Air Mauritius is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of commemorative events around in the world. In Mauritius employees gathered at office locations at Port-Louis, Ebene, and SSR Airport to celebrate 50 years of the glorious history of the company. All three ceremonies were attended by chairman, Arjoon Suddhoo and the officer in charge, […]
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Davidoff is set to release a contemporary accessories line honouring Sir Winston Churchill, following the relaunch of Davidoff Winston Churchill Cigars in 2015. The line will be available globally from August. Davidoff said the accessories line celebrates Churchill’s illustrious career as a statesman. The Ambassador and Primos humidors are available in Union Jack and London […]
William Grant & Sons has extended The Balvenie’s Scotch whisky offer with new travel retail-exclusive Peated Triple Cask Aged 14 Years. The expression will be a permanent addition to the existing range and is available in travel retail from this month, priced at £65 (US$83). The Balvenie Peated Triple Cask is the product of trials […]
Puig has extended the Valentino Acqua fragrance line with a new masculine and feminine scent: Valentino Uomo Acqua and Valentino Donna Acqua. Both launched in travel retail Europe in mid-May and are rolling out to the Middle East and Asia Pacific this month before being introduced to the Americas in July. Valentino Uomo Acqua and […]
AUSTRALIA. Melbourne Airport has revealed a powerful brand line-up for its new Terminal 2 luxury precinct, which will feature leading names including Tiffany & Co, Burberry, Salvatore Ferragamo, Max Mara and Emporio Armani. The precinct will be located adjacent to the next generation duty free store and will also feature brands including Bally, Michael Kors […]
Dublin welcomed the first Qatar Airways flight from Doha earlier, inaugurating a new daily service designed to connect the city to the world. Senior vice president of Qatar Airways Europe, Jonathan Harding, travelled on board the inaugural flight and was greeted by daa chief executive, Kevin Toland; Dublin Airport managing director, Vincent Harrison; and chief […]
With a clear structure and enhanced usability for customers with impaired sensory perception and motor skills, Eurowings has gone live with its new accessible website. Unrestricted use by people with disabilities played a central role in the redesign of the website, which has been made significantly easier to navigate in the process. Users who require […]
SLOVAKIA. Gebr. Heinemann has opened a new Heinemann Travel Value & Duty Free Shop in the non-Schengen departure area of Bratislava Airport. The 160sq m store offers a range of local and international products from all assortment categories such as perfume & cosmetics, spirits & wine, tobacco, toys and confectionery. Heinemann said it would offer […]
Jet Airways and Aeromexico, the flag carrier airline of Mexico, have signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines cooperation in the areas of enabling codeshare flights and frequent flyer programmes. As part of the arrangement, both carriers will code on each other’s services between India and Mexico via common gates in Europe, including London Heathrow. […]
Hundreds of passengers, many from Thomas Cook, have waited for several hours at Manchester Airport after a computer glitch. A “technical failure” saw the check-in system at the airport temporarily crash, with staff forced to switch to a manual system. Thomas Cook saw 12 flights delayed, with other airlines were also affected. Delays stretched to […]
Ian Macleod Distillers is focusing on growing Edinburgh gin’s footprint in travel retail, with an eye on the increasing demand for craft gin products. The company’s expansion plans follow last year’s acquisition of the Spencerfield Spirit Company and its flagship brand Edinburgh gin. According to Ian Macleod Distillers, the brand has grown year-on-year and has a […]
H Mounier has teamed up with The Zon Duty Free to run a tasting promotion at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) for its Cognac brand Prince Hubert de Polignac. The promotion, taking place throughout June and July, features Polignac VSOP 1L, Polignac XO Royal 35cl and Polignac XO Royal 1L. Customers who buy one bottle […]
The government of Saint Helena has announced that SA Airlink has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the provision of a scheduled commercial air service to St Helena. SA Airlink is a privately owned airline registered in South Africa. It is a franchisee to South African Airways. SA Airlink is a member of the […]
Qatar Airways has released its annual report for the fiscal year 2017, revealing a 21.7 per cent year-on-year net profit increase. Net profits rose to 1.97 billion Qatari riyals ($541 million) from 1.62 billion riyals in the previous year. The results also show an annual revenue increase of 10.4 per cent, to 38.9 billion riyals. […]
Saudi Arabian Airlines has increased the amount of entertainment programs available on-board its aircraft, offering 1,800 hours of movies, television shows, games and music options. With the increased variety of content, guests flying with Saudia can view movies in Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish and German. A wide selection of international movies are also available […]
The Lufthansa Group will now enable secure and simple payments at the check-in counter, by introducing Amadeus Airport Pay. This new service, developed by Amadeus and Ingenico, will subsequently be available at more than 170 airports around the world. Customers will be able to pay for ancillary services, such as excess baggage, with chip-cards, girocard […]
Air Canada Rouge has launched its new seasonal non-stop service from London Gatwick to Vancouver. Air Canada Rouge is Air Canada’s leisure airline and will operate three services a week to Air Canada’s Vancouver hub, Vancouver International Airport, until October. “We successfully launched our London Gatwick-Toronto service last summer and we are pleased to introduce […]
airberlin has confirmed that this sale of the shares it indirectly holds in Niki Luftfahrt agreed with Etihad will go ahead. The deal will proceed at a time to be agreed and in a manner compliant with European Union regulations. “Etihad and airberlin will provide further details in due course,” a statement from the carrier […]
POLAND. Lublin Airport is to add 700sq m of retail and services space as part of a planned expansion of its passenger terminal. “The terminal’s expansion is mostly related to the necessity to increase the capacity of the non-Schengen departures hall. This is a consequence of the increasing passenger volume of the airport,” Piotr Jankowski, […]
Finavia is set to open the new south wing of Helsinki Airport this summer, but, before the opening, Finavia will invite 200 volunteers to the airport to test that the south wing operations work as they should. Finavia has an ongoing development programme at Helsinki Airport, worth of almost one billion euros, which will expand […]
Vagar Airport, gateway to the Faroe Islands, is heading for yet another record-breaking year after a slow February and March. Passenger-figures in May show a growth of 25.2%. So far this year some 112,613 passengers have travelled through Vagar Airport, approximately 10,000 passengers more that the same time last year. “Jákup Sverri Kass, CEO at […]
Davidoff’s AVO Cigars brand has released two new Puritos blends in short formats: Syncro Nicaragua Puritos and Syncro Nicaragua Fogata Puritos. Both are available now in the USA and Europe and some other selected markets. The handmade AVO Syncros Puritos are said to offer the same taste and aroma as the full-sized formats and can […]
Cebu Pacific of the Philippines has placed an order with Airbus for seven A321ceo to meet ongoing strong growth on its domestic and regional network. The latest contract comes on top of an existing order for 32 A321neo. The aircraft will start joining the carrier’s fleet next year. Manila-based Cebu Pacific is an Asian low-cost […]
The world’s passenger aircraft fleet above 100 seats is set to more than double in the next 20 years to over 40,000 planes as traffic is set to grow at 4.4 percent per year. That is according to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast 2017-2036. Over this period, increasing numbers of first time flyers, rising disposable […]
Pernod Ricard-owned Royal Salute has launched a limited-edition 21yo Polo Edition which is available exclusively with DFS at Singapore Changi through June. It will be released globally from September with a recommended price point of US$140. The whisky was introduced to 300 guests at the Royal Salute Sentebale Polo Cup in Singapore on 5 June. The […]
