• Berlin resident by choice won with the best concept • The bright red in the uniform will remain part of the Austrian Airlines identity • About 3,500 employees will be given a new uniform in 2016 VIENNA, 2015-5-19 — /Travel PR News/ — The new uniform, which will be worn by about 3,500 Austrian… Read the full news article
Cornwall, England, 2015-5-19 — /Travel PR News/ — To celebrate the new London Stansted to Newquay Cornwall Airport route, passengers on Saturday 16 May 2015 were greeted with a warm Cornish welcome, including local treats provided by a number of Cornish businesses including Rodda’s, Boddington’s Berries, Furniss Foods, and St Austell Brewery, as well as the… Read the full news article
The HondaJet makes its first appearance in Europe GENEVA, 2015-5-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Honda Aircraft Company announced today progress and HondaJet program achievements during a press conference at the 2015 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The HondaJet is making its first appearance in Europe and will begin a demonstration tour following… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2015-5-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Holdings, the world’s largest vehicle rental business, today announced that Mike Nigro has been appointed as senior vice president of European operations. He previously served as managing director UK and Ireland for the past six years and will be taking over from Jim Burrell, who is retiring from the… Read the full news article
LEEDS, UK, 2015-5-19 — /Travel PR News/ — BUS users on First Leeds services can now benefit from accessible services across the network following an announcement made by the operator today. With the last “step-entrance” Volvo Olympian bus donated to Keighley Bus Museum, First Leeds’ network of 400 buses now all provide low-floor, accessible service…. Read the full news article
Once a week from Munich to Scotland MUNICH, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Glasgow is the newest summer destination of Lufthansa from Munich. From 16 May 2015, the city of music and design will be served once a week under flight number LH 2518. The Airbus A319 will take off respectively at 15:10, thus… Read the full news article
MOSCOW, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot reports breakthrough results of scientific research involving its security dogs unit. A new method to detect explosive and dangerous substances has got scientific proof and a relative patent. New cancer diagnostics research data have been revealed. Both advances have been accomplished by joint effort of Aeroflot’s dog security service and major Russian scientists. Together… Read the full news article
AIRLINE’S SIXTH NEW OAK FLIGHT THIS YEAR 3RD DAILY DALLAS LOVE FLIGHT ALSO ADDED Oakland, CA, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines has announced that it will begin new nonstop service linking Atlanta with the San Francisco Bay Area with new flights between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Oakland International Airport (OAK) beginning November… Read the full news article
Abu Dhabi, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Mr Iwan Kip as General Manager for Indonesia, based in Jakarta. Mr Kip, who has more than 10 years of travel industry experience, takes up the role after two years as Etihad Airways’ Manager Direct Sales… Read the full news article
Geneva, Switzerland, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — The Embraer Executive Jets’ newest mid-light jet, the Legacy 450, is making its European debut at the 15th European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). The aircraft landed today at Geneva International Airport and will be on the static display at Geneva’s Palexpo Exhibition Center, in Switzerland, May… Read the full news article
LIVERPOOL, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers choosing to travel via Liverpool John Lennon Airport are more likely to have their flights operate on time compared to flights operating from 10 other top UK airports, according to the latest research published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Figures for 2014, show that the overall… Read the full news article
WIZZ AIR INTRODUCES GREAT FLEXIBILITY WITH NEW PLUS FARE BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2015-5-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced a new fare category in the airline’s offering. ‘Plus Fare’ is an additional option to Wizz Air’s ‘Basic Fare’ and introduces greater flexibility for passengers…. Read the full news article
Air Partner, the leading global aviation charter specialist, has acquired Cabot Aviation, a specialist broker in aircraft remarketing, for up to £1.2m. GATWICK, 2015-5-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Cabot Aviation was founded in 1998 by Malcolm Holt and Tony Whitty, who have grown the company into one of the leading aircraft remarketing brokers in… Read the full news article
Novosibirsk, Russia, 2015-5-15 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, announces opening a new route from Moscow to Salekhard and backwards. Air tickets are already available for purchase. S7 Airlines will perform direct flights between Moscow and Salekhard from the 3rd of June 2015 twice a week –… Read the full news article
Novosibirsk, Russia, 2015-5-15 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, again became the leader of the world punctuality rating of Flightstats agency. According to the world agency in April 2015 S7 Airlines performed 91.36% of its flights without deviations from the schedule – it is the best result… Read the full news article
