OTTI Reports Total International Monthly Air Traffic for the First Time
International air traffic to/from the U.S.(1) totaled 13.7 million passengers in January 2012, a six percent increase over January 2011. U.S. citizen travel (5.9 million) increased two percent and comprised 43 percent of all air traffic. However, non-U.S. citizen air travelers (7.9 million) increased by nine percent raising their market share to 57 percent. Read more →
1.98-metre long bed guarantees maximum sleeping comfort / Customers involved in development of the seat / 3-billion-euro investment in the new inflight productThe new Lufthansa Business Class seat boasts a horizontal sleeping surface measuring 1.98 metres in length. At the press of a button, it converts into a comfortable bed. The seat impresses with the exceptional comfort it offers as a flat bed or as an upright or reclining seat, with its intuitive adjustments, additional storage space and enhanced entertainment system. In a few weeks’ time, when the new Lufthansa Jumbo, the Boeing 747-8, enters scheduled service, passengers will have their first opportunity to enjoy the features of the new Business Class cabin. Read more →
French charter airline Air Méditerranée in the next few weeks will move part of its operations to Greece to cut costs, creating jobs in the debt-stricken country while leaving around 85 workers in France out of work. Read more →
Olympic Air, announces the launch of its new Athens – Tel Aviv – Athens route from March 9th, 2012. Constantly upgrading its services to meet the needs of passengers, Olympic Air adds Israel to its regular flight schedule, thus, enhancing its presence in the Middle East, and implementing its strategic planning in the Eastern Mediterranean area. Read more →
Following the launch of the innovative Meet & Seat service on three pilot routes, today sees the introduction of ten new destinations: Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Toronto, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Nairobi. Read more →
Business And Economy Class Seats Make Debut At World’s Biggest Travel Show
Berlin Mayor Joins Airline CEO For Launch On Carrier’s New Exhibition Stand
Qatar Airways today unveiled revolutionary new Business and Economy Class seats for its Boeing 787 aircraft with space, comfort and a revamped in-flight entertainment system being key features of the airliner that will be inducted into the fleet this summer. Read more →
Qatar Airways To Launch Flights To Destinations In Iraq, Tanzania And Serbia
Airline Plans Return To Myanmar After Four-Year Absence
A great award night to honour the best companies in the air transport industry by ATN (Air Transport News) was held in Megaron Mousikis in Athens, on Sunday the 4th of March 2012.
Paulo Yoshikawa, General Manager of Lufthansa Greece and Cyprus said: Read more →
As from 1st & 3rd April 2011, Air France will launch from Athens 4 weekly flights to Toulouse & 3 weekly flights to Nice. Read more →
Leading General Sales Agent and Greek airline further intensify their cooperation
AVIAREPS, the multinational aviation and tourism management expert, has been entrusted with the representation of Olympic Air in France. As a result of the yet successful cooperation of both companies, the appointment is extended to this further territory. AVIAREPS will provide the Greek carrier with a professional sales force as well as a reservations department from its Paris office. The local representation aims at strengthening Olympic Air’s market position in France and facilitating the approach to the travel trade industry and end-consumers alike. Read more →
China is not only a great place to do business. Although, through years it has become for many Polish people regular business destination, it is also worth seeing from tourist perspective. Read more →
Last Friday, KLM launched Meet & Seat. This makes KLM the first airline to integrate social networking in its regular flight process. Passengers with a reservation can link their Facebook or LinkedIn profiles to the flight they will be on, in order to see who else is on board. Read more →
Olympic Air, announces the launch of its new Athens – Tel Aviv – Athens route from March 9th, 2012. Constantly expanding its network, and upgrading its services to meet the needs of passengers, Olympic Air adds Israel to its regular flight schedule, thus, enhancing its presence in the Middle East, and also implementing its strategic planning in the Eastern Mediterranean area. Read more →
An authoritative independent study, released today, (carried out for the European Regions Airline Association and the European Business Aviation Association by internationally renowned consultants Mott MacDonald) shows that the European Commission’s proposed amendments to slot allocation regulation in the EU are based on incomplete and inaccurate analyses. The study confirms that any gains from changes in slot allocation rules are likely to benefit non-EU economies, would lead to job losses throughout Europe and be detrimental to Europe’s air service connectivity, its economic and social well-being; particularly within the peripheral often disadvantaged regions of Europe. Read more →
The start of January sees the international hotel chain Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts entering into another important partnership – this time with the Qatari airline Qatar Airways, based in Doha. As of now, members of the Privilege Club, the airline’s frequent flyer programme, can collect air miles each time they stay at one of 27 Swissôtels in 15 countries worldwide. Read more →
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