New international connection provides Silicon Valley travelers with more flight options to Latin America – San José, Calif., 2020-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Volaris announced new, nonstop service from Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Mexico City (MEX) today (August 17, 2020), with three weekly flights beginning Nov. 9, 2020. Mexico City will… Read the full press release
The airline is offering UAE travellers a chance to book a relaxing break this summer Emirates Holidays, the tour operating arm of Emirates, is also offering UAE travellers exclusive holiday packages across Seychelles and Maldives Dubai, UAE, 2020-Aug-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates is offering UAE nationals and residents a chance to plan a… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2020-Aug-20 — /Travel PR News/ — The iconic Emirates A380 made a one-off service to Clark International Airport today (19 August 2020), becoming the first commercial flight, utilizing the iconic aircraft, to operate to the Luzon-based airport. The special A380 service from Dubai to Clark and operating as EK2520, took off from Dubai… Read the full press release
1 NEW BASED AIRCRAFT AND NEW ROUTES TO GREECE, ITALY, SPAIN AND MALTA 50% OFF WIZZ FLEX ON ALL GATWICK ROUTES FOR 72 HOURS ONLY BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2020-Aug-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, Europe’s greenest airline*, today (AUG 18, 2020) announces a new base at Gatwick Airport, which will be the third base… Read the full press release
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, the airline has offered unrivalled flexibility and reliability to customers that need to change their travel plans In addition to honouring refunds, the airline’s two year ticket validity, flexible change policies, and travel vouchers have proved popular with passengers Doha, Qatar, 2020-Aug-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has paid… Read the full press release
Resumption will bring Emirates’ network to 75 cities Dubai, UAE, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates will resume passenger flights to Warsaw from 4 September starting with twice-a-week services, and increasing to three-a-week from 7 October. The resumption of flights to Warsaw will expand Emirates’ current network to 75 cities in September, offering travellers… Read the full press release
BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the leading low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe and Europe’s greenest airline* announced today (AUG 14, 2020) massive expansion of its Latvian operations, adding one new Airbus A320 aircraft to the Riga base. This will enable the start of seven new routes from Riga… Read the full press release
Airline will be the Main Shirt Sponsor of Club Africain’s football, handball and basketball teams from 2020/21 until the end of the 2023/24 season Qatar Airways currently operates three weekly passenger services to Tunis DOHA, Qatar, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is excited to announce that it has signed a multi-year sponsorship… Read the full press release
This exclusive offer, which ends on 1 September, celebrates a new partnership between Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Points – a Loyalty Commerce Platform Members can also enjoy up to 60 per cent more Qmiles from 15 August to 1 September when they buy, gift, or transfer Qmiles Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club recently enhanced its… Read the full press release
The airline continues to expand its U.S. network, serving six cities in August – including New York JFK, Washington DC, Boston (15 August), Chicago and Los Angeles Dubai, UAE, 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Birmingham (1 September), Cebu (20 August), and Houston (23 August). This… Read the full press release
Airline will enable people around the world to donate cash or Skywards Miles to be converted to cargo capacity for transport of critical aid and supplies to Beirut Humanitarian efforts led by Emirates SkyCargo to work with local and international NGOs on the ground DUBAI, UAE, 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — In the wake of… Read the full press release
DUBLIN, Ireland, 2020-Aug-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, Sunday 9 August celebrated its first Bristol to Vienna flight, with the start of a new twice weekly service, as part of its Bristol Summer 2020 schedule. British consumers and visitors can now book a summer getaway to Vienna, flying on the lowest… Read the full press release
Nadi, Fiji, 2020-Aug-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Fiji Airways has increased its weekly freighter services to up to 10 flights per week. Freighter services between Nadi and Auckland have increased to up to 3 flights per week, while freighter services between Nadi-Sydney and Nadi-Los Angeles operate up to twice a week. Weekly freighter services… Read the full press release
Qatar Airways’ loyalty programme embarks on a journey of change designed with members’ needs in mind, starting with Qmiles that last longer than ever Members can earn and spend Qmiles when flying or via a range of travel, lifestyle or banking partners DOHA, Qatar, 2020-Aug-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways’ loyalty programme, Privilege… Read the full press release
The airline increases its schedule of flights to Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar today Passengers travelling from Pakistan can connect via the Best Airport in the Middle East to over 80 destinations in Canada, Europe, South East Asia and the US Doha, Qatar, 2020-Aug-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is pleased to increase… Read the full press release
