| Korean Air Plans To Commence A380 Flights In May |
Air Travel NewsWednesday, December 29, 2010
Korean Air, the country’s top air carrier, announced lately that it would introduce a novel two-story A380 aircraft that consists of only Business Class seats on the second floor in May.
 The 407 seat aircraft, constructed in partnership with Airbus, will be composed of 12 First Class, 94 Business Class and 301 Economy Class seats.The cabin spaces will be wider than those in the present airplanes operated by Korean Air and it is expected to launch social areas for its customers due to the amplified space. The air carrier plans to present a total of five A380 aircraft by the end of subsequent year and in addition will initiate another group of five by 2014. The new aircraft will originally fly to close by city destinations like Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok, but it will be utilized for long-term flights to the Americas and Europe from August. Labels: Business class, economy class, Korean Air posted by iflybusiness
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Monday, December 27, 2010
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will commence operating a scheduled service to Xiamen International Airport - making it the first airline to provide direct flights between Xiamen and Europe.
 The statement was made at a latest press conference in Xiamen, at which vice-mayor Pan Shijian of Xiamen and Peter Hartman, the president and CEO of KLM signed a co-operation agreement.At the press conference, Hartman pointed out that this is the seventh destination in China for KLM and offers the airline the biggest destination portfolio for greater China (The Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan) with 43 flights a week. The new service will function 3 times a week.Flight KL883 will depart from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, returning from Xiamen the next day. The return flight, KL884, will leave from Xiamen International Airport on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving in Amsterdam on the same day. Flights will be operated with Boeing 777-200ER equipment, which can seat up to 318 passengers 35 in business class as well as 283 in economy class. Labels: Europe, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Xiamen posted by iflybusiness
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Jetstar's Singapore branch has introduced unique long haul budget routes and the flights took off from Singapore's Changi Airport.
The Melbourne destined route had been extensively viewed as a move by the Qantas budget subsidiary to confront Singapore Airlines and its budget enterprise, Tiger Airways, in the long distance Singapore market.  Jetstar Airways spokeswoman Simone Pregellio stated that the carrier had sold 186 economy seats and 24 business class seats on the introductory long haul flight. The Singapore-Melbourne route will witness a daily flight each way, served by 303 passenger capacity Airbus SAS A330-200. Strategies for further long haul budget flights are in the works for Jetstar, as an Auckland route will begin in March even as possible routes to Europe and North Asia are presently being investigated. The carrier may have as many as 4 A330s providing long haul routes from Changi by the end of 2011. Jetstar offered extraordinary promotional 'all-in' fares to kick off the service, beginning at SGD $428 (USD $327) each way. Labels: Changi Airport, Jetstar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Airways posted by iflybusiness
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Delta Airlines Inc. plans to expand first class seating on its domestic fleet by 13 percent within 3 years to help win more of the business travelers who pay the maximum fares.
 The changes, to be completed by mid-2013, will add more than 1,200 new seats in response to customers' interest in larger premium cabins, Delta said lately in a statement. The Atlanta-based airline is lessening galley space to make room. Filling the most costly seats at the front of airplane cabins has been crucial to U.S. airlines’ efforts to return to profit in 2010 while business travel rebounds following the recession. Corporate customers are prized as they typically pay the highest prices and take to the air more often. The move by Delta Airlines is part of $2 billion in previously announced spending that includes installing lie-flat seats for overseas flights and overhauling amenities such as a terminal at Kennedy airport. First-class capacity is by now the most among U.S. carriers. The latest upgrades will put 2 to 6 new first-class seats on Boeing Co. MD-88, MD-90 and 767-300 jets during 2011, and 4 first-class seats will be added to Boeing 757-200s by June 2013. Delta said it has completed installing 9 first-class seats earlier this year on some Bombardier Inc. CRJ-700 regional jets. With those planes, the changes cover up 350 aircrafts. Labels: Best First Class, business travelers, Delta Airlines posted by iflybusiness
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Passionate travel enthusiasts and devoted readers of 'Business Traveler' magazine have once again selected American Airlines as their preferred airline for First Class travel. This is the third consecutive year American Airlines is presented with this award.
