Pegasus Airlines continues to expand its international network with direct flights connecting Istanbul and Edinburgh London – Pegasus, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, is launching an exciting new route between Istanbul and the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The new direct flights between Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport and Edinburgh Airport are launching on 27 June 2024 with 2,500 seats on sale for £1 & taxes (one way), subject to availability, bookable between 10 and 16 May 2024. … [Read more...] about Pegasus launches direct route from Edinburgh to Istanbul with £1 & taxes flight sale
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Munich Airport welcomes more airlines in its flight plan
Following the easing of travel restrictions throughout Europe, Air Canada, Emirates, Etihad, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines are back in the list of airlines landing at Munich Airport, a press release confirmed. Munich Airport has also welcomed the return of Egyptair and Tunis Air in its flight plan. The airport now serves flights to 14 non-European destinations in its network, including Cairo and Tunis, along with two destinations in Canada, six in the US, … [Read more...] about Munich Airport welcomes more airlines in its flight plan
FedEx Express enhances connectivity for consolidated shipments from Asia Pacific to Europe
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp (FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, has expanded coverage for its FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution (IPD) and FedEx International Economy DirectDistribution (IED) services from Asia Pacific to European Union (EU) countries. In addition to its existing routes from Asia Pacific to Europe, FedEx now has 12 additional lanes for International Priority DirectDistribution and 47 additional lanes for International Economy … [Read more...] about FedEx Express enhances connectivity for consolidated shipments from Asia Pacific to Europe
Liege Airport sets new record
Despite a global economic slowdown, Liege Airport has achieved a new record with over 900,000 tonnes of goods transported in 2019. Liege Airport continues to develop, with a new record of 902.480 tonnes (+3.6%) of transported goods compared with 870.644 tonnes in 2018. The activity of the air cargo sector slowed globally in 2019. Brexit and the trade war between China and the United States considerably influenced world trade and, as a result, the transport of … [Read more...] about Liege Airport sets new record
25by2025 gains momentum with 59 airlines joining the campaign
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that 59 airlines have committed to the 25by2025 campaign which seeks to address gender balance in civil aviation. The 25by2025 campaign was launched on 26 September 2019 with participating airlines making a voluntary commitment to: Increase the number of women in senior positions (to be defined by the member airlines) by either 25% against currently reported metrics or to a minimum representation of 25% by 2025 … [Read more...] about 25by2025 gains momentum with 59 airlines joining the campaign
Opportunity for Aviation in Europe’s Green Deal
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) asked the European Union to support aviation’s energy transition to sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as part of the bloc’s Green Deal, being launched tomorrow. Since SAF were first certified as ready for use in commercial operations in 2009, over 215,000 flights have taken off using some blend of this low carbon fuel. The industry believes that achieving 2% of global jet fuel from non-fossil sources by 2025 could create a tipping point for … [Read more...] about Opportunity for Aviation in Europe’s Green Deal
