Two separate groups of workers at Gatwick airport are to begin balloting for industrial action over pay. If the workers vote for strike action, passengers at Gatwick are set to face delays and disruption later this summer. Unite is conducting…
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Emirates to launch new Mexico City service in December
Emirates will launch a new daily service from Dubai to Mexico City International Airport, via the Spanish city of Barcelona, on December 9th. Citizens from Mexico, Spain and the UAE only need their passports to enjoy visa-free travel to each…
Turkish Airlines introduces Banjul flights
Turkish Airlines has added Banjul to its unrivalled list of African destinations. Turkish Airlines now flies twice a week (Mondays and Fridays) between the Gambian capital and Istanbul, via Dakar in Senegal. Banjul takes the number of African destinations served…
Ethiopian Airlines to launch Moscow flights in December
Ethiopian Airlines will launch services to Moscow, capital, political, economic and cultural centre of Russia, on December 1st. Regarding the upcoming services, group chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked: “It gives me a great pleasure to announce that…
British Airways waves farewell to Boeing 767
British Airways today bids farewell to one of the most iconic aircraft in its fleet, the Boeing 767. The airline’s final two 767s are being retired to the South Wales Aviation Museum in St Athan after the last commercial flight…
British Airways to recruit thousands of cabin crew for centenary year
British Airways is to launch a programme to recruit more than 2,000 cabin crew in 2019. Successful candidates with no prior cabin crew experience will train through the airline’s new cabin crew apprenticeship programme, getting their career off to a…
Etihad Airways lands A380 in Maldives to celebrate new Malé runway
Etihad Airways has marked the opening of the new runway at Velana International Airport in the Maldives by operating one of its Airbus A380 aircraft to the island nation. The new 3,400 metre-long and 60-metre-wide runway is the first in…
AIRLINK INTRODUCES VALUE FOR MONEY BUSINESS CLASS ON RICHARDS BAY ROUTE
Following the introduction of jet services on the Johannesburg – Richards Bay route, Airlink will include a Business Class service from 1 October 2018. Airlink’s business class service is styled in the manner of a European intra-continental service, as currently…
British Airways New Route Launch: Durban to London Heathrow
London and the UK is set to get even closer with the start of British Airways’ new direct service from Durban. From October 30, the airline’s customers will be able to visit the exciting capital with its amazing sights, culture…
ATM 2018: Saudia to showcase rapid transformation in Dubai
The airline has rolled out many new products and onboard amenities this year, including a new business class Porsche-designed men’s kit and Furla ladies kit, as well as new children’s characters and kits. Saudia will debut a new exhibition stand…