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Today we start off a new series of articles looking into the check-in options offered by various carriers – both low-cost airlines and traditional carriers.
The airline we would like to begin with is the respected and traditional Dutch-based KLM.
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British Airways’ cabin crew have once again voted in favour of striking, as the result of the latest ballot in the Unite union.
This vote taken by Unite union members is the result of a long running dispute stemming from November 2009, in which British Airways decided to reduce the number of cabin crew on some of their longhaul flights and introduced a two-year pay freeze from 2010. This led to a series of strikes in the spring and summer of last year.
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From the UK, joint venture carriers: American Airlines and British Airways, have created what they have named a “transatlantic shuttle service” for the top US-UK routes.
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With crude oil prices overpassing $100 a barrel, airlines are forced to review plans for 2011. Airfares are rising already. Growth which was originally intended, turns into sustainability.
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An „unscheduled maintenance“ is being performed on all 96 Boeing 757s currently operated by United Airlines. Flight delays and cancellations are unavoidable today.
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Russia is becoming more and more popular among European travelers. Both British Airways and Air France have signed a code-share agreemnets with Russian airlines.
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The combined network enables Australian passengers a better connection to Europe, Middle East and Africa via Etihad's Abu Dhabi hub. Direct flights from Sydney commencing February.
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A lot happened in the airline industry during 2010. Several companies ceased to exist, others were born. Let's have a look at those we find the most interesting in our insight.
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We are starting this week with the announcement of new routes across Europe. bmi is adding connection to Basel, Switzerland in cooperation with Swiss, tickets are already available. Swedish Skyways is increasing the route network by 50% in March, adding 6 more destinations across Europe.
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Only 3 years in operation and yet the airline has received a top industry honor. Air Transport World, a magazine covering the airline industry since 1974, is announcing it's regular Industry Achievement Awards.
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The second week of 2011 has just begun. At this time, we already have a good deal of information on what's going to happen in the airline industry. Many new routes have already been announced.
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Last week a rumor has been around that AirAsia is going to buy a stake in Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic. While it is no secret that the airline is seeking a partner, this particular speculation is now denied by AirAsia CEO, Tony Fernandes.
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The recent online video campaign by Air New Zealand is a good example of utilizing the popularity of YouTube. Sometimes a simple idea makes a great difference. The airline's channel was even featured by Google as one of the few travel brands to make it's YouTube presence appealing.
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Not sure where to fly in 2011? British Airways decided to give passengers a little hint by publishing it's top ten destinations for the following year. Although half of them are not by a surprise, there are some worth looking at.
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The launch of two new routes has been announced today. Cathay Pacific Airways is expanding it's international presence by adding direct flights from the Hong Kong base.
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Europe's fourth largest airlines are formed as the shareholders of both Iberia and British Airways voted in favor of the merger. The combined fleet of these two carriers will consist of 406 aircraft.
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Zagat Survey, an American publisher of consumer-generated survey information, published the results of it's annual airline survey. American as-well-as international airlines were judged in fifteen categories altogether.
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As you know from our previous article, particular airlines are banned from operating within the European Union. The list has been updated on Tuesday. All airlines originating in Afghanistan were added.
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Mexico's largest airline by passenger numbers stopped all it's flights in August. Mexicana Airlines has recently presented a restructuring plan and hopes to resume it's operations in December.
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Updates on the ongoing battle of British Airways with it's cabin crew. A follow up to our latest article informing about the dispute. The latest round won by BA: court appeal by trade union rejected.
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The French airlines have reported, that the latest strike cost them more than the April volcano eruption on Iceland. The nationwide strike has been executed six times in the past two months.
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One of the biggest airline alliances celebrates it's ten year anniversary. A special issue of the airline's eZine called Decades has been released to sum up the achievements and project the future.
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The long-running dispute between British Airways and and its cabin crew is hopefully coming to a resolution. Recent news indicate, that there has been a major improvement in a key argument.
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The airline Hamburg International has announced on its website it has filed for insolvency. The airline has stopped operations on the 20th of October 2010. The management didn't find an appropriate investor in time as the official statement claims.
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Good news for all eco-friendly travellers. Airlines are starting to engage in eco and green practices. We have contacted them in order to find out each airline exact policy.
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Here we have prepared an overview of routes launched or updated during the last week.
The relaunch of RAK Airways
The national airline of the northernmost of the United Arab Emirates, RAK Airways, has begun its operations again on November 10th.
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Until now, all the efforts to make one's journey on a plane more pleasant, were aimed at the business or first class passengers. The majority of passengers traveling economy have only seen attempts to take their comfort away.
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Icelandair announced that would begin seasonal service from Washington Dulles International (IAD). Flights will be operated four times a week from May 17, 2011 until September 13, 2011.
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London 2012 is a short name of ''The 2010 Summer Olympic Games'' that takes place in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. We want to present to you in this article the top 3 airlines that bring fans closer to their sporting heroes.
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British Airways announced that it would launch a new route London Heathrow (LHR) – Tokyo International (HND). Flights will be operated five times a week with Boeing 777 from February 19, 2011. Prices will be available from £721.
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Shareholders of UAL, the parent company of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, approved the connection of both large US airlines. This step means creating the largest airline in the world – United Airlines Holdings.
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Summer is over but that does not mean you should give up travelling. There are summer destinations which are visited by millions of tourists because of its sea and beaches.
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The World's Top 10 airlines for 2010 are now announced. More than 17.9 million travellers from over 100 nationalities took part in the 10 month survey (from July 2009 until April 2010).
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Alaska Airlines opened its new service from San Jose to Los Cabos, Mexico for sale. Flights will be operated from December 4, 2010. The flights are in addition to the carrier's existing Los Cabos service from Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and seasonal service from Seattle.
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Often when planning a trip by air, we confront the necessity of changing planes and flying via a city we originally did not intend to stay in. Moreover, sometimes the stop-over means a couple of hours of enforced stay in the city in question.
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Brazil will host the 2014 World Cup, moreover Rio de Janeiro will be home to the 2016 Olympic Games. Whether you are a sport-addict or not, you may be interested in the latest new route announced by American Airlines.
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Have you heart about the latest offer by bmi? Whether you are planning to visit friends and family or explore a new place, this airfare deal could be very interesting for you.
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According to Financial Times, British Airways and Iberia are planning to buy or merge 12 other airlines, low cost and scheduled. Airlines are from such countries as Brazil, India or China.
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Emirates launched new route Dubai – Dakar. This new service to Dakar means airline's 105th destination.
Dakar is the fifth new route to be launched by Emirates this year. The others are Tokyo, which launched on March 28, Amsterdam on May 1, Prague on July 1 and Madrid on August 1.
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United Airlines and Continental Airlines announced they have been informed by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice that it terminated its Hart-Scott-Rodino Act review and closed its investigation of the airlines' pending merger.
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Air France KLM Group announced that it would launch new flights from Paris to Tokyo. New routes CDG-HND will be available from October 31, 2010. This new service will be operated by Japan Airlines, on a code-share basis with Air France.
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According to the recently published list of the best countries to live, Scandinavian countries come out on top. Finland is number one, Sweden, Norway and Denmark are all in top ten.
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Are you planning a late summer or autumn holiday or do you just need airline tickets for your business travel? The selection of airlines is wide and should at least make some differences between scheduled and low cost airlines.
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