2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific is issuing a final statement on today’s crew bus accident: Cathay Pacific confirms that no crew members sustained life-threatening injuries from today’s crew bus accident. As of 5:30pm Hong Kong time, one cabin crew member remains in hospital. The other 15 cabin crew members originally taken to hospital have been… Read the full news article
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Cathay Pacific statement on crew bus incident #2
2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific is providing an update on the accident involving a crew bus this morning: Cathay Pacific can confirm that a crew bus was involved in a multi-vehicle accident this morning (Thursday, 6 December) at approximately 7:50 a.m. Hong Kong time. The crew bus was transporting two pilots and 17 cabin crew… Read the full news article
Cathay Pacific statement on crew bus incident
2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific can confirm that a crew bus has been involved in a traffic accident near Hong Kong International Airport. Initial reports are there were two pilots and 17 cabin crew members onboard the bus as well as a driver. Information from the scene is that 16 cabin crew members have been… Read the full news article
5 Dec – Snow Disruptions London Stansted And Luton Airports
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The runways at London Stansted and London Luton airports are closed this morning (5 Dec) due to snowfalls. All Ryanair flights from Stansted and Luton this morning will be affected. Passengers should check the status of their flight on the ‘flight info’ section of Ryanair.com. The runway at Stansted is expected to… Read the full news article
Helsinki Airport, The weather in Stockholm affects air traffic
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Arrive early at the airport on Wednesday and Thursday There will be a lot of passengers at Helsinki Airport December 5 and 6, 2012. Please arrive early at the airport if your flight departs on Wedenday at 15-18 hrs in the afternoon or on Thursday at 7-10 hrs in the morning. Passengers… Read the full news article
Finavia, The weather in Stockholm affects air traffic
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The weather in Stockholm affects air traffic on Wednesday 5 December. Because of heavy snowfall air traffic is limited to and from Stockholm. Passengers should follow the information provided by the airline. ###
Helsinki Airport, Strong wind may cause delays for flights on Friday
2012-11-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Helsinki Airport, Strong wind may cause delays for flights on Friday Because of a strong side wind there may be delays for flights at Helsinki Airport in 30 November. We apologise any inconvenience caused to passengers. Please check your flight status here: Departures Arrivals ###
WIZZ AIR CALLS ON MODLIN AIRPORT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ILS DELAY
PASSENGER COSTS INVOICED TO AIRPORT – DISRUPTION MUST END 2012-11-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today called on Modlin airport to complete the installation of its Instrument Landing System (ILS), which was promised by the airport to be operational by October 2012. The lack of ILS… Read the full news article
Iberia Comunicado a todos nuestros clientes y a la opinión pública
Madrid, 2012-11-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — La aerolínea ha publicado este anuncio hoy en la prensa española. A nuestros clientes Ante el anuncio de convocatoria de huelga por los sindicatos de Iberia para varios días de diciembre, Iberia quiere informar de lo siguiente: Esta huelga es irresponsable, porque atenta contra los clientes de la compañía, y más en… Read the full news article
Airport Authority Assures Public of Continued Safe Winter Operations
Winter fleet operators are considered essential employees under an Order by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board ST. JOHN’S, NL – 2012-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wednesday, November 28, 2012 – St. John’s International Airport Authority is assuring the public of continued safe Airport operations if the strike continues into the winter months.The Airport is deemed an essential… Read the full news article
Estonian Air announces changes in todays flight schedule
2012-11-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Due to heavy fog in Tallinn Estonian Air flights OV174 (Amsterdam-Tallinn), OV176 (Brussels-Tallinn) and OV482 (Stockholm-Tallinn) are diverted to Helsinki until the situation is improved. Tallinn-Moscow flight is delayed. Flights OV521/522 (Tallinn-Jyväskylä-Tallinn) and OV471/472 (Tallinn-Paris-Tallinn) are cancelled. Passengers will be rerouted. We kindly ask passengers to follow information displays at the airport and to… Read the full news article
Belfast City Airport, NOTIFICATION OF LANE CLOSURE ON SUNDAY 25TH NOVEMBER
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Roads Service will carry out maintenance patching on the countrybound side of the A2 Sydenham Bypass road this Sunday 25th November. The road will be closed to traffic from 00.01 until 11.00. A diversion route will be in place. The country bound diversion is as follows. M3 Motorway Off-Slip – Middlepath Street… Read the full news article
Ryanair Calls On Atrapalo To Donate Court Payment To Passengers
2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (21 Nov) called on Atrapalo to hand over the €40,000 it was awarded by a Barcelona court to its misguided customers, who were charged hidden handling fees when booking Ryanair flights on the screenscraper website. Ryanair has been fighting various cases across Europe to prevent… Read the full news article
After the strike, that produced millions of dollars loss, Aerolineas normalized its operations
Buenos Aires, 2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral have normalized their operations after the strike led by the dissident CGT and CTA, which joined the aeronautical unions (APTA) aeronautical technical staff association, Superior aeronautical personnel Union (UPSA) and Airline Association pilots (APLA), which was carried normally on schedule as programmed for the day. At the… Read the full news article
Iberia denuncia la nula voluntad de diálogo del Sepla
El sindicato de pilotos ni siquiera acudió ayer a la reunión convocada por la compañía para transmitir la propuesta de negociación. Iberia reitera su voluntad de negociación “sin condicionamientos previos de ningún tipo” salvo el objetivo final de lograr unos niveles de rentabilidad que la hagan viable y con futuro. La propuesta de la compañía… Read the full news article
LAX TRAFFIC ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012
