Why business class is booming for Kiwis

There's a surge in the number of Kiwi travellers turning left as they get on the plane. Travel agents and airlines say demand for business class is booming as fares come down, the range of products expands and the New Zealand economy remains buoyant. Patronage at Auckland Airport's premium lounge has grown 10-fold in the past four years. Flight Centre's general manager of product, Sean Berenson, said that throughout 2016, the number of Kiwis booking business class had increased 120 per cent. (www.nzherald.co.nz) さらに...

Sri Lankan Airlines proposes to operate Coimbatore-Colombo flights from July 15

Coimbatore: Sri Lankan Airlines is planning to operate four flights per week from Coimbatore to Colombo starting July 15. This will be the third international carrier flying out of the Coimbatore airport, after Air Arabia (to Sharjah) and Silk Air (to Singapore). Director of Coimbatore Airport G Prakash Reddy confirmed to TOI (www.aviationindia.net) さらに...

Air India Sets New World Record By Journeying Around The World With An All-Women Crew!

Ahead of International Women's Day, Air India created history by flying around the world with an all-women crew. The flight took off from New Delhi on Monday to San Francisco and returned on Friday after journeying around the globe. The Boeing 777-200LR aircraft flew over the Pacific Ocean en route San Francisco and over the Atlantic while flying back, thereby covering the entire distance around the world. (www.aviationindia.net) さらに...

Philippine Airlines plane makes emergency landing at Sydney Airport

A Manila-bound Philippine Airlines flight has been forced to land at Sydney Airport. Flight PR212 was anticipated to depart the airport at 12.45pm, and was later grounded at 2.12pm, according to Sydney Airport. Nine News understands the plane is now being towed off the runway and there have been no injuries. It is not yet known what caused the emergency landing. (www.msn.com) さらに...

Will start receiving ordered Boeing planes from mid-2018, says SpiceJet

Stating that Indian aviation market is the fastest growing in the world, SpiceJet on Monday said that it aspires to be the most profitable airline in the country. “We have the best on-time performance in the industry. We will try to reduce costs and increase ancillary revenue,” it said. The low-cost carrier also said that it will start receiving the ordered Boeing planes from mid-2018 (www.aviationindia.net) さらに...

Airlines run out of flight numbers, DGCA warns safety at risk

New Delhi: The boom in aviation in India has given rise to a peculiar problem — airlines are running out of flight numbers. With a growing number of flights and too few flight numbers, call sign confusion emerged as a serious concern among authorities at the recently concluded meeting for deciding summer slots The existing three-digit codes are increasingly leading to confusion and there has been a spate of safety scares when similar sounding flight numbers operate to or from the same airport… (www.aviationindia.net) さらに...

The 15 Longest Non-Stop Flights in the World

Planes are scary machines that can be very intimidating, especially if you don’t know anything about air travel. But with designs becoming ever more fuel-efficient, companies are able to accommodate even the most impatient passengers who don’t have even an extra minute to spare. The following list is based on a route’s distance. (www.msn.com) さらに...

Couple ordered off overbooked easyJet flight at Luton one day after United Airlines scandal

Less than 24 hours after Dr David Dao was manhandled from a United flight in Chicago, two Londoners on board an easyJet plane at Luton airport were ordered to leave the flight after the airline sold more tickets than there were seats available. Britain's biggest budget carrier then broke the rules on overbooking by failing to tell the couple about their rights to compensation and alternative flights. (www.msn.com) さらに...

Qantas seeks air new zealand decals for there new look

Well it sounds like the Aussoe carrier is keen to change it's livery colors to the air new zealand livery scheme on all it's aircraft with black and white version but the only differences is the Silver fern will be missing instead the Kangaroo will be on the tail. Qantas are in talks with the Kiwi carrier about using the new livery scheme but due to copy rights it has to seek permission from the airline first. Qantas have sent a 747-438 aircraft to NZAA to be painted up and to see the look a… (www.nzherald.co.nz) さらに...