MoreThanUrls - About Travel and Holidays » Airports http://morethanurls.com Travel-News. Resources and Trends for Holiday Destinations, Timeshare, Hotels, Luxury Resorts, Flights... Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:22:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Iberia backs “Madrid 2016″ and christens “Olympics” Aircraft http://morethanurls.com/iberia-backs-madrid-2016-and-christens-olympics-aircraft/ http://morethanurls.com/iberia-backs-madrid-2016-and-christens-olympics-aircraft/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:50:06 +0000 admin http://morethanurls.com/?p=303 Iberia unveiled and christened the aircraft publicizing Madrid’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, an Airbus A-321, whose fuselage bears the “Madrid 2016” logo.

The ceremony presided over by Madrid Mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardón and Iberia Chairman Antonio Vázquez took place at Iberia’s La Muñoza maintenance installations adjoining the Madrid-Barajas airport.

The aircraft will fly to Copenhagen

On September 30 the 200-seat Airbus, registered as EC-JZM, will fly the official Madrid 2016 delegation to Copenhagen where it will attend the final balloting by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to select the host city of the 2016 games. A second aircraft will carry the remaining part of the delegation, along with journalists and guests.

Both will carry the “Madrid 2016” emblem on seat backs, and it will also appear in the Iberia in-flight magazines Ronda and Excelente, with a press run of 340,000 copies. All this is part of the effort to promote the Madrid candidacy among Iberia passengers and employees at all the destinations served by the Spanish airline.

Iberia was also assigned the task of bringing members of the IOC from Brazil to Spain last May to make an appraisal of Madrid’s candidacy.

More than 6,330 customers and employees have volunteered to support the bid

Iberia is also seeking support for Madrid’s bid among its customers and staff. Via the www.iberia.com web site and the airline’s intranet, as well as company offices in Madrid and the operational hub at T4 in the Madrid-Barajas airport, in the space of a fortnight more that 6,330 people joined the tens of thousands of existing supporters.

Madrid, 8 of September of 2009
Iberia.es

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Iberia’s chairman, Antonio Vázquez, met in the Madrid Casino on September 11 with the airline’s best customers to reward them for their loyalty. The 95 people who have flown the most with the Spanish airline since the Iberia Plus was launched will be issued “Platinum 10” cards in recognition of the trust they have placed in the company. These customers each fly an average of 50 times a year with Iberia, and some fly as many as 250 times, or even 300 times a year on the Madrid-Barcelona Puente Aéreo shuttle.

Since the programme began each of these customers has earned enough points for 343 Business Plus class flights to South America, or 3,000 flights on the shuttle.

“Platinum 10” cardholders will enjoy all the benefits offered to Iberia Plus Platinum cardholders for the next 10 years, and will not be obliged to renew their cards. Noteworthy among these benefits are limousine service, access by the cardholder and a guest to all Iberia and oneworld VIP lounges, free parking at Madrid and Barcelona airports, an extra 20 kg. luggage allowance, an extra 20% of Iberia Plus points on all their Iberia flights, free comprehensive travel insurance on all foreign trips, exclusive attention at the Iberia Plus Platinum Centre, and the right to check in at Business Class counters regardless of the seating class used, along with the automatic reservation of preferred seats.

The other major advantage for Iberia Plus “Platinum 10” cardholders is that their points do not expire, and can be redeemed at any time over the next 10 years.

Iberia Plus was launched in 1991 and was Europe’s first frequent flyers programme. Today it boasts more than 4 million cardholders in 200 countries around the world, of whom more than 50% are now registered with Iberia Plus online, a direct and permanent communications channel available on Iberia’s web site www.iberia.com.

A study by the international consultants ‘IdeaWorks’ found Iberia Plus to be the programme that most generously rewards its customers, and that in 2008 alone it handed out 670,000 flights in exchange for Iberia Plus points.

In addition, Iberia Plus has gradually incorporated many leading companies in several fields, and today more than 80 companies offer special terms to Iberia Plus members. These partners and associates include 15 airlines –including all members of the oneworld alliance– serving more than 800 destinations, nearly 30 hotel chains around the world, car rental firms, credit card operators, service stations, financial services companies, insurers, telecoms, leisure services, health and beauty companies, restaurants, retailers and more.

Madrid, 11 of September of 2009
Via Pressrelease:Iberia.es

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Before booking and paying on-line – do a check on the website!

The Air Service Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 provides clear rules on the obligations for the travel industry to provide an “all-inclusive” final price at the beginning of the booking process, a breakdown of the final “all inclusive” price which is to include the fare or rate, the taxes, the airport charges and other charges and a clear distinction between unavoidable and optional charges.

The Regulation also prescribes how this information must be presented to consumers: for instance, optional charges must be offered in an “opt-in basis”.

These rules apply to fares and rates published on the Internet. Airlines and tour operators selling airline tickets for air services departing from an EU airport are under the obligation to comply with these provisions since 1st November 2008.

