Flights
Air Astana announces new flight to Novosibirsk
Air Astana airline is opening a new direct flight from Astana to Novosibirsk, an industrial, scientific, cultural and transhipment point in Siberia, on 15 June. The Fokker-50 will be used to perform the flights on the Astana-Novosibirsk-Astana route three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
airBaltic reports passenger growth at Riga base
Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 229,475 passengers in May 2009 (from Riga and Vilnius), representing 4% more than in the same month in 2008, when airBaltic transported 220,802 passengers. In May this year, the number of passengers at the base of airBaltic in Riga has increased by 33% compared to the same period last year.
bmibaby launches summer 2010 programme
bmibaby has this week launched phase one of its summer 2010 flying programme from East Midlands, Manchester, Birmingham International and Cardiff Airport.
Young guns win BA Great Britons programme
A teenage wakeboarder and Britain's number one pistol shooter have won British Airways flights to train abroad courtesy of the BA Great Britons Programme. The BA Great Britons £500,000 travel fund offers up to 180 free flights a year until 2012 to aspiring talent in fashion, sport, performing arts, innovation, community and art and design.
Booking on Emirates.com is even easier
Making on-line bookings and payments is now even easier thanks to the latest innovations featured on Emirates’ website at emirates.com. Payment options in many of the airline’s markets have now been widened, taking into account recent research on which payment methods are likely to most appeal to customers.
Emirates High Treet unveils top 10 summer boredom busters
Beating boredom and keeping your children entertained over the long hot summer vacation just got easier thanks to Emirates High Street’s ‘Top 10 Summer Boredom Busters’.
Flybe launches discount shopping website
Flybe today becomes the first UK low cost airline to open an online shopping channel selling the complete range* of in-flight products featured in its magazine, Flybe Uncovered.
Gulf Air to participate in Paris Air Show
Bahrain's National carrier Gulf Air will participate in the International Paris Air Show - Le Bourget, which will be held in the French capital on 15 - 21 June at Le Bourget Exhibition Centre.
Ryanair voices concerns over tourist tax
Ryanair has this week called on the Irish Government to scrap its €10 tourist tax to prevent a further collapse in Irish tourism and related jobs next winter.
Spanair offers free VIP parking
As of now, Spanair is offering VIP parking free of charge at Madrid and Barcelona airports to passengers travelling in Business and Avant class. This service is especially designed for those passengers who need greater flexibility when they travel to the airport in their own car and with the highest comfort.
SWISS makes fuel surcharge adjustments
SWISS is to raise its fuel surcharge for long-haul flights by CHF 8 to CHF 122 per sector. The fuel surcharge for SWISS’s European flights (including Cairo and Tel Aviv) rises CHF 2 to CHF 31 per sector. The new surcharges will apply to all tickets for travel from Switzerland issued on or after 10 June.
TAP launches carbon offset programme
TAP Portugal this week launched its Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emission Offset Program in partnership with the IATA (International Air Transport Association) marking World Environment Day and offering passengers the opportunity to offset the CO2 emissions resulting from their flights giving their contributions to projects to reduce emissions in developing countries via enrolment in the program.
TAP begins flights to Moscow
The start of the summer at Domodedevo Airport in Moscow will be marked by the arrival of TAP Portugal, with the leading Portuguese airline company beginning regular flights on a direct leg between Lisbon and Moscow five times a week.
United Airlines completes fleet upgrade
United customers may now relax more easily, as the final Boeing 767 (B767) in its international fleet has been upgraded with fully lie-flat beds in United First and United Business.
Grenada renames its airport
Point Salines International Airport (PSIA) in Grenada has been renamed Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) in honour of the former Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop, who in 1979 was instrumental in the decision to proceed with the construction of a new airport, which was seen as a pre-requisite for the development of tourism to Grenada.