By Muslim Rahman on Oct 23, 2007 in Travel | 0 Comments
Increasing numbers of air passengers are turning to self-service options when it comes to procedures such as flight check-in, a new survey has revealed.
More than a fifth of travellers flying with the airlines polled by aviation IT organisation SITA in its 2007 Airline IT Trends survey now use the internet to check-in, it was found. […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 20, 2007 in Business, Travel | 0 Comments
Air France and Delta Air Lines have announced the signing of an agreement to partner over certain transatlantic routes once next year’s open skies pact comes into effect.
The two airlines will shares costs and revenues under the deal, which is set to result in more options for travellers looking to fly from London to the […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 20, 2007 in Business, Travel | 0 Comments
MOSCOW. (Nikita Petrov for RIA Novosti) - India has signed a contract with Russia for the licensed assembly of 40 multi-role Su-30MKI (Flanker-H) fighter jets, news agencies reported last week.
According to experts, the agreement will cost India more than $1.5 billion. It will be a follow-up to the contract concluded in 2000 to deliver 140 […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 20, 2007 in Business, Travel | 0 Comments
MOSCOW. (Nikita Petrov for RIA Novosti) - India has signed a contract with Russia for the licensed assembly of 40 multi-role Su-30MKI (Flanker-H) fighter jets, news agencies reported last week.
According to experts, the agreement will cost India more than $1.5 billion. It will be a follow-up to the contract concluded in 2000 to deliver 140 […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 20, 2007 in Business, Travel | 0 Comments
American Airlines raised many domestic fares by $5 each way but left prices unchanged on routes where it competes with low-cost carriers.
The Thursday night increase affected both advance-purchase tickets favored by vacationers and more costly last-minute tickets aimed at business travelers.
Tim Smith, a spokesman for the airline owned by Fort Worth-based AMR Corp., said the […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 20, 2007 in Business, Travel | 0 Comments
Czech Airlines has announced that it is to pull its route between Prague and Stansted Airport from the end of October.
However, the carrier will still run the usual 18 Prague services a week to and from Heathrow Airport “in line with the airline’s strategy of offering flights to the major airports”, it confirmed.
The move comes […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 20, 2007 in Travel | 0 Comments
Volatility in the oil market over the past few months has kept the world on the edge. Oil prices settled at a fresh record high of US$87.48 on Tuesday triggered by a weaker dollar and tensions between Turkey and Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq.
Consequently, shares in airline companies, for which fuel is a major […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 18, 2007 in General News, Travel | 0 Comments
An approaching weather system will bring metro Atlanta its best chance for rain this week tonight and Thursday, and forecasters said some of the rain could be heavy.
The National Weather Service said a few severe thunderstorms are also possible across North and Central Georgia beginning on Thursday and continuing overnight and into Friday afternoon.
The promise […]