Flights
Air Southwest launches new Express service
Air Southwest customers flying with just hand baggage from Newquay and Plymouth can now take advantage of a new express service, allowing them to check-in just 20 minutes before their scheduled flight departure time.
Air Southwest names new Managing Director
Air Southwest has named Peter Davies as its new managing director. Peter has more than 27 years experience in aviation including chief executive of SN Brussels Airlines, Belgium’s national airline, where he managed a staff of more than 2,000 and a fleet of 38 aircraft.
Aer Lingus scoops Airline of the Year at the iSPY Awards
The iSPY (International Sales Person of Year) awards were announced in London last Friday. Aer Lingus scooped the prestigious accolade of "Airline of the Year", against strong competition from twenty-four airlines from around the world. The awards recognise all aspects of cabin crew's contribution towards in-flight sales.
Air France announces a simplified organization
To cope with the crisis marked by shrinking demand and therefore a slowdown in activity, Air France intends to protect its economic stability and company jobs. Cost-control has therefore become ever more vital in the current period, and simplifying the Company’s organization is one such way both to achieve this and to increase its efficiency and responsiveness to the crisis.
bmi doubles services to Saudi capital, Riyadh
bmi has started operating a six times a week service to Riyadh – doubling the number of flights to the Saudi Arabian capital. Connecting to even more destinations across the Middle East, bmi flights to Riyadh will now go onwards to Dammam on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and onwards to Jeddah on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
Flybe's grand slam on six nations rugby routes
Flybe is reporting high demand on the thousands of flights it will be operating to five of the six cities hosting the upcoming Six Nations rugby series being played between February 7th and March 21st.
Flybe’s Southampton route honoured on Jersey stamp
Flybe is featured on Jersey Post’s first stamp issue of 2009 that features a set of six stamps and a Miniature Sheet containing an additional stamp to mark the 75th anniversary of the inaugural flight between Southampton and the Island.
Lufthansa presents new lounge at New York JFK
Resplendent in its new design, Lufthansa’s expanded and modernised lounge at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport opened its doors to guests. Covering a floor area of almost 1,500 square metres on three levels, the new facilities provide twice as much space for Lufthansa’s premium customers as the original lounge before refurbishment. The highlight is the new First Class area for HON Circle members and First Class passengers.
SAS Group signs Norway's largest air-travel agreement
The SAS Group has signed an agreement with StatoilHydro regarding air travel valued at almost NOK 3 billion. The agreement is for three years with the option of a two-year extension.
SWISS First Class: A suite above the clouds
SWISS will be gradually introducing a new First Class cabin from this spring onwards in parallel with its fleet renewal programme. The centrepiece of the new cabin product is the new SWISS First Seat, which offers exclusive design, top inflight comfort and extensive privacy and can be individually adjusted to travellers’ specific wishes and needs. The new ‘suite above the clouds’ marks a further milestone in SWISS’s ongoing quality drive.
Ryanair calendar raises €100,000 for charity
Ryanair today (Tuesday, 20th January 2009) presented Dublin Simon Community with a cheque for €100,000 after all 10,000 copies of its 2009 Ryanair Cabin Crew Charity Calendar sold out in just four weeks. Dublin Simon Community (which provides vital services for the homeless in Dublin) was chosen from over 100 charities throughout Europe to receive the entire sale proceeds from the 2009 calendar.
See more of Turkey for less with Pegasus Airlines
Turkey’s premier low cost airline, Pegasus Airlines, has announced new prices for 2009. Flying 5 times weekly to Istanbul and onward to 13 connection points across Turkey as well as North Cyprus, Pegasus Prices start from £39.99 one-way, including taxes and charges.
Gulf Air honours top Travel Agents in Bahrain
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, presented the three top selling travel agents in Bahrain with awards to recognize their outstanding achievements earlier this month.
Gulf Air's online booking engine adds extra facility for customers
In its continuous strive towards providing enhanced customer service, national carrier Gulf Air has added one more feature to its popular online booking engine gulfair.com. Customers can now book tickets for their children below two years of age directly online.
Icelandair temporarily suspends Glasgow service
Due to the current economic conditions and a projected decrease in passenger traffic, Icelandair will temporarily suspend service from Glasgow from 26th March 2009 until 27th August 2009, with the exception of the Easter period flights on 9th and 12th April. Following the suspension, service will resume with two flights a week to Iceland, connecting onwards to six North American destinations.