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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Continental to Increase Flights and Lie-Flat Seats in Newark-London Route

Continental Airlines will increase flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to London's Heathrow Airport in March.Additionally,with new lie-flat seats in BusinessFirst class ,it is attempting to augment its competitive position on the well traveled route.

The airline will include a fourth daily service in March as well as a fifth in the fall to the United Kingdom's busiest airport. Jeff Smisek, chief executive officer stated that all the New York-London customers will gain from more flight options.Jeff Smisek also described New York-Heathrow as a flagship route.From March 27, Heathrow-bound flights will leave Newark at 9 a.m,6:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. and 8 p.m.On Oct. 30, a 10:10 p.m. daily departure will also be included.

Continental Airlines also stated that effective June 1, all of its aircraft scheduled for Heathrow flights will include seats in BusinessFirst that recline to lie entirely flat, like a bed. Lie-flat seats are rapidly becoming the standard for trans-Atlantic premium travel.

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Friday, August 21, 2009

British Airways launches advertisements on boarding passes from October 1st

In an effort to raise money,British Airways plans to begin putting advertising from other companies in its boarding passes.Whilst,the airline will also host advertisements on its website .There are potentially two ways to view this decision , one, that it is a very valuable and potentially profitable way of using space on the company's boarding cards, or two, that the company is so anxious for cash that it had no other option,but to take this move.

The airline mentioned that it had issued more than 12 million boarding passes last year and has 500,000 daily visitors to its website, which would give it ample opportunity to raise additional revenue from third-party advertising. Advertisements on boarding passes would begin appearing from October 1st and would be customized to the passenger and location . Abigail Comber,the airline's manager for brand, scheme and insight, stated that the airline hoped that this initiative will be a positive revenue stream for BA. Cedar Communications which is BA's publishing as well as media sales agency, will be advertising the space for British Airways.British Airways had lost around £401 million last year due to a crumple in its premium traffic due to the recession. British Airways is making every effort in order to slash costs by reducing headcount .

Ms Comber also added that it is a brilliant method for customers of British Airways to be aware of products and services which is germane to them.Bitish Airways is seeking brands with a strong heritage which is on par with BA's own brand values.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Tremendous growth expected in Business Travel

Business Travel in China and Japan is expected to increase at a huge pace within a span of 5 years.The development in this sector is said to exceed even the US Growth. Additionally developing countries like India,Vietnam,Iran and Indonesia will also witness a major growth within the timeframe of 5 years.

The above findings are a result of a study conducted by National Business Travel Association (NBTA) as well as travel management company Egencia.The United States symbolizes a major segment of global business travel spend with $261 billion or 28% of the world total, next being China at 10% and Japan at 8%.

Regardless of the U.S. position as the worldwide leaders in business travel spend, Asia Pacific is assured for extensive growth over the next five years, while U.S. growth is expected to decline.China's spend, at $93.8 billion in 2008, has tripled over the elapsed 10 years and is anticipated to go ahead in market growth between 2008 and 2013, followed by Japan and South Korea. Measured in terms of the dollar boost in business travel spending,the U.S. is estimated to be fourth in development, after India.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

British Airways to launch a daily Business class service

The timing may seem a bit off with business travel in the dumps, but in late September British Airways plans to commence a daily,all-business-class service between New York'' John F. Kennedy International Airport and London City Airport.

British Airways is hoping to draw business travelers who want to stay away from London's crowded Heathrow Airport and instead fly into the smaller airport near London's financial district. Because of the size of the airport, the airline said, passengers have the convenience of checking in just 15 minutes before departure.

The service will be on Airbus A318 aircraft configured to fit just 32 business-class seats.The plane, usually used by low-cost carriers, has about 100 coach seats.The flights will be the first long-haul international service to operate from London City Airport, the closest airport to the city. In a nod to aviation history, the flights will be dubbed BA001 and BA002, codes that were used by the supersonic Concorde before it was grounded in 2003.

(latimes.com)

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Air China Launches Direct Beijing Tibet Flight

Air China will begin offering direct flights from Beijing to Tibet this month, cutting down the current travel time by two hours.

The new service to Lhasa, Tibet's capital, will depart Beijing daily starting July 10. Currently, all flights to Lhasa are routed through Chengdu, the capital of southwestern China's Sichuan province.

The new service is designed to boost tourism in the Himalayan region. Following the March 2008 riots, much of Lhasa's commercial district was destroyed. Subsequent travel bans and harsh government crackdown on Buddhist monasteries sent tourism plummeting. Arrivals in the first half of last year fell nearly 70 percent, with the nation only fully reopening to foreign tourists on April 5.

The new flight will leave at 7 a.m. everyday from the Beijing Capital International Airport, and arrive at the Lhasa Gonggar Airport at 10:50 a.m.

(travelagentcentral)

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