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London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 Named World’s Best Terminal
London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 was voted the best in the world at the 2019 Skytrax World Airport Awards at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in London last week. This new win is the sixth time Terminal 5 has won “World’s Best Airport Terminal” against global counterparts in the eleven years since it opened in 2008. […]
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British Airways Flight Scheduled to Land in Dusseldorf Mistakenly Arrives in Edinburgh
British Airways has apologized after its flight BA3271 from London City Airport — scheduled to fly nonstop to Dusseldorf, Germany — landed in Edinburgh, Scotland. The airline said in separate tweets that it was sorry for any inconvenience caused by the mistake but initially stated that the flight was diverted to the Scottish capital. The […]
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Aircalin’s First A330-900neo Enters Final Assembly Line
New Caledonia’s Aircalin is one step closer to receiving Airbus’ latest next-generation aircraft as its first Airbus A330-900neo has entered Airbus’ final assembly line in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, which is part of a greater program to renew the airline’s fleet, is scheduled to join the airline by July. The first aircraft on the assembly […]
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British Airways Debuts Much-Awaited Redesigned Business Class Product
British Airways has launched its new business class seat, known as the ‘Club Suite.’ The airline also announced that the new seat will be first seen on their Airbus A350, which is due to be delivered in July. The ‘Club Suite’ offers direct aisle access, a suite door, lie-flat bed seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. […]
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Ryanair Announces Two New Italian Flights in One Day
On Wednesday, Ryanair launched two new routes from the U.K. to Italy for Winter 2019. The routes will take passengers from London’s Stansted airport to Venice’s Marco Polo airport, and from Manchester to Milan’s Malpensa airport. Both services will operate four times per week, commencing in October. The airline is also announcing that consumers will […]
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Heathrow Airport Reports Record-Breaking 2018 Numbers
London’s Heathrow Airport has had the best year in its 90-year history in 2018 following eight years of consecutive growth. The airport welcomed 80.1 million passengers, a 2.7 percent increase from 2017 with almost 82percentt of passengers saying they had an “Excellent” or “Very Good” experience at London’s primary international airport. In the global Airport […]
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The Centenary: British Airways Reveals Retro BOAC Livery on 747
As part of their 100th birthday celebrations, British Airways has painted Boeing 747-400, registered as G-BYGC, into a retro BOAC livery. BOAC, or British Overseas Air Corporation, commenced operations on April 1, 1940. It was created by an Act of Parliament to become Britain’s state airline, forming from the merger of Imperial Airways and British […]
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Virgin Atlantic to Start Flights Between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv
From September 2019, Virgin Atlantic will operate a new daily flight between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport. The flights, which go on sale on February 25, will be operated by Virgin’s Airbus A330-300 aircraft with Upper Class, Premium Economy along with Economy Light, Classic and Delight. Over 180,000 seats will be available […]
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Air France-KLM Aim for More Brand Clarity with HOP! Rebrand
Air France recently announced that the branding on its regional routes and fleet, currently known as HOP!, will be marketed as Air France HOP. This change aims to link the regional flight offerings more clearly to the Air France brand, making it the sole point of reference for customers wishing to travel on the French […]
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Manchester Airport Looks to Build New Private Terminal
Manchester Airport in the U.K. has recently announced plans for a private terminal to give passengers flying on commercial airlines the ‘private jet experience.’ The new terminal, which will be called PremiAir, will be available to all passengers flying to or from the airport, with prices starting at 50GBP. PremiAir will be the first of […]