The downing of a Russian jet by Turkish warplanes earlier this week marked one of the most high-profile incidents between Russia and a Nato member for decades. Ankara accuses Moscow of violating Turkish airspace, but the Russian defence ministry insists its plane was flying over Syrian territory when it was shot down. Airspace violations have…
Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan and Jetstar Pacific are adding their networks to Global Explorer, the round-the-world fare offered by oneworld member airlines. Jetstar’s Australian airline already participates in the fare. The addition of these three carriers’ routes, from today, will bring more than 15 new destinations, two key Asian hubs – in Ho Chi Minh…
InterContinental Hotels Group has announced an exclusive agreement with Heathrow Airport, to develop two hotels directly connected to London Heathrow Terminal 4. The two adjoining hotels, Crowne Plaza London – Heathrow Terminal 4 and Holiday Inn Express London – Heathrow Terminal 4, are due to open in 2018. The new hotels will operate under a…
Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Avalon Airport today after engineering faults cancelled and delayed numerous Jetstar flights. Flight JQ602 Avalon – Sydney was cancelled today due to a engineering fault which lead to the return flight being cancelled. A delay of the 6am flight to Sydney then left a chain reaction of delays…
Air France invites you to catch the most anticipated movie of the year, on December 16th – in France! This movie will be shown in English. An exclusive “Flight & Cinema” offer, which includes your movie ticket and a transfer from the airport to the movie theater. After flying with Air France to Paris-Charles de…
Etihad Airways’ unique mobile product exhibition will welcome attendees of the International Luxury Travel Market at the steps of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, this week. Attracting 1,500 global luxury buyers, the ILTM event is a major showcase for the world’s finest travel experiences. Details
Star Alliance has redesigned its website to offer a fresh, modern look and user friendly experience across both desktop and mobile devices, complementing the individual websites of its member airlines. Upgrades to its iPad and Android apps to improve usability and add new features will also be available shortly, as part of a wider initiative…
Air Canada is expanding its Vancouver hub with the addition of the only non-stop flights to Dublin, Ireland next summer. This new seasonal route follows the recent announcement of several enhancements at the airline’s Vancouver hub for 2016, including new transborder services to Chicago, San Jose and San Diego, double daily flights to London Heathrow,…
Emirates has added four flights per week to Jeddah, starting from 14th December 2015. The increased frequency will now enable Emirates’ customers travelling to and from Jeddah to choose from three flights per day. All three daily flights will be operated by a three-class A380 in response to consistently high customer demand in the market.…
easyJet will be adding an additional aircraft to its Edinburgh operations from next year to cater for extra demand from its passengers and to enable the airline to fly to even more destinations from the airport. From summer 2016 there will be 8 easyJet aircraft based at Edinburgh operating on 36 routes. Details
Emirates has added four flights per week to Jeddah, starting from 14th December 2015. The increased frequency will now enable Emirates’ customers travelling to and from Jeddah to choose from three flights per day. All three daily flights will be operated by a three-class A380 in response to consistently high customer demand in the market.…
Arsenal FC are flying to Norwich in East England this weekend for their Premier League game. The trip is 118 miles which will take 14 minutes to fly. The club will leave Luton airport, 20 minutes away from Arsenal training camp, to Norwich airport before their kid off on Sunday.
