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Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia today announced the first two milestones of their recently approved alliance: new international and domestic routes to Darwin and the launch of frequent flyer programme co-operation. As part of a joint plan to increase services to northern Australia, Singapore Airlines’ regional full service airline, SilkAir, will begin a four-times-weekly service between Singapore and Darwin from 26 March 2012, and Virgin Australia will complement these services with a...
Alaska Airlines today announced it will resume daily nonstop service between Portland, Ore., and Long Beach, Calif., starting March 12, 2012. Alaska Airlines previously served Portland-Long Beach for about one year until April 2010. "The addition of Portland-Long Beach gives our customers another conveniently timed alternative for traveling between the Pacific Northwest and Southern California," said Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines' vice president of marketing. Sprague said the route augments the...
Cathay Pacific Airways today released details of its new Premium Economy Class. The product, which will be progressively introduced on its long-haul flights from March 2012, will soon be available for passenger booking for flights departing from April 2012 onwards. At the same time, the airline announced that it will progressively introduce a new Economy Class seat on the majority of its long-haul aircraft, also beginning from March. Cathay Pacific Chief Executive John Slosar said: “We are...
easyJet today launched its first smart phone app. The free app, suitable for both iPhones and Android smart phones, will enable passengers to search fares, book flights and much more while they are on the move via their phones. It is the fastest airline booking app available, enabling passengers to book a flight on more than 580 routes in less than 30 seconds! Everyone who downloads the app and is logged in will have a personalised homescreen which recognises them, shows them a countdown clock...
United Airlines will launch daily service between its Washington/Dulles hub and Doha, Qatar, via Dubai, effective May 1, 2012, subject to government approval. Doha will be the fourth city in the Gulf region that United serves from Washington/Dulles, in addition to Dubai, Kuwait City and Bahrain. The airline serves more destinations in the Gulf region and Middle East than any other U.S. carrier. “This new service will improve travel options for our customers at both ends of the route,” said...
Hong Kong Airlines has announced that it plans to launch an all Club Class service flying daily non-stop between London and Hong Kong starting from 7 March 2012. Hong Kong Airlines will operate Flight HX875 departing from Hong Kong at 2350 arriving in London Gatwick Airport, North Terminal the next day at 0555. HX876 will depart from London at 2130 arriving in Hong Kong at 1805 the following day. The new service will be operated with a dedicated fleet of three brand new Airbus A330-200s...
“As a part of the role played by Egyptair to link the African continent with the world through Cairo hub, and in a continuation of the ambitious plans to encourage travel to/from Egypt, Egyptair is scheduled to operate a new frequency to Juba in Southern Sudan starting 17th of December” Said Eng Hussein Massoud, Egyptair Holding Chairman & CEO. He added “By this, EGYPTAIR will be operating 4 weekly flights to Juba on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Thursdays”. Further, Massoud added “...
Qatar Airways is to introduce a fifth daily flight between Doha and London Heathrow from the start of the Northern Summer schedules on March 25 next year. The additional service on the highly popular route takes capacity up from 28 to 35 flights each week. Flight times have been scheduled to offer more convenient connections over its Doha hub to and from the carrier’s route network across Asia Pacific. Flight QR075 departs Doha at 0635 every day, arriving into London Heathrow at 1200 hrs local...
The Houston Airport System announces it will welcome its first double-deck A380 at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) on August 1, 2012, when Lufthansa upgrades the aircraft on its Houston to Frankfurt service. Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport will be Lufthansa's fourth A380 market served in the United States. The A380 is the largest passenger jet in the world, with 63 percent more cabin space than the next largest aircraft, the Boeing 747-400. The new jet will carry up to 526...
As from April 2012, Brussels Airlines will considerably increase flight frequencies to five African destinations. Travel possibilities and seat capacity to/from Yaoundé and Douala (Cameroon), Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Nairobi (Kenya) and Bujumbura (Burundi) will be enhanced, while Kinshasa will be served four times a week non-stop. The frequency increase is made possible thanks to the introduction of an additional long haul aircraft. Brussels Airlines continues to reinforce its presence on the...
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