Air New Zealand flying high

AIR New Zealand has been named Top Airline in the World by prestigious US magazine Condé Nast Traveler in its 30th annual Readers' Choice Awards.

The luxury and lifestyle travel magazine cited Air New Zealand's close attention to seat comfort, with ample legroom on its wide-body planes. It also praised the Economy Skycouch™ product in the Economy cabin which is a row of three seats which easily convert into a flat surface for rest, relaxation or play. It also commended the airline for serving customers award-winning New Zealand wine.

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Up in the air . . .

THE airlines of the Lufthansa Group welcomed around 12.5 million passengers in August 2017. This shows an increase of 17.4 percent compared to the previous year’s month. The available seat kilometers were up 12.4 percent over the previous year, at the same time, sales increased by 14 percent. The seat load factor improved accordingly, rising 1.2 percentage points compared to August 2016 to 85.8 percent.

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Go the extra mile to fly in style

BUSINESS class travel is growing amongst Brits according to the latest figures released by Cheapflights, which reports an overall increase in ‘premium cabin’ flight searches of over 63% compared with 2016. 

Popular long haul routes such as London to Bangkok showed an increase of 94%, whilst London to Cape Town grew by 60% and London to Singapore topping the list with an increase of 166%. While many travellers feel that business class is out of their budget, Cheapflights has also revealed how they can fly at the front of the aircraft for less by going the extra mile.

Andrew Shelton, Managing Director of Cheapflights, says: “Flying ‘up front’ may sound an extravagance, but – if you’re able to factor in a little extra travel time to fly indirect – it can be surprisingly affordable, ensuring you arrive refreshed and ready to rumble, whether that’s a holiday, your honeymoon or a vital meeting.”

Flying direct from London to Cape Town in business class currently costs this month around £5,680 per person with British Airways/KLM. But switching to an indirect flight, adding only 10 minutes to the outbound flight duration and six hours on the way back, brings that cost down by over 40 per cent to £2,371 in business class – just £130 more than a direct economy fare on the same route.

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Up in the air . . .

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BA Comair has announced there will be an additional flight into and out of Victoria Falls from Johannesburg with effect from the 28th of July until the 12th November.

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Plaza Premium Group celebrates new Heathrow lounge

A NEW arrivals lounge has been unveiled at London Heathrow Airport which will benefit both passengers and airport visitors alike.

The lounge located in Terminal 4 arrivals will feature 25 luxury shower rooms, a lounge and bar area and a new and unparalleled dining concept, Flight Club.

The arrivals lounge can accommodate up to 75 people at any one time and Flight Club is unique to Plaza Premium Group offering a dining experience inspired by healthy eating. The concept has been specifically designed for travellers that are renowned for eating unhealthy whilst travelling.

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Non-Stop service Manila - Middle East

PHILIPPINE Airlines will mark a new and exciting milestone in its Middle East operations on March 26 this year. The flag carrier will have an 'all non-stop service' between #Manila and seven points in the Middle East.

Manila-Dubai flights will operate seven times weekly; Manila- Doha and Manila-Kuwait , four times weekly each; Manila-Jeddah and Manila-Abu Dhabi, thrice weekly each; Manila -Dammam, five-times-a-week; and Manila-Riyadh, seven-times-a-week.

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Ethiopian Airlines plans record expansion with 7 new destinations

ETHIOPIAN Airlines, one of the 3 airlines offering daily intercontinental flights to #Malawi has announced another major expansion of its routes. 

New services to the Far East and Scandinavia mean that those destinations now have easy access to Malawi via Addis Ababa, utilising the daily flights to and from Lilongwe and Blantyre.

From February to June, Ethiopian will launch new services to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Conakry (Guinea), Oslo (Norway), Chengdu (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Singapore (Singapore). 

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Norwegian unveils £69 flights to the USA from 5 UK and Irish cities

LOW-cost airline Norwegian today announced a series of groundbreaking new transatlantic flights from 5 cities in the UK and Ireland, offering passengers low-cost travel to the USA from just £69/€69.

In total, Norwegian will launch 10 new routes with 38 new weekly transatlantic flights this summer from Edinburgh, Belfast, Cork, Shannon and Dublin. The flights will serve three destinations on the US east coast, with a focus on smaller US airports – these airports offer good access into the New York, Boston and New England areas but carry significantly lower landing charges, allowing Norwegian to offer some truly affordable fares that will allow as many people as possible to fly.

Now on sale from www.norwegian.com/uk

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Qantas WiFi Upgrade

QANTAS customers on Wi-Fi enabled domestic flights will be able to watch their favourite shows, avoid missing out on live sport and listen to almost any song they like, with Foxtel, Netflix and Spotify coming on board to provide content in 2017.

With speeds up to 10 times faster than conventional inflight Wi-Fi, Qantas will offer customers video and audio streaming when the service is switched on its first domestic aircraft in late February this year. The rest of the airline’s fleet of domestic Boeing 737 and Airbus A330 aircraft will follow from mid-2017 onwards.

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On the Runway . . .

HAWAIIAN Airlines remained the nation's top carrier for punctuality in 2016, as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), marking the airline's 13thconsecutive year holding the title.

#Hawai'i's largest and longest-serving airline averaged a 91.1 percent on-time performance rating in 2016, earning the top ranking in all but one month and exceeding the industry average for the year by 9.7 percentage points. For December, Hawaiian Airlines posted a leading 85.1 percent on-time performance rating. The carrier also ranked first in fewest flight cancellations with 0.1 percent, or nine cancellations out of 6,347 flights.

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Up in the air . . .

Skytrax World Airline Awards has rated Aer Lingus 4-stars, making it the first and only Irish airline to receive such a prestigious rating. The award was given in recognition of consistent quality and excellent guest experience.

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Tail fin heroes . . .

NORWEGIAN has announced that pioneering pilot Amy Johnson will become its 2nd #British tail fin hero, with the renowned pilot’s portrait set to appear on two Norwegian aircraft later this year.

Norwegian has always honoured iconic figures on the tails of its aircraft, and already has more than 80 tail fin heroes featuring personalities who symbolise the spirit of Norwegian through innovation, challenging the norm, and inspiring others.

To reflect Norwegian’s rapid growth in the UK, where it now flies 4.5 million UK passengers each year to 50 destinations, the airline has now begun a series of British tail fin heroes with Roald Dahl as the first British tail fin hero last year.

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On the runway . . .

BIRMINGHAM Airport has been named the world’s most punctual airport in 2016 by air travel intelligence company OAG.

With over 100,000 scheduled flights from Birmingham Airport last year, the most punctual route was to Dublin, boasting an on-time score of over 95 per cent. The UK airport beat contenders from countries such as Japan, Brazil, America, Germany and Australia to claim the global crown.

On receiving the award, Birmingham Airport’s Chief Executive, Paul Kehoe, said, “To be crowned the world’s most punctual airport in 2016 is a tremendous prize, particularly in the busiest twelve months in our 77 year history.

“This achievement is a result of a team effort by the seven thousand employees and 140 companies operating at the airport - from the ground handlers to bus drivers, fuellers to caterers, and cleaners to office staff."

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