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| Airbus A330 “HB-IQR” enters service for SWISS |
The SWISS fleet today welcomed its eleventh Airbus A330 and twentieth long-haul aircraft to commercial service today. Bearing the registration letters HB-IQR, the A330 took off for Montreal on its first SWISS flight at mid-day today. As announced back in June, SWISS will use this additional aircraft to add frequencies on various intercontinental routes to North America, the Middle East and Africa.
Back on November 14 SWISS deployed the first of its newly-acquired Airbus A330s as a ...
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| Flybe strengthens its position in Europe with 13 new routes |
The summer timetable includes 13 new routes to include services to Hamburg, Dubrovnik, Split, Avignon, Rennes, Brest, Nice, Limoges, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester, Newquay and Bergerac.
Flybe’s summer timetable sees a major move into the previously untouched area of Croatia, with flights from Birmingham to Dubrovnik and Split starting in May 2007. Re-emerging as a popular leisure destination, this latest move into the south eastern European country is of high strategic importance to th ...
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| Lufthansa expands services to the USA |
New route from Munich to Denver and second daily flight from Frankfurt to Detroit.
From 31 March 2007, flights to Denver will be operated daily from Munich as well as from Frankfurt. From Denver, the hub of Star Alliance partner United Airlines and one of the most modern and user-friendly airports in America, Lufthansa passengers can fly to about 100 destinations throughout North America.
From 25 March 2007, Lufthansa will add a second daily flight on its Frankfurt-Detroit rou ...
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| Korean Air Orders 25 Boeing Aircrafts |
Korean Air, South Korea's flagship carrier, announced today that it has finalized a purchase agreement for 25 Boeing aircrafts with a value of approximately USD 5.5 billion at list prices.
The transaction is the biggest aircraft order in Korea's aviation history.
The purchase forms a key component in Korea Air's strategy of global expansion. The airline aims to maintain its title as the world's number one commercial cargo carrier, which it has been retaining in the past two y ...
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| Qantas Announces Changes To Japan Services |
Qantas Group value based airline Jetstar will replace Qantas Airways services from Cairns to Nagoya and Osaka from mid-2007.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Qantas Group, Mr Geoff Dixon, said the Jetstar cost structure and product offering was much better suited for the routes.
Mr Dixon said Australia faced tough competition for the Japanese tourist, an issue exacerbated by the depreciation of the yen against the Australian dollar.
"Replacing daily Qantas B767 serv ...
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| More United flights to Frankfurt and Shanghai |
United Airlines today announced it is strengthening its international service by increasing capacity to China and providing customers with an additional route to Europe via San Francisco, its largest West Coast hub.
United is adding a second route between San Francisco and Frankfurt, making it more convenient for West Coast customers to connect to flights within Europe via code-share partner Lufthansa.
United's additional flight to Frankfurt, Lufthansa's largest hub, will pr ...
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| easyJet boosts order for Airbus A319s by 52 aircraft |
UK-based low-cost carrier easyJet has signed a firm contract with Airbus for an additional 52 Airbus A319s, taking their total orders for the type to 192.
The order propels easyJet to one of Airbus' biggest customers worldwide. In addition, easyJet has also taken an option on another 75 A319s.
In keeping with easyJet's existing Airbus A319 fleet, the new aircraft will seat 156 passengers in an all-economy layout.
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| Austrian indulges customers with free snacks |
Economy Class passengers to receive exclusive ‘Austrian Snack Box’
containing delicious Austrian treats from 16 November onwards
From 16 November onwards, Austrian offers Economy Class passengers on short-haul flights a new, high-value and free service.
On all international flights (those between 65 and 150 minutes in flight time), depending on the time of departure, passengers will be served a freshly prepared breakfast or daytime meal in the newly developed ‘Austrian Sn ...
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| Bangkok Pride 2006 pictures |
Bangkok Pride 2006 pictures are now available in our photo gallery section.
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| LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador to join oneworld |
oneworld is to strengthen its position as the leading airline alliance serving Latin America with the addition of two more carriers in the region - LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador.
The two newest carriers in the LAN alliance, the region's leading airline, will become affiliate members of oneworld as soon as the necessary joining technicalities can be completed. All parties have committed to ensure that this takes place as early as possible in 2007.
Both airlines will then offer ...
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| Air New Zeland London Auckland via Hong Kong |
Air New Zealand will be the only Star Alliance carrier to operate between Hong Kong and London.
The airline will operate the new route utilising newly refurbished Boeing 747-400 aircraft.
