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Pegasus to launch Dortmund flights before Xmas

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 05 December 2023

Turkey's Pegasus Air will from 19 December offer flights between Istanbul and Dortmund, Germany three times a week.

BA inks Signcode contract

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 05 December 2023

British Airways (BA) has signed with Signcode UK to improve accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing customers, with new, signed video content containing a variety of travel information being made available to customers both pre-travel and whilst on board.

Virgin cabin crew okayed for stoppage action

: BTN News; Tuesday, 05 December 2023

Australia's TWU-protected ballot has closed, with participating Virgin cabin crew voting in favour of 24-hour stoppages unless an agreement can be reached to improve pay, job security and work-life balance.

Flynas adds Brussels route

: BTN News; Tuesday, 05 December 2023

Saudi Arabia’s budget airline flynas has added a direct route between Jeddah and Brussels, Belgium.

Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian for US$1.9bn

: BTN News; Tuesday, 05 December 2023

Alaska Airlines plans to buy Hawaiian Airlines for US$1.9 billion, a deal that would allow Alaska to enlarge its West Coast network and gain access to Asia.

Bonza blames regulatory delays for Darwin-Gold Coast cancellations

: BTN News; Monday, 04 December 2023

Australia's low-cost airline Bonza says it has had to cancel December flights between Darwin and the Gold Coast because of slow 'regulatory approval processes'.

Visa sees increased card use in Asia Pacific

: BTN News; Monday, 04 December 2023

Visa's latest Global Travel Intentions (GTI) study indicates Asia Pacific travellers prefer using credit, debit and prepaid cards as payment methods when travelling.

Strong October for A-P international flights

: BTN News; Monday, 04 December 2023

Traffic figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed a sharp rise in October's international passenger demand as traffic figures recovered globally.

Boeing aims for 4,000-plus sales by 2042

: BTN News; Monday, 04 December 2023

USA-based plane maker Boeing says Southeast Asia will need 4,225 new commercial and freighter planes by 2042, with commercial marketing managing director for Asia Pacific David Schulte saying the figure breaks down to 770 new widebody and 3,390 narrowbody aircraft, 45 regional jets and 20 freighters.

Singapore Airlines Group operates most Singapore-Australia services

: BTN News; Monday, 04 December 2023

Cirium flight data from December to March shows Singapore Airlines will have about 58 per cent of the non-stop services between Singapore and Australia this southern summer, including up to 21 daily flights between December and the end of March.

'World's biggest' tidal farm for Scotland?

: BTN News; Saturday, 02 December 2023

A tidal farm off the coast of Orkney, Scotland is aiming to hold the largest number of (tidal) turbines anywhere in the world.

IBTM 2025 set for Hong Kong

: MICE News; Friday, 01 December 2023

Hong Kong will host IBTM's inaugural MICE trade show IBTM Asia Pacific 2025.
In order to bring this flagship event to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) teamed up with the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hotels Association, Hong Kong Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, and AsiaWorld-Expo to pitch to the organiser the city's potential in developing multi-destination tourism in GBA.