NTSB praises Metrolink’s Commitment to Safety

Federal Safety Board lists Positive Train Control systems a top priority LOS ANGELES – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) publically proclaimed rail agencies implementing positive train control (PTC) amongst its most wanted items for 2013. The NTSB recognized Metrolink as a national leader in this effort. The announcement came during a… Read the full press release

Travel Guard® Update – Holiday and Multigenerational Travel Trends

Holiday and Multigenerational Travel Trends 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Welcome to the November edition of TRAVEL GUARD UPDATE, a monthly review designed to provide you with up-to-date information on the latest travel trends. This month, we polled travel agents to learn about where their clients are traveling this holiday season, how they are getting there and who… Read the full press release

EUROCONTROL West-to-East traffic shift continues for summer 2012

Brussels, Belgium – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Over the summer months (June to September included), European traffic has been close to the last forecast published in May 2012. Nevertheless, high oil prices, a weaker economic outlook and other factors have all led to a downwards revision of the forecast. The forecast update is for 1.5% fewer… Read the full press release

NEARLY 1.8 MILLION PASSENGERS EXPECTED AT LAX THIS THANKSGIVING; NEW AIRPORT POLICE EQUIPMENT, PROGRAMS INTRODUCED TO HELP MANAGE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY

Los Angeles, California – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airport officials forecast that over 1.792 million passengers will pass through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this Thanksgiving, a modest increase of 0.3 percent over last Thanksgiving’s 1.786 million passenger level.  Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 25 – and NOT the traditional day before Thanksgiving — is forecasted to be… Read the full press release

Budapest Airport No compromise on safety and security

2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Budapest Airport was surprised to learn from the media that Wizz Air decided to suspend the use of basic boarding gates and returns to use buses to deliver its passengers between the aircraft and the terminal. Budapest Airport and Wizz Air have held senior level meetings in good faith even during the… Read the full press release

Car Rental Shortages Continue in Parts of New York and New Jersey

Enterprise Holdings still relocating vehicles to local branch offices in response to unprecedented storm damage and consumer demand ST. LOUIS, Mo. – 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Enterprise Holdings – which owns Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car – continues to relocate cars and trucks to its New York and New Jersey branch offices in… Read the full press release

Airports Company South Africa, 120 Passengers disembarked safely after aborted take-off

2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has confirmed that a chartered MD82 flight operated by Global Aviation carrying 120 passengers and seven crew members aborted take-off at around 07h15 this morning at O.R. Tambo International Airport en route to Lilongwe, Malawi. According to ACSA’s Unathi Batyashe-Fillis, Manager: Communication and Brand Management at O.R…. Read the full press release

Air New Zealand, More than 1 million per day watch An Unexpected Briefing

More than 1 million people a day have been viewing Air New Zealand’s Hobbit inspired safety video since it was launched just over a week ago 2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Air New Zealand General Manager Marketing and Communications Mike Tod says ‘An Unexpected Briefing’ has received more than 9 million online views in just eight days. “The video has been… Read the full press release

WIZZ AIR CONFIRMS TERMINAL BUS SERVICE AT BUDAPEST AIRPORT

Current airport walking and tent boarding don’t meet Wizz Air’s safety and service standards   2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wizz Air, Hungary’s low-cost, low-fare airline, today confirmed its return to bussing passengers during boarding and disembarkation of all its Budapest flights from tomorrow, 13th November. Over the last week the airline has tested a low-cost facility proposed by Budapest… Read the full press release

Ryanair Calls On Transport Minister To Address Dublin Airport’s Failure As CAR Confirms T1 Security Delays May Remain Until 2015

ONLY HALF OF T1 SECURITY UNITS OPEN AT PEAK TIMES – HUNDREDS “GATHERING” AT SECURITY EVERY DAY 2012-11-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (11Nov) warned Dublin Airport passengers that they are facing 3 years of security delays at T1after the Commission for Aviation Regulation confirmed a review of the DAA’s service… Read the full press release

Civil Aviation Authority, GA pilots asked to renew language requirement

2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is advising private pilots to check the currency of the English language proficiency endorsement on their licences, as pilots applying for any of the new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) licences must have a valid English language endorsement. All UK pilots were automatically given an endorsement… Read the full press release

Ryanair Welcomes Spanish Court Ruling In Favour Of Ryanair’s Online Check-In Policy

2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (8 Nov) welcomed the Commercial Court of Madrid’s ruling in favour of Ryanair’s online check-in and boarding card policy, which the Court said expedited the boarding process and saved passengers time. A Spanish passenger had claimed they were unable to check-in online as their credit… Read the full press release

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport volunteers participate in annual FOD Walk

Hartsfield-Jackson’s 11th annual event draws nearly 100 volunteers ATLANTA – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport today held its 11th annual Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Walk, during which nearly 100 volunteers searched for and removed debris. Aviation officials closed Runway 8L/26R and the north cargo ramp for about 30 minutes as laser sharp volunteers scanned… Read the full press release

INFRABEL et la SNCB unifient leurs outils de gestion du trafic ferroviaire

Le « Top Account Meeting », organe réunissant quatre fois par an les Comités de Direction d’Infrabel et de la SNCB, a décidé de rassembler le « Traffic Control » et le « RDV ». Cette décision, aboutissement positif de plusieurs mois d’études et de travaux, constitue une étape importante pour améliorer la coordination entre… Read the full press release

FIRST LOS ANGELES AIRPORT POLICE OFFICER RECEIVES CERTIFICATION AS MASTER INSTRUCTOR FROM CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING

Los Angeles, California – 2012-11-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Los Angeles Airport Police Officer John Youngblood, a 12-year veteran assigned to the Training Unit during the last three years, has been certified as a Master Instructor by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.).  He is the first Los Angeles World Airports police officer to successfully… Read the full press release

