| //08-09-2010 From 8th September 2010, US Customs and Border Protection will be applying a charge of $14 USD dollar per application for an electronic travel authority through the ESTA system. |
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| //10-05-2010 Lufthansa is boosting services from Edinburgh this summer with the introduction of a new
service to Düsseldorf and the reinstatement of a second daily service to Frankfurt
The new six times a week service (daily except Saturday) to Düsseldorf will start on 26th
April offering up to 70 seats in a two class configuration. Meanwhile, Lufthansa has also
confirmed the reintroduction of the teatime service from Edinburgh to Frankfurt.
Announcing the boost to the Edinburgh services, Marianne Sammann, Lufthansa General
Manager UK and Ireland, said “This reaffirms Lufthansa’s commitment to our customers in
Scotland and our belief that the recent economic issues that have particularly affected
business travel are starting to subside. |
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| //08-05-2010 U.S. and Japanese business travel may be easier after Delta Air Lines Inc., American Airlines and Hawaiian Holdings Inc. won routes to Tokyo’s Haneda airport, favored by executives flying to the capital.
The U.S. Transportation Department approved four flights for the carriers yesterday while UAL Corp.’s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc., which announced a plan to merge this week, were denied the Haneda flights they sought. |
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On Saturday, flights were affected in Spain, France and Portugal.
Hundreds of flights had to skirt around the plume of ash which has again emerged from the Eyjafjoell volcano, causing more chaos for air traffic.
European air traffic controllers have said the potential for the volcano to cause more delays is ongoing, with the ash cloud particles expanding at various altitudes.
It is believed the reduction of available airspace grounded around 5,000 planes in Europe on Saturday.
In Iceland some 60 people living around the volcano have evacuated the area following the fresh eruptions.
The smoke plume over the volcano had risen to seven kilometres on Saturday and was bearing southeast. |
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 | //08-05-2010 Two people were taken to Albany Medical Center after they were injured on a flight from Cleveland to Albany.
Airport officials say the aircraft encountered severe turbulence during the flight.
Albany International Airport Operations reported that Express Jet Airlines Flight #2769, operated as Continental Express, first reported the turbulence about 40 miles west of Albany International Airport.
The crew notified the Air Traffic Control Tower which in turn notified the Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Department to stage for the arrival of the aircraft. The aircraft, a two engine regional jet, landed at approximately 1:45 p.m. today.
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| //08-05-2010 It’s time to fly! Customers can now book flights on a Lufthansa A380 and will soon be able to
experience the airline’s new flagship at first hand. Bookings for the intercontinental routes on
which the world’s largest passenger aircraft will be operated are now being taken. The A380
will commence scheduled flights on 11 June on the Frankfurt-Tokyo route, replacing the
current Boeing 747-400 service. The first Airbus A380 to be delivered to Lufthansa will depart
from Frankfurt – initially on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays – for Tokyo’s Narita International
Airport. The aircraft, bearing the name “Frankfurt am Main” will operate under flight number
LH 710. The return flight to Frankfurt (LH 711) is scheduled for Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays. Once Lufthansa takes delivery of its second A380, the service will then operate
daily starting 4 August as planned. |
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| //08-05-2010 In the first quarter of 2010 the national carrier operated better than planned in terms of passenger traffic, revenues and cost-cutting |
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| //22-03-2010 Virgin Atlantic is pleased to announce that it will be opening a new customer service operation in Swansea in September 2010. The move will create more than 200 jobs in the area over the next two years. The new customer service centre will run in conjunction with Virgin Atlantics existing operation in Crawley West Sussex. Julie Southern, Chief Commercial and Financial Officer, Virgin Atlantic commented; |
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| //22-03-2010 Cathay Pacific Airways yesterday celebrated the upcoming launch of its new service to Milan, the commercial centre and fashion capital of Italy. When the four-times-weekly service begins on 28 March, Cathay Pacific will be the only airline operating direct flights between Hong Kong and Milan. |
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 | //20-03-2010 LONDON British Airways was scrambling Saturday to deal with the start of a three-day strike by its cabin crew that has thrown the plans of thousands of travelers into chaos.
BA chartered planes from rival airlines, drafted in volunteer crew from among its other work force and rebooked some passengers on other services in a bid to keep as many passengers happy as possible.
Chief Executive Willie Walsh issued a direct apology to passengers via YouTube, saying it was a "terrible day for BA." |
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| //20-03-2010 Virgin Atlantic, one of the worlds leading long-haul airlines, has today announced it is to be the Official Airline Supplier to the England World Cup squad. |
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| //20-03-2010 The following message was sent to Cathay Pacific cabin crew this morning from airlines General Manager Inflight Services on the new swapping guidelines. The full text of the message is included below. |
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| //05-02-2010 Transaero Airlines continued its stable development in 2009 despite the global economic recession and the downturn in the Russian air transport market. It has maintained its position as the countrys second largest carrier and increased year-on-year operational indices. With more than 5 million passengers carried in 2009, it was a record year for Transaero. |
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| //05-02-2010 Emirates, the international airline of the United Arab Emirates, on Monday added an extra daily connection between its home base of Dubai and the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, bringing the total number to 21 weekly, non-stop flights.
The service has been established in recognition of the demand for flights to and from Malaysia and Emirates deep commitment to serving the Malaysian market. |
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| //05-02-2010 JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines has received the 33th by Airbus. The Airplane is called after Igor Kurchatov, an outstanding Soviet physicist, the founder of Institute of an atomic energy.
Currently, the companys air fleet operates 64 aircraft from the A319/320/321 family.
The aircraft was purchased under a financial lease contract signed in December 2008 between Aeroflot JSC and Airbus Corporation. |
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