NONSTOP SERVICE TO SHANGHAI STARTS JUNE 20 BOSTON, 2015-2-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Governor Charlie Baker, the Massachusetts Port Authority and Hainan Airlines today announced an expansion of China’s only certified Skytrax® five-star airline service from Logan International Airport with Boston becoming Hainan’s first US city with service to Shanghai. Service to Shanghai will start on… Read the full news article
Moscow, 2015-2-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot launches new campaign Good New Year together with the Charity Fund Galchonok in order to help children with neurological development disorders. The campaign is dedicated to the Chinese New Year and will be held in the period from February 18 to February 22 on Aeroflot flights from Moscow to four destinations in China. During the boarding passengers of the SU204 flight… Read the full news article
Year-on-year growth of 3% in passenger numbers 2014 business travel increased by 4% year-on year Eurostar e320 trains scheduled to enter service at the end of 2015 New Lyon-South of France service proving popular with customers LONDON, 2015-2-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Eurostar, the high speed rail service between the UK and mainland Europe, today… Read the full news article
Montreal, 2015-2-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Airports Council International (ACI) is pleased to announce the recipients of the prestigious 2014 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. As the industry’s most comprehensive passenger service benchmarking tool, the ACI ASQ Survey has reliably captured passengers’ immediate appraisal from check-in through departure at the gate at more than 300… Read the full news article
SYDNEY, 2015-2-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Tourism New Zealand and Christchurch Airport have launched the latest campaign promoting the South Island of New Zealand as the ultimate destination for Australians. The “Every day a different journey” campaign targets the eastern seaboard of Australia and highlights the diversity of naturally hidden gems and experiences. General… Read the full news article
Prague, 2015-2-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Up to 19 new destinations and 25 regular scheduled connections are planned by Czech Airlines for the upcoming summer season. Alongside flights from Prague to Billund, Bilbao, Bologna, Cork and Oslo, which the carrier announced last autumn, Czech Airlines is also planning to operate flights to Athens, Bordeaux, Liverpool, Porto… Read the full news article
Incheon, Korea, 2015-2-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Incheon International Airport has won the highest scores in two categories of the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey, an annual passenger satisfaction survey organized by the only worldwide association of 1,860 airports, the Airports Council International (ACI). On February16, ACI announced the results of the ASQ survey collected… Read the full news article
HONG KONG, 2015-2-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific Airways today announced a further expansion of its freighter network with the launch of a new service to Kolkata, India, commencing 11 March 2015. Cathay Pacific will become the only carrier providing direct freighter services between Kolkata and Hong Kong. The scheduled service will operate… Read the full news article
HONG KONG, 2015-2-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for the first month of 2015 that show an increase in both the number of passengers carried and the cargo and mail tonnage uplifted compared to the same month in 2014. Cathay Pacific and Dragonair… Read the full news article
ABU DHABI, 2015-2-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Sanad Aero Solutions GmbH (Sanad), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, has increased its leasing portfolio of spare engines and components with Etihad Airways through the addition of new assets valued at US$100 million, including spare GEnx and GP7200 engines and spare landing gear and nacelles, to… Read the full news article
ABU DHABI, 2015-2-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways today launched daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Kolkata (Calcutta), the airline’s 11th destination in India on its own, and its 15th destination in combination with network partner Jet Airways. Flight EY256 departed Etihad Airways’ hub at 11:10 and is scheduled to land at Netaji Subhash… Read the full news article
HONG KONG, 2015-2-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) started the New Year with steady growth in all three air traffic categories. In January, the airport handled 5.2 million passengers, registering year-on-year growth of 1.8%. Flight movements increased 2.1% to 33,385 over the past year, while cargo volume showed an increase of… Read the full news article
Incheon, South Korea, 2015-2-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Companies were selected as the final choice for duty free shop at Incheon Airport. Hotel Lotte, Hotel Shilla and Shinsegae Group have won the bid to operate duty free shops at Incheon International Airport on February 11. New operators will run the shops at Incheon Airport… Read the full news article
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Malaysia), 2015-2-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Star Cruises, the leading cruise line in Asia Pacific, and its crew members from SuperStar Aquarius, together with the Sabah Hotel Association members, had jointly organised a visit to the Sri Pritchard Old Folks Home in Kinarut, Papar, Sabah (Malaysia) on 12th February 2015, in conjunction… Read the full news article
Emirates’ Aircraft Appearance Centre Installs more than 3 aircraft decals each week, completing 157 projects in 2014 DUBAI, UAE, 2015-2-16 — /Travel PR News/ — It was a busy year for the team at Emirates’ Aircraft Appearance Centre, who successfully completed more than three aircraft decal installations in an average week, bringing the total number of… Read the full news article