Oslo Airport Temporary rerouting of arrivals level traffic

Oslo Airport Temporary rerouting of arrivals level traffic

2012-11-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — On Sunday 4th November at 22.00 the road to the arrival level at Oslo Airport will be temporarily closed to ordinary traffic. All traffic including traffic to the short-term parking will be rerouted to the departure level for up to two weeks. The detour will be clearly signposted. The reason for the… Read the full press release

Wyndham Worldwide Completes $275 Million Term Securitization

PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2012-11-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:WYN) today announced that it has completed a term securitization transaction involving the issuance of $275 million of asset-backed notes. Sierra Timeshare 2012-3 Receivables Funding LLC issued $209 million of A rated notes and $66 million of BBB rated notes. The notes were backed by vacation ownership loans… Read the full press release

Essential Travel – UK Industry First: No Helmet, No Insurance!

Essential Travel Announce Helmet Wearing Mandatory for Wintersport Insurance Cover 2012-11-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Research by travel insurance specialist, Essential Travel, has revealed that 77% of skiers/snowboarders are now wearing helmets when they hit the slopes – a 15% increase since 2010 when the “Use Your Head”campaign was launched. The poll also confirmed that of these, 73%… Read the full press release

Air New Zealand enters Middle-earth air space with safety video inspired by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Hobbits, Dwarves and Wizards will take flight as Air New Zealand launches its latest on board safety video, ‘An Unexpected Briefing,’ today 2012-11-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — The safety video is inspired by the upcoming fantasy adventure The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), which is the first in a trilogy of… Read the full press release

EMERGENCY SIMULATION AT BELFAST CITY AIRPORT

2012-11-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — On Saturday 3 November and Sunday 4 November 2012 a major emergency will be simulated at Belfast City Airport involving the emergency services and other support agencies. The exercise will simulate a serious incident at the airport. This type of exercise is run on a regular basis and will happen alongside the… Read the full press release

Cathay Pacific plans to resume New York service on Thursday

2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it plans to resume its scheduled service to New York starting 1 November with the expected reopening of the John F Kennedy International Airport. However, the following flight today (31 October) has been cancelled in addition to the previously announced cancellations of CX830 from Hong Kong and… Read the full press release

CAA announces plans for future GA pilot safety promotion material

2012-10-31 — /travelprnews.com/ — The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced plans to update the way it provides safety promotion material to UK recreational pilots. The proposals will see the CAA potentially working with the specialist aviation media to use a variety of methods to provide high quality information to pilots. Early in 2013 the… Read the full press release

Heathrow Airport Superstorm Sandy – update Wednesday 31 October

2012-10-31 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, flights to and from the US East Coast airports are resuming but there are still some cancellations. We continue to advise passengers travelling to New York, Baltimore, Newark, Washington, Boston and Philadelphia to check the status of their flight with their airline before travelling to the airport. If… Read the full press release

RYANAIR CALLS ON DAA MONOPOLY TO REVERSE DUBLIN AIRPORT’S SERVICE FAILURES

ONLY HALF OF T1 SECURITY UNITS OPEN AT PEAK TIMES 2012-10-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (30 Oct) called on the DAA to immediately address the awful service levels at Dublin Airport where inadequate staffing has led to extensive queues at T1 security (with delays of up to 40 mins), causing… Read the full press release

Hurricane Sandy – Heathrow update Tuesday 30 October

2012-10-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — We are sorry to inform passengers that due to the storm on the east coast of the US, there are cancellations to flights departing to and arriving from US airports on the east coast including: New York – JFK, Newark – EWR, Boston – BOS, Washington D.C. – IAD and Philadelphia –… Read the full press release

Porter Airlines – Hurricane Sandy update

TORONTO, 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Due to forecasted weather conditions related to Hurricane Sandy, Porter Airlines has cancelled all flights to and from Newark, Boston and Washington on Monday, October 29, and Tuesday, October 30. It is anticipated that flights will resume on Wednesday, October 31, for these routes. In addition, all Porter flights arriving at… Read the full press release

Hurricane Sandy | VIA Rail Canada maintains its services

Montréal, 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — VIA Rail Canada will operate according to regular schedules today, despite the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which is being forecasted by Environment Canada in the Maritimes, the Province of Quebec and Ontario. However, unforeseen circumstances caused by the Hurricane may disrupt schedules. VIA Rail advises caution when traveling and invites Canadians… Read the full press release

Travel Guard® North America Providing Free Assistance Services to U.S. and Canadian Travelers Affected by Hurricane Sandy and ‘Frankenstorm’

Flight and Hotel Rebooking, Emergency Medical Assistance and More Available Through Toll-Free Number Stevens Point, Wisc. — 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travel Guard North America® (www.travelguard.com), a leader in travel insurance solutions and assistance plans, announced today that it will provide emergency travel and medical assistance services free to all U.S. and Canadian travelers and their families… Read the full press release

Hurricane Sandy KCI Airport Update

2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hurricane Sandy is expected to affect travel to and from much of the eastern United States over the next few days. At Kansas City International Airport there are flights cancelled to and from the region. On Monday, October 29 there are 22 departures and 15 arrivals canceled. On Sunday October 28 there… Read the full press release

Roanoke Regional Airport Commission Prepares for Hurricane Sandy

2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Roanoke Regional Airport Commission (RRAC) is taking steps today to prepare for possible weather impacts related to Hurricane Sandy. RRAC is working with airlines to make sure items on the airfield are secure, testing backup generators, securing construction items and clearing storm drains in advance of the storm. The airport is closely monitoring the… Read the full press release