Emirates has reaffirmed its commitment to Sri Lanka by introducing an additional daily service between Dubai and Colombo. Effective 1st August 2016, the airline will operate five daily flights between Dubai and Colombo every day except Wednesdays when it will operate four flights. Details
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Turkish Airlines has signed a codeshare deal with Hawaiian Airlines, expanding options for customers to travel more conveniently from Turkey to Hawaii via Far East points. The agreement allows Turkish Airlines to put its “TK” booking code on Hawaiian’s daily flights between Osaka, Japan and Honolulu and HA’s five-times weekly service between Honolulu and Seoul,…
Swiss International Air Lines took delivery of their first Boeing 777-300ER today. Swiss has eight more 777-300ER’s on order waiting to be delivered. The new planes feature a fully redesigned cabin that will begin service on the Zurich-New York JFK route. Rumor from Australian Business Traveler is that they are testing in-flight calling, which has…
Qatar Airways has announced that, commencing May 15th, the airline will offer four-times weekly non-stop flights between Doha and Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Qatar Airways chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, commented that passengers on the new direct service to and from Yerevan will benefit from easier access to the rest of the world via…
With 2016 well under way British Airways Holidays can reveal the true cost of a holiday – and it’s double what many think it is. A whopping 45 per cent of the total cost of a trip abroad will go on pre-holiday pampering, new clothes, extras at the airport, food and drink and items when…
The city of Palm Springs has become the newest destination of JetBlue Airways, with the launch of a new, non-stop service from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport. The seasonal flight route is operating five times a week, Thursday-Monday, until May 1st, 2016. JetBlue serves the route with its Airbus A320…
United Airlines will introduce daily non-stop flights between its San Francisco International Airport hub and Singapore’s Changi Airport, from June 1st, 2016, subject to government approval. United will be the first airline to offer nonstop service between San Francisco and Singapore, and this will be the only non-stop service to the US from Singapore. Details
Iran officials have signed two agreements with Airbus covering new aircraft orders and a comprehensive civil aviation co-operation package. The agreements were signed at the Élysée Palace, Paris, during Iranian president Hassan Rouhani’s official visit to France with French president François Hollande. Iran Air has signed an agreement with Airbus for the acquisition of the…
ANA Holdings has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus covering the firm order of three A380s. With order for Airbus, ANA Group has joined the customer base for the world’s largest passenger aircraft and will become the first Japanese airline to operate the type. ANA Group will take delivery of the aircraft from 2019. Details
Iran officials have signed two agreements with Airbus covering new aircraft orders and a comprehensive civil aviation co-operation package. The agreements were signed at the Élysée Palace, Paris, during Iranian president Hassan Rouhani’s official visit to France with French president François Hollande. Iran Air has signed an agreement with Airbus for the acquisition of the…
American Airlines flight returned to Heathrow after turning around near Iceland. Its said that a flight attendant had fainted and five other crew members were ill. Two passengers on board also felt unwell during the flight. Doctor on board the flight said that sick cabin crew had reported a burning smell Dr Barbara Persons was…