Ethiopian Airlines has added an Addis Ababa-Frankfurt route to its schedule, which will go into effect on June 1, delayed from the originally scheduled March 26 start date. The route will be operated on an Airbus A350. Most service for the period March 26 – May 31 will be operated by 777-200LR, with some dates operated by a 787-8. On its Addis Ababa-Mumba route, the airline has changed its plans for the Airbus A350-900XWB, as this aircraft will now see more destinations added to its schedule...
Eurowings has updated the operation of its airberlin Airbus A319/320 aircraft after the airberlin aircraft joined Eurowings’ operation this month. The airberlin aircraft will be located at bases in Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Palma Mallorca, Stuttgart, and Vienna. Eurowings is a German low-cost airline headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, and is a fully-owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. Some of the airberlin A319/320 aircraft will operate along with Eurowings A320, including...
EVA Air this week adjusted its winter schedule for North American service. EVA Air is a Taiwanese international airline. Beginning October 29, the Taipei Taoyuan International Airport routes will change for flights to Chicago O’Hare, New York JFK, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver. Taoyuan Airport is Taiwan’s largest airport. It is one of five Taiwanese airports with regular international flights, and is by far the busiest international air entry point among them. It is the main...
Alaska Airlines’ flights are growing from the destination of San Diego, California. The airlines announced it will launch 6 new routes in the fall between August and December, with service operated by Skywest Airline, a North American airline headquartered in Utah. Beginning on August 17, a San Diego-Austin, Texas, route will begin, followed by San Diego-Omaha, Nebraska, on August 28. In October on the 18th, a San Diego-Albuquerque, New Mexico, route will take off, with a San Diego...
Data Comm, the NextGen technology that enhances safety and reduces delays by dramatically improving the way air traffic controllers and pilots talk to each other, is up and running at five airports in the New York metropolitan area: JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Teterboro and Westchester. These airports were among the first to receive the critical system upgrade. The new technology supplements radio voice communication, enabling controllers and pilots to transmit important information such as...
Rossiya Airlines will begin a seasonal summer route between Moscow Vnukovo and Barcelona, Spain, beginning on May 20 and ending on September 30 of this year. Flights will be via an Airbus A319 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This Russian airline is headquartered in Saint Petersburg with its hub at Pulkovo Airport and branches at Moscow Vnukovo International Airport, Rostov-on-Don Airport, and Orenburg Tsentralny Airport. Russia bursts with blooms in the spring and summer after the snow melts...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement by Canada’s Minister of Transport, the Honorable Marc Garneau, to implement an Interim Order restricting the use of recreational drones around airports and other high risk areas. The irresponsible or malicious use of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near airports and aircraft poses a safety and security risk. According to Transport Canada, the number of reported drone incidents more than tripled from 41 when data...
Silver Airways is stopping service to Cuba, with the final flight scheduled for April 16 of this year. This will end the 8 routes that the airline was operating from Ft. Lauderdale to Camaguey, Cayo Coco, Cienfuegos, Holguin, Manzanillo, Santa Clara, Santiago de Cuba, and Varadero. Even though looser restrictions have made Cuba more accessible for Americans, travel to the island can still be confusing. Americans can still go to Cuba, but only if the trip falls within certain categories, such as...
As we near the end of winter hibernation, many of us are eager to begin planning our vacations for the months ahead. The travel experts have examined a wealth of data to help travelers of all budgets find the best wallet friendly destinations for the remainder of 2017. The data was compiled by first looking at the average price per night of 4-star accommodations in the most recommended U.S. destinations. Then, to determine which cities to recommend for which month, the experts looked at the...
Neither increased competition nor the terror attack on Brussels Airport and the subsequent shift of operations to other airports in Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland could stop Brussels Airlines from ending the financial year 2016 with a profit, albeit lower than in 2015. Key data availed show an impressive performance: • Operational profit of 20.4 million and net profit of 15 million, despite very difficult year • 1.271 billion euro revenue and 3.2% passenger growth • 2.5 million euro profit...
