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United Airlines to increase weekly service to Central America

United Airlines to increase weekly service to Central America

16 April 2013 Press Release Airline News

United has began weekly year-round service between its hub at Washington-Dulles International Airport and both Guatemala City, Guatemala, and San Jose, Costa Rica, from April 13.  The airline also will begin weekly year-round service between its Chicago O’Hare hub and San Jose the same day.

American Airlines adding nine new destinations from LAX this year

American Airlines adding nine new destinations from LAX this year

16 April 2013 Airline News

American Airlines is significantly expanding its services from Los Angeles International Airport this year, strengthening one of its key hubs and providing more access for customers across its growing global network. In addition to American’s new service between Los Angeles and Raleigh/Durham, N.C., which began on April 2nd, American will begin serving seven additional destinations this summer.

Emirates to start services to Stockholm

Emirates to start services to Stockholm

16 April 2013 Press Release Airline News

Expanding its presence in Scandinavia, Emirates has announced that it will begin operating a daily flight to Stockholm, Sweden from 4th September 2013. Consistently voted in the world’s top ten places to live and work, Stockholm is famous for offering visitors a vibrant and diverse cityscape. With strong bilateral trade links already in place, trade between the UAE and Sweden reached more than US$ 896 million in 2012, an increase of 4.3 percent from 2011.

Rezidor announces the Park Inn Istanbul Ataturk Airport

Rezidor announces the Park Inn Istanbul Ataturk Airport

14 April 2013 Press Release Hotel News

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the most dynamic hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announces the very first Park Inn hotel in Turkey: The Park Inn Istanbul Ataturk Airport featuring 144 keys is scheduled to open in Q1 2014.

JetBlue welcomes Aer Lingus into JFK’s T5

JetBlue welcomes Aer Lingus into JFK’s T5

13 April 2013 Press Release Airline News

JetBlue Airways, New York’s Hometown Airline™, today officially welcomes Aer Lingus , Ireland’s flag carrier, to JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. This move will benefit customers connecting to one of JetBlue’s many destinations across the U.S., providing same terminal connections, one-stop ticketing and baggage check-in for travel on both airlines from the U.S. to Ireland and beyond.

Qantas announces greater access to China

Qantas announces greater access to China

10 April 2013 Press Release Airline News

Qantas today announced a significant expansion of its codeshare agreement with China Eastern Airlines, giving its customers better access to major cities in China and meeting strong demand from the business market.

SAS opens the door to the US West Coast

SAS opens the door to the US West Coast

9 April 2013 Press Release Airline News

North America is an important and growing market for SAS, which already flies to New York, Chicago and Washington. Scandinavia is a market that has no direct flights to the US West Coast and there has therefore been demand from several Nordic and international companies for a smooth connection to this part of the world. SAS is now fulfilling that wish.

Emirates set to launch first transatlantic flight

Emirates set to launch first transatlantic flight

9 April 2013 Airline News

Connecting mainland Europe with North America, Emirates will launch a direct service between Milan and New York, the airline’s only trans-Atlantic service, from October 1st 2013. Linking Italy directly with America, the new route will provide an important connection between Continental Europe and the US, allowing Emirates to capitalise on the significant traffic flow between these cities and giving both leisure and business travellers more choice and added convenience.

Wizz Air announces flights to Dubai

Wizz Air announces flights to Dubai

4 April 2013 Airline News

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in central and eastern Europe, has announced it will start services to Dubai World Central Airport from Budapest (Hungary), Bucharest (Romania), Kiev (Ukraine) and Sofia (Bulgaria) from October 28th 2013. Wizz Air now connects over 30 countries with its state of the art fleet of 40 Airbus A320 aircraft, and consumers trust Wizz Air since its start of operations in 2004 as a customer minded airline with hundreds of low fare routes on offer.