Flights
Icelandair offers horse festival tickets online
Landsmót is the Icelandic name for the biannual National Horse Show of Iceland, the world’s biggest event involving the popular Icelandic horse. The schedule represents the pinnacle of excellence in the handling and breeding of Icelandic horses.
Icelandic culture, comfort and service
More personal comfort, state-of-the-art entertainment and Icelandic cultural flavour are three of Icelandair’s guiding lights for improving your in-flight experience in the year 2008.
Lufthansa adjusts fuel surcharge on European and long-haul routes
In recent weeks, crude oil and kerosene prices have continued to rise and have now reached an all-time high. In response to this development, Lufthansa is adjusting its fuel surcharge on all its flights.
Ryanair issues advice for travellers to Spain
Since June 2007, the Spanish government requires that all passengers travelling from the UK/ Ireland to Spain (including the Canaries and Balearic Islands) provide 'advance passenger information' ('API' or 'APIS' data) before their flight departure.
SWISS launches daily non-stop service to Shanghai
SWISS inaugurated its new daily service between Switzerland and Shanghai yesterday when flight LX 188 departed from Zurich at 13:05 operated by an Airbus A340. The passengers aboard the first flight included Swiss Federal Councillor and Minister for Economic Affairs Doris Leuthard.
TAP is changing - New products to be launched
TAP Portugal will launch new products aimed at different targets, as of next June-beginning. These were designed to add more quality and flexibility to services offered to customers along with a wider choice, a new focus on price and the strengthening of the Company’s transparency in communicating with the travelling public.
Seal returned to natural habitat with help of TAP
A seal housed at the Marine Species Rehabilitation Center in Albufeira, a marine animal shelter, was flown out yesterday on flight TP356 destined for London. The TAP Cargo crew accompanied this delicate transport operation from the start ensuring the success of the voyage.
Emirates Group posts new record profits
The Emirates Group has reported its 20th consecutive year of net profit, notching a new profit record despite soaring oil prices and challenging business conditions in the second half of its 2007-08 fiscal year.
Flybe offers rescue deal to Euromanx passengers
Flybe has stepped in to rescue stranded Euromanx passengers after the Isle of Man-based airline today announced that it was going into receivership. All passengers in possession of ticketed Euromanx bookings for Manchester and Liverpool flights can immediately re-book their free replacement tickets with Flybe. These tickets will be completely free of all taxes and airport charges.
LOT Polish Airlines completes Warsaw terminal switch
LOT Polish Airlines this week completes its moves to Terminal 2 at its home hub at Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin Airport. The Polish national carrier moved its international flights to the new US$220 million facility last month and completes the move with the switch of its domestic flights.
Austrian voted Best European Airline
In its 22nd annual survey Capital magazine asked its readers to assess their airline experiences. The survey was based on evaluations of 17,000 flights taken by more than 1,000 German frequent flyers. Precise results can be viewed at Capital.de. Austrian has again been voted in first place with best results in the categories of service and catering.
Propeller power for Aer Arann
What do you get for 600 kilograms of aviation fuel? Answer – a trip across the English Channel from Cardiff with Aer Arann or a short taxi down the runway at Heathrow in a Boeing 747. Aer Arann, Europe’s fastest growing carrier, says the future of short haul flying is spinning around at 1200 per minute. Turbo prop power is a revolution in air travel that makes environmental sense.
Panasonic Avionics Corporation to supply Air New Zealand
Beginning August 2008, Air New Zealand passengers on board thirteen (13) A320 and five (5) B767 aircraft will experience a quantum leap improvement with Panasonic X Series in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems. This IFE system offers video and audio on demand (AVOD), games, iPod integration, and games as well as other entertainment options.
Eastern Airways launches direct service from Newcastle to Stavanger
UK regional airline, Eastern Airways has today launched its first direct international service from Newcastle International Airport with non-stop flights to Stavanger.
KLM selects End2End Connectivity for global SMS delivery
The leading mobile messaging provider End2End Connectivity has today announced that it has been selected by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to provide the SMS delivery of flight status notifications (FSN).