ATU Duty Free has launched a new brand store to the passengers. “Michael Kors” store is open on International Terminal Departures Floor within Istanbul Ataturk Airport. ISTANBUL, 2015-5-14 — /Travel PR News/ — The largest duty free operator of Turkey, Atu Duty Free presents world-renowned “Michael Kors” brand at Istanbul Atatürk Airport. ATU added a… Read the full news article
New IAA hire will help attract new flights to IND for the community INDIANAPOLIS, 2015-5-13 — /Travel PR News/ — The Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) is pleased to announce that it has selected Mark Busalacchi as its’ new director of business development. Mark has more than twenty years of aviation industry experience on both the airline and… Read the full news article
Muharraq, Bahrain, 2015-5-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Preparations are in full swing as Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the managing body and operator of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), is gearing up to host the first edition of Routes Middle East and Africa 2015 (Routes MEA 2015) in the Kingdom of Bahrain this month. The inaugural Routes… Read the full news article
As from 30 June 2015, three weekly frequencies from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. PARIS, 2015-5-13 — /Travel PR News/ — As from 30 June 2015, Air France is resuming services to Freetown with three weekly frequencies from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Flights will be operated by Airbus A330-200 with 208 seats: 40 in the Business cabin, 21… Read the full news article
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 2015-5-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has started serving Sao Paulo, a city in the fifth continent in its route network, with a non-stop flight from Addis Ababa since April 25, 2015. Ethiopian tri-weekly flights to Brazil are operated using… Read the full news article
Singapore marks the second A350 XWB route for global launch customer, Qatar Airways Third frequency to be added this summer with all three flights to be serviced by A350 XWB SINGAPORE, 2015-5-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways, as the global launch customer for the A350 XWB, became the first airline to operate the world’s newest… Read the full news article
DOHA, Qatar, 2015-5-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has acquired the Novotel Edinburgh Park Hotel in Scotland, one of the best-located hotels for travellers to Edinburgh and an excellent base for exploring the rest of Scotland. The hotel will continue to be managed and operated under the Novotel brand by Accor which operates more than… Read the full news article
Norwegian today announced further expansion in the UK with three new routes set to launch from Edinburgh and Birmingham airports to the Canary Islands this winter. In total, Norwegian is adding almost 100,000 seats between the destinations. Fornebu, Norway, 2015-5-12 — /Travel PR News/ — The three new flights went on sale this morning at www.norwegian.co.uk… Read the full news article
MUNICH, 2015-5-11 — /Travel PR News/ — With its Italian atmosphere full of medieval palazzi and churches together with typical cafés and restaurants, the capital city of Umbria will soon be just a one-and-a-half-hour flight away from Munich. From this Sunday, 10th May 2015, Lufthansa will fly to Perugia from its southern hub twice a… Read the full news article
Joint Release With SNOC SINGAPORE, 2015-5-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed an agreement with the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) to be the Official Airline Partner for Team Singapore. Under the three year agreement from now until 30 April 2018, SIA will provide an agreed value of air tickets for… Read the full news article
Muscat, Oman, 2015-5-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air has won two awards at the World Travel Awards Middle East 2015. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman came top in the ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline – Business Class’ and ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline – Economy Class’ categories at a glittering ceremony which… Read the full news article
Los Angeles, California, 2015-5-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Mayor Eric Garcetti today signed an agreement finalizing an estimated $40-million stormwater treatment project that will clean polluted LAX runoff before it is released into Santa Monica Bay. An average of 100 million gallons of water a year will also be recharged into the city’s groundwater basin… Read the full news article
Dubai, UAE, 2015-5-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai Airports today confirmed that construction is expected to begin later this year on the expansion of Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central’s (DWC’s) existing passenger terminal which will boost the current capacity of 6 million passengers a year to 26 million. As Dubai International nears its capacity… Read the full news article
HMSHost opens Whisky River restaurant on E-Concourse Charlotte, NC, 2015-5-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Whisky River now has a new airside rendition of the original uptown Charlotte location, in Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s E-Concourse. Today representatives of global restaurateur HMSHost, the airport, and 12-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrated with a grand… Read the full news article
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2015-5-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Fuji Xerox New Zealand, a global industry leader in document technology, is relocating its logistics operations to Auckland Airport. The internationally recognised brand will move its Technology Centre to a 6,400sqm facility at The Landing Business Park at Auckland Airport. Gavin Pollard, Managing Director of Fuji… Read the full news article