Arik Air Announces its First Transatlantic Route
Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest commercial airline, today announced the expansion of its international services with the launch of non-stop flights between Lagos and New York (JFK) beginning on Sunday, 29 November 2009. The new route will be Arik Air’s third international service outside of the West...
Germany is going to ease night flight rules
Germany plans to ease regulations limiting night flights at the country’s airports. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recently formed center-right coalition agreed to limit powers allowing Germany’s 16 federal states to ban or restrict night flights at their local airports. The move comes after...
Emirates to launch A380 flights to Paris
Emirates has confirmed that it is to deploy an Airbus A380 on the Dubai – Paris route one month earlier than planned. The airline had previously announced that the super-jumbo would head to Paris Charles de Gaulle from 1st February next year, but an operational review, coupled with demand on the...
Free seat promotion launched on Abu Dhabi Flights by Air Asia
AirAsia X today launched five times weekly direct flights between Abu Dhabi in the UAE and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.  To celebrate, the low cost long-haul airline is offering what it calls “Free Seats” on the route to customers who book their flights and hotels via GoHoliday – AirAsia’s...
V Australia Started direct flight to Phuket, Thailand
V Australia, Virgin Blue’s premium long-haul airline, took off from Brisbane International Airport at 10am on Sunday November 22 on its inaugural flight to Phuket, in Boeing 777-300 aircraft, which boasts a three class cabin including 33 fully lie-flat beds in International Business, 40 International...
Traffic at Sydney airport boosted due to increase in tourists
The combination of a strong Australian dollar and an abundance of cheap flights to/from Australia and both the US and Europe has helped Sydney Airport’s passenger traffic figures rebound strongly in October. Sydney Airport, the jewel in the crown of MAp (formerly known as Macquarie Airports), today...
More Addis Ababa flights by Lufthansa
From April 2010 and June 2010, respectively, Lufthansa and its codeshare partner Ethiopian Airlines, will each offer one additional flight per week between Frankfurt and the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.  Passengers of both airlines will then be able to choose from a total of ten non-stop services...
Finnair Cancels More Flights; Strike Continues
Finnair has cancelled flights scheduled to take off today (Tuesday, 17 November 200) because of the current pilot strike.  Altogether Finnair has cancelled over 400 flights because of the strike. The  cancelled flights affect 32 000 passengers. Finnair has said it aims to operate all of its...
Sheraton Puerto Rico convention center hotel & casino grand opens
Starwood has celebrated the grand opening of the new 503-room Sheraton Puerto Rico Convention Center Hotel & Casino, located adjacent to the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan’s newest vibrant commercial and residential district. The Sheraton Puerto Rico is part of a $6 billion worldwide...
Trying to get hold of cheapest flight to Chicago ? Consider this first.
Getting cheap flights for a city that is traveled every day by millions and millions of people seeking adventure, entertainment and the glitz and glamour of modernity …….is defiantly not a piece of cake ! If you have been to the finest beaches of the world, the thickest jungles and the mightiest...
Malaysia Airlines Switches to SITA Reservations Platform
Malaysia Airlines has completed its transition to the SITA Reservations platform in an operation that took just 13 hours and involved the successful transfer of almost 1.5 million passenger records. Malaysia Airlines CEO, Tengku Dato’ Azmil Zahruddin, said, “This is a significant milestone for Malaysia...
Tiger Airways to Launch Twice Daily Flights to Hong Kong
Tiger Airways is going to start Twice daily flights to Hong Kong from Singapore from 1st February 2010.  Tiger Airways flights will depart Singapore at 07:55 arriving into Hong Kong in time for an early lunch at 11:35. The return leg departs Hong Kong at 12:25. Or, if you prefer a leisurely afternoon...
Air New Zealand Orders 14 Airbus A320s
Air New Zealand has ordered 14 Airbus A320 aircraft to replace its existing domestic fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300s. The aircraft will be powered by IAE engines. The A320, which is larger than the aircraft type it will replace, will enable Air New Zealand to increase capacity on routes that are starting...
Britney Spears Tour of Australia : V Australia choosen as Official Airline
V Australia has been selected as as Official Airline for the Britney Spears “Circus” Tour of Australia.  V Australia, will fly the tour team from the USA to Australia including Britney and her entourage of dancers, support singers, stage designers, “roadies”, technical support and management....
British Airways Christmas strike threat looms
Christmas holiday makers could have their travel plans disrupted as British Airways staff consider taking strike action during the festive season. The Unite union will announced the result of their strike action ballot on December 14. If staff – angry over planned job cuts and changes to work patterns...
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