Flights
Emirates connects Costa Cruise ships to passengers
The UAE’s position as the hub – and most popular destination - for cruise ships in the Middle East will be consolidated next month with the arrival of a new state-of-the-art luxury liner on its maiden voyage.
Emirates to launch double-daily services to Jakarta
Emirates airline will advance its existing operation to Jakarta with the introduction of a double-daily service, effective 1st March 2010.
Emirates becomes latest fashion in Spain
Emirates, the international airline of the United Arab Emirates, is to start flights to Madrid, providing the only scheduled passenger service between Dubai and Spain.
Flybe passengers benefit from new check-in service
Flybe reports that its new through check-in service tie up with Virgin Atlantic late last year is proving very popular with passengers who, travelling with a through ticket for Flybe and Virgin Atlantic sectors, can now have their boarding cards issued for both flights at the very start of their journey.
Flybe announces new route from Humberside
Flybe has announced a brand new weekly summer service from Humberside Airport to Malaga for 2010 with seats now on sale from £44.99 one-way including taxes and charges for travel effective 29th May to 11th September.
Travelport seals full content agreement with Gulf Air
Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have announced details of a new global full content agreement that will give all Galileo and Worldspan-connected travel agents worldwide access to the airline’s full range of published fares and inventory.
Icelandair launches Northern Lights City Break
The Northern Lights are at their peak activity levels through the end of March in Iceland and to provide UK travellers with an affordable way to see this natural wonder, Icelandair is offering the Northern Lights City Break.
KLM starts World Deal Week
SKLM Royal Dutch Airlines has now started ‘World Deal Week’ - special offers which will run until 25 January. During this period, customers can take advantage of discounts on airfares from the Netherlands to 80 different destinations.
Travel inspiration from new online city guides
What’s the weather like in Istanbul? What’s on the must agenda in Vienna? Where to find the best restaurants and hottest bars in San Francisco? These and a host of other tips for exploring 50 destinations in Lufthansa’s global network are available to travel-happy passengers at lufthansa.com.
Lufthansa passenger numbers down in 2009
Under the impact of the poor economic situation, Lufthansa flew fewer passengers in 2009 than in the previous year.
Lufthansa plans flights to Iraq
As Iraq is increasingly opening up to civil aviation, demand for flights to the country is growing. Lufthansa is therefore examining the possibility of launching several new services to Iraq and is currently planning to serve the capital, Baghdad, and the city of Erbil in Northern Iraq from Frankfurt and Munich.
Top marks for Lufthansa’s baggage handling
Lufthansa and Frankfurt Airport have been voted top of the class in terms of passenger baggage handling.
Delta to send two lucky fans to Grammy Awards
Delta Air Line, the official airline of the Grammy Awards, has launched a sweepstake to take two music fans and a friend to the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Monarch increases Gatwick to Faro flights this Easter
Due to popular demand, award-winning low fares airline Monarch has added additional flights to the Algarve this Easter.
Airlines found to be penalizing disabled travellers
Charity bosses are calling on airlines to stop penalizing passengers with breathing difficulties after ‘secret shopper’ research by national patient support charity, Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK (PHA-UK), launched this week at Westminster, unearthed a bewildering lottery of surcharges, policies & woeful customer service facing the estimated 90,000 potential ‘fit to fly’ disabled air travellers with lung conditions such as Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) or COPD who require supplementary oxygen in flight.