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Qantas network now open for Emirates passengers
Emirates’ customers can now begin enjoying the benefits of what the Emirates and Qantas partnership has to offer, following the opening up of bookings to a number of Qantas domestic destinations, with travel from 31st March 2013.
The partnership gained… Continue reading
New Berlin-Brandenburg Airport already to small before opening
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is still not operational, and is not expected to open until 27 October 2013. A report warns a report by the “Bild” newspaper to potential shortages of baggage, check-in and security checks.
The new airport originally got approval… Continue reading
Airlines to Welcome 3.6 Billion Passengers in 2016
China Accounts for Nearly One in Four Additional Passengers
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an industry traffic forecast showing that airlines expect to welcome some 3.6 billion passengers in 2016. That’s about 800 million more than… Continue reading
Passenger plane crashes in Nigeria’s Lagos
* Dana Air plane had 147 people on board – source
* Witnesses say it crashed into building
* No official word on casualties
REUTERS
LAGOS, June 3 (Reuters) – A passenger plane carrying nearly 150 people crashed into a… Continue reading
RAAF carries its most passengers ever in A330 MRTT
The aircraft of 33 Sqn, RAAF carried 220 passengers from the Australian Defence Force Academy as well as its 14 crew, on a two-hour flight from Defence Establishment Fairbairn last month.
The sortie was part of the squadron’s introduction into… Continue reading
Qantas passengers hurt in turbulence
SEVERE turbulence during a Qantas flight bound for Sydney has left seven passengers injured after they were thrown around the cabin when bad weather struck.
Passengers suffered minor cuts and bruises after storms hit QF32 three hours out of Singapore… Continue reading
Passengers make 290 million air trips in China in 2011
BEIJING – Air passengers will have made 290 million trips in China this year, up 8.2 percent from last year, an aviation official said Monday.
Li Jun, deputy chief of Civil Aviation Administration of China, said here at a national… Continue reading
Qantas to cut fares to win back passengers.
Australia’s Qantas Airways plans to cut fares and launch an advertising blitz to win back passengers, a newspaper said, after its showdown with unions caused international travel chaos and left almost 70,000 travelers stranded.
Qantas flights returned to normal on… Continue reading
Dreamliner carries its first passengers and Boeing’s hopes
The Boeing Co Dreamliner, the world’s first carbon-composite airliner, flew to Hong Kong from Tokyo carrying its first paying passengers on Wednesday in a flight that could set a new benchmark in air travel.
Its takeoff into clear blue skies… Continue reading
Shifting Gears Downward – Slowing Passenger Demand and Shrinking Freight Markets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced traffic results for August. While passenger demand was up 4.5% over the previous August, this represents a significant slowing from the 6.0% recorded in July. The decline in freight markets accelerated. The 3.8%… Continue reading
Dubai eyes 100 million air passengers by 2020
Dubai Airports said Tuesday it expected to more-than-double its passenger traffic to 98.5 million in a decade, but travellers will have to wait for another year to go through its second airport.
Dubai International, the Middle East’s busiest airport, should… Continue reading
Dubai airport passengers up 5.8 pct, unrest slows traffic
Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport rose by 5.8 percent year-on-year in March, Dubai Airports said on Monday, but traffic on Middle Eastern and African routes dropped due to regional unrest.
In March, 4.2 million passengers passed through the world’s… Continue reading