Flights
Australian cricket team bowled over by emirates
Emirates-sponsored world champions, the Australian cricket team, and the Twenty20 International champions, India, flew on Emirates within hours of each other from South Africa via Dubai en-route to India.
Air France KLM to confirm new management team for UK & Ireland
Air France KLM, the world’s leading airline group in terms of turnover has recently finalized its new joint management team for the UK & Ireland. The team, based at the head office in Bedfont, is headed up by Christine Ourmières, General Manager Air France KLM UK & Ireland.
KLM launches scheduled service to Dallas-Fort Worth
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will start operating a daily service to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A., in cooperation with Northwest Airlines. Dallas-Fort Worth will be KLM’s 61st intercontinental destination. The service will start March 30, 2008 and will be operated with Airbus 330-200 equipment, offering 30 World Business Class seats and 221 Economy Class seats.
flyMonarch introduces PayPal option
Passengers will soon be able to pay for flyMonarch.com flights with PayPal. The airline will be the first European carrier to offer PayPal as a payment option, giving customers more choice and flexibility.
Ryanair agrees 4 year deal with Dublin pilots
Ryanair, has confirmed that it has reached agreement with its Dublin based pilots on a new 4 year pay deal which will significantly improve pay, rosters, terms and conditions for Ryanair’s Dublin pilots and brings them into line with the pay and conditions previously negotiated by Ryanair pilots at their other Irish bases.
Austrian continues Eastern Europe expansion
With the forthcoming introduction of the winter schedule on 28 October 2007, Austrian Airlines is once again placing a strong accent on the expansion of its successful Focus East strategy.
Ryanair sees record bookings on ski routes
Ryanair, yesterday confirmed that its ‘Skis Fly Free’ promotion has seen record bookings on ski routes. Ryanair has taken over 200,000 bookings on its sixty-one UK routes to the slopes. Skiers can still book by this Sunday (30 September) and will have their skis or snowboard carried absolutely free.
Austrian launches new services from London City Airport
Commencing 29 October 2007 Austrian will launch double daily services from London City Airport (LCY) direct to Vienna. This is an important new service for Austrian Airlines and offers the London business audience an important alternative to travel from the City.
easyJet announces new East Midlands to Barcelona route
easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, today announced it would introduce a new route from East Midlands airport to the popular Spanish city of Barcelona this winter. The new four times weekly service will commence on 7 December and will offer fares from just £17.99 one way (£30.98 return) including tax.
Traffic congestion for travllers in Newcastle
The 2007 BUPA Great North Run will take place in Newcastle this Sunday 30th September. As a result passengers travelling out of Newcastle airport that day should expect traffic congestion due to road closures for the race.
Emirates sweeps top awards
Innovation and investment in cutting-edge in-flight entertainment (IFE) continues to reap rewards for Emirates Airline, as it swept three top accolades at the World Airline Entertainment Association’s (WAEA) Avion Awards, held in Toronto, Canada – the airline industry’s equivalent of the Oscars for in-flight entertainment.
Emirates roadshow draws Alberta’s travel agents
In preparation for its anticipated arrival in Canada, Emirates Airline hosted a roadshow event to introduce its award winning products and services to Alberta’s travel and cargo agents. The event was held at Calgary’s Roundup Centre earlier this week.
Advanced check-in solutions for Abu Dhabi’s new airport terminal
The new Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi International Airport is to follow the lead of Terminals 1 and 2 to ensure that the five million passengers who use this important Gulf gateway benefit from the most popular check-in and baggage reconciliation systems in use today at airports worldwide and provided by SITA.
Booking.com joins forces with KLM
Booking.com, Europe’s leading online hotel reservations’ company (part of Priceline.com, Nasdaq:PCLN) has been selected by KLM (part of Air France-KLM, the largest European airline group), as a strategic partner for the distribution of hotels. As a result, visitors to Klm.com can now choose from over 35,000 hotels in more than 9,000 destinations worldwide.
easyJet calls for a more intelligent approach to aviation
There is no doubt that climate change is a real and imminent danger which should be a concern for us all. We all have the responsibility to take intelligent and well thought-out actions to ensure we leave the planet in a good shape for generations to come.