American Airlines is continuing to reduce its summer flights to Cuba, with 3 routes that were already reduced from twice to once daily: Miami-Holguin, Miami-Santa Clara, and Miami-Varadero. If granted government approval, the Miami-Camaguey and Miami-Cienfuegos routes will be operated by Republic Airlines beginning April 4. The airline is also updating its long-haul service for the summer, beginning March 26. Interested travelers should refer to the airline’s website for detailed information.
RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands, added more than 170 new affiliated resorts to its exchange network in 2016. The additions, which include some resorts currently under construction, span across every populated continent. “We’re proud of the quantity and quality of properties we added to the RCI® exchange network this year,” said Gordon Gurnik, president, RCI. “By working with superior brands in the hospitality...
Alain St.Ange, the former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine of the Seychelles, and now one of the seven candidates for the position of Secretary General of the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) was on the panel of speakers at the PATWA (Pacific Area Travel Writers Association) Summit for World Tourism & Aviation Leaders on Peace, The Vehicle for Tourism organized on the sidelines of ITB in Berlin. PATWA believes the benefit that a vibrant tourism industry...
Planning is in high gear as the Tourism Linkages Network, a division of the Jamaica Ministry of Tourism, prepares to stage its fourth “Tourism Linkages Speed Networking Event,” with the hopes of securing more investment in the sector. The business-to-business networking event will take place on March 29, 2017 at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel & Spa in Montego Bay and will see the participation of several investors. The unique event is a flagship initiative of the Tourism Linkages Network and...
Philippine Airlines will launch a charter service next month to Jeju Island in South Korea. The airline has filed an operational schedule for this Manila-Jeju service, scheduled to fly twice a week beginning on April 6 using an A320 aircraft. There are currently more than 90,000 South Koreans in the Philippines (as of a 2011 population report recorded by South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), and there are more than 45,000 Filipinos residing in South Korea. Jeju is a...
The delegation that was representing Seychelles at ITB Berlin last week met members of various media houses in Germany to promote the national airline’s twice-weekly direct flight, Seychelles-Dusseldorf. The press conference and a cocktail reception at the Seychelles stand, which was attended by the Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb Rifai, were both organized in collaboration with Air Seychelles. ITB Berlin, which is said to be the world’s largest...
TAROM airline is preparing the peak summer season and will commence a fourth weekly flight between Bucharest, Romania’s capital, and Amman, Jordan. This new flight will begin on July 3 and is scheduled for Mondays, through September 25. TAROM airline is Romania’s flag carrier and the oldest operating airline of country. It is a member of skyteam and is headquartered in Otopeni, Romania. The airline’s hub is located at Henri Coanda International Airport. Romania is probably most well-known for...
India’s government believes people with disabilities should have equal rights to travel like all others. This is the basic philosophy behind the initiative for the launch of Enable Travel, powered by the old and reputed Cox and Kings travel agency. A travel agency was showcased in New Delhi, India, on March 16 at an unusual and unique meeting where several wheel-chair bound individuals and others with hearing or vision impairment were present. The message was clear: We want to travel despite...
Lufthansa is overhauling its long-haul routes for the fall with changes being made to the aircraft on many of its routes to accommodate a higher travel demand. The airline is upgrading to larger aircraft or adding aircraft for its long-haul routes between Frankfurt-Atlanta, Frankfurt-Bangkok, Frankfurt-Chennai, Frankfurt-Dallas/Ft. Worth, Frankfurt-Hong Kong, Frankfurt-Male, Frankfurt-Philadelphia, and Frankfurt-Rio de Janeiro. Lufthansa is Germany’s largest German airline and, when combined...
A patriotic Letter of Endorsement for the Seychelles bid for the position of Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) came from a known tourism personality of the nearby island of Mauritius. Philippe Hitié (Popo), the Managing Director of destination management company (DMC) SummerTimes Group of Mauritius, says “I join every sincere Indian Ocean Islander to say that I stand behind Alain St.Ange as the Seychelles Candidate for the UNWTO and say without...
