Air Travel Travelport Announces Agreement with New Airline Vistara by GTP editing team 15 January 2015 by GTP editing team 15 January 2015 Travelport and Vistara, India’s newest full service carrier, today announced a long term distribution and merchandising agreement. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Austrian Airlines Expands Flight Service to Athens by GTP editing team 14 January 2015 by GTP editing team 14 January 2015 As of April 29, Austria’s national airline will offer four additional night flights per week from Vienna to Athens and back. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airbus Soars, Beats 2014 Targets, Aims for the Skies by GTP editing team 14 January 2015 by GTP editing team 14 January 2015 Airbus surpassed its targets for 2014, with a record number of deliveries, the company said on Tuesday, ahead of the first commercial flight of its new A350 airliner expected this … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel SWISS Carries Over 16 Million Passengers in 2014 by GTP editing team 14 January 2015 by GTP editing team 14 January 2015 Swiss International Air Lines’ annual passenger numbers exceeded 16 million for the first time last year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece Tops World List of Airline Route Launches by GTP editing team 13 January 2015 by GTP editing team 13 January 2015 Greece is among the top 10 countries worldwide to have introduced new flights in 2014, according to anna.aero, a weekly e-journal and website devoted to global airline/airport network planning issues. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel World’s Safest Airlines for 2015 Announced by GTP editing team 12 January 2015 by GTP editing team 12 January 2015 Safety and product rating website AirlineRatings.com recently announced its top ten safest airlines and top ten safest low cost airlines for 2015 from the 449 it monitors. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Airports Among Europe’s Top Performers in November by GTP editing team 12 January 2015 by GTP editing team 12 January 2015 Greece’s airports were among Europe’s best performers in November 2014, according to a traffic report released by European airport trade body, ACI Europe. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Bodies, Wreckage Spotted in Missing AirAsia Plane Search by GTP editing team 30 December 2014 by GTP editing team 30 December 2014 Indonesian senior officials said on Tuesday that rescue crews have spotted bodies and debris, including suitcases and life vests, in the Karimata Strait off the coast of Borneo, in their … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Missing AirAsia Plane Likely at Bottom of Sea by GTP editing team 29 December 2014 by GTP editing team 29 December 2014 Indonesian rescue authorities said on Monday that the missing AirAsia plane is most likely at the bottom of the sea as the search to locate Indonesia flight QZ8501 carrying 162 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel European Airlines to Fly 1 Million Passengers a Day Over Christmas and New Year Period by GTP editing team 19 December 2014 by GTP editing team 19 December 2014 It looks like people will “fly” home for Christmas this year as European airlines are predicted to fly more than one million passengers per day to domestic, intra-European or intercontinental … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel IATA: Falling Oil Prices to Lead to Low Airline Ticket Costs by GTP editing team 12 December 2014 by GTP editing team 12 December 2014 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced an outlook for improved industry profitability in its Economic Performance of the Air Transport Industry report. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Airways Introduces Middle Eastern Hospitality to Thessaloniki, Greece by GTP editing team 2 December 2014 by GTP editing team 2 December 2014 Qatar Airways gave Thessaloniki, Greece, a taste of Middle Eastern hospitality and five-star services at this year’s Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition, organized by TIF-Helexpo in November. The airline participated in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airlines Announce New Customer Protection Agreement: No Passenger Left Behind by GTP editing team 28 November 2014 by GTP editing team 28 November 2014 Passengers left stranded in the rare and unfortunate event of an airline bankruptcy will be offered “rescue fares” from airlines to ensure they can get home, according to the International … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines: Flight Cancellations, Reschedules on 27 November by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 Greek carrier Aegean Airlines has announced the cancellation of 97 domestic flights and 65 international flights on Thursday, 27 November, due to a 24-hour strike scheduled by Greek air traffic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Air, Ferry, Rail, Bus Services to be Affected by Strike on Thursday by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 Flights in Greece will be disrupted and there will be no ferry services in the country on Thursday, 27 November, as the Greek Air Traffic Controllers’ Association and the Pan-Hellenic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Fraport AG-Slentel Consortium Named Preferred Bidder for Greek Regional Airports Tender by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 Greek state privatization fund TAIPED has selected the Fraport AG-Slentel consortium as its preferred bidder in the tender procedure for the right to manage and operate 14 Greek regional airports. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece’s Airline Representatives Deliver Positive Messages for Aviation by GTP editing team 21 November 2014 by GTP editing team 21 November 2014 Τhe important role aviation plays in the Greek tourism chain was discussed during a recent conference held by the Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives (SAAE) and attended by representatives of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece Interested in Charters from Beijing to Athens by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 Greece is interested in connecting Athens to Beijing via charter flights, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Secretary General Panos Livadas informed Chinese travel agents on the sidelines of the recent … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel IATA: Strong Passenger Growth Continues in September 2014 by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced global passenger traffic results for September showing demand growth of 5.3 percent (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) over September 2013. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Tourism Minister Calls for Investments in “Crucial” Transport Sector, Lauds Aegean Airlines by GTP editing team 19 November 2014 by GTP editing team 19 November 2014 Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni underlined the crucial role of the transport sector in the development of the tourism industry and invited all industry players to invest and contribute to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail