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Dubai Airport records growth
2/25/2010 12:02:00 PM
Dubai International started the New Year on a high note with more than 3.86 million passengers using the facility in January 2010.
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Iberia moves to T1 in Cairo
2/23/2010 2:11:00 PM
On March 9th, Iberia will move its flight operations from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 at Cairo International airport, which has been newly renovated. The ticket counter of the Spanish airline will be next to the Royal Jordanian offices and near to British Airways ticket counters, both partner airlines in the oneworld alliance. The British airline will move to Terminal 1 a week later than Iberia.
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PremiAir to service Ryder Cup
2/22/2010 12:22:00 PM
PremiAir, the executive helicopter charter company, has been appointed as the supplier of helicopter services to the 2010 Ryder Cup.
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Gatwick shuttle nears completion
2/21/2010 4:27:00 PM
London Gatwick’s new inter-terminal shuttle is a step nearer to completion, following the successful crane lift of the new carriages onto the track. In an engineering operation lasting over two days six new cars, each weighing 14 tonnes, were lifted 15 feet before being lowered onto the track that runs between North and South Terminals. The cars will now undergo a period of intensive testing to ensure they are ready to carry passengers in time for the busy summer months. The shuttle service will come into operation in July, a month ahead of schedule. The £44 million project, which has also involved refurbishing the track and stations, will provide a state-of-the-art service as annual passenger
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Priority pass expands in Middle East
2/4/2010 1:52:00 PM
Priority Pass, the world’s leading independent airport lounge programme, announces the addition of six new lounges in the Middle East to its worldwide portfolio, making it even more attractive to frequent travellers in the region.
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ARINC renews Heathrow contract
1/29/2010 11:21:00 AM
ARINC Incorporated today announced it has received a 42-month extension of its current IT contract at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and will continue as the provider of common-use passenger check-in and departure systems at the airport’s Terminals 1 and 3. London Heathrow is the world’s busiest airport in terms of international traffic.
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IATA, US to cooperate on aviation security
1/25/2010 9:56:00 AM
Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) hosted an historic aviation security summit with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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Sunvil's staff sign up to ATP
1/20/2010 4:05:00 PM
Sunvil is the latest ABTA Member to take up corporate membership of the Accredited Travel Professional Scheme (ATP).
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New regional airline to launch in UK
1/20/2010 1:00:00 PM
Varsity Express www.flyvarsity.com will make its commercial debut as a new, full service regional airline operator on 1 March, 2010, offering Monday to Friday flights between London Oxford and Edinburgh Airports.
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Thomson set to launch more flights from Durham Valley Tees
1/19/2010 11:37:00 AM
Durham Tees Valley Airport has been given a major boost with the announcement by Thomson Airways today of new flights to key holiday destinations next winter—including the first ever flights to the popular Red Sea destination of Sharm el-Sheikh.
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British travellers in support of scanners
1/14/2010 11:07:00 AM
66% voted that airport scanners were a good idea as they would speed up security checks and improve security, whilst 30% said that they disapproved, largely on health and privacy grounds. (4% gave other answers).
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Germanwings set to fly from sixth base
1/14/2010 9:58:00 AM
Germanwings, one of Germany’s leading low-cost airlines, will be basing three aircraft at Hanover-Langenhagen airport, the airline announced on Monday, making Hanover Germanwings’ sixth base in Germany.
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