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Manchester Airport reveals most-confiscated items at security – Business Traveller

6Apr

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Manchester Airport reveals most-confiscated items at security – Business Traveller

Manchester Airport has provided details on confiscated items at security in a bid to remind passengers of hand luggage regulations . The most-confiscated item “by far” is a cigarette lighter, with 284 lighters handed in over the course of one morning. While passengers are allowed to carry one lighter with them, provided it fits into a clear resealable plastic bag and contains under 100ml of liquid, they cannot have multiple. Almost 400 items were confiscated in one morning at the airport, with further items including 22 pairs of scissors, five multi-tools, four corkscrews, two hacksaws and two packs of darts. All of these items are forbidden as they do not abide by UK aviation security regulations, which prohibit sharp items or blades with a length or more than 6cm (2.3 inches). Addition...

OAG reveals busiest airline routes in 2023 – Business Traveller

1Jan

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OAG reveals busiest airline routes in 2023 – Business Traveller

Aviation analytics firm OAG has published its report on the busiest airline routes for 2023, with Kuala Lumpur International-Singapore Changi topping the list of international routes. The route had a total of 4.9 million seats last year, pushing Cairo-Jeddah down to second spot with 4.8 million seats. Seven of the top ten busiest international routes involved Asia-Pacific destinations, with Hong Kong-Taipei taking third spot with 4.6 million seats (down around 43 per cent on 2019 levels). New York JFK-London Heathrow came in eighth position with 3.9 million seats. However these figures are far smaller than those for the busiest domestic routes for 2023, with Jeju International – Seoul Gimpo seeing 13.7 million seats, followed by Sapporo New Chitose – Tokyo Haneda (11.9 million) and Fukuo...

Saudi’s flynas reveals plans for eVTOL aircraft – Business Traveller

1Dec

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Saudi’s flynas reveals plans for eVTOL aircraft – Business Traveller

Eve Air Mobility, an urban air mobility company founded by Embraer, has signed an MoU with Saudi carrier flynas to explore the future of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations in the kingdom. The two entities will consider the possibility of starting eVTOL operations in Riyadh and Jeddah by 2026. “We are pleased to explore the sustainable solutions with Eve Air Mobility as a pioneering company in this field, in line with flynas’ strategy to adopt initiatives with sustainable impact on the environment, society, and economy in parallel with the national goals to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions by 2060,” said Bander Almohanna, CEO and managing director of flynas. Although an image has been released of what a flynas eVTOL aircraft could look like, details of i...

8Nov

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Red Sea Global reveals Shebara hotel brand – Business Traveller

At the ongoing World Travel Market in London, Red Sea Global (RSG) announced it will operate its own luxury hotel brand called Shebara in Saudi Arabia. Located at its The Red Sea destination, Shebara is slated to open in summer 2024 and is the first resort to be owned and operated by RSG at The Red Sea destination. Shebara is located on Sheybarah Island, which features a 30-40m reef drop-off close to the beach. The resort features 73 keys, including overwater and beach villas. Guests will arrive either by a 45-minute boat trip from the mainland or a 20-minute seaplane ride. The southern approach features the stainless steel villas, representing a string of pearls, with a reception building at the center, forming the ‘pendant’. The arrival point was positioned within a natural break in th...

Radisson Hotel Group reveals growth plans for the Middle East – Business Traveller

28Sep

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Radisson Hotel Group reveals growth plans for the Middle East – Business Traveller

At the recently concluded Future Hospitality Summit 2023 held in Abu Dhabi, Radisson Hotel Group said that it aims to reach 100 operational hotels in the Middle East by 2026. By 2030, it said that it plans to have a portfolio of 150 operational and under development properties across the Middle East. The group’s current portfolio includes 77 properties in the Middle East comprising over 11,619 keys. In Saudi Arabia, the group’s upcoming opening includes Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Thakher East, in Makkah. It is also planning another property in Makkah with the anticipated debut of Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Thaker West. In Jeddah, Radisson is working on the opening of the Vivid Jeddah Hotel under its Radisson Individuals brand which is scheduled to open in the last quarter of 2023. Addi...

Global Airlines reveals partnership with American Express – Business Traveller

28Jul

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Global Airlines reveals partnership with American Express – Business Traveller

In terms of F&B partnerships, products from Longbottom & Co were on display, as well as cocktails from The Isle of White distillery and Laurent Perrier champagne. During the evening, Asquith also discussed speculation about the airline’s chances of success. “Someone left an interesting comment recently that ‘no-one goes and buys A380s randomly, there has to be a plan behind it’ and of course there is. “There are people that say the transatlantic market is littered with failed carriers – and it absolutely is. Because they all do the same thing. Over the last three and a half decades they’ve competed on price, and it’s a race to the bottom largely. They either do that, or all-premium product across the Atlantic. We’re doing things better and differently and we know what we’re doi...