Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on November 15th, 2008 | No Comments
Air France cancels flights as pilots strike
French airline’s services are severely disrupted after pilots begin four-day walk out in a row over retirement age. Passengers are facing severe delays today after Air France announced the cancellation of around half of all its medium-haul and long-haul flights following the start of strike action....
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Airline Financial News on November 15th, 2008 | No Comments
Moody’s may downgrade British Airways’ ratings
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Moody’s Investors Service on Friday placed all of British Airways‘ ratings, including its Baa3 corporate family rating, on review for possible downgrade. The review was prompted by the continued weakness in the company’s operating results, largely...
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Posted by jones in Worldwide Flights on November 14th, 2008 | No Comments
Airline passengers advised to apply for ESTA
Airline passengers flying to the USA are being advised that from January 12th they will need to apply at least 72 hours before their departure time for permission to enter the country under the new ESTA scheme. ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation) is being introduced by the US government...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on November 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment
British Airways Offers Check-in Via Mobile Phone
  It might only run two flights a day out of Australia, but British Airway’s launch of a mobile phone check-in option is still a welcome harbinger for more airlines eventually making it possible to check-in ahead of time without a PC and a printer. Given that BA’s destinations are all...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on November 12th, 2008 | No Comments
Virgin Nigeria Rewards Customers in November
Virgin Nigeria, in its usual tradition of rewarding loyalty with its customers, has announced an exciting sales promotion for the month of November on its domestic routes. In the three-pronged promotion offer, customers flying the Lagos to Port-Harcourt route or Port-Harcourt to Lagos will be offered...
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Posted by jones in Airline Financial News on November 12th, 2008 | No Comments
Soaring fuel prices hit Emirates profits
Emirates Airline’s first half profits have been hammered by record jet fuel prices, falling by 88 per cent to US$77 million. The airline, which flies four times daily from New Zealand, said profit for the six months to September 30 last year was US$643 million. The Dubai-based carrier’s...
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Posted by jones in Airline News on November 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Air France introduces €50 fee for emergency row seats
Air France has introduced a €50 supplement for passengers who want to sit in the exit row when travelling in economy on long-haul services. Patrick Roux, Air France vice president marketing, said: “Customers consulted on the introduction of this new service have shown they are interested in an...
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Posted by Adee in Airline News on November 11th, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways reduces economy cabin fuel surcharges
British Airways – the UK’s flagship carrier which operates 28 weekly flights from the UAE to London Heathrow – has reduced its fuel surcharge for World Traveller (economy) and World Traveller Plus (premium economy) customers. Despite an annual fuel bill which is expected to rise 50%...
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Posted by jones in Airline News on November 11th, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways new Club World flies into Qatar
British Airways has introduced its Boeing 747 aircraft with the new Club World cabin on the Qatar route in the winter schedule. The new cabin, based on extensive research, with the customer in mind, offers a wider and more comfortable bed, which for the first time has a ‘z’ bed position,...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on November 11th, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways stewardess stole charity cash
A British Airways stewardess who stole £100,000 in donations made by passengers to a children’s charity was given a 50-week suspended jail sentence and fined £13,000 yesterday. Gillian Paterson, 36, who worked for BA for ten years, handed out envelopes to collect money for the Unicef campaign,...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Airline News on November 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments
Etihad Airways planning to boost Bahrain flights
MANAMA: Etihad Airways is planning to increase its frequency from four to seven daily on the Bahrain-Abu Dhabi sector, it was revealed yesterday. The airline, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary, has registered a 50 per cent increase in traffic out of Bahrain, said general manager for northern...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Worldwide Flights on November 10th, 2008 | No Comments
Air France and KLM launch Bluenity
Air France and KLM will jointly launch bluenity.com, the first social network website for all air travellers.Signing up with bluenity.com will enable travellers to share their top tips for hotels, restaurants and shopping anywhere in the world. Bluenity.com is unique in that it allows customers of both...
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Posted by jones in Airline Financial News on November 10th, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways announced 92% fall in profits
Further turbulence in the UK airline market is expected with news that first profits at British Airways fell by 92% with the company reporting very difficult trading conditions. Pre-tax profits for the first six months to September 30 fell to £52 million although there is also concern about the full-year...
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Posted by jones in Airline Financial News on November 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Air France-KLM traffic up 9%
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Air France-KLM said Monday that traffic rose 9% in October partly due to a strike that lasted several days in the year-earlier month. Excluding the impact of the strike, traffic rose around 3.6%, the group said. Load factor, a measure of passengers against available seats,...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on November 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment
SAA puts premium aircraft on Australian route
SYDNEY: South African Airways has introduced its newest aircraft, the Airbus A340-600, onto the Perth to Johannesburg route. According to SAA’s Head of Australasia, Thevan Krishna, the new aircraft began operating five times a week from Perth early this month, significantly adding to the airline’s...
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