Lufthansa Thursday said operating profits will rise this year due to higher demand and prices for passenger and freight traffic as well as continued cost cutting and synergies from airlines it has acquired.”Overall, the momentum behind the performance of our business in recent months has further...

Air Berlin is already in talks to add code-share agreements with more Oneworld carriers following the German airline’s decision to join the alliance and code share with American Airlines and Finnair.Air Berlin CEO Joachim Hunold says discussions were held today with British Airways and Iberia. The...

Both the Federal Government and the United States (U.S.) have issued new guidelines to cargo flights to Nigeria from the U.S. The idea is to forestall the importation of dangerous weapons, goods and other contrabands that are likely to be shipped into the country.A top official of Nigerian Customs Service...

Etihad Airways is to boost its Indian flying programme with the addition of Hyderabad to its expanding global network. The Abu Dhabi-based airline will become the first airline to operate flights between its home base and the state capital of Andhra Pradesh, when it launches its non-stop, four times...

Abacus International is working with Visa to launch revenue assurance programme for travel agents. According to a release, through a centrally-billed ‘virtual account’ called Visa Central Travel Account, companies enjoy greater billing flexibility, and spend visibility through Visa reports that feature...

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Richard Aisuebeogun, has assured domestic operators and the travelling public in general that the airfield lighting project of the domestic runway (18L) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos will be ready for use in 10 months...

AN Air Canada flight from Sydney to Vancouver was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Honolulu last week after passengers were injured in turbulence. The airline said nine passengers and two flight attendants requiring medical attention for minor injuries were treated on-site and released to continue...

Starting May 1st, Ritz-Carlton will be lending the culinary skills of their chefs to Lufthansa flights embarking from their 18 US gateways to Germany as part of partnership that seeks to deliver a seamless brand experience. The idea being that business and first class customers can stay at one of the...

ALL flights into Australia from North America or South America will have to report any passengers with flu-like symptoms before the aircraft is allowed to land. Responding to the swine flu outbreak, Australian Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon announced on today that the Government was moving immediately...

The only way of not having that would be to close Australia to flights," Senator Brown said. "We should also be looking to see how we can help neighbouring countries if it does become a pandemic." The Senator’s comments come as New Zealand health officials reveal they are investigating...

British Airways is launching new shorthaul and longhaul routes from Heathrow from March 29 as part of the new summer season. The airline will start flights from Heathrow to the southern French city of Toulouse and Atlanta, the gateway to the Deep South in the US. Silla Maizey, British Airways’...

Heydar Aliyev International Airport has announced that it will not work at nights from July. Maharram Safarli, Press Secretary of Azerbaijan Airlines (AzAL), said the airport will be closed from 12.00 am to 07.00 am as from July 2 in accordance with an order issued by AzAL President Jahangir Asgarov...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Four baby pythons escaped from a container aboard a passenger plane in Australia, leading to a search that forced the cancellation of two flights, the airline said Thursday. Twelve non-venemous Stimson pythons were being transported Tuesday on a flight to Melbourne from...