Starting 16 August 2020 the airline will operate two-weekly flights to Adelaide with connections to more than 35 destinations across Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and South Asia Australia is a strategically important market for Qatar Airways with the airline never stopping services to Melbourne, Perth and Sydney and launching new flights to… Read the full press release
Auckland, New Zealand, 2020-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport’s international terminal will be separated into two zones as part of a plan to protect the health and safety of people flying to and from countries with which New Zealand has formed a safe travel bubble. In anticipation of a safe air corridor being… Read the full press release
Ross also elected to the national association’s Board of Directors San José, Calif., 2020-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Mineta San José International Airport’s Assistant Director of Aviation Judy Ross will serve as the President of the Southwest Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives (SWAAAE) for a one-year term, from 2020-2021. Ms. Ross… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2020-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Throughout August, British Airways is resuming flying to more destinations, albeit with continued low frequencies while the impact of Covid-19 remains felt across the globe. In Europe flights will resume to the holiday destinations of Bari, Bastia, Bodrum, Bordeaux, Catania, Figari, Frankfurt, Genoa, Kefalonia, Lyon, Luxembourg, Malta,… Read the full press release
The airline resumed A380 services this week to Amsterdam and Cairo, and added a second daily A380 service to London Heathrow Emirates has now resumed passenger network operations to 50% of pre-pandemic destinations Dubai, UAE, 2020-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates has announced that it will deploy its iconic A380 aircraft to Guangzhou from 8… Read the full press release
Amman, Jordan, 2020-Jul-31 — /Travel PR News/ — IATA has called on governments in the Middle East to harmonize biosafety measures for passengers across the region as aviation restarts. A global framework for restarting aviation while protecting public health has been agreed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and published in the Take-Off guidance. However, inconsistent… Read the full press release
Resumption of three weekly Helsinki flights will see Qatar Airways operate a total of 22 weekly flights to the Nordics The Nordics are a strategically important market for Qatar Airways with the airline providing uninterrupted services to Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm throughout the crisis Helsinki route will be operated by the airline’s modern, fuel-efficient Airbus… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2020-Jul-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates will resume passenger services to Stockholm with weekly flights from 1 August, expanding its network in Europe to 22 cities, and connecting customers from Europe to the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. The restart of Stockholm flights means that all Emirates gateways in Scandinavia will have… Read the full press release
SITA’s Runway for Future Operations paper maps out the critical steps needed for the air transport industry to recover Geneva, Switzerland, 2020-Jul-22 — /Travel PR News/ — SITA, the technology provider for the air transport industry, today (21 July 2020) released a new paper outlining the company’s vision for the immediate future of air travel…. Read the full press release
Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2020-Jul-22 — /Travel PR News/ — From 28 September 2020, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will adjust the schedule for flights between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the Gulf States in the Middle East. KLM will also expand its network with the opening of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh is an entirely new destination for… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2020-Jul-22 — /Travel PR News/ —TUI UK today (21st Jul 2020) reveals its summer 2020 holiday programme starting on 25 July from Bristol Airport, with flights to Greece and Spain. The UK’s largest holiday company is ready to take people on holiday again to 10 destinations between 25 and 31 July, including Alicante,… Read the full press release
Heathrow rolls out raft of anti-viral measures at key touchpoints to protect passengers, reducing the risk of transmission when travelling Some of the measures being rolled out include UV cleaning robots, anti-viral disinfecting wraps and sealants and 100 hygiene-technicians The airport has conducted an overhaul of the entire passenger journey setting out plans for more… Read the full press release
Airline will also resume flights this month to Addis Ababa, Antalya, Bodrum, Djibouti, Helsinki and Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen The airlines’ network will expand to more than 450 weekly flights to over 70 destinations by the end of July Maldives joins a number of popular summer holiday destinations that Qatar Airways has already resumed flights to, including… Read the full press release
New service from Los Angeles includes flights to Florida, Hawaii, Montana and Oregon SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, 2020-Jul-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Airlines announced today (July 16, 2020) seven new routes from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to further connect its guests between Southern California and key markets around the country, including the first nonstop service from the… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2020-Jul-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates will deploy its iconic A380 on its daily Amsterdam service, and add a second daily A380 service to London Heathrow starting from 1 August. This announcement follows the Emirates A380’s return to the skies today with EK001 to London Heathrow taking off from Dubai International airport… Read the full press release