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Airline with in-flight bar and Swarovki crystals named best in world

Agence France-PresseMay 23, 2013 12:49
Virgin Atlantic, with its in-flight bar, designer-clad flight attendants and leather seats, has emerged as the favorite long-haul airline among readers of a luxury travel magazine published by The Daily Telegraph. Announced this week out of London, the carrier helmed by splashy billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson snagged the lofty title from runners-up British Airways, Emirates, Qantas and Singapore Airlines at the Ultratravel 100 awards 2013.

Airline with in-flight bar and Swarovki crystals named best in world

Agence France-PresseMay 23, 2013 12:45
Virgin Atlantic, with its in-flight bar, designer-clad flight attendants and leather seats, has emerged as the favorite long-haul airline among readers of a luxury travel magazine published by The Daily Telegraph. Announced this week out of London, the carrier helmed by splashy billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson snagged the lofty title from runners-up British Airways, Emirates, Qantas and Singapore Airlines at the Ultratravel 100 awards 2013.

German airline Lufthansa settles bitter pay dispute

Agence France-PresseMay 1, 2013 17