On World Coffee Day, Emirates reveals serving up nearly 28 million cups of coffee each year Dubai, UAE, 2021-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Coffee lovers flying Emirates in First and Business class can look forward to a refreshing brew with newly introduced cold coffee choices onboard – the classic iced Americano, or the slightly… Read the full press release
Airline reaffirms partnership with SAA to jointly deliver a better customer proposition as part of commitment to growing presence in South Africa Dubai/ Johannesburg, 2021-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — With South African Airways (SAA) resuming operations, Emirates has been working closely with SAA to reactivate its long-standing partnership which aims to improve the customer… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2021-Oct-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates will restart flights to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) from 10 December, responding to the easing of international travel restrictions and an upsurge in passenger demand for winter sun. The world’s largest international airline will resume services to its second London gateway with a daily flight operated by… Read the full press release
New York City, New York, United States, 2021-Oct-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Newark Liberty International Airport has reopened one of its major runways after a three-month closure to repave the surface and add key upgrades. With the reopening, all airport runways are again operational during peak hours while auxiliary work, including taxiway and lighting… Read the full press release
Singapore, 2021-Oct-01 — /Travel PR News/ — dnata, a leading global air and travel services services provider, has signed a Service Agreement with AGI Freight Singapore (AGI) to provide a fast track delivery solution for inbound e-Commerce shipments arriving by air at Changi Airport. The partnership will see dnata prioritise inbound e-commerce cargo and offer… Read the full press release
The new low-cost airline has selected solutions from SITA’s aircraft and airport portfolios to boost operational efficiencies and optimize air-to-ground communications. Oslo, Norway, 2021-Sep-30 — /Travel PR News/ — As Flyr AS, a new low-cost airline based in Norway, takes to the skies, it has turned to SITA to deliver a wide range of solutions… Read the full press release
Vantaa, Finland, 2021-Sep-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Finnair expands its corona testing service and will also offer PCR testing at a price of 99 euros. A negative corona test certificate is a prerequisite for entry in several countries, especially if the passenger has not been fully vaccinated. Finnair has previously introduced rapid antigen testing… Read the full press release
Ultra-low cost airline expands on Caribbean success with launch of new direct route from Toronto to Dominican Republic resort destination TORONTO, CANADA, 2021-Sep-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Today (Sept. 28, 2021), Swoop announced new non-stop service from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). Flights to Punta Cana are set… Read the full press release
Belfast to Manchester, UK goes twice daily Belfast to Edinburgh increases to 11 flights per week Two additional services to London Heathrow, restoring the full 21 flights per week as operated pre-pandemic, fares from £39.99 each-way Fares to Manchester and Edinburgh from £29.99 each-way Connecting Northern Ireland with Aer Lingus direct to the Caribbean and… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2021-Sep-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Budapest Airport is expanding its offer with a new service: it is the first in Europe to partner with Wolt and enable passengers to order in advance from restaurants and cafés at Budapest Airport. With the mobile application, fast and contactless orders can now be placed, paid… Read the full press release
Zurich, Switzerland, 2021-Sep-30 — /Travel PR News/ — The partnership between the digital platform and provider of smart baggage management solutions and the global market leader in aviation ground services marks a milestone towards contactless airport journeys, improved passenger mobility and sustainability for airports and the aviation sector at large. AirPortr, the digital platform and… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2021-Sep-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Aer Lingus and Belfast City Airport are pleased to announce that from 31 October, Aer Lingus will significantly increase its services from Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow, Manchester, and Edinburgh. Belfast City to Manchester will increase from its current daily schedule to twice daily flights;… Read the full press release
By participating in Pharma.Aero, ANA aims to provide global standards and high quality pharmaceutical transportation ANA has been certified IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV PHARMA) since 2017 TOKYO, JAPAN, 2021-Sep-29 — /Travel PR News/ — ANA Cargo has joined Pharma.Aero, a non-profit organization that works to improve end-to-end air… Read the full press release
Sydney, Australia, 2021-Sep-29 — /Travel PR News/ — The Qantas Group has updated its flying schedule in response to the reopening plans and latest border assumptions in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia. The key domestic changes are: Bringing forward the reopening date for travel between Victoria and New South Wales from 1 December… Read the full press release
Heathrow is the last major UK airport to introduce such a charge, with similar drop-off charges in place at the other 9 largest UK airports The £5 fee – initially proposed last year – will be managed using Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems similar to those used for the London Congestion Charge and Dart Charge… Read the full press release
