Passenger traffic at Dubai International has exceeded all previous records in July surging to an historic high of 7.6 million, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger numbers in July totalled 7,616,792 compared to the 6,682,676 handled in July 2015, a significant increase of 14 per cent.
Ms Al Mansouri watched brother Ali earn his flying credentials and join Abu Dhabi Police, then saw her sister, Maj Mariam Al Mansouri, make headlines as she led the UAE mission against ISIL in Iraq. Ms Al Mansouri said that she also dreamt of becoming a pilot and realised her dream when she graduated from…
A Southwest Flight Attendant added a welcome bit of pep to a flight to Chicago with an stunning impersonation of a dozen Looney Tunes characters. Take a bow sir. H/T: Joe.ie
British Airways is reporting problems with its computer system as passengers at multiple airports complain of delays and long lines. “Our IT teams are working as hard as they can to quickly fix a problem with our check-in system,” the airline said in a statement. “We’re sorry for the delays some customers are experiencing as…
JetBlue is investigating after two boys traveling alone separately from the Dominican Republic ended up flying to the wrong cities. On Aug. 17, 5-year-old Andy Martinez was returning home in the custody of JetBlue from a family visit and was put on the wrong flight in Santiago, attorney Sanford Rubenstein said. Andy ended up in…
Eurowings is expanding its network of cheap long-distance flights with new flight to Miami. The maiden flight – EW182 – took off earlier towards Miami, capital of the American sun state Florida. With Cologne Bonn as their departure airport, Eurowings guests boarded a fully booked Airbus A330. More
On August 30, 2016, ANTONOV Company included into Ukroboronprom SC and Aerospace Industry Corporation of China (AICC) signed Cooperation agreement on the AN-225 programme. In such way, the parties expressed their intensions as for long-term cooperation. The first stage of this interaction consists in construction of the second modernized AN-225 Mriya at ANTONOV Company and…
Gatwick Airport is now in a league of its own as it breaks its own record for the number of passengers travelling on a single runway – more than 42 million passengers now travel through the airport annually. This new record was achieved on the same weekend that Cathay Pacific’s new route to Hong Kong…
Emergency services were called to a diverted flight following an emergency landing. WestJet flight WS610 from Calgary to Ottawa made an emergency landing in Regina following reports of smoke in the cockpit. The Boeing 737-700 landed without incident and all passengers disembarked safely without injuries. According to local police, the smoke was caused by a…
Cathay Pacific Airways today saw its first flight take off from London Gatwick to Hong Kong. The only non-stop service connecting Gatwick and Hong Kong, it will also be Cathay Pacific’s first long-haul route in the UK to feature the brand new Airbus 350-900 aircraft. Ideally placed to serve both leisure and business travellers, the…
Story from airlineroute.net British Airways are to cancel their BA3 and BA4 flights from London City Airport to New York JFK. The reduction beginning on the 30th October, A318 business class service will reduce from 11 flights to 6 flights a week. The airline operates the westbound service via Shannon. The reduced service schedule: Outbound Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs BA001…