The 386-seat aircraft includes 46 fully lie-flat Business Premier seats, 31 Pacific Premium Economy seats and 309 seats in Pacific Economy, all with on demand audio-visual entertainment.
Auckland Hong Kong London LHR NZ39
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| Air Canada launches Edmonton London Heathrow |
Air Canada's Edmonton-London Heathrow flights now operate three times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, increasing to daily service starting April 1, 2007.
Air Canada flight AC898 departs Edmonton at 18:35 (20:25 departure time on Tuesdays), arriving Heathrow at 10:10; flight AC 899 leaves Heathrow at 12:35, arriving Edmonton at 14:45.
Flights have been timed to ensure convenient connections in Edmonton to Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie and Yellowknife; and at Heath ...
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| Kimpton's Red Ribbon Campaign |
Kimpton Hotels has announced its largest commitment ever in the fight against AIDS, providing financial and in-kind support to 13 HIV/AIDS service agencies across North America.
In recent years, many corporations and government agencies have been diverting funding away from HIV/AIDS service agencies. Kimpton Hotels is one of few companies where the financial commitment to stop the spread of HIV and AIDS is strong and expanding.
Kimpton's 40 hotels will launch a two month gue ...
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| New U.S. low-fare airline Skybus orders 65 Airbus A319s |
Skybus, a new low-cost/low-fare airline based in Columbus, Ohio, has signed a firm contract for the purchase of 65 Airbus A319 aircraft. I
n terms of number of Airbus aircraft, this is among the largest single orders ever by a U.S. carrier. The airline has not yet announced its engine selection for the single-aisle aircraft.
Each of the Skybus A319s will accommodate passengers in a single-class configuration. The number of seats and specific route structure remains confidenti ...
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| clickair launches 12 new routes to Spain and Europe |
From the 1st of January 2007 clickair will start the routes between Barcelona and Malaga (5 daily frequencies); Munich (1 daily frequency); Oporto (1 daily frequency). At the same time, clickair will add a new daily frequency on the route Barcelona-Lisbon.
On the 1st of February the Catalan capital will connect to Prague and Berlin (1 daily frequency). At the same time will start the routes between Seville and Valencia to London-Heathrow (1 daily frequency) and Valencia to Milan-Malpens ...
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| Swissôtel Grand Efes, Izmir opening in 2007 |
In preparation for its Grand Opening in the summer of 2007, The Grand Hotel Efes, Izmir, Turkey will undergo an estimated US$60 million dollar refurbishment, and the property will reopen as an international five-star-hotel under its new name, Swissôtel Grand Efes, Izmir.
The Grand Hotel Efes first opened its doors in 1964, quickly becoming an important social gathering place and a city landmark. A centre for trade and tourism throughout ancient times, Izmir is now the third biggest cit ...
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| SWISS presents attractive winter timetable |
Swiss International Air Lines will operate more intercontinental flights as of the new winter timetable, the increase made pos-sible by the integration of two additional Airbus A330 aircraft in-to the fleet in November and December.
As under the summer timetable, SWISS will serve 69 destinations in winter (27 intercontinental and 42 in Europe) in 42 countries. Another 14 desti-nations will be served directly from Zurich in codeshare operation with various partners.
The winter ...
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| Northwest Announces European Expansion |
Northwest Airlines today announced an expansion of its European flight network with new service to Brussels, Belgium and Düsseldorf, Germany, as well as the first and only nonstop service between Hartford, Conn. and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The airline, in cooperation with its joint venture partner, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, also announced that it will add more flights in the Detroit – Amsterdam and Boston – Amsterdam markets.
Brussels, beginning May 7, 2007, initiating ...
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| Lufthansa expands route network this winter |
Lufthansa is further expanding its global network. In the forthcoming winter season, it will offer flights to a total of 183 destinations in 78 countries (winter 2005/2006: 181 destinations in 76 countries).
Available capacity across the network will be increased by 3.3 per cent.
European services will grow by 6.0 per cent, long-haul services by 2.2 per cent. Lufthansa passengers will thus have a choice of 12,908 flights per week.
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is a ne ...
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| Ryanair new base in Madrid Barajas |
Ryanair today (13th Oct) announced its 18th European and second Spanish base in Madrid.
From 22nd Nov 2006, Ryanair will invest $210M in 3 new aircraft and 14 routes that will deliver 1 M passengers p.a.
New routes from Madrid Barajas to Dublin, Eindhoven, Faro, Porto, Marseille, Paris, Billund, Brussels, East Midlands, Oslo, Bournemouth, Gothenburg, Malmö, Shannon.
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