Flights
Lufthansa named number one for punctuality at Heathrow
Lufthansa is officially the most reliable airline operating from London Heathrow Airport following the publication of Punctuality Statistics for 2007. The figures for the 30 largest scheduled airlines serving Heathrow show that the average delay on Lufthansa’s 20,810 flights during the year on was just 12.22 minutes. This is more than seven minutes less than the average delay at the airport.
Aer Lingus partners with United Airlines
Aer Lingus and United Airlines, a leading US domestic and international airline, have today announced that they will commence a codeshare agreement that will enable seamless booking on each other's flights from 1 November, 2008. The agreement was signed by Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion and United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton in Chicago.
airBaltic launches direct flights to Venice and Nice
The Latvian airline airBaltic is launching new flights from Riga to Venice, Italy and Nice, France, during the summer season of 2008. The first flight to Nice will be offered on April 17, and the first from Riga to Venice will depart on April 18.
Successful launch for Air France’s new boarding satellite
Since its inauguration on Sunday 30 March 2008 at 0620 (local time), the new boarding satellite of Terminal 2E at Paris-Charles de Gaulle dedicated to Air France and built by Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport has already handled over 27,000 customers and 120 flights.
Sao Paulo chatterbox lands Emirates with prestigious award
Normally, people who talk non-stop become unpopular or get themselves into trouble. But a Brazilian man who did just that has landed Emirates Airline with a sought after advertising award.
San Francisco marks second West-coast gateway for Emirates
Following news of only four weeks ago that it would start services to Los Angeles, Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing, international airlines today announced plans to launch an additional service to the U.S. West Coast. The award-winning airline will fly non-stop from Dubai to San Francisco starting 26th October 2008, taking its total number of U.S. destinations to four.
Piper’s welcome for globetrotting rugby players
The skirl of the bagpipes greeted rugby players at Newcastle Airport on Tuesday, as Scottish pipers were on hand to welcome three teams flown in by Emirates Airline to compete in the 125th Melrose Sevens, which takes place in Melrose, Scotland on 12th April 2008.
KLM brings Schiphol closer with BluelinQ
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines this week launched BluelinQ via its website klm.nl. The new service will enable passengers to travel quickly, simply and economically to and from Schiphol. BluelinQ is primarily aimed at passengers traveling from outside the Randstad area.
SAS introduces direct flights to Zagreb
On Monday the 31t of March, SAS introduced flights between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and Zagreb, Croatia. The line between Stockholm and Zagreb will be operated with departures on Mondays and Friday afternoons. From the 30th of April there will also be departures on Wednesdays.
Spanair strengthens position in Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera is one of Spanair's key destinations. On its routes to and from Jerez de la Frontera, Spanair has the most extensive domestic flight network as well as being the second placed company in terms of passenger volume.
Spanair reinforces offering between Spain and Scandinavia
Spanair confirms that Scandinavia is one of its strategic destinations, and that it is the leading carrier in terms of the number of frequencies it operates between Copenhagen and Spain, respectively Stockholm and Spain together with its codeshare partner SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
SAS temporarily withdraws Chinese cabin crew
SAS has today decided with immediate effect to withdraw Chinese cabin crew on flights between Copenhagen and Beijing. This measure follows the concern surrounding the situation for SAS's Chinese employed cabin crew.
TAP increases cabin baggage allowances from Gatwick
With immediate effect, TAP Portugal customers travelling from Gatwick will be able to carry more than one bag through security for cabin baggage purposes. The UK government restriction limiting customers to one item of cabin baggage was lifted at all other BAA airports (including Heathrow) in January 2008, as well as the Gatwick Airport transfer security areas in February 2008.
United Airlines announces Aer Lingus cooperation
United Airlines and Aer Lingus have signed an agreement to offer codeshare flights, which would expand the international destinations and frequent flyer benefits offered to customers of both carriers.
Be in the captain's seat in the fight against cancer
United Airlines is putting one lucky guest in the captain’s seat in the fight against cancer. In support of the American Cancer Society (ACS), United is auctioning off a behind-the-scenes tour and flight simulator experience at the United Airlines Flight Training Center in Denver, Colorado, including two domestic roundtrip tickets to Denver and one night’s accommodations at a Starwood hotel.