Flights
Virgin Atlantic and V Australia announce partnership
Virgin Atlantic and V Australia have joined forces in a new loyalty programme agreement which allows travellers to earn miles when flying on the networks of both airlines.
Virgin Atlantic offers bags of fun with online check-in promotion
Virgin Atlantic is offering its passengers a great incentive to get their holidays off to the best start this summer. Between 1 July and 31 August 2009, all passengers travelling from Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Glasgow Airports who check in online will receive £6 off their duty free shopping onboard the flight.
Ryanair releases 1 million recession busting seats
Ryanair today released 1 million recession-busting £1 seats (which include all taxes and charges) for travel in September and October. These are available for booking on ryanair.com until midnight Thursday (16 July).
Air Astana cares for a healthy heart
From 16th to 18th June 2009, Air Astana held a charity programme at the Science Center of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Almaty. This was inline with the inauguration ceremony of the new flight to Novosibirsk.
Air France and Bangkok Airways sign code-share agreement
Air France has just signed a code-share agreement with Bangkok Airways, to offer its customers 6 new destinations in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, on flights with AF flight numbers.
Air France and Baboo sign code share agreement
Air France has signed a code-share agreement with the Swiss airline Baboo, to enable its customers to travel as from 1 July 2009 to 5 new destinations in France with an AF flight number on departure from Geneva.
Air France unveils new Airbus A380
Air France’s first Airbus A380 has just been painted with the airline’s new livery in Hamburg. This aircraft will start operating a daily Paris Charles de Gaulle to New York JFK route in November 2009.
Air France KLM rewarded for environmental strategy
On 12 July in London, Air France-KLM was honoured by Airline Business in the Environment category of the Airline Strategy Awards. The Group’s strategy, which places the environment at the heart of its concerns and development, received the award.
airBaltic launches nonstop flights from Riga to Geneva
The Latvian national airline airBaltic has this month launched nonstop flights from Riga to the second largest city of Switzerland, Geneva. airBaltic will fly to Geneva three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Austrian begins long-term restructuring measures
Having already fulfilled its ambitious package of short-term measures designed to generate savings of EUR 225 million this year, the management of Austrian Airlines is now confronting the challenge of improving the company’s result in the medium term.
Austrian Cargo to cooperate with Jade Cargo
Austrian Cargo and Jade Cargo International are setting a new standard in the expansion of Vienna as a cargo hub for Central and Eastern Europe: in a first step, the Chinese all-cargo carrier based in Shenzhen will begin flying the Seoul-Shanghai-Vienna-Frankfurt-Seoul route twice a week with immediate effect.
Austrian enters next restructuring phase
In the last week, the Austrian Airlines Group presented the first measures of its sustainability package designed to increase its long-term competitiveness. Management has now decided on the next measures: to replace 50-seater aircraft with larger aircraft from the existing fleet.
bmibaby top for on time performance
Low cost airline bmibaby is celebrating after performance analysis website, flightontime.info, has released statistics for quarter one of 2009, hailing bmibaby as the most punctual low cost carrier in the UK.
Star Alliance airlines moves from T2 to T1 at Heathrow
Five Star Alliance member carriers - Austrian, Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS and TAP – have now moved from Terminal 2 to the refurbished Terminal 1 at London’s Heathrow Airport.
bmi improves Scotland – Leeds schedule
bmi Regional has introduced a more convenient schedule on flights from Scotland to Leeds Bradford for its Summer 2009 timetable. As of 29 June 2009, the airline will operate twice daily flights out of Glasgow and Edinburgh to Leeds Bradford at improved times to allow for a full working day to be spent in Leeds.