NEWS Ryanair inks deal with booking.com
Ryanair has signed a new partnership with Booking.com which allow Ryanair customers to book accommodation at a seection of more than 550,000 hotels in 209 countries directly on the Ryanair.com website.
NEWS An unruly pig and its owner were escorted from a US Airways flight after it began defecating on the floor and squealing uncontrollably
An unruly pig and its owner were escorted from a US Airways flight after it began defecating on the floor and squealing uncontrollably, a passenger has told Mail Online. Rob Phelps was travelling from Hartford, Connecticut, to Washington’s Reagan Airport for Thanksgiving on Wednesday morning when he saw the animal being led into the cabin…
NEWS SAS, Etihad Airways ink codeshare deal
SAS and Etihad Airways are set to begin codeshare operations and provide customers with enhanced travel options between Scandinavia and the UAE. The agreement, which is subject to regulatory approval, will strengthen both carriers by enabling them to offer greater connectivity to and from a number of key European cities.
NEWS Delta adds new service to London Heathrow
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways will expand their partnership between the U.S. and U.K. next year with the introduction of Delta’s daily nonstop service from Philadelphia to London.
NEWS Ryanair shareholders approve $22bn Boeing order
Ryanair has announced that its order to purchase up to 200 Boeing ”gamechanger” 737 MAX aircraft has been approved by 99.93 per cent of shareholders who voted at its EGM in Dublin this morning. When finalised – and if all options are exercised – the deal will be valued at over $22bn at current list…
NEWS British Airways launches digital cards for Executive Club members
British Airways is introducing digital Executive Club membership cards for customers with smartphones. The new feature launches in early December and is available to all Executive Club members with iOS and Android mobile devices, using the British Airways app. Customers can also download their digital membership cards from ba.com once they have logged in to…
NEWS fastjet celebrates two years of low-cost flights in Africa
fastjet is celebrating two years of providing low-cost air travel across Africa. The airline began commercial flight operations in November 2012, flying passengers from Dar es Salaam to Kilimanjaro and Mwanza in Tanzania on its A319 aircraft. Since then, it has expanded its network with the introduction of its third domestic route to Mbeya in…
NEWS CityJet signs partnership with Stobart Air
CityJet and Stobart Air have signed a partnership agreement, both airlines announced today. Commencing on December 1st 2014, Stobart Air will operate short-haul ATR regional aircraft on CityJet’s Cardiff to Edinburgh route – which is offered twice daily – and its Cardiff to Paris route, operating once a day.
NEWS An Air Canada passenger has captured the moment a screw came loose from the plane, struck a propeller and lodged itself in a window
Air Canada has confirmed the incident. “There are twelve one-inch (2.5 cm) bolts on a ‘prop spinner’ on this particular type of aircraft (Dash 8 #300),” a spokes person told. “While on descent into Vancouver on Nov. 25/14, (from Penticton, BC) flight #8353 had one of those twelve one-inch (2.5 cm) bolts come loose and strike…
NEWS Boeing 787 Dreamliner revolutionises passenger experience at Royal Jordanian
Just three months ago the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner joined the Royal Jordanian fleet and now the airline has announced it has concluded the delivery of the first wave of five craft. Under the airline’s strategic plan to renew its long-haul fleet, the five new airliners are working on RJ’s medium and long haul routes…
NEWS Ruili Airlines celebrates first Boeing 737-700 purchase
Boeing and Ruili Airlines today celebrated the arrival of the airline’s first direct purchase Next-Generation 737-700. Ruili is a newly established private airline based at Changshui International Airport in Kunming, the capital city of China’s Yunnan province.