BA strike starts
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Some UK-based British Airways cabin staff are disrupting flights at London Heathrow airport, with union action due to run till Wednesday night.
Glory player jailed for travel fraud
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
A former Western Australian sportsman has been jailed for 20 months for swindling more than A$122,000 from travel insurers.
Carriers keen to fill Belfast vacancy as United says goodbye
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
UK reports say at least three airlines are in discussions with Belfast International Airport about a new air route to the United States from Northern Ireland now that United Airlines has exited the run.
Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air is believed to be one of the airlines.
IAG carriers carry more than 100 million passengers for the year
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Europe's IAG - owner of UK flag carrier British Airways, Ireland’s Aer Lingus and Spanish airlines Iberia and Vueling - carried more than 100 million passengers during 2016 and said group traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres increased by 3.9 per cent year-on-year last month.
Leeds moves into MICE top five in UK
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Leeds has moved into the top five UK conference cities, according to the British Meetings & Events Industry Survey, which highlighted the strong influence of the city's universities as a key factor.
Brisbane promotes its Dreamtime ‘experiences’
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Dreamtime, Australia’s signature event for promoting incentive tourism, will be held in Brisbane, Queensland in December this year.
ARTN calls on government to ‘get serious’ about regional tourism
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
The Australian Regional Tourism Network (ARTN) has urged the federal government to get serious about regional tourism.
Hong Kong Fashion Week to have ‘Hall of Games’ theme
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
The 48th Hong Kong Fashion Week, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will be held from 16 to 19 January at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Airports Company South Africa announces new fees
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Airports Company South Africa says a new ‘permission’ to levy airport charges at its airports was promulgated on 23 December 2016.
Abu Dhabi making itself heard in MICE space
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau made significant strides in attracting business into the emirate in 2016 by supporting bids to host a number of key future conferences.
Airports step up security after shooting
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
There is an increased security presence at US airports after a shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport left five people dead and another six people injured.
Poor weather disrupts European flights
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Severe weather in the Europe region has disrupted flights there, with dozens of flights delayed or cancelled at major airports including Moscow’s, while Turkish Airlines (and others) have had to cancel more than 600 flights due to heavy snow in Istanbul, the Anadolu Agency reported.
The snow depth reached 40 centimetres in some areas of Istanbul.
Budget carriers fuel airline growth
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 January 2017
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) says some 3.7 billion people took scheduled flights in 2016, a figure more than six per cent higher than the previous year.