2012-11-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passengers, visitors and workers traveling to/from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, are advised to expect vehicular traffic congestion and possible delays due to phased closures of westbound Century Boulevard between Airport and Sepulveda boulevards, and then of northbound Sepulveda Boulevard between… Read the full news article
SAS, New union agreements signed with 7 of 8 unions- negotiations continues
2012-11-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — On November 12 the Board of SAS approved the 4 Excellence Next Generation (4XNG) plan to address the issues facing SAS. The 4XNG plan will improve EBT by approximately 3 bn SEK on an annualized basis and improve the overall cost flexibility. One of the conditions to implement the plan and for… Read the full news article
Flight information disruptions at provincial airports until the evening of 15 November
2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Starting from Wednesday, 14 November, 10 pm, there may be errors in the details of departures and arrivals. The disruptions will be fixed by Thursday evening (15 November). This only applies to provincial airports. Helsinki Airport’s flight details are up to date and shown as usual. Possible errors and disruptions are caused by the… Read the full news article
Iberia denuncia las mentiras del Sepla
Sepla lleva meses intentando engañar a la opinión pública. El sindicato de pilotos propaga información falsa acerca de Iberia de forma reiterada. Madrid, 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ante las reiteradas mentiras y falsedades propagadas por el Sepla en los últimos días, Iberia denuncia la actitud totalmente maliciosa del sindicato de pilotos. Iberia asegura que con este comportamiento Sepla… Read the full news article
BRITISH AIRWAYS HAVE CONFIRMED CANCELLED FLIGHTS – THURSDAY 15TH NOVEMBER
2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — British Airways have confirmed the cancellation of today’s departures including; BA1415 departing at 12:45 and BA1421 departing at 19:50. Arriving BA flights, BA1430 arriving at 11:00, and BA1420 arriving at 19:00 have also been cancelled due to fog forecasted at London Heathrow. Passengers are advised to Call the British Airways Customer Services… Read the full news article
Ryanair Welcomes German Court Ruling Against Cheaptickets Screenscraping Website
2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (14 Nov) welcomed a Hamburg Higher Regional Court landmark ruling against the screenscraper Beins Travel Group B.V. (Cheaptickets). The Court ordered Cheaptickets to refrain from using Ryanair’s website with its booking tool for the purpose of reselling Ryanair flights or from acting as an agent… Read the full news article
Car Rental Shortages Continue in Parts of New York and New Jersey
Enterprise Holdings still relocating vehicles to local branch offices in response to unprecedented storm damage and consumer demand ST. LOUIS, Mo. – 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Enterprise Holdings – which owns Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car – continues to relocate cars and trucks to its New York and New Jersey branch offices in… Read the full news article
Airports Company South Africa, 120 Passengers disembarked safely after aborted take-off
2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has confirmed that a chartered MD82 flight operated by Global Aviation carrying 120 passengers and seven crew members aborted take-off at around 07h15 this morning at O.R. Tambo International Airport en route to Lilongwe, Malawi. According to ACSA’s Unathi Batyashe-Fillis, Manager: Communication and Brand Management at O.R…. Read the full news article
Listados de vuelos cancelados con motivo de la huelga general del 14-N
La compañía ha flexibilizado las tarifas para facilitar los cambios o reembolsos a los clientes afectados. La aerolínea ha puesto en marcha un plan de contingencia para dar alternativas a todos sus clientes. Madrid, 2012-11-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Iberia acaba de hacer público el listado de vuelos cancelados por la huelga general en España del día 14… Read the full news article
FLIGHT ADVISORY – CARIBBEAN AIRLINES RESCHEDULE FLIGHTS INTO AND OUT OF JFK
Port-of-Spain, 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Caribbean Airlines wishes to advise the public that due to weather conditions affecting the JFK International Airport early this morning rescheduling of flights into and out of JFK are as follows for Nov 8th: BW527/08Nov now delayed to operate as follows BW527/08 ETD JFK 0900 ETA GEO 1535 GEO 1700 POS 1815… Read the full news article
Oslo Airport Temporary rerouting of arrivals level traffic
2012-11-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — On Sunday 4th November at 22.00 the road to the arrival level at Oslo Airport will be temporarily closed to ordinary traffic. All traffic including traffic to the short-term parking will be rerouted to the departure level for up to two weeks. The detour will be clearly signposted. The reason for the… Read the full news article
Marriott, Help Victims of Hurricane Sandy – Turn Your Marriott Rewards Points Into Donations
2012-11-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott Rewards members can exchange their points for financial donations to the American Red Cross, which provides food, shelter and other types of assistance to those affected by Hurricane Sandy and other disasters. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, Red Cross relief workers have been on the ground aiding thousands of victims…. Read the full news article
ST. JOHN’S – Authority’s Latest Attempt to Engage PSAC is Rejected
PSAC shows no interest to resume negotiations despite the Authority’s efforts to engage them ST. JOHN’S, NL – 2012-11-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Since the start of the strike at St. John’s International Airport, the Airport Authority has repeatedly stated its willingness to re-start negotiations, and demonstrated flexibility on all outstanding issues. However, its efforts to engage… Read the full news article
Red Cross news release: Enterprise Holdings Foundation Donates $1 Million to the American Red Cross
Money Will Aid in Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Efforts ST. LOUIS, 2012-11-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — The American Red Cross is proud to announce a very generous donation from our friends at the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the company that operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands. The… Read the full news article
Cathay Pacific plans to resume New York service on Thursday
2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it plans to resume its scheduled service to New York starting 1 November with the expected reopening of the John F Kennedy International Airport. However, the following flight today (31 October) has been cancelled in addition to the previously announced cancellations of CX830 from Hong Kong and… Read the full news article