Enhanced collaboration will see Emirates as a key partner of Huawei’s ecosystem Dubai, UAE, 2021-May-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates today (18 May 2021) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei, one of the world’s top tech brands, to further extend its existing partnership. The enhanced collaboration will allow… Read the full press release
Joint network to reach 168 passenger destinations by end of May Nearly 500,000 customers have flown with reactivated partnership since September 2020 Dubai, UAE, 2021-May-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates and flydubai are delivering on their customer promise to reintroduce more convenience, choice and seamless connectivity for travellers across their combined network, which is… Read the full press release
The carrier introduces free wireless inflight entertainment on its fleet The Dubai-based airline showcases its flatbed Business Class seats on board its MAX aircraft and announces plans to launch its eShop Dubai, UAE, 2021-May-19 — /Travel PR News/ — flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, showcases the latest developments to its onboard experience at this year’s Arabian… Read the full press release
Dublin, Ireland, 2021-May-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (18 May) announced a new route from Teesside to Faro operating twice a week from 16th June as part of Ryanair’s UK Summer ’21 Schedule. This new route expands Ryanair’s offer from Teesside following the airline’s return to the region this Summer with… Read the full press release
Dublin, Ireland, 2021-May-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (18 May) announced a new route from Manchester to Verona, operating twice weekly from July, as part of Ryanair’s UK Summer ’21 Schedule. British consumers can now book a summer getaway, flying on the lowest fares and with the option to avail… Read the full press release
Schkeuditz, Germany, 2021-May-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Eurowings is connecting Leipzig/Halle Airport with Majorca from 13 May onwards. The airline is providing services to the Balearic Islands on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Test facilities at the airport Passengers currently need a negative PCR test to travel to Spain. This test may not be more… Read the full press release
Schkeuditz, Germany, 2021-May-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Freebird Airlines Europe is connecting Leipzig/Halle Airport with sunshine destinations in Greece again from Sunday, 15 May. The airline, which is based in Malta, is flying to the Greek islands of Crete, Kos and Rhodes, partly on behalf of the TUI travel company. Sundair will take off… Read the full press release
Charlotte, North Carolina, 2021-May-18 — /Travel PR News/ — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today (May 14, 2021) the implementation of biometric facial comparison technology to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) as part of CBP’s efforts to secure and streamline international travel. “CBP is expanding the use of facial biometrics at Charlotte… Read the full press release
CINCINNATI, KY, 2021-May-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ: SNCY) today (May 14, 2021) began new, nonstop service between Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). The new service will operate twice weekly on Fridays and Sundays. A press event will be held at CVG today beginning at 12… Read the full press release
Opfikon, Switzerland, 2021-May-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Swissport and easyJet have signed a new 5-year contract covering airport ground services at easyJet’s hub at Berlin Brandenburg International Airport. In addition, the British carrier renewed its contracts with Swissport in Basel and Geneva until 2025. In 2020, the two companies worked together at some 20… Read the full press release
British Airways’ first flight to a green list country was its BA492 service to Gibraltar which departed this morning at 07:10am The airline is operating 70 departures on May 17, including six services to ‘green list’ countries Following the first ‘green list’ flight to Gibraltar British Airways hosted a joint press conference with Heathrow, featuring… Read the full press release
Eligible customers are invited to participate in the trial, through which ANA will validate the testing and verification components of the IATA Travel Pass app Trials will be conducted from May 24 until June 6 on Tokyo/Haneda – Honolulu and Tokyo/ Haneda – New York/JFK routes Tokyo, Japan, 2021-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ — All… Read the full press release
Sydney, Australia, 2021-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ — The Federal Government has revised its anticipated timeline for the completion of Australia’s vaccine rollout to end-2021 and its timeline for significantly reopening our international borders to mid-2022. In light of these two dates, the Qantas Group will adjust its planned international flights from end-October 2021 to… Read the full press release
SWISS to operate twice-weekly service from LCY to Zurich, with flights resuming from today (Wednesday 12th May) Key business and leisure connection restored with Switzerland’s largest city ahead of the restart of international travel from the UK London, UK, 2021-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ — London City Airport has welcomed the restoration of connections to… Read the full press release
New, Daily Flight to Support Package Delivery to Area Customers Kansas City, MO, 2021-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Today May 13 Amazon Air touches down for the first time at Kansas City International Airport. The first flight, on Amazon Air’s branded 737-800 cargo aircraft, arrived from Lakeland Linder International Airport in Florida. Service will… Read the full press release
