare Macedonia routes. The first WIZZ flight took off from Skopje in June 2011 and since then, the airline has constantly expanded its Macedonian… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2016-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Rent-A-Car, part of the world’s largest car hire company, Enterprise Holdings, has launched its new Exotic Car Collection in the UK to give consumers access to some of the world’s most desirable vehicles. The launch follows a trial period, which has seen enquiries for some categories of its prestige… Read the full news article
MANCHESTER, UK, 2016-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — First Greater Manchester has today unveiled the new service brand ‘Vantage’ to be introduced on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester premium Busway later this year. ‘Vantage’ reflects the premium quality of the unique Busway service. The superior travel experience was revealed today on the first of twenty, new, high quality low-emission hybrid… Read the full news article
LISBON, Portugal, 2016-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — TAP strengthens its commitment to Spain with 16% more flights in 2016 On 1 July, TAP will begin offering direct daily flights between Lisbon and Vigo. In addition to the new route, Vigo will still be served from Porto, with the current overland transport service between the Spanish… Read the full news article
North Charleston, S.C., 2016-Jan-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Construction in front of the Charleston International Airport will result in temporary lane closures affecting those dropping off and picking up passengers beginning Monday, January 25. The center median that separates pickup and drop off traffic from taxi and shuttle traffic will be demolished and repaved. The… Read the full news article
Growth attributed to improved economy and robust tourism industry SAN DIEGO, CA, 2016-Jan-25 — /Travel PR News/ — January 25, 2016 – San Diego International Airport (SAN), for the first time in its 88-year history, has surpassed 20 million passengers in a single year. The 2015 total represents a 7 percent increase over 2014, according… Read the full news article
Auckland Airport has today announced the details of a major upgrade to its international departure area, including a new security processing zone and a new passenger lounge and shopping hub. AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2016-Jan-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Adrian Littlewood, Auckland Airport’s chief executive, says, “Today’s announcement is an exciting and major step forward in… Read the full news article
BANGKOK, Thailand, 2016-Jan-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited has today taken ownership of its fifth brand-new ATR 72-600. Four more are still to be delivered. The new-generation ATR-600s are equipped with state of the art full-glass cockpit monitoring and control systems plus feature high comfort layout seating for 70 passengers with… Read the full news article
BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2016-Jan-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced a new route from Katowice to Liverpool. The route will commence on 29 March and will be initially operated with three weekly flights. Along with Belfast, Bristol, Doncaster Sheffield, Glasgow and London Luton, Liverpool is… Read the full news article
LIVERPOOL, 2016-Jan-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers wanting to enjoy a holiday in Cornwall this year will soon be able to access the South West far easier, following today’s announcement by Flybe that they will commence a weekly flight from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) to Cornwall Airport Newquay in May. The weekly flights depart… Read the full news article
Oculus opening in first week of March will provide greater ease of commute for PATH riders; Will eventually provide access to 11 NYC subway lines New York, NY, 2016-Jan-22 — /Travel PR News/ — The Port Authority announced today that the World Trade Center Transportation Hub Oculus – the iconic centerpiece of the sprawling transit… Read the full news article
Novosibirsk, Russia, 2016-Jan-22 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, announces opening new flights to Rhodes Island (Greece). Air tickets are already available for purchase. S7 Airlines will operate direct flights from Moscow to Rhodes from 28 April 2016 up to three times a week – on Tuesdays,… Read the full news article
Gatwick, England, 2016-Jan-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Air Partner, working on behalf of TNT Romania for the National Museum of Romanian History (MNIR), successfully helped to deliver a precious cargo of 445 treasured Romanian artefacts to China for the “Treasures of Romania” exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing. The shipment was flown… Read the full news article
Gatwick, England, 2016-Jan-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Cabot Aviation, a division of Air Partner plc and a leading aircraft remarketing broker, is pleased to announce that Kenya Airways has entered into a sale agreement with Omni Air International to purchase two Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft, following approval from Kenya Airways’ board. Omni Air International is… Read the full news article
BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2016-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced a new route from Budapest to Bucharest beginning 19 September. Wizz Air will operate the new route four days a week and is introducing the route with fares from 5,990 HUF. Wizz Air also will increase the number of… Read the full news article
