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British Airways to restart Abu Dhabi service after four-year hiatus – Business Traveller

21Oct

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British Airways to restart Abu Dhabi service after four-year hiatus – Business Traveller

British Airways has announced plans to return to Abu Dhabi for the first time since early 2020. Daily year-round flights will restart on 20 April, 2024 operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft, complementing the carrier’s service to Dubai which operates up to three-times-daily. Flight BA73 will depart Heathrow at 2225, arriving into Abu Dhabi at 0830 the following day, with the return leg BA72 leaving the UAE capital at 1010 and landing back into London at 1520. British Airways will compete with the UAE’s national carrier Etihad on the route, and will operate from the new Terminal A at Abu Dhabi airport, which is set to open next month. Abu Dhabi’s Terminal A to open on November 1 To celebrate the relaunch BA is offering return fares starting from £449 in World Traveller and £1,999 in Club Wor...

Emirates now offers meal pre-ordering service on 92 routes – Business Traveller

20Oct

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Emirates now offers meal pre-ordering service on 92 routes – Business Traveller

Emirates has further extended its meal pre-ordering service for business class customers. The service was piloted on all flights between Dubai and London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports this summer, and subsequently extended to European routes including Warsaw, Venice, Rome, Bologna, Prague, Vienna, Moscow, Istanbul, Dublin, Hamburg, St Petersburg, Brussels and Madrid. It has now been rolled out to 92 routes globally, with 30 new destinations added including Riyadh, Jeddah, Delhi, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur. Emirates said that more than 10,000 pre-orders had been made on 3,000 flights since since the service went live, with more than 600 being made each day. The most popular dishes for pre-ordering so far have been: pan-fried beef tenderloin with thyme jus, roasted new potato wed...

Virgin Atlantic adds third weekly service to Grenada this winter – Business Traveller

1Oct

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Virgin Atlantic adds third weekly service to Grenada this winter – Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic is to expand its Grenada route this winter, with a third weekly service operating between 8 December, 2023 and 29 March, 2024. A Friday service will join the carrier’s existing Tuesday and Sunday flights from Heathrow, with all three frequencies routing via Barbados. Earlier this year Virgin added fifth freedom services between Barbados and Grenada, allowing customers to fly between the islands. And next month the carrier will launch flights between Heathrow and Turks and Caicos, in conjunction with the carrier’s existing Montego Bay service (routing Heathrow-Turks and Caicos-Montego Bay). Virgin Atlantic to launch routes from Heathrow to the Maldives and Turks and Caicos Commenting on the news Petra Roach, CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority, said: “This additional cap...

LEVEL to launch Barcelona-Miami service – Business Traveller

21Sep

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LEVEL to launch Barcelona-Miami service – Business Traveller

LEVEL has announced plans for its fifth US destination, with flights to Miami launching next year. The low-cost subsidiary of the International Airlines Group (IAG) will operate three flights per week between Barcelona and Miami International airport starting on 31 March, 2024. The carrier will lease a sixth A330-200 aircraft to accommodate the new service, configured with 314 seats. The new route will join LEVEL’s existing US flights to Boston, Los Angeles, New York JFK and San Francisco (seasonal). IAG launched LEVEL in 2017, with routes initially operating from Barcelona to LA, Oakland International, Punta Cana and Buenos Aires. IAG’s Level subsidiary takes flight At the time IAG’s then CEO Willie Walsh said that other European bases were being considered, but growth has been slow, d...

Norse Atlantic launches London-Miami service – Business Traveller

19Sep

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Norse Atlantic launches London-Miami service – Business Traveller

Norse Atlantic Airways has launched flights from London Gatwick to Miami, marking the carrier’s seventh destination in the US. The four-times-weekly service will increase to five times per week during the peak winter season, with return fares starting from £420 including taxes. The carrier had initially launched flights between Gatwick and Fort Lauderdale, but decided to make the switch to Miami International airport, which is both larger and closer to the city’s downtown and Miami Beach areas. A new direct service will also operate twice a week from Oslo to Miami, with return fares starting from NOK 5,530 including taxes. This service will be followed by flights from Paris and Berlin to Miami in December. Norse Atlantic to launch flights from Paris and Berlin to Miami Bjørn Tore Larsen...

