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EasyJet is to launch its first flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester. The new service will start on 31 October and there will be two flights daily with fares from £23.99, one way including taxes. Flights are going on sale this week on easyJet's website. Ali Gayward, easyJet commercial manager, said: “We believe it is a very good time to introduce the Manchester route. “The city is increasingly becoming an important business centre, and with weekday flights from 07:20, people...
In a precautionary measure introduced on 28 March, all air transport containers carried on SWISS flights are now being rigorously tested prior to loading in Tokyo to ensure that no contaminated products are brought into Switzerland from Japan. Experts from the Paul Scherrer Institute are now working with SWISS representatives in Japan to instruct local staff in performing the relevant tests. These measures are being implemented on a preventive basis over and above the testing procedures already...
Since last December, Air France has gradually been introducing a new Business class cabin on its long-haul network, equipped with a “full sleep” seat, which is longer, wider and more spacious and which has been totally redesigned to provide additional comfort. After three months of operations and a survey carried out among customers, this new long-haul Business class seat has been praised by 97% of them, who consider the new seat’s comfort in the sleeping position as “good” to “excellent”. The...
American Airlines and WestJet Airlines have launched a comprehensive codeshare agreement that will give customers of both airlines more choices and greater connectivity when travelling between the United States and Canada, as well as across American's worldwide network. This codeshare relationship allows American to place its AA code on WestJet flights, and WestJet to place its WS code on flights of American Airlines. The placement of the AA code on WestJet flights will provide American's...
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, started its services to the Italian city of Milan. The inaugural flight left Bahrain International Airport today at 2:15 am with passengers and media representatives along with Gulf Air CEO Samer Majali. Mr. Majali stated, “Milan is one of the EU's and the world's major financial and business centres boasting Europe's fourth highest GDP. From finance to fashion, from designer automobiles to discerning music, from architecture to art, the...
Iberia launched its new services between Madrid and Los Angeles today with 95% seat occupancy, and became the first Spanish airline to operate on this route. The maiden flight took off in Madrid at 12:35 h, and is expected to land in Los Angeles at 16:15 local time, after 12 hours and 40 minutes in the air. The aircraft used is an Airbus A-340/300 registered as EC-KSE and named for the Spanish politician and woman's rights campaigner Clara Campoamor. It can carry 254 passengers, 36 of them in...
Air Astana will take delivery of the first of three leased Embraer E-190 airliners at the end of March. The aircraft have been selected to increase domestic and regional services from Almaty, the carrier’s hub for Central Asia. The aircraft is configured with 98 seats in a 2 class configuration and will operate alongside the existing fleet of Airbus A320 Family aircraft on this network and gradually replace the fleet of Fokker 50 turboprops on low density routes. The first Embraer E-190 will...
United Airlines announced daily nonstop service between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL), beginning June 9, 2011, subject to Mexican government approval. The new service will be operated by Continental Airlines. "United continues to offer more departures from the U.S. to Mexico than any other airline," said John Slater, United's Vice President Sales - Americas. "The new service complements our existing flights to Guadalajara from Houston and our new Los...
Delta Air Lines and the Air France-KLM Group kick off a major international expansion this week with new flights connecting Florida with three major European cities: London, Paris and Amsterdam. Delta will launch daily new nonstop service between Miami and London's Heathrow Airport on March 26. On March 21, KLM began new nonstop flights between Miami and its hub in Amsterdam four days weekly. And on June 7, Air France will inaugurate new nonstop service between Orlando and its Paris hub three...
Blue1 is expanding its network and opens new routes from Tampere to Copenhagen and Helsinki at fall 2011. Blue1's daily number of the flights from Tampere will be increased to seven when including current route to Stockholm. Blue1 starts two direct flights for Tampere-Copenhagen route and one flight for Tampere-Helsinki route. Both routes will be operated with ATR-72 aircraft. Tampere will be playing a new role as a Blue1 intersection airport offering dozens of new Blue1, SAS and Star Alliance...
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