TAP and experiences company Viator have established a partnership to offer TAP customers direct access to a wide selection of Viator’s tours and activities related to tourist attraction sites all over the world. Through this partnership, TAP customers will discover the best of what there is to do in each destination TAP serves. Details
Boeing has revealed second-quarter revenue increased 11 per cent to $24.5 billion on record commercial deliveries. Second quarter 2015 results included the previously announced $536 million after-tax charge on the KC-46 Tanker program reflecting higher estimated costs. Details
This past weekend, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines welcomed a record number of passengers on board KLM and KLM Cityhopper flights.On Sunday, a new 24-hour record was created with 93,048 passengers flying on KLM flights between Amsterdam and 139 destinations worldwide. Details
Boeing and EVA Air have finalised an order for five 777 Freighters. The order, valued at more than $1.5 billion at list prices, will represent the first 777 Freighters to join EVA Air’s fleet, and the first to be delivered to a Taiwanese airline. Boeing first announced EVA Air’s intent to order the five 777…
SkyWork Airlines has launched flights from London City Airport to the Swiss cities Basel and Bern. Flights are operated by a twin-engine turboprop Saab 2000 aircraft, departing at 07:20 between Monday and Friday with a Sunday service departing at 17:20. A weekday evening route departing at 18:10 will also come into service from Tuesday September…
Hahn Air Lines has become the latest carrier to sign up to Travelport’s innovative airline merchandising technology, Travelport Rich Content and Branding. The product is designed to enable airlines to market and retail their products more effectively to travel agents. Details
Emirates will connect Bamako, the capital and largest city of Mali, to its global network from October 25th 2015. Bamako is one of the fastest growing cities in the world with a population of about 2.3 million people, and is located in the south western part of Mali on the Niger River. Once services commence,…
Airport lounges remain one of the great undiscovered gems of economy class travel. Long considered an essential by business types, these air-conditioned sanctuaries are now catching on among savvy travellers looking for that extra flourish of luxury. Here Breaking Travel News visits No.1 Traveller Lounge at Gatwick Airport to find out more. Details
Airport lounges remain one of the great undiscovered gems of economy class travel. Long considered an essential by business types, these air-conditioned sanctuaries are now catching on among savvy travellers looking for that extra flourish of luxury. Here Breaking Travel News visits No.1 Traveller Lounge at Gatwick Airport to find out more. Details
Qatar Airways has launched two new destinations in Pakistan, Sialkot and Faisalabad. The airline has commenced four weekly passenger services to Sialkot where it already operates dedicated freighter services. At the same time Qatar Airways added Faisalabad to its Pakistan network with three flights a week. Details
Air Astana increased its operating profit by 115 per cent to $23.9 million in the first half of 2015. Net profit was $8.3 million, versus a loss of $36.4 million in the first half of 2014 – largely the result of a book loss following a local currency devaluation. At the same time passenger numbers…
British Airways is serving up the best of British this summer in the form of a Bolney Estate Pinot Gris 2014 from the West Sussex located winery, plus tonic water from UK-based company, Fever-Tree. The airline will be serving the wine, which was a favourite tipple at Wimbledon this year, to its customers in the…
