Euro airlines close 2011 ahead
BRUSSELS, 20 January 2012: European airlines carried 24 million more passengers in 2011 or a 7.1% increase, but the trend is unlikely to last, the Association of European Airlines said Thursday.
Preliminary figures released by the AEA, which represents 35 carriers collectively operating more than 11,000 flights per day, said network airlines in all carried 363 million passengers.
“There is much to encourage us in the 2011 figures. In times of austerity and financial turmoil, European citizens continue to vote for air travel,” said AEA Secretary General Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus. Read more
Finnair ups frequencies on Asian routes
January 11, 2011 by Rapeepat Mantanarat
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BANGKOK, 11 January 2011 – Finnair will embark on expansion in Asia, this year, with a new non-stop service from Helsinki to Singapore plus frequency increases on several key routes between Europe and Asia.
Two A340s will join the fleet specifically to add a capacity on routes to Asia.
No changes are planned for Bangkok, the airline’s oldest station in Asia dating back to charter flights in the 70s. Today, the airline operates twice daily services during the winter season, but scales back to a single daily service during the summer timetable.
Gulf Air sells online Euro fares
December 9, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
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BANGKOK, 9 December 2010 – Gulf Air has introduced a fare promotion through its website for three European destinations — London, Paris and Frankfurt — valid until the end of February next year.
Inclusive of taxes and surcharges, a roundtrip economy class deal to London, via Bahrain, costs Bt29,335; Paris Bt26,230 and Frankfurt Bt27,495.
The sales period will run through to 28 February and passengers must commence the outbound journey by the same date. Tickets have two months validity after departure. Read more
Snow closes Europe’s airports
LONDON, 2 December 2010 – Heavy snowfalls forced some of Europe’s busiest airports to close and wreaked havoc on roads and railways Wednesday as an unseasonable cold snap swept the continent, claiming at least 15 lives.
Temperatures dropped to as low as minus 18 degrees Celsius (minus 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of Germany, while driving rain in Italy triggered the collapse of two Roman walls in Pompeii and flooding in Venice.
Thirteen people died of exposure in central Europe, including eight in Poland. Most were under the influence of alcohol, according to police.
TCEB gears up Euro promotions
November 25, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
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BANGKOK, 25 November 2010 – Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau will launch a MICE campaign in Europe, ‘Believe in Thailand,’ in cooperation with 27 Thai agencies at the EIBTM 2010 trade show, 30 November to 2 December, in Barcelona.
According to TCEB president, Akapol Sorasuchart, there are five packages in ‘Believe in Thailand’ featuring cultural performances, corporate social responsibility (CSR), green meetings, team-building and golf and spa activities.
Air France-KLM returns to profit
PARIS, 18 November 2010 – Air France-KLM said Wednesday it returned to profit in its second quarter, taking advantage of an improved situation in the civil aviation sector as a whole to raise its financial targets.
The carrier reported net earnings of Euro 290 million ( US$392 million) in the June to September period after a loss of Euro 147 million a year earlier.
PG-Air Berlin FFP Partnership
November 15, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
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BANGKOK, 15 November 2010 –Bangkok Airways and Air Berlin announced, last week, joint frequent Flyer programme cooperation that allows members on either airline to earn and redeem points on both airlines.
It is an extension of the airlines’ code-share agreement signed in 2009. To introduce it, FFP members of both airlines can earn double points on travel undertaken by 31 December.
Air Berlin to Miami
November 4, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
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BANGKOK, 4 November 2010 –Air Berlin commenced a twice weekly service between Berlin and Miami, its first service to the United States, the airline reported Monday.
Air Berlin’s member of the board of directors, Matthias von Randow said: “With these new direct flights Air Berlin is strengthening its position as a major carrier at the airport Berlin-Tegel. Air Berlin’s second direct service between Berlin and the US will begin in the summer 2011 with flights to New York.
“This allows Air Berlin to establish a base in Berlin for international flights ahead of joining the Oneworld alliance in 2012.” Read more
IATA balks at Euro sky comments
October 15, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
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GENEVA 15 October 2010 – The International Air Transport Association is disappointed that Europe’s air navigation service providers labelled the proposed Single European Sky (SES) performance targets for 2010-2014 as “unrealistic” in a statement issued through the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization.
“Europe’s air traffic management is a mess and it needs to get better. The need for Europe to achieve the efficiencies of the Single European Sky was evident for the whole world during April’s volcanic ash shutdown,” said IATA’s Director General and CEO Giovanni Bisignani. “And passengers suffer daily from air traffic control delays or circuitous flight routings.”
Europe faces persistent terror threat
October 8, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
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LUXEMBOURG, 8 October 2010 – A top US security official warned Europe on Thursday that it faced a persistent terror threat, EU ministers said, as France cited US intelligence claiming EU-born militants could strike European targets.
US Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Jane Holl Lute was invited by European interior ministers to Luxembourg to provide more details on a recent US travel alert on a potential terror strike in Europe.
But ministers said the senior US official provided no fresh details on the alert, including the name of countries that are threatened. Read more
