Archive for the ‘Travel News’ Category

Airline shares hit by Icelandic volcano ash fears

05.24.2011 · Posted in Travel News

BBC NEWS, 23 MAY Shares in Europe’s biggest airlines have fallen on fears that Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption could disrupt flights across the continent. International Consolidated Airlines and Easyjet fell by about 5%, with Air France KLM down 4.5%. Flights in, to and from Scotland have been cancelled as ash from the Grimsvotn volcano continues ...

Airline group: Passenger traffic up 8.2 pct

02.08.2011 · Posted in Travel News

GENEVA – Scheduled international passenger traffic rose 8.2 percent and freight transport jumped by more than one fifth last year, but airlines have been unable to translate the increase to higher profit margins, airlines industry group IATA said Wednesday. Demand growth outstripped capacity increases of 4.4 percent for passengers and about double that for cargo, ...

Firefly opens new ticket counter at KLIA

01.10.2011 · Posted in Travel News, Travel Tips

Firefly has unveiled its latest airport ticketing counter at the Main Terminal Building of KL International Airport. To celebrate the occasion, Dato’ Eddy Leong performed a symbolic flag-raising to mark Firefly’s presence in KLIA and this was witnessed by Dato’ Azmi Murad, Senior General Manager, Operations Services of Malaysia Airports. According to Firefly’s Managing Director, ...