Dublin Airport preparing for record weekend
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport are expected to surpass the 400,000 mark for the first time ever over the Bank Holiday weekend. Passengers travelling through the airport are asked to avoid causing delays by ensuring they do not have prohibited items, such as scissors, toy guns and liquids, in their hand luggage. Aer Lingus have […]
All the single ladies! The airline that guarantees lone female travellers WON’T get the pesky middle seat
Nobody wants the middle seat on a plane journey – and for good reason. Being crammed between two strangers can often leave passengers at the mercy of their fellow travellers’ respect for personal space (or lack of). And, for lone female passengers, that can sometimes over-spill into unwelcome sexual attention from a minority of men. […]
FAA ordered to review the size of airline seats
A three judge panel has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to review whether airlines have made their seats too small in order to get more passengers onto their planes. The panel also ordered the FAA to look at shrinking legroom for passengers, especially those who book economy class seats. In a statement Saturday, the […]
Airline Offering Flights From Denver With View Of Solar Eclipse
In less than a month a total solar eclipse will grace the skies over America and Southwest Airlines is offering flights with "˜flare"™ to commemorate it. Southwest officials have modeled the eclipse"™s path against scheduled flights for August 21 and identified five that are most likely to offer passengers a front row view…
Airbus delivers its 100th A350 XWB
Airbus has delivered its 100th A350 XWB, just some 30 months after the first delivery of the world"™s most modern widebody aircraft in December 2014. The 100th aircraft delivered is an A350-900 for China Airlines. "The 100th A350 XWB milestone comes as we reach our fastest widebody production ramp-up, on track to meet the target […]
Qatar Airways achieves 100% compliance with safety audit by IATA
Qatar Airways has achieved 100% compliance with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), verifying its status as one of the world"™s safest and most secure airlines. As an industry leader in aviation safety, the airline has demonstrated a strong safety and security performance record. It was the first airline to complete the IOSA audit with […]
Ryanair profits take off but airline reissues Brexit warning
Ryanair made £11.40 profit from every passenger it carried in the three months to June "“ up more than £3 a head on the same time a year ago. However the airline remained cautious, issuing another warning about the disruption that could be caused by Brexit to UK flights in 2019. The Irish budget airline […]
Aviation hits double-digits passenger growth again, Interglobe cruises with 26% growth
Broking and research firm Motilal Oswal has come out with a report on the Indian aviation sector wherein it witnessed double-digits passenger growth for the last 35 months. Domestic passenger growth was at 20.2 percent YoY in June 2017 while the domestic load factor was at 86 percent. Interglobe Aviation’s (IndiGo) domestic available seat kilometer […]
Telekom and Lufthansa partner for Fashion Fusion
Deutsche Telekom, in its continued efforts to propel the fusion of technology with the fashion world, has committed to proceed with the second edition of the Telekom Fashion Fusion competition. This time, in addition to the main competition, Deutsche Telekom has jointly decided, with Lufthansa, to pose a new and exclusive challenge for this year’s […]
US unveils enhanced airline security plan to avoid laptop ban
The United States on Wednesday unveiled enhanced security measures for flights to the country designed to prevent expanding an in-cabin ban on laptops, but an airline trade group said the changes might cause more disruptions. The measures, which European and U.S. officials said would begin taking effect within three weeks, could require additional time to […]