Air Canada announced it will resume two routes this summer beginning in May: Montreal-Washington Dulles and Vancouver-Boston. The Montreal-Washington Dulles route will begin on May 1 utilizing an Express CRJ aircraft once a day. An Airbus A319 will be used on the Vancouver-Boston route starting June 23. Summer is the perfect time to visit Canada. The temperatures are comfortable and everything in nature is bursting with life and color. From train rides to wine tours, to afternoon tea, “O...
Over 250 iconic landmarks and sites around the world will be illuminated green over the coming days – as part of Tourism Ireland’s 2017 Global Greening initiative to celebrate the island of Ireland and St Patrick. The annual initiative, now in its eighth year, which sees a host of major landmarks around the world turn green for St Patrick’s Day, has grown from strength to strength, with many new landmarks signing up to take part this year. Stadiums, statues, castles and towers...
Using biofuels to help power jet engines reduces particle emissions in their exhaust by as much as 50 to 70 percent, in a new study conclusion that bodes well for airline economics and Earth’s environment. The findings are the result of a cooperative international research program led by NASA and involving agencies from Germany and Canada, and are detailed in a study published in the journal Nature. During flight tests in 2013 and 2014 near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in...
Airline representatives will be given an exclusive insight into the inner workings of one of the most recognized brands on the planet at this year’s Passenger Experience Conference, part of the World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE), which takes place in Hamburg, 4-6 April 2017. Jeff James, Vice President and General Manager at The Disney Institute, the professional development arm of The Walt Disney Company, will headline at the Airline Forum, part of the Passenger...
Canadians expect to feel safe on the ground and in the sky. The number of incidents involving recreational drones has more than tripled since 2014, prompting the Honorable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport to introduce a measure to prevent the reckless use of drones that is putting the safety of Canadians at risk. Today at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, in the presence of airport, airline and pilot representatives, Minister Garneau announced an immediate measure which will affect the...
Houston has two successful international airports with record-breaking passenger demand from both business and leisure travelers. With a vision to establish Houston Airports as a five-star global air service gateway, it is no surprise that among the top 29 U.S. hub-airports, Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) ranked high for on-time performance. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics ranked Bush Airport No. 8 among the top 29 hub airports in the U.S. for on-time...
The 21st Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), ended today. The four-day event is a premier trading platform for the Asia’s entertainment industry. This year’s fair attracted more than 8,000 visitors, up nine percent from last year. Among the visitors who attended this year’s FILMART, participation from Asia rose significantly, with the Chinese mainland, Philippines and Cambodia recording double...
Caribbean Princess will undergo an extensive two-week drydock in Freeport, Bahamas, March 26-April 6. She will emerge from a multi-million dollar renovation with new offerings appealing to families, including Camp Discovery Youth & Teen Center, upgraded Movies Under the Stars, Princess Luxury Bed and interconnecting staterooms, just in time for the upcoming Europe summer and fall Caribbean seasons. The cruise ship will also be wired for the Ocean Medallion launch that will be available for...
A series of road shows across Asian, European and Middle Eastern countries has started. The goal of the event is to promote the International Specialized Exhibition Astana EXPO 2017 “Future Energy.” The EXPO 2017 exhibition is not only a business, thematic, cultural and entertainment site, but also the event that will undoubtedly evoke great interest and attract a significant number of tourists from nearby countries and those farther away. Along with the business community...
800 participants and more than 100 exhibitors are expected to attend the 16th European Lead Battery Conference in Vienna (16ELBC). Lead Batteries are an essential part of our daily lives and the technological advances needed to keep pace with changing needs will be discussed. They are used in hundreds of different applications from vehicles to emergency power supply and renewable energy storage. The different technical demands will be discussed and the battery latest research and development...
