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Aer Lingus Announces Major Long-Haul Expansion for 2016

Lisbon airport accidentally shows porn at baggage reclaim

Airline passengers waiting for their luggage at Lisbon airport were surprised to find a porn video playing on a television screen above one of the baggage carousels. The video, which appears to have been fairly graphic, was playing at about 3am and is said to have remained on the screen for sever...

Bavarian companies back third runway at Munich Airport

The construction of the third runway at Munich Airport in the near future will be vital for the ongoing competitiveness of the Bavarian economy, according to a new study. German business association VBW, which represents the interests of the state’s business community, states that ...

Cargolux Italia adds second weekly flight to Zhengzhou

Cargolux Italia has started a second weekly flight from Milan (Italy) to Zhengzhou (China), leaving on Sunday and travelling via Novosibirsk (Russia). Flight number C8 8777 leaves Milan Malpensa Airport on Sunday at 11.50h and is the second weekend flight to Zhengzhou. It is also the first Cargolux service to Russia. Cargolux says it is the only direct co...

Vueling Airlines reveals two new Manchester flights

Vueling Airlines has said it will launch two new routes from Manchester Airport for summer 2016. Part of International Airlines Group, Vueling will offer direct services to Alicante and Rome from June 2016. The Spanish low cost airline will operate three flights a week to Alicante and two flights a week to Rome in addition to their existing service to Barcelona, which started in June 2...

Nakhchivan International Airport reconstruction comes to the final stage

Azerbaijan continues to actively implement regional airports modernization program. In the nearest future new passenger terminal of the Nakhichevan International Airport will be opened. Nakhchivan International Airport ( Naxçıvan Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı) (IATA: NAJ, ICAO: UBBN) is an airport and located in Nakchivan, the capital of the Nakchiva...

Cathay Pacific to Discontinue Doha Service "for Commercial Reasons"

Cathay Pacific Airways has announced it will discontinue its daily flight between Hong Kong and Doha "for commercial reasons". In a statement on its website, the airline said the service, which launched in March 2014, is being discontinued with effect from February 15, 2016. Cathay Pacific said it will continue to work together with Qatar Airways as strategic airline part...

More Eco-Responsible Cleaning for FedEx Aircraft

New Procedure Implemented at the Roissy-Charles De Gaulle European Hub FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp and the world's largest express transportation company, has implemented a new fuselage cleaning procedure for the 13 aircraft serving Europe from its Roissy-Charles De Gaulle hub. In addition to the visual advantage, this new technique is also helping FedEx to be more...

Austrian Airlines Increases Flight Frequencies to Teheran

One additional daily flight to Teheran starting on March 11, 2016 · Andreas Otto: “Clear signal for the upturn in economic ties between Austria and Iran“ Austrian Airlines is expanding its flight service to Iran, offering one additional daily flight to Teheran starting on March 11, 2016. As a result, Austria’s national carrier will be departing from Vienna up to twice...

Brussels Airlines launches five new destinations next summer

Brussels Airlines adds five new destinations and many extra flight frequencies to existing destinations in the summer offer, which can already be booked as from tomorrow. Tourist attractions such as the Greek Crete and the South Spanish Jerez are added to the summer offer. With Belfast Brussels Airlines also expands her network to Northern Ireland. Tenerife and Las Palmas / Gran Canaria –...

NATS secures contracts for air traffic control services in Scotland

NATS has secured contracts with helicopter operators in Aberdeen and Scatsta Airports in order to provide air traffic control (ATC) services in the East Shetland Basin, an area of oil and gas exploration north east of the Shetland Islands. In a unique arrangement, NATS has signed the contracts with four helicopter operators directly – Bristow Group, CHC Helicopter Services, NHV and Bond O...

ACI Asia-Pacific and CCAA sign MoU to promote airport excellence

The Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and the China Civil Airports Association (CCAA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in promoting airport excellence. The MoU was signed by ACI Asia-Pacific regional director, Patti Chau and CCAA deputy secretary general, Li Xiaome, at the ACI Asia-Pacific HR best practice semina...

Air China launches Kuala Lumpur route

Air China will start a four-times a week service from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur from 25 October, 2015, which it describes as the ‘Kingdom of Rubber’. The flights will be operated using an Airbus A330-300 aircraft. In 2014, imports and exports between Malaysia and China exceeded 100 billion Chinese yuan renminbi and Malaysia remained ...

Interjet inaugurates two new Cuban routes

Interjet has expanded its route network in Cuba with the launch of two new routes on 15 October. It now offers twice-weekly (Thursdays and Sundays) flights on the 1,868-kilometre route from Mexico City (MEX) to Varadero (VRA) and four times weekly flights on the 1,815-kilometre route from Monterrey (MTY) to Havana (HAV). According to flightradar24.com t...

Government releases Badgerys Creek draft airport master plan and EIS

The federal government has released the draft airport plan and environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek, paving the way for construction to begin in 2016. The documents cover indicative flight paths, noise contours, the building requirements for stage one of the airport’s development and the long term vision for the facility. Deputy...

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