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Flybe, Europe’s leading regional airline and the UK’s Number One Domestic carrier, has today started operating its new route from Manston, Kent’s International Airport to George Best Belfast City airport, providing travellers with convenient access to the heart of the Northern Ireland capital for the first time. This summer service will provide return flights every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, with seats available for booking now at flybe.com. Fares start from just £29.99 one way including...
ANA, Japan's largest carrier, and Continental Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc., are expanding the number of code-share routes to include United's Narita-Houston, Narita-New York and Japan-Guam flights. The two airlines have been operating code-share flights since March 28 last year, initially with ANA's trans-Pacific routes, ANA's domestic routes and Continental Airlines' U.S. routes. This expansion of the code-sharing agreement to Continental Airlines'...
Air India today introduced a new flight connecting Kanpur to Kolkata in its sustained efforts to strengthen connectivity between major cities of the country. Air travellers from Kanpur will now have a non-stop service to Kolkata eliminating the need to travel to Lucknow or any other city for connecting to the West Bengal capital and gateway to north-east. The inaugural flight was flagged off from Kanpur’s Chakeri Airport by Hon’ble Minister for Civil Aviation Shri Vayalar Ravi and Hon’ble...
Kenya Airways is launching its 54th destination on the 19th June to N’djamena in Chad. The new route which will operate via Cotonou, the capital of Benin, will see Kenya Airways strengthen its presence in Central Africa, a landlocked geographical territory that depends largely on imports. The airline will operate the route with a Boeing 737 – 800, 2 times a week every Sunday and Wednesday out of Nairobi. “We are seeking to consolidate our presence in the African market by flying from every...
Wizz Air, the low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced that it is launching a new route from Skopje to Venice Treviso. The first flight will take off on the 20th of September 2011 and will, initially, operate twice a week. Tickets are already available from as low as EUR 24,99 (all inclusive, one way) on wizzair.com or by calling the Call Center. Wizz Air announced its entry into the Macedonian market as the first low cost carrier on 16th February by opening the Skopje –...
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced today that it will expand its partnership with China Eastern Airlines (MU) to increase the number of eligible flights under the airlines’ Mileage Partnership Agreement making it easier for customers to earn and redeem mileage. From June 1, 2011, JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) members*1 can earn mileage on all flights*2 operated by MU on Japan=China routes as well as China domestic routes including non-codeshare flights that were not applicable for mileage accumulation...
Airberlin starts flying to Costa Rica in Central America every 14 days as of November 2011. An aircraft will leave Düsseldorf every other Saturday for Liberia, the capital city of the province of Guanacaste in the northwest of the country. From there, travellers can reach the Pacific coastline or various national parks in the country's interior. In the winter flight schedule, an Airbus 330-200 will leave Düsseldorf every other Saturday for Liberia via Cancun in Mexico starting on 12 November....
Air New Zealand will be increasing its international capacity to China and Japan for its upcoming Northern Winter schedule. International capacity growth for the Northern Winter period (November 2011 - March 2012) on the airline's China routes will be up by 21.6%, with increased frequency to Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. Capacity on the Auckland - Beijing route will be up 38.6% with the addition of a third year-round Boeing 777-200 service from early December. The airline's Auckland -...
From June 1, ANA will introduce new dishes designed by the two esteemed chefs Yuji Wakiya and Masayasu Yonemura. Yuji Wakiya is famous for his Japanese interpretations of Chinese cuisine, and Masayasu Yonemura has won selection into the Michelin Tokyo guide for the past three years by personally developing Japanese cuisine for global tastes. They were selected because their commitment to pursuing "inspiration" and embodying "modern Japan" through their cuisine accords with ANA's brand concept...
Virgin Australia today opened Melbourne as the first of its contemporary new airport lounges, designed by renowned architects Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (TZG). Virgin Australia Group Executive of Product and Guest Services Martin Daley said: “Our new lounge showcase Virgin Australia’s focus on providing a seamless, first-rate travel experience for business and leisure travellers. “The crisp contemporary design balances the functional requirements of frequent travellers with luxury finishes,...
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