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Turkish Airlines to expand Birmingham-Istanbul route – Business Traveller
13Dec By adminNo Comments
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Turkish Airlines to expand Birmingham-Istanbul route – Business Traveller

Turkish Airlines has announced plans to operate 18 weekly flights between Birmingham and Istanbul next summer. This winter the carrier is maintaining a twice-daily service between the two cities – rather than dropping down to ten flights per week as it has done previously – and the airline said that “forecasts of even greater demand next year” have led it to add a further four weekly flights from June 2024. Turkish Airlines will operate three flights per day on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with a twice daily service continuing on other days. Last month Pegasus Airlines announced plan to launch flights between Birmingham and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International airport from 21 December – Turkish Airlines operates its flights into Istanbul airport. Pegasus Airlines launch...
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Aer Lingus and American Airlines expand codeshare agreement – Business Traveller
5Nov By adminNo Comments
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Aer Lingus and American Airlines expand codeshare agreement – Business Traveller

Aer Lingus and American Airlines have expanded their codeshare agreement to include transatlantic routes from Dublin to Chicago and Philadelphia. The deal means customer can now book flights between the destinations on either of the carriers’ websites, allowing for increased connection options. The move follows the launch of a codeshare agreement between the two airlines last year, initially covering American Airlines domestic routes from Chicago, and Aer Lingus services from Dublin to selected UK and Irish destinations. American Airlines and Aer Lingus launch codeshare agreement It also follows the recent ending of Aer Lingus’s codeshare deal with AA’s rival US carrier United. Aer Lingus said that the expansion “marks a crucial step forward in Aer Lingus’ arrangement with American Airl...
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Aeromexico to expand European operations in 2024 – Business Traveller
17Oct By adminNo Comments
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Aeromexico to expand European operations in 2024 – Business Traveller

Aeromexico has announced plans to ramp up its operations to Europe next year, marking the carrier’s highest connectivity between Mexico and Europe in history. The airline is adding six weekly frequencies to Madrid and three more flights to Paris from Mexico City, stating “it will meet the demand for the peak summer season and connectivity for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games”. The Skyteam carrier will operate a total of 65 weekly flights to Amsterdam, London, Madrid, Paris and Rome. This represents an 18 per cent increase between Mexico and Europe, which surpasses the record set by the airline this past summer. Aeromexico’s first flight to Europe took place 60 years ago, landing in Madrid with a Douglas DC-8 aircraft. Next year the Spanish capital will see 34 weekly flights, marking a 22 per...
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Newcastle airport to refurbish and expand Aspire lounge – Business Traveller
16Oct By adminNo Comments
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Newcastle airport to refurbish and expand Aspire lounge – Business Traveller

Newcastle airport has announced plans to upgrade its Aspire lounge over the next six months. The £1.7 million project will see the facility refurbished and expanded, with space for an additional 100 passengers. Aspire said that the lounge would become its flagship facility in the UK, with a three-tier system being introduced within one lounge for the first time. All guests will benefit from food and beverage options, as well as “convenient charging facilities, high speed internet, digital newspapers and the latest magazines, plus HD television and flight screens”. There will also be an Aspire Business offering, with “exclusive self-service food and beverage options and bespoke private and open working spaces targeted to the business traveller”, as well an Aspire Premium concept, offering...
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Emirates and United expand codeshare to include Mexico – Business Traveller
7Sep By adminNo Comments
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Emirates and United expand codeshare to include Mexico – Business Traveller

Emirates has announced an expansion to its current codeshare arrangement with United to include nine destinations in Mexico. Starting September 14, Emirates customers will have access to eight new destinations in the country, in addition to Mexico City, which the airline already serves. The expansive codeshare network between Emirates and United currently includes a number of US cities. Mexico becomes the first country outside of the US to be added to that codeshare network. The latest codeshare expansion allows passengers flying on Emirates to either Chicago or Houston, to connect onwards to destinations in Mexico. Emirates offers daily services to Houston onboard its A380 aircraft. It also operates seven weekly flights between Dubai and Chicago using its widebody Boeing 777. The new Me...
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