DUBAI, UAE, 2015-2-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates Airline has launched a celebration of cricket with fans the world over, as the national teams from 14 countries commence their journey to compete for the glory and the title of world champions at the ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. As the Official Worldwide… Read the full news article
Alexandria, VA, 2015-2-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) has recognized 92 airports with an ANTN Digicast Excellence in Airport Training award for training completed in 2014. An ANTN Digicast Excellence in Airport Training award signifies that airport employees and others working at each facility have completed a specified… Read the full news article
MANCHESTER, UK, 2015-2-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Vueling, the Barcelona-based airline, part of International Airlines Group (IAG), is set to launch a direct service to Barcelona from Manchester Airport on 19th June 2015. The flight will depart Manchester on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday flying to Terminal 1 at Barcelona El Prat Airport, which… Read the full news article
Muharraq, Bahrain, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — BAC FM commitment to maintain international health & safety standards across its operations, the facility management arm of Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), proudly announced their affiliation with the British Safety Council, one of the world’s leading Health, Safety and Environmental organizations. BAC FM received the official membership certificate… Read the full news article
Air France celebrates Carnival at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. PARIS, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Carnival is the most popular national holiday in Brazil, in particular in Rio de Janeiro where the celebrations last for nine days from 13 to 21 February. Air France has also organized its own celebrations, with special events at the… Read the full news article
BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Budapest Airport’s high expectation for continued growth and heightened progress in 2015 gets underway with its first new route announcement of the year. Launching its inaugural route from the Hungarian gateway, SkyGreece Airlines will be commencing a twice-weekly service to Toronto from 21 May. The new carrier,… Read the full news article
BRISTOL, UK, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers flying into Bristol Airport during Winter’s darker evenings, may notice new signage on the façade of the building. Bristol Airport’s logo has been created into a new energy efficient sign and provides a shining welcome to passengers. The new signage has utilised LED lighting to illuminate… Read the full news article
Johannesburg, South Africa, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, announced today that it will extend the redemption period for its loyalty programme’s members to enable them to continue to process AnyDay and MileageKeeper Awards to 28 February 2015 at 23h00, South African time. Whilst the majority of members… Read the full news article
JOHANNESBURG, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA) has welcomed the scrapping of yellow fever vaccinations, which is no longer necessary for travel between Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa. The announcement was made by the South African Department of Health and the requirement was lifted with immediate effect. The decision was made at the… Read the full news article
Panama City, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced new data showing that aviation and aviation-related tourism contributes some $5.9 billion to Panama’s economy, an amount equal to 12.6% of the country’s GDP. This is much higher than the global average contribution of 3.4%, reflecting the positive impact of efficient… Read the full news article
Johannesburg, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — On the 25th Anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela from prison Art for Amnesty and the Cape Town International Airport today announced that they would partner in the creation of a giant tapestry in his memory. The tapestry (measuring approximately 30 square metres) will hang in the… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2015-2-11 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways’ business class amenity kits are set to get an over haul for long-haul customers. Designed with the aim of revitalising travellers, the new wash-bags will continue to feature Elemis products and will include Pro Collagen Marine Cream, Pro Radiance Hand and Nail Cream and Lip Balm…. Read the full news article
LONDON, 2015-2-11 — /Travel PR News/ — More than one and a half million people are expected to travel with British Airways this February half-term as sunshine-starved Brits take a break from the February freeze. The busiest days for air travel are on Friday, February 13 and returning on Sunday, February 22, with over 120,000… Read the full news article
More than 100 hospitals and medical organizations to benefit in 2015 DALLAS, 2015-2-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that 75 nonprofit hospitals and medical organizations from across the nation will benefit from the Southwest Airlines 2015 Medical Transportation Grant Program, with the total impact reaching 101 facilities. Through the… Read the full news article
Fornebu, Norway, 2015-2-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian continues its cooperation with several big tour operators by entering new agreements with TUI, Thomas Cook and Nazar. The agreements mean that Norwegian will fly charter passengers to several destinations in the Mediterranean. The agreements are worth over 400 million NOK and include almost 2,000 flights. ”We’re… Read the full news article