8000 arbitrarily chosen 'Business Traveler' subscribers participated in Business Traveler's 2010 Best in Business Travel Survey. Selections for the open-ended survey were submitted and finalized in mid-September and very lately the results were announced - American Airlines has been granted "Best North American Airline for First Class Service."  Rob Friedman, Americans Airlines’ Vice President – Marketing stated that they knew ‘Business Traveler’ readers represent their best customers and seasoned travelers with high expectations. He also added that this award reflects American Airlines’ constant assurance to enhance the travel experience for their customers, and that they were honored to be named best North American Airline for First Class service to destinations in North America and around the world. American Airlines, American Eagle and American Connection serve nearly 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers accounts for more than 900 aircraft. Labels: American Airlines, Business Traveler, First Class posted by iflybusiness
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Qatar Airways recently announced an expansion of its East African network with 12 supplementary flights across 2 capital cities-Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
The daily Nairobi - Doha flights has been increased to 12 flights a week and from January 3, an extra two flights will take capacity up to double daily. This expansion comes after five triumphant years of operations to Kenya's capital city.  The Tanzanian capital, Dar Es Salaam, at present served daily, will obtain an added four flights a week from January 2. An additional flight from February 14 will take occurrence up to 12 weekly services. Both these routes are operated with an A320 aircraft, featuring 12 seats in Business Class as well as 132 in Economy Class. Qatar Airways, the award-winning Doha based airline currently flies to 14 cities across Africa, counting Alexandria, Algiers, Cairo, Luxor, Casablanca, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Lagos, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, Seychelles, Tripoli and Tunis. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker stated that they were pleased to initiate additional capacity to Africa and provide the traveling public greater options for air travel to and from the region. Labels: Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Qatar Airways posted by iflybusiness
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Monday, December 6, 2010
Jet Airways lately introduced its first flight to Italy, saying it intended to spread its global network in Europe as well as within the country. Jet's Chief Commercial Officer Sudheer Raghavan after launching a daily non-stop flight from New Delhi to Milan conveyed to the reporters that they had plans to expand in Europe and that Rome was very much an option.
On the domestic front, he stated that the demand was so high that they had to reconvert several of their fully economy Jet Konnect aircraft to the full-service ones with the business class seats.He added that it depicted that the market is good with their passenger load factor averaging at 82 per cent.
Regarding the Milan flight, he stated that while several European cities are on the radar of the premier private carrier,the route assessment for Milan came out much better which prompted them to launch this flight. With Milan strategically situated in central Europe,Jet's daily continuous service would permit access to European cities like Paris, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Helsinki, Lisbon, Madrid, Zurich, Vienna, Belgrade and Budapest. Milan is the 24th destination in the private airline's global network. He concluded saying that they were confident that Jet Airways will soon surface as the preferred carrier on this popular route. Labels: Delhi, Jet Airways, Milan posted by iflybusiness
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman is to commence a new service between Muscat and Milan in the first week of December.Oman Air's internationally acclaimed A330 aircraft will arrive at Milan's Malpensa Airport for the first time today (Friday 3rd December) and the airline will then operate 4 flights per week in each path.
 Announcing the new route, Oman Air's Chief Executive Officer, Peter Hill stated that they were delighted to be launching their new service to Milan ; their 41st destination and the ninth they have unveiled this year. As Italy's capital of culture, design and fashion, and one of the world's great business and financial centres, Milan is in no doubt to be a popular destination for travelers from Oman and from many other destinations. The new service also provides travelers from Italy a great occasion to discover the beauty and hospitality of Oman. Peter Hill also added that over the recent one year, Oman Air has redefined air travel, setting fresh standards for comfort and lavishness in every class, introducing state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment,together with live satellite TV, in addition to ground-breaking in-flight mobile phone as well as wi-fi connectivity. Together with that, he stated that he was sure that this level of sophistication will be significantly appreciated by customers on this new service. Labels: Air Travel, Oman Air, Peter Hill posted by iflybusiness
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