Finnair to open route to Istanbul: Finnair will begin flights to Istanbul in Turkey next spring. As of 4 March 2009, the route will be flown twice per week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Flights to this metropolis of 12 million residents will depart from Helsinki in the morning and return in the afternoon of the same day. The flight time between Helsinki and Istanbul is 3 hours 20 minutes. The route will be operated all year round and the flights... |
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Virgin Atlantic says regulators should focus on why BA and American Airlines are missing out millions of passengers
Millions of passengers are missing from BA/AAacirc;€™s stated numbers. Data presented by BA/AA doesnacirc;€™t include direct bookings and connecting passengers, so their market share appears smaller. BA/AAacirc;€™s presented data is based on just one month – July 2008 – rather than a whole year. Virgin Atlantic today said that the numbers... |
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oneworld and Lonely Planet offer travel tips for iPhone generation
oneworld®, the leading quality global airline alliance, and Lonely Planet, the leading global travel information... |
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Ukraine International Airlines continues spectacular growth
Ukraine flag carrier airline UIA continues its spectacular growth carrying 21% more passengers in the period from January to August 2008 than in the same period in 2007. August has proven to be another record... |
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Fly Lufthansa anywhere in Europe without a paper ticket Online check-in and boarding via mobile phone to almost 400 destinations in Germany
Lufthansa passengers can now use mobile boarding passes on all flights from Germany to any destination in Europe. Following the successful pilot scheme conducted in the spring and the across-the-board introduction of mobile boarding passes on all domestic German routes in the summer, this innovative service... |
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Iberia to deploy electronic documentation system for international freight operations before end of 2008
European air routes between Spain and as Frankfurt, Stockholm and Amsterdam first to make changeover: Reduction in paper consumption as electronic messages used - Enhancement of air cargo efficiency - Iberia already uses “Iberia Cargo e-AWB†electronic... |
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Sheremetyevo International Airport trusts in Lufthansa Consulting Air Service Development support for Moscow’s key airport
Continuing along a most successful path of engagements in Russia and other CIS countries Lufthansa Consulting wins over a very respected partner in the market. The management of Moscow‘s Sheremetyevo International... |
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Qantas: first A380 with passenger connectivity
Geneva - On Friday 19 September, the first Qantas A380 left Airbus’ Toulouse headquarters en route for Sydney, via Singapore. Onboard were not only media and Qantas VIPs, but also OnAir’s connectivity services... |
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Aircraft maintenance congress to be held in Madrid: Most important congress and trade fair of its kind, attended by 134 of the world’s airlines and more than 3,000 people
The Green Aviation Forum & Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul MRO 2008 congress, an initiative of the U.S. trade publication Aviation Week, is to be held in Madrid on September 24-25. A total of 134 of the world’s airlines... |
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Finnair introduces mobile-phone check-in at CPH
As the first foreign airline at Copenhagen Airport, Finnair now introduces mobile-phone... |
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Auckland Airport appoints chief financial officer
Auckland International Airport Limited Auckland Airport today announced that it has appointed Jason Dale as its new chief financial... |
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Belfast International Airport: Another day, another destination!
Hundreds of local travellers boarded Arkia Israel Airlines to discover the wonders... |
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Landmark steel structure built at Budapest Airport
The 240-ton steel structure that will serve Terminal 2 as a temporary baggage sorting hall from November has already been erected at Ferihegy. Also, builders... |
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Port Begins Environmental Study for Proposed New Runway at Hillsboro Airport
Port of Portland is beginning an Environmental Assessment of a proposed new runway, which would run parallel to the existing main runway, at Hillsboro... |
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Prague Airport’s runways will undergo regular maintenance in September and October
The Prague Airport Authority is preparing for the regular maintenance of the runway system before the onset of winter. Night operations will... |
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PORTLAND, ORE. Sept. 5, 2008 – PDX CNAC Hears Status of Environmental Assessment for North Runway Project on Sept. 11
Members of the Portland International Airport Citizen Noise Advisory Committee will... |
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“Direct Air†Service to Florida Returns to Worcester Regional Airport: Service to Ft. Myers/Punta Gorda and Orlando/Sanford
The Massachusetts Port Authority Massport today announced the start of new air service from Worcester... |
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Montréal–Trudeau exhibits a mobile sculpture by artist Bernard Séguin-Poirier
Montréal, September 7, 2008 — Aéroports de Montréal ADM is proud to present a new mobile sculpture by fine arts... |
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Aer Lingus welcomes 500,000th booking at Belfast International Airport: Airline’s Belfast operation performs strongly
Aer Lingus announced today that it has reached its half millionth booking for flights from Belfast International... |
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New Ski Routes From Birmingham With Ryanair
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, has announced two new ski routes from Birmingham... |
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