Airline Ancillary Revenue to Reach $36.1bn in 2012
Idea Works Company, a consultancy in airline ancillary revenue, and Amadeus have today announced the results of the Amadeus Worldwide Estimate of Ancillary Revenue, which projects that airline ancillary revenue will reach US$36.1 billion worldwide in 2012, an 11.3% increase on 2011.
Earlier this year,...
Malaysia Airlines to Join Oneworld in February
Malaysia Airlines will become a full member of Oneworld with effect from Friday 1st February 2013. The airline received clearance following a review of its readiness conducted by Qantas, which is sponsoring its entry into the alliance.
Malaysia Airlines is already participating in Global Explorer,...
Loganair to Withdraw Belfast City – Dundee Service
Loganair’s services from Dundee to Belfast City and Birmingham will cease on Sunday 2nd December 2012. Passengers will be offered alternative flights through Loganair's franchise partner Flybe, or a full refund via the travel agent or airline where the original reservation was made.
Loganair will...
Virgin Atlantic to Add Mumbai from London Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic is to invest up to £300 million in its flights to India, with two new A330s, with the latest Upper Class product, operating daily from London Heathrow to Delhi and Mumbai. The airline dropped the latter route four years ago.
One million people...
Hyho Expands in the UK
Hyho Hotels has announced the take over of the business of crewbedsonline.co.uk in the company’s latest move to expand the Hyho Corporate brand further in the UK. Crewbeds has been serving the private jet charter business providing hotel accommodation for staff, crew and passengers.
This...
Aer Lingus Travel Advisory on Hurricane Sandy
As the track of Hurricane Sandy moves closer up the US East Coast, Aer Lingus’s transatlantic operations continue to be affected. A travel advisory states: “We continue to closely monitor the track of the storm and will update our website Travel Advisory Live Update Page with any...
United Extends US East Coast Weather Waiver Rebooking Period
United has extended the period during which customers whose flights were delayed or cancelled as a result of east coast weather in the USA may rebook their itineraries without fee.
Customers ticketed on flights to, from or through impacted cities from 28th October through to...
EasyJet to Serve Marrakech, Sharm el Sheikh and Sofia from London Stansted
EasyJet is to base a 180-seat A320 at London Stansted and will commence three new routes in February 2013.
The airline will fly year-round flights to Marrakech three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 15th February. A year-round twice-weekly service to Sharm...
Travelport Appoints Patrick Andres to Asia-Pacific Region
Travelport has appointed Patrick Andres as Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region as from 1st November 2012. Simon Nowroz, the incumbent in the role, has become Group Vice President, Business Development, looking after the strategic growth regions of Brazil, China,...
US Flights Cancelled Due to Hurricane Sandy
A number of transatlantic flights have been cancelled today, Monday 29th October, and tomorrow, Tuesday 30th October, as a result of Hurricane Sandy affecting the East Coast of the USA.
Passengers are advised to contact their airline or airline’s website before travelling to Dublin, Shannon or...
October Bank Holiday at Dublin Airport
An estimated 220,000 passengers are expected to travel through Dublin Airport over the course of this October Bank Holiday weekend from Friday 26th until Monday 29th October 2012. More than 1,700 flights are expected to arrive and depart during this time.
Dublin Airport will have...
WTM 2012 Hosts World First by Palladium Hotel Group
World Travel Market is showcasing a world first with Palladium Hotel Group’s innovative biometric and Facebook initiatives throughout the event (from Monday 5th – Thursday 8th November 2012 at ExCeL in London).
Palladium Hotel Group has become the first hotel group worldwide to offer Paytouch,...
Visit USA Fam Trip to Orlando and St Petersburg / Clearwater
From start to finish the Visit USA Fam Trip for 2012 turned out to be a very enjoyable, very educational trip for nine agents from all over Ireland. Virgin Atlantic sponsored 11 seats from London Gatwick to Orlando and, to everyone’s surprise and delight,...
EasyJet to Launch London Gatwick – Moscow Service
Following its launch on Monday of daily service from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham, easyJet has today announced that it has been awarded the rights to fly between London and Moscow by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority and will commence flights in spring 2013....
Wow Air Purchases Iceland Express
Iceland’s Wow Air has acquired its rival, Iceland Express, taking control of all the airline’s flight operations and schedules. No disruption is expected for passengers booked on Iceland Express flights and Wow Air will ensure that all obligations to them are fulfilled.
The move is...
German NTO Entertains at NCH
Klaus Lohman, Director UK & Ireland at the German National Tourist Office, hosted travel agents and media at last night’s concert at the National Concert Hall, with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra – the oldest civic orchestra in the world – performing Cello Concerto No...
DAA Welcomes AA’s New Dublin – New York JFK Service
The Dublin Airport Authority has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by American Airlines that it is to begin a new daily Dublin – New York JFK service from next June.
American will operate the new year-round service from Terminal 2 with a B757-200 in conjunction with its...
Travelport Responds to IATA’s NDC Initiative
In a statement issued in response to the International Air Transport Association’s proposed New Distribution Capability, Travelport has called for “real collaboration” with GDSs and travel agents and for IATA to address the concerns raised by travel agency bodies – which include ECTAA and...
Travelfinders Launches on RTÉ Aertel Digital Service
Travelfinders today, Wednesday 24thOctober, launches its services on the new RTÉ Aertel Digital, with its travel pages, which include Holidays Abroad and Irish Hotel Breaks, going live on the new service to coincide with the Digital Switch Over.
The new Aertel Digital layout provides the...
New Fare Structure for CityJet
CityJet has announced a new fare structure in three categories, City Premium, City Flex and City Value, and has unveiled a new navy blue and red uniform for cabin crew as from 1st December 2012.
City Premium is a fully flexible, fully refundable fare that...
