Ryanair has launched its first connecting flights through Rome Fiumicino Airport, providing customers with an expanded route choice. Passengers will now also have the opportunity to book and transfer directly onto connecting Ryanair flights for the first time. From today, Ryanair customers can browse connecting Rome Fiumicino flight options on the Ryanair website and book […]
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In an effort to visualize the growing number of destinations that can be reached directly from the airport, Stockholm Arlanda Airport has unveiled Open Sky, an installation where data from the world’s air traffic is projected onto a two-meter diameter globe. The data is delivered from Flightradar24 and is projected using three-dimensional projection mapping technique. […]
Ryanair has launched a major upgrade to its Ryanair Rooms website, offering its 130 million customers an even wider choice of hotel, hostel, bed & breakfasts, holiday villa and homestay options. The new website features an improved dynamic search function and simplified booking experience, enabling customers to choose from over 1.2 million rooms worldwide. Also […]
Boeing has marked the first delivery of the new 737 MAX. The airplane, a 737 MAX 8, was handed over to Malindo Air at the Seattle Delivery Centre. The Malaysia-based airline will be the first to put the 737 MAX into commercial service. “This airplane will change the face of the single-aisle market,” said Boeing […]
Flybe has announced the appointment of Simon McNamara as its new director of communications reporting direct to chief executive, Christine Ourmieres-Widener. He will be the strategic lead for Flybe’s public affairs’ activities and his role will include promoting Flybe’s purpose, vision and strategy, both internally and externally to the investment community, media and politicians. McNamara […]
Star Alliance returned to Frankfurt, the place of its birth, to celebrate its 20th anniversary. As part of the event, the alliance announced a decade-long strategy of harnessing digital technology to further enhance the travel experience of customers. The alliance’s chief executive board, comprising the chief executives of all 28 member airlines, held its summer […]
Smiths Detection, formerly Morpho Detection – Safran, has announced a contract with London Gatwick Airport Limited to supply and service nine high-speed CTX 9800 DSi explosives detection systems (EDS). The move follows a successful trial which took place in early 2016. When fully operational, Gatwick will use CTX9800 machines to screen all In-gauge baggage in […]
London Stansted welcomed over 2.1 million passengers to the airport during its busiest ever April, an increase of 11 per cent over the same month in 2016 and passing the previous high for the month set in 2006. The record monthly total was boosted by the first full month of airlines’ summer schedules and a […]
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation is partnering with the ministry of tourism in St. Kitts to host a sustainable tourism forum, with a focus on climate change. Themed Good for Us, Better for All, the Climate Smart Sustainable Tourism Forum is being held as part of the UNWTO International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The […]
Flight Centre Travel Group has further strengthened its corporate travel footprint in Europe. The Australian-headquartered company, which recently acquired corporate businesses in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway and Sweden, today announced an agreement to invest in a 25 per cent share of business travel and technology agency, 3mundi, which has operations in France, Switzerland and Spain. […]
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation predicts that 2017 will be a record-breaking year with over three per cent year-on-year increase in visitors recorded from January to March. Coinciding with the announcement of these figures, the CTO has appointed Rooster PR to manage its press office and deliver a series of creative campaigns following a competitive pitch. […]
Thomas Cook Airlines’ inaugural San Francisco flight took off earlier, confirming its position as the biggest carrier to the USA from Manchester. Thomas Cook chief airlines and hotels Officer, Christoph Debus, said: “This is such an amazing day for our customers and our airline. “Our direct US flights are so great for customer, offering more […]
China Southern Airlines has appointed award-winning agency Rooster PR as its first ever UK public relations agency following successful digital and social media campaigns which saw seasonal bookings double. In its new, extended PR remit, Rooster will promote the airline’s four-star service and lower transfer times to destinations across China, south-east Asia, and Australia & […]
RwandAir will launch the first non-stop flight from the UK to Rwanda, one of the fastest growing tourism destinations in Africa, on May 26th. Operating three times a week from London Gatwick to the Rwandan capital Kigali, the service offers easy access for UK passengers. The flights, on a new Airbus A330-200, will offer travellers […]
TUI Group continued to deliver its transformation in the first half of 2016/17, as the integrated tourism business focussed on its hotel and cruise brands. Overall, the group delivered strong turnover growth and an improved operating result. Fritz Joussen, chief executive, TUI Group, said: “Our transformation to an integrated tourism business is on track. “We […]
Sabre Corporation has opened a new regional headquarters in Montevideo, Uruguay, for Travel Network, its global travel marketplace which processes more than US$120 billion of global travel spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers. The technology support the company provides on a large scale to hundreds of travel agencies and corporate travel buyers in […]
Air Canada is planning to launch its own loyalty program in 2020 upon the expiry of its commercial agreement with Aimia, the operator of Aeroplan. Effective June 30, 2020, Aeroplan will no longer be the loyalty program for Air Canada. Air Canada believes it will be better able to strengthen its customer relationships and deliver […]
Qantas customers are set to benefit from smoother connections and improved facilities at Perth Airport with construction to begin on a new integrated domestic and international passenger hub. A new international wing, will be located within the existing T3/T4 area. It will feature a large outdoor deck with alfresco seating, a streamlined immigration and customs […]
Emirates is introducing a third daily service to Brisbane, Australia from 1 December 2017, complementing Emirates’ existing two daily services. The direct service, to be operated on a B777-200LR aircraft with eight seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 216 in Economy Class, will increase capacity on the route by 3,724 seats a week, inbound and outbound between Brisbane […]
Flybe has added a brand new year-round route to Hamburg from Birmingham, that will start on 10th July and operate a choice of up to four flights a week, with additional frequency being added for the upcoming winter programme. One way fares are from £34.99 including taxes and charges. The airline will be the only […]
The latest G650 has taken off from Savannah, Georgia, and headed to the Chinese coastal city of Tianjin to join the fleet of Deer Jet. This G650 becomes the first private jet of its class registered in mainland China. Frank Fang, vice president of Deer Jet, said: “We are very honoured to take over the […]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and David Whitaker, president of Choose Chicago, have announced projections of visitors to Chicago in the first quarter reached a record 10.51 million, an increase of 3.5 percent over first quarter 2016. The results build on Chicago’s record performance in 2016, when 54.1 million people visited the city. The results also bring […]
Boeing and Primera Air has announced an order for eight 737 MAX 9 airplanes, valued at more than $950 million at list prices. The agreement also includes purchase rights for four additional 737 MAX 9s and a lease agreement for eight more airplanes from Air Lease Corporation. The 737 MAX 9 will form the backbone […]
Boeing has grounded its entire fleet of new 737 MAX airliners after discovering a potential engine manufacturing problem. The move comes just a week before the first MAX delivery, to Malaysia’s Malindo Air, was set to take place. Although no problems have been found during the type’s extensive 16-month flight test programme, Boeing believes that […]
Delta Air Lines has placed an incremental order for 30 firm A321ceo aircraft. This order follows three previous Delta orders for the Current Engine Option version of the largest Airbus A320 Family member. The airline took delivery of its first A321 in March of last year. Delta now has ordered a total of 112 A321s, […]
