The busiest cargo route of Incheon Airport will see rapid traffic climb Seoul, South Korea, 2014-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — The private Hong Kong-based airline, Hong Kong Airlines (HX) was newly recruited and will operate Incheon-Hong Kong route 3 times per week. Incheon-Hong Kong is the busiest cargo route for Incheon Airport Incheon Airport held a… Read the full press release
Montreal, Canada, 2014-2-28 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its second edition of the Cargo-XML Manual and Toolkit, providing Cargo-XML standards for the electronic exchange of information that replace traditional Cargo-IMP for the air cargo industry. The toolkit provides electronic message standards that ensure uniformity, clarity, accuracy and economy in electronic… Read the full press release
6.1% growth in January, both for passengers and cargo Brussels, Belgium, 2014-2-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the course of the month of January, Brussels Airport handled 1,214,897 passengers, up 6.1% on January 2013. With this result, the airport once again records strong growth. Passengers Passenger growth in January is in line with the earlier growth of 6.2%… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2014-1-6 — /travelprnews.com/ — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is celebrating a year of record-breaking success after achieving its highest ever passenger and cargo volumes in 2013. Nearly 12 million people flew with Etihad Airways last year, marking a significant increase of nearly 16 per cent in comparison to… Read the full press release
Dubai, U.A.E., 2013-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is expanding its operations in the Indian subcontinent following the recent launch of Emirates services to Sialkot, the airline’s fifth route in Pakistan. Supporting the thriving trade between the Indian subcontinent and the rest of the world, Emirates SkyCargo now offers a weekly capacity into and… Read the full press release
DOHA, Qatar, 2013-11-5 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways Cargo has announced it will begin scheduled dedicated freighter services to four new destinations: Beirut (Lebanon); Madrid (Spain); Paris (France); and Tbilisi (Georgia); while increasing frequency to Seoul (South Korea) and increasing capacity on its Oslo (Norway) route. “The next few months will prove to be yet another exciting… Read the full press release
Chicago, Il, United States, 2013-10-31 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today (October 30, 2013), Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Rosemarie S. Andolino, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and Erin Gruver, Executive Vice President of Aeroterm LLC, to break ground on the 820,000 square foot O’Hare International Airport Northeast Cargo Center, a massive development project that will expand and enhance the efficiency of O’Hare’s… Read the full press release
Vienna, Austria, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in September 2013 declined by 1.3% year-on-year to 2,145,988. Cargo traffic rose by 13.8% during this same period. Flight movements declined by 4.5%, while maximum take-off weight was 0.6% lower. The number of local passengers fell by 2.2% in comparison with September 2012. The number of transfer… Read the full press release
2013-09-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — The biggest and heaviest aircraft in the world, the “Antonov AN 225” had a successful landing at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) on Thursday, 26th of September 2013, at 2:30pm. The largest heavy-cargo aircraft in the world arrived to Bahrain from Cairo International Airport. Known to the aviation worlds under names like Mriya… Read the full press release
Passenger: rise in traffic (+4.9%) and unit revenue ex-currency Cargo: decline in traffic (-1.3%) and unit revenue Passenger 2013-09-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — In August 2013, passenger traffic rose by 4.9% for capacity up by 2.3%. The load factor stood at 87.9%, up by 2.2 points. The group carried 7.15 million passengers (+3.0%). Unit revenue per available seat kilometre… Read the full press release
SINGAPORE, 2013-08-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Singapore Changi Airport handled some 4.54 million passenger movements in July 2013, an increase of 4.0% compared to a year ago. Air traffic movements for the month also grew by 6.9%, with 29,000 landings and take-offs recorded at Changi. Airfreight movements increased by 1.1% on-year, with 160,000 tonnes of cargo passing… Read the full press release
2013-08-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Cargo, the largest cargo operator in Africa, is pleased to announce the opening of a second cargo hub in Africa based in Lomé, Togo, in partnership with ASKY Airlines. The new cargo hub will commence operations in September 2013 after the phase-in of a B737-400F. For the past three years, Ethiopian… Read the full press release
2013-08-02— /travelprnews.com/ — Customers will benefit from the combined operational excellence and consistent service quality worldwide Swissport and the French Derichebourg SA today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Swissport will acquire Servisair from the French Derichebourg SA. In this context Swissport has secured appropriate financing for the acquisition by issuing and successfully… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-07-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) welcomed on the 14th of June the newly added Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo flight to Abu Dhabi International Airport. The aircraft arrived to Abu Dhabi International Airport at 2305 local time, where it was saluted with the traditional water cannons. This flight is the… Read the full press release
2013-07-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines® (NYSE: LUV) Cargo is proud to announce the carrier’s recent recognition at Connected World magazine’s Value Chain Awards Gala, having been honored with the gold award in the Aviation category for the product, Cargo CompanionSM. Cargo Companion, a comprehensive GPS tracking device, launched in July 2012. “We are honored and proud to… Read the full press release