Flights
Emirates introduces inflight movie subtitling
In yet another industry first, Emirates Airline has introduced a new movie subtitling and Closed Caption technology to its latest inflight entertainment system - ice Digital Widescreen.
Emirates flies down to Rio
Emirates, already making its presence felt in Brazil with its non-stop flight to Sao Paulo, will soon be in Rio de Janeiro. No, the Dubai-based global airline is not launching a new route; it will be there as an Official Partner of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Emirates flight catering achieve 5 stars
Emirates Flight Catering’s two divisions – Food Point and Linencraft – have achieved a five-star rating for its Health & Safety management system in recognition of its excellence in providing a high level of safe working practices in the workplace.
SAS removes Dash 8 Q400 from service permanently
Following the recent period of events involving aircraft of the Dash 8 Q400 type, SAS's management, following an unscheduled meeting of the Board of Directors held on Monday, has decided to immediately discontinue the use of this type of aircraft.
Spanair leads the way for electronic tickets in Spain
Spanair leads the field amongst Spanish airlines in the issuing of e-tickets, achieving 99.1% in sales recorded by travel agencies for September according to IATA's (International Air Transport Association) monthly ET Readiness Report.
2 become 1 as Spice Girls choose Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic is delighted that the Spice Girls have named Virgin Atlantic as the airline partner for the Return of the Spice Girls world tour, which kicks off in December. The partnership deal will see Virgin Atlantic providing the flights for the Spice Girls, as well as the whole team who are responsible for making the World Tour a huge success. The deal will also include promotional tie-ups and consumer competitions.
VLM celebrates anniversary of Antwerp – Manchester route
The route Antwerp – Manchester of VLM Airlines has achieved excellent results after one year of operations, resulting into 16% more passengers than initially budgeted for. To mark the first anniversary of the route Antwerp – Manchester, Flemish Minister President, Kris Peeters attended the ceremonies together with Jaap Rosen Jacobson, chairman of VLM Airlines.
VLM Airline sees loyalty programme take off
One year after the launch of VLM Airlines’ Frequent Flyer Programme ‘VLM Encore’, over 35.000 members have subscribed to the programme. To mark its first anniversary, a new higher tier is being introduced for the most frequent members of the programme.
Virgin Atlantic launches flights to Kingston, Jamaica
Virgin Atlantic today launched its first direct services between London Gatwick and Kingston, the capital of Jamaica.
British Airways completes $1.70 billion debt financing
British Airways has today concluded arrangements for a long term multiple option facility for US$ 1,700,000,000. The facility will be used to finance aircraft delivered over the next five years.
easyJet launches 17 new routes
easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline will launch 17 new routes over the coming week, connecting more of its bases across the UK with currently served destinations, as well as introducing wholly new destinations to its network.
easyJet launches 4 new routes from Belfast
easyJet, Northern Ireland's largest low-fares airline, will increase the number of routes it serves from Belfast International Airport to a record 23 this week with the launch of four new services.
Emirates 4th daily flight to Mumbai takes off
Starting today, Emirates, one of the fastest-growing international carriers will introduce an additional daily flight to Mumbai, offering passengers a second morning departure to India’s commercial hub and boosting the weekly service to 28 flights per week.
Emirates expands east and west
Emirates Airline today launched two new non-stop services: a six-a-week service to Ahmedabad, India, and a thrice-weekly service to Toronto, Canada – marking a simultaneous expansion of its global route network eastwards and westwards from Dubai.
New breakfast experience for KLM passengers
When the winter schedule takes effect on October 28, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will introduce a new kind of breakfast to its economy class passengers on intercontinental routes.