30 minutes free Wi-Fi in the terminal to all passengers now available at Yorkshire’s Gateway Airport

2013-07-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Yorkshire’s Gateway Airport will now offer 30 minutes free Wi-Fi in the terminal to all passengers. In partnership with Wi-Fi specialist BitBuzz, the complimentary service is easily accessible and can be connected to anywhere in the terminal. Passengers will be able to use Wi-Fi to access the weather forecast; currency rates or… Read the full press release

Vienna Airport released passengers figures for June 2013

2013-07-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in June 2013 remained stable in year-on-year comparison with a plus of 0.1% to 2,064,063. Declines were recorded in the number of flight movements with minus 5.7% and maximum take-off weight with minus 3.1%. Cargo traffic rose by 0.3%. The number of local passengers… Read the full press release

Lufthansa Group reports on first-half 2013 passenger and freight traffic figures

2013-07-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — The aircraft of all airlines in the Lufthansa Group –  Lufthansa German Airlines (including Germanwings and Lufthansa Regional), SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo –were better utilised in the first half 2013. Increased utilisation is attributable to more demand-driven and more flexible steering of capacity measured in seat and freight-tonne kilometres than… Read the full press release

Heathrow reports 6.5 million passengers in June 2013

2013-07-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow saw 6.5 million passengers in June, a 4.6% increase on June 2012. June 2013 saw some recovery of traffic due to the extra Jubilee Bank Holiday last year, which was only partially offset by the French ATC dispute disrupting operations on the 11th and 12th. Adjusting for these effects would result… Read the full press release

Ryanair improves booking system for passengers of reduced mobility

2013-07-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (15 July) launched an online chat facility for passengers that require additional help when booking special assistance on Ryanair’s Irish and UK website, as part of an improved PRM (passengers of reduced mobility) booking system. The new service will provide even easier assistance access… Read the full press release