Air Travel

Ryanair will cancel 250 flights to and from Germany on Friday, August 10, due to a strike announced by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilot union.

Air Canada was named “Best Airline in North America” for the second consecutive year and for the seventh time in the past nine years at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.

LEGO characters demonstrate step-by-step safety procedures to passengers in a fun style on the new inflight safety video of Turkish Airlines.

SSP and Fraport Greece have opened the first fast-food Burger King restaurant in Greece at the “Diagoras” Airport on the island of Rhodes.

Emirates celebrated 10 years of A380 operations, since its first flight to New York from Dubai on August 1, 2008.

The European Commission provides answers to 10 of the most commonly asked questions regarding the rights of citizens traveling by air.

Emirates has introduced web virtual reality (VR) technology on its digital platform that allows customers to explore their seats before checking in online.

Customers of airlines Air France, KLM, China Southern and Xiamen will now have a wider range of destinations to choose from and attractive transfer times.

Lufthansa Group boosted revenues in the first half of 2018 by 5.2 percent driven by stronger passenger, flight and seat load.

Russia’s second largest airline, S7 Airlines has signed for the full suite of Amadeus Altéa passenger service system (PSS) solutions which include reservations, inventory, ticketing and departure control capabilities.

The airline and airport industries are launching a joint campaign against human trafficking, boosting efforts in awareness, training, and reporting.

Aegean Airlines is granting scholarships to 100 Greek students seeking to become pilots and is accepting applications until September 7.

Israel’s national carrier EL AL has joined over 260 global airlines using the Travelport Rich Content and Branding merchandising tool.

Austrian Airlines CEO Kay Kratky passed on the reins to his successor Alexis von Hoensbroech, who will begin his new role on August 1.

Fraport’s decision to take over the management of Greece’s 14 regional airports “remains 100 percent correct”, says the group’s CEO.

Turkish Airlines, Turkey’s national flag carrier, is the exclusive sponsor of CNN International’s new travel show – “Quest’s World of Wonder”.

Ryanair is planning to cut its Dublin-based fleet from 30 to (at most) 24 aircraft for the winter 2018 season, which may also result in job losses.

Four airlines have filed complaints to the European Commission against France, claiming the country is breaking EU law by not enabling flights during air traffic controller strikes.

Ryanair, the official airline partner of the “Santorini Experience” event, has released seats for sale from Athens to Santorini at prices from €19.99.

Amadeus has received the level 3 New Distribution Capability (NDC) certification as an aggregator from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).