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Canada Rules Out Jets From Toronto Island Airport

Canada's new government is not planning to reopen an agreement to allow jets to fly out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, the country's new transport minister said. The owner of Porter Airlines has been pushing to allow jets to be flown from the airport, which is located on a small is...

Flights to Paris from China Operates as Planned

All flights from China took off as planned on early morning Saturday to Paris where explosions and shooting attacks killed at least 120. The French foreign ministry said airports would remain open, and flights and train service would continue. Accoeding to Variflight, the biggest flight s...

Deadly attack on France: borders are closed, but airports remain open

Following a bloody massacre on streets of Paris on 13 November, killing at least 150 people, the French President Francois Hollande announced a state of emergency and ordered to close all borders. At the same time, Paris Charles de Gaulle airport remains open, international airlines didn’t officially report any changes in schedules. “An unprecedented terrorist attack is underwa...

Austrian Airlines: Initial Flight to Marrakech Takes Off Tomorrow

Once a week to Morocco as of November 14, 2015 · Austrian Airlines continues to focus on tourist destinations · Eight sunny medium-haul destinations offered in the winter flight schedule Austrian Airlines is operating flights to yet another tourist destination starting tomorrow. Flight service will be offered once a week on Saturdays to Marrakech. The country’s natio...

Russia May Adopt Safety Measures in Foreign Airports After A321 Crash

Moscow could adopt Israel-style security measures in foreign airports, such as the engagement of both local forces and Russian experts and equipment to ensure the security of its citizens traveling abroad, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported. On November 6, Russia cancelled all flights to Egypt until the investigation into the Airbus A321 crash is completed. New approaches t...

UK businesses echo FTA call for Heathrow third runway decision

UK business leaders have echoed the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) call for the UK government to make a decision regarding expanding Heathrow Airport. Business leaders including the Confederation of British Industry president, Paul Drechsler says “decisive action” is needed and the government needs to “get on” and expand Heathrow Airport. In July this year,...

Virgin Australia shows off new home at Perth Airport

Virgin Australia has opened the doors to its new $300 million home at Perth Airport. While passengers will have to wait until November 22 to experience the new Terminal 1 Domestic Pier, Virgin chief executive John Borghetti and Perth Airport chief executive Brad Geatches gave media a tour of the new facilities on Friday morning. Virgin is moving its domestic interstate flights from Terminal...

Al-Futtaim signs lease agreement with Dubai South

Dubai-based Al-Futtaim has signed a lease agreement with Dubai South for a 10,000sqm plot of land adjacent to the existing facility of DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) as part of the expansion plans of the only fully integrated business aviation facility based out of Al Maktoum International Airport (AMIA). The new plot will drastically increase the operational potential and capabilities of DCAF w...

Latest Cathay Pacific Lounge Focuses on At-Home Comforts

Cathay Pacific Airways has opened a new lounge for passengers traveling out of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, with a special focus on personal comforts to help First and Business class travelers feel at home. Designed by Studioilse, the London-based design studio led by Ilse Crawford, the Taipei lounge is marked by understated elegance with soothing neutral tones and natural materials, i...

China's Tianjin Airlines Applies for First Long-Haul Route to Vancouver

Tianjin Airlines (GS), a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines (HU), is waiting government approval to launch its first intercontinental route - Tianjin-Chongqing-Vancouver, in June 2016, according to an announcement released Thursday on the website of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Pending government approval, Tianjin Airlines will use Airbus A330 aircraft on the new long...

Evacuation Slide Opens After Air China A330 Lands at Guangzhou Airport

An emergency evacuation slide opened on an Air China (CA) Airbus A330 aircraft after it landed at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) on Friday noon, said a source familiar with the matter. The emergency evacuation slide near the door 2L accidentally deployed by a passenger on the flight after the aircraft taxied to the apron, according to a Weibo post by @flyjohn. No injuries wer...

Star Wars X-Wing and TIE Fighter Land at Singapore Changi Airport

Look no further, Star Wars fans. To kick start its annual year-end festive celebrations, Changi Airport is bringing a part of the galaxy far, far away to fans, travellers and visitors alike, with two of the film series' iconic starfighters landing in Singapore for the very first time. From November 13, 2015 to January 5, 2016, airport visitors can embark on an intergalactic advent...

Air New Zealand tipped to launch flights to Vietnam

Air New Zealand is expected to announce on Friday it will start flying to Vietnam. Sources say the national carrier will begin flying to the South East Asia destination in 2016. Ho Chi Minh City is the national gateway to Vietnam but it also has a major airport in Hanoi. SHANE WENZLICK/FAIRFAX NZ Air New Zealand chief strategy, networks and alliance officer Stephen Jones will make...

Los Angeles and Chicago O'Hare Named Busiest Thanksgiving Airports

Airports will be busy over the Thanksgiving holiday with 61 percent of travelers planning to take a trip, up six percent from 2014.1 Los Angeles International (LAX) and Chicago O'Hare (ORD) will be the busiest airports for the third consecutive year based on the Orbitz® Insider Index, which analyzed the Orbitz.com® flight booking data of the top 50 U.S. airports over the Thanksgiv...

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