NEWS Ryanair steps up services for business travellers
Ryanair has extended its Business Plus fast-track security service to London Gatwick, Rome Ciampino and Eindhoven with plans to roll out the initiative to other European airports.
NEWS Finnair steps up Finnair Plus programme
Finnair has enhanced its Finnair Plus programme enabling members to book Classic award flights to Europe, Tel Aviv and Dubai without having to pay the fuel surcharge fee.
NEWS SAS to launch new service to Hong Kong from Stockholm
SAS is opening ticket sales for its new direct flights between Stockholm and Hong Kong. The carrier will fly five times a week with good connections to and from Oslo and Copenhagen. SAS is the only airline that flies directly from Scandinavia to Hong Kong.
NEWS Etihad Airways welcomes Dreamliner to fleet as passenger numbers soar
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has introduced its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner into commercial service. The first flight, operated by a Boeing 787-9, departed Abu Dhabi at 02:15 as flight EY23 for the seven hour 25 minute flight to Düsseldorf, Germany.Also today, Etihad revealed it carried a record number of…
NEWS Etihad Airways appoints new GM for Spain
Etihad Airways has appointed Mr Jordi Porcel Cortes as its General Manager for Spain. Jordi Porcel will be based in Etihad Airways’ new Madrid office, where he will lead the airline’s Spanish commercial operations.
News: Aer Lingus and Ryanair may face multi-million tax bill in Ireland
Ireland: Monday 2 Feb 2015 – Source: The Irish Examiner Aer Lingus and Ryanair will find out this week if they face a multimillion-euro tax bill over the air travel tax which was scrapped by the Government in 2013. The European Court of Justice will issue its ruling on Thursday on separate but similar cases brought…
NEWS Qatar Airways takes stake in International Airlines Group
Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.99 per cent stake in International Airlines Group, owners of British Airways, Iberia and Veuling. In a statement the Qatari flag-carrier said the deal was part of its efforts to enhance operations and strengthen existing commercial ties initiated through codeshare agreements with IAG, as well as its membership of the…
NEWS Video: Ladies and Gentlemen This Is Your Pilot And We Seem To Have A Small Problem
There is video of a Minneapolis Delta flight heading to Las Vegas at the moment the pilot informed passengers they needed to make an emergency and you won’t believe why! He was LOCKED out of the cockpit.