Orders for 30 additional mainline and regional aircraft for flying after recovery; Belize becomes newest international destination added for leisure travelers SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, 2021-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ — With recovery on the horizon, Alaska Airlines is taking advantage of strategic opportunities by adding 30 mainline and regional aircraft to fulfill capacity needs in the… Read the full press release
Cathay Pacific supports the community vaccination drive with its employee campaign Hong Kong, China, 2021-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific is proactively encouraging all of its employees to get vaccinated, seeing this as a crucial step in the resumption of regular international air travel and the return to normal life for everyone in… Read the full press release
Southwest to offer additional Hawaii flights from San Diego; Long Beach, Calif.; San Jose, Calif.; and Oakland Southwest Customers in 40+ cities now able to reach Hawaii on connecting service DALLAS, TEXAS, 2021-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today (May 13, 2021) published new service to Hawaii beginning in June 2021… Read the full press release
Stockholm, Sweden, 2021-May-13 — /Travel PR News/ — The Oslo – New York route will start with two weekly round trips, departing from Oslo on Wednesdays and Saturdays and returning on Thursdays and Sundays. SAS will then continuously review a possible increase in frequency based on demand. The route provides easy access to city breaks… Read the full press release
Change from Milan-Malpensa to Linate Airport near the city center From 1 June, two flights a day – morning and evening “Much more comfortable for our passengers”, says CCO Michael Trestl Vienna, Austria, 2021-May-13 — /Travel PR News/ — From 1 June, Austrian Airlines will be flying to Linate Airport, which is close to the… Read the full press release
Flexible rebooking enables carefree and long-term vacation planning In addition to the date, the destination can also be changed Summer flight schedule offers full tourism services Vienna, Austria, 2021-May-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Austrian Airlines is extending the free rebooking option again. All tickets can still be rebooked free of charge as often as… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2021-May-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the newest national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will commence flights to its latest destinations, Kiev, Bari, Salalah and Muscat. The flight to Ukraine’s capital city, Kiev will be operated three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; flights to Bari,… Read the full press release
Delhi, India, 2021-May-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today (10 May 2021) announced special, non-stop flights between Delhi (DEL) and Tokyo (HND) starting 16 June 2021. The airline will fly once a week between the two capital cities under India’s… Read the full press release
Green Light From Scotland For Summer Travel Dublin, Ireland, 2021-May-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s no. 1 airline, today (11 May) announced even more flights to Portugal, with over 20,000 extra seats from 24 May onwards as the country makes it onto Scotland’s green listed destinations. Scottish holidaymakers will now have even greater… Read the full press release
London, UK, 2021-May-13 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways will be trialling new intelligent queuing technology from Qmatic, that will enable customers to virtually queue at check-in by pre-booking their slot time in advance of arriving at the airport. The technology, that is optional for customers, will be trialled by British Airways for three… Read the full press release
Additionally, the carrier offers Customers double the points on flights to or from Houston (Bush/Intercontinental) DALLAS, TEXAS, 2021-May-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today (May 11, 2021) launched a fare sale offering fares for new destinations as low as $50 one-way. Southwest Airlines’® Heart is growing, and the carrier is excited… Read the full press release
Low-cost airline Pobeda, a member of the Aeroflot Group, has begun operating a full-scale flight program Sheremetyevo International Airport. Moscow, Russia, 2021-May-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Pobeda began operating flights from Sheremetyevo as part of the Aeroflot Group’s strategy to optimize the Group’s route network and fleet, taking into account the high demand for low-cost… Read the full press release
Nonstops to Panama City and Miami start this summer INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 2021-May-12 — /Travel PR News/ — More good news is coming out of the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) as Southwest Airlines announces it will launch two new nonstop flights to the Florida destinations of Panama City (ECP) and Miami (MIA) starting in June. Panama… Read the full press release
easyJet has put over 80,000 extra seats on sale from the UK to green list destinations to serve demand for travel this summer and will relaunch a route from Newcastle to Faro, with fares from just £29.99* and holidays from just £269** per person easyJet currently operates more seats on flights to European green list… Read the full press release
COLOGNE, Germany, 2021-May-12 — /Travel PR News/ — A new scheduled service is now available for the fast transport of goods from Munich to Istanbul and beyond to many Asian destinations. Turkish Airlines Cargo has now launched its first weekly cargo service from Bavaria to the Bosporus. The Turkish carrier is operating Airbus A330F freighters… Read the full press release