Spurred by further easing of travel restrictions, Emirates is boosting number of destinations served by flagship aircraft to 27 by November Airline on track to restore 70% of its capacity by year-end, with the addition of more than 280,000 seats across its global network Dubai, UAE, 2021-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — In line with… Read the full press release
Dubai/ Munich, 2021-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, is once again delighting customers by bringing regional festive culinary traditions onboard its flights. This time, Emirates customers flying to Germany from Dubai can enjoy traditional sweet and savory Oktoberfest treats on their flights. Customers flying from Emirates’ hub in Dubai… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2021-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing airline, announces today four new routes from North Macedonia to Italy, Germany and Denmark – Skopje to Bologna and Turin– Italy, Skopje to Billund – Denmark, and Ohrid to Friedrichshafen, Germany. The first flights to all destinations will depart in December 2021…. Read the full press release
The Dubai-based carrier becomes the first UAE airline to provide direct air links to the Slovenian capital from 24 September with three flights a week • The airline grows its operations in Europe to 20 points in 17 countries Dubai, UAE, 2021-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, became the first airline… Read the full press release
More than 400 million kilos (400,000 tonnes) of pharma transported in the last 5 years by Emirates SkyCargo Carrier announces transport of more than 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 75 destinations through Dubai Dubai, UAE, 2021-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates SkyCargo, the global leader in the air transport of… Read the full press release
Flights from India to Air Canada’s Toronto and Vancouver hubs restarts Eventual service from all three Canadian hubs planned MONTREAL, CANADA, 2021-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Air Canada announced today (Sept. 27, 2021) the resumption of its non-stop flights to and from Delhi, India, following the lifting of the Government of Canada restrictions on non-stop flights from India. The airline’s flights… Read the full press release
KLM and Air France will both operate from Terminal Two starting on Tuesday (28th September) Manchester favourites San Carlo and Pot Kettle Black will also open airport branches on Thursday (30th September) and next Monday (4th October) respectively More than a dozen airlines now operating from new-look terminal, which opened its doors in July Manchester, UK, 2021-Sep-28 —… Read the full press release
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, 2021-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Blue Islands has today (24 Sep 2021) announced new direct services to Dublin and Norwich next summer as the local airline further boosts connectivity to and from Jersey. Flights to Dublin and Norwich are available to book now. Rob Veron, CEO Blue Islands said, “As… Read the full press release
Stockholm, Sweden, 2021-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — As demand for both leisure and business travel to the United States increases, SAS expands the number of flights from Stockholm and Oslo to New York. New York will be served with daily flights from Stockholm as well as with 4 weekly flights from Oslo, in addition… Read the full press release
Vantaa, Finland, 2021-Sep-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Finnair and Turkish Airlines today (SEPTEMBER 23, 2021) announced a codeshare agreement that brings more choice to the airline’s customers. Starting September 29, the Finnair AY code will be added to Turkish Airlines route between Helsinki and Istanbul, and from Istanbul to Athens, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Amman, Sharm… Read the full press release
Passenger numbers at the airport have been rising steadily for months Promise of strong growth as US opens its borders to foreign visitors Jost Lammers: “We are bringing momentum back to Munich as a premium hub” COLOGNE, Germany, 2021-Sep-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Traffic at Munich Airport has risen steadily since the beginning of… Read the full press release
Services operating to Antalya and Dalaman for the first time from Bristol Airport Up to two weekly services to Antalya and Dalaman from the base helps meet the huge demand for some late Summer sunshine! London, UK, 2021-Sep-24 — /Travel PR News/ —Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are launching flights and holidays to Turkey on Friday (24th September) from Bristol Airport for the first time, as the award-winning… Read the full press release
Double weekly service to Almaty beginning from 19 November 2021 New service will be operated by the airline’s Airbus A320 and will offer seamless connectivity via the Best Airport in the World to many destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and North America DOHA, Qatar, 2021-Sep-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2021-Sep-24 — /Travel PR News/ — JetsGo Holidays has announced a weekly service from Belfast City Airport to Palma de Mallorca for summer 2022. The fully financially protected package holidays will take off from 18th June with an extensive choice of three to five-star hotels available. JetsGo Holidays Managing Director, Daniel Reilly, said:… Read the full press release
No two journeys are the same; introducing Light, Essential and Flex fares so customers can choose the fare that suits them best Hong Kong, China, 2021-Sep-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific is redesigning its Economy fares to give customers greater choice and flexibility when booking flights. Cathay Pacific understands no two journeys are… Read the full press release