Get your 14 points Check List for website’s compliance with Consumer Rights Legislation in the Airline Sector at my-timeshare-week.com 

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]]> http://morethanurls.com/14-points-check-list-on-airline-websites/feed/ 0 New METRO+ Tariff for Airline Passengers Arriving in Moscow! http://morethanurls.com/new-metro-tariff-for-airline-passengers-arriving-in-moscow/ http://morethanurls.com/new-metro-tariff-for-airline-passengers-arriving-in-moscow/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:22:42 +0000 admin http://morethanurls.com/?p=224 A joint project with the Moscow Metro.

A ticket for an airline express plus a one-trip or two-trip ticket in the capital metro.

LLC Aeroexpress and SUE Moscow Metro jointly present  unique new tariffs for their customers called Metro-1 and Metro-2, which enable a passenger to buy an airline express ticket and a ticket for one or two trips in the capital metro…

Via: aeroexpress.ru

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]]> http://morethanurls.com/new-metro-tariff-for-airline-passengers-arriving-in-moscow/feed/ 0 To Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport from the Belorussky Railway Station http://morethanurls.com/to-moscow-sheremetyevo-airport-from-the-belorussky-railway-station/ http://morethanurls.com/to-moscow-sheremetyevo-airport-from-the-belorussky-railway-station/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:52:31 +0000 admin http://morethanurls.com/?p=221 To  Sheremetyevo Airport from the Belorussky Rail Terminal in Moscow in 35 minutes.

Starting with August 28 you can buy tickets for a comfortable airline express in the Aeroexpress railway terminal at the Belorussky Railway Station (the Belorusskaya Metro Station).

The terminal can be accessed through gate 3 and gate 4 of the railway station. When you have found the terminal you should buy a ticket according to the tariff of your choice.

If necessary, you can register for a domestic flight and register you luggage. The traveling time to the airport is 35 minutes…

Via: aeroexpress.ru

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Bellinzona, the capital of Switzerland’s Canton Ticino, now has its name on a SWISS aircraft. New Airbus A330-300 HB-JHC was correspondingly named today at Zurich Airport.

The city has been selected for the naming of the second aircraft in SWISS’s new long-haul Airbus A330-300 fleet. “As a major Swiss tourist and cultural destination, we are honoured that SWISS, an airline…

Read the full story: SWISS

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]]> http://morethanurls.com/airline-swiss-names-airbus-a330-300-%e2%80%98bellinzona%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 SkyEurope Suspends its Operations http://morethanurls.com/skyeurope-suspends-its-operations/ http://morethanurls.com/skyeurope-suspends-its-operations/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:40:12 +0000 admin http://www.morethanurls.com/?p=129 SkyEurope has suspended its sales and operations immediately.

(Reuters) Bratislava/Viena, Sept. 1. After struggling to restructure debt and cope with sinking revenues in the economic slump SkyEurope Airlines has announced its bankruptcy this morning on the website of the Vienna Stock Exchange, which also means the immediate suspension of all of their flights.

Prague airport had said it would bar SkyEurope landings from Tuesday because it had failed to pay outstanding bills. Vienna airport already stopped servicing SkyEurope on Aug. 15 for not paying outstanding invoices by midnight on the previous day.

SkyEurope had a fleet of 14 aircraft with 697 employees serving 38 destinations at the end of 2008. Its flight load factor was 72.7 percent.

Read the News: Reuters.com

You will find following announcement visiting their site:

“Dear Guests

Please be advised that SkyEurope has suspended its sales and operations immediately.

Those of you who have purchased flights with a credit card, please turn to your credit card issuing bank to seek refunds for unused portions of SkyEurope’s flights.

In case you have paid directly to SkyEurope in other means than credit card (e.g. bank transfer, cash), please be advised that a refund may not be possible.

If you have ordered your flight tickets via a travel agency or organizer, you should discuss the matter with them first.

If you are already at the destination or have rented a car through SkyEurope’s business partner, you may stay at the hotel and use the vehicle during the period originally agreed. You must, however, order a return flight from some other airline at your own expense.

You may also wish to contact your insurance provider to seek further guidance and support.

We regret for the inconvenience that have been caused to you”

skyeurope.com

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As from the 25th of October next, Brussels Airlines (alliance between SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express since 2005) will offer twelve weekly flights between the European capital and the Milan city airport Linate. With thirty scheduled flights weekly to the city’s Malpensa Airport, this means a total of some 42 flights weekly offered between Brussels and Milan.

The new service offers a choice of no less than seven daily departures to the economical and tourist key Milanese region.

 The Belgian airline offers travel possibilities to and from not less than ten Italian cities (Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa, Florence, Venice, Bologna, Turin, Rome, Naples, Catania and Palermo). On a weekly basis Brussels Airlines offers on an average 110 return flights between Italy and Belgium.

Read the full Press-Release: brusselsairlines.com

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