Emirates extends meal pre-ordering service across European routes – Business Traveller

16Sep

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Emirates extends meal pre-ordering service across European routes – Business Traveller

Emirates is rolling out its new meal pre-ordering service for business class customers across its European network. The service was piloted on all flights between Dubai and London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports this summer, and will now be extended to routes including Warsaw, Venice, Rome, Bologna, Prague, Vienna, Moscow, Istanbul, Dublin, Hamburg, St Petersburg, Brussels and Madrid, as well as to and from the Seychelles and Mauritius. Business class passengers can preselect their main course meal between 14 days and 24 before their departure, which Emirates said would ensure customers “they get their preferred choice every time”, as well as helping to reduce food wastage. The carrier said it had received positive feedback from passengers on the initiative, and would be rollin...

Hawaiian Airlines will resume Haneda-Kona service – Business Traveller

10Sep

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Hawaiian Airlines will resume Haneda-Kona service – Business Traveller

Hawaiian Airlines today announced it will restart service between Tokyo’s Haneda airport and Ellison Onizuka Kona International airport, operating three flights 29 October through 4 November, before restarting regular weekly service on 22 November. The airline will gradually return to its original thrice-weekly schedule in March 2024. Hawaiian Airlines currently flies its Airbus A330-200 aircraft from Hawaii to Japan with 278 seats, including 18 business class lie-flat seats, 68 extra legroom economy seats and 192 regular economy seats. Hawaiian, which first launched Haneda-Kona service in 2016, suspended flights in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “We’re very pleased to bring back our convenient nonstop service between Tokyo and Hawaiʻi Island as we continue to restore our J...

Eurostar announces ski service to the Alps – Business Traveller

29Aug

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Eurostar announces ski service to the Alps – Business Traveller

Eurostar has announced a new ski service from London to the Alps via Lille, set to launch on 16 December. ‘Eurostar Snow’ will transport travellers from St Pancras International to ski resorts such as Chambéry, Albertville, Moutiers and Aime-La Plagne before arriving in Bourg-Saint-Maurice. The service will run for eight weekends from 16 December until 3 February, with tickets on sale from 0900 on 31 August. Trains will depart London St Pancras International on Saturdays and return from the Alps on Sunday mornings. One-way fares start from £99 in standard and £149 in standard premier for off-peak dates (13 Jan – 4 Feb), increasing to £149 and £199 respectively for peak dates (16 December until 13 January). Eurostar previously ran a direct service to the Alps in partnership with Travelski...

Malaysia Airlines to launch Amritsar service – Business Traveller

28Aug

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Malaysia Airlines to launch Amritsar service – Business Traveller

Malaysia Airlines plans to launch service between its Kuala Lumpur hub and Amritsar in India’s Northern Punjab region. In its latest schedule update, oneworld member Malaysia Airlines has filed two weekly frequencies on Kuala Lumpur-Amritsar. The route is currently scheduled to launch on 10 November and operate every Monday and Friday from the Malaysian capital. The outbound MH206 service will depart KL at 2300 and arrive in Amritsar at 0230 the following morning. The inbound MH207 flight will leave Amritsar every Tuesday and Saturday at 0330 and arrive back in KL at 1145. Malaysia Airlines plans to operate Boeing 737-800 aircraft on these six-hour flights. These feature 16 business class recliners in a 2-2 configuration, and 144 economy class seats in a 3-3 layout. Kuala Lumpur-Amr...

Many Air Travelers With Disabilities Encounter Hurdles to Verify Service Dogs

22Aug

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Many Air Travelers With Disabilities Encounter Hurdles to Verify Service Dogs

Joanna Lubkin, a Unitarian Universalist minister, has chronic pain and fatigue and relies on her service dog, a 4-year-old black Labrador named Sully, to pick up items she drops, press elevator buttons and brace her when her body weakens. She never travels without him.In June, when she and Sully arrived at the Pittsburgh International Airport to fly home to Boston after a conference, the agent at the JetBlue Airlines gate told her that there were no forms on file certifying Sully as a service dog, and refused to let her board.Since 2021, the Department of Transportation has required travelers with disabilities to fill out a standard form before boarding an aircraft with their trained service animal, attesting to the dog’s health, behavior and training. Before her flight to Pittsburgh on D...