New fee: American Airlines to charge to board early

06/17/10 • 3 comments •

You were accustomed to be charged for food, baggage … now, here is a new generation of new “Options, Greater Control Over Travel Experiences” : the early boarding fee – if you aren’t yet first class passenger, of course. American Airlines wants you to pay extra to board right after them. But only if you [...]

Lufthansa To Raise Ticket Prices

06/17/10 • 7 comments •

German flagship carrier Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe’s biggest airline by passenger numbers, said yesterday it will raise ticket prices and lower fuel surcharges on June 22. The ticket price increases will see Lufthansa pass on some of its investment costs to customers, a Lufthansa spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires. Prices will be increased in many [...]

What happens in Vegas goes to Paris. And back.

06/04/10 • 3 comments •

May 27,   XL Airways France flight 042 touched down in Las Vegas launching new nonstop service from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris to McCarran International Airport. The new service is the first nonstop route from France to Las Vegas and provides greater access to one of Las Vegas’ top sources of overseas visitors. The [...]

Aeroport de Paris presents Charles de Gaulle Airport Upgrade

06/04/10 • 3 comments •

As part of its plan to upgrade Charles de Gaulle and generate more retail business, ADP is spending 560 million euros on a new terminal, Satellite 4, to boost total annual capacity by 7.8 million passengers to 80 million. Chief Executive Officer Pierre Graff said he expects 2010 traffic to match the levels recorded last [...]

2010 World Airline Award winners

06/02/10 • 8 comments •

Asiana Airlines won the prestige Airline of the Year award at the 2010 World Airline Awards, that took place in Hamburg.

Asiana Airlines was named winner of the Airline of the Year 2010 title, ahead of Singapore Airlines (2nd) and Qatar Airways in 3rd place.