Hebron, KY, 2016-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — In 2015 CVG experienced its largest passenger growth since 2005. Total passenger traffic increased 6.6 percent over 2014, while local passengers increased 16 percent. This represents 367,000 new passengers year-over-year. Cargo traffic grew by 11.3 percent in 2015. For the first time in its history, CVG experienced over… Read the full news article
PARIS, FRANCE, 2016-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Air France is offering its brand new long-haul travel cabins to two new destinations from Paris-Charles de Gaulle: up to 4 times weekly to Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) and up to 7 times weekly to Tokyo-Narita (Japan). Customers travelling to Washington will also be able to enjoy the new… Read the full news article
PARIS, FRANCE, 2016-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — On 14 January 2016, Air France was awarded the “best first class available on flights between Greater China and Europe” prize. The Company was presented this award as part of the Hurun Best of the Best Awards. This ceremony was organized in Shanghai by the Hurun Report, a… Read the full news article
easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has reached a key milestone in its operation by carrying 40 million passengers to and from Bristol Airport since it launched services 14 years ago. BRISTOL, UK, 2016-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Since introducing its first flights from Bristol in 2001, the airline has grown significantly. It is now easyJet’s largest… Read the full news article
CHICAGO, 2016-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — American Airlines recently announced it will begin new nonstop service between Chicago and Sacramento, California beginning June 2, 2016. The airline will operate two daily flights from O’Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport on a B737-800 aircraft. The airline will also extend daily service from Chicago O’Hare… Read the full news article
Budapest, Hungary, 2016-Jan-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced a new route from Bucharest to Budapest and a domestic route from Bucharest to Cluj-Napoca, another of Wizz Air’s five bases in Romania. Wizz Air will begin the Bucharest to Cluj-Napoca route beginning 22 July with six weekly… Read the full news article
MIAMI, 2016-Jan-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Royal Caribbean International today announced the award recipients of their annual Travel Partners of the Year for the United States of America and Canada. Cruise Planner – an American Express representative – received their first Chairman’s Award for Overall Achievement, making this their ninth consecutive award and Vacation.com was… Read the full news article
Subject to Foreign Government Approval, Daily Service between LAX and Liberia/Guanacaste, Costa Rica, begins April 12, 2016, with one-way fares as low as $149 DALLAS, 2016-Jan-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today published its initial flight schedule for international service at Terminal 2, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with daily service beginning… Read the full news article
NAIROBI, 2016-1-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways has entered into a sale agreement with Omni Air International for two of its Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft, following approval from its board. Omni Air International is a US based airline providing global passenger ACMI wet lease and charter programs. Kenya Airways announced its intention to sell the… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2016-1-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport welcomes the announcement that AirAsia X will start a daily service between Kuala Lumpur and Auckland, by extending its existing Gold Coast service. The year-round service will commence in March 2016, using an A330-300 aircraft. AirAsia X is a low cost airline based in… Read the full news article
BRISTOL, UK, 2016-1-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Two revolutionary virtual electric buses were launched this week in Bristol. First West of England are introducing the state-of-the-art low emission buses in partnership with Department for Transport, Bristol City Council and University of the West of England (UWE). The buses use Geo-Fencing GPS technology to run… Read the full news article
MIAMI, 2016-1-12 — /Travel PR News/ — The votes are in and Royal Caribbean International was once again awarded voted the “Best Cruise Line Overall” and the “Best Cruise Line in the Caribbean” by the travel agent community. The cruise line received a total of six awards at this week’s Travvy Awards ceremony. Royal Caribbean… Read the full news article
Geneva, 2016-1-12 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing air cargo volumes (measured in Freight Tonne Kilometers) were down 1.2% in November 2015, compared to November 2014. Total cargo volumes, however, expanded compared to October 2015, and were higher than the low point in… Read the full news article
One Lucky Winner Receives Instant Getaway on Inaugural Flight and Three Nights in Orlando MIRAMAR, Fla., 2016-1-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Is the winter chill already getting you down? Ditch that ice scraper and grab your sunscreen! Spirit Airlines begins new daily nonstop service to and from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) and the… Read the full news article
Introductory offer for bookings until January 15, 2016, for travel in Première & Economy Class Mumbai, 2016-1-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, announced special inaugural fares for flights between India and Amsterdam, the airline’s new European gateway, commemorating the commencement of its maiden flights to Amsterdam on March 27, 2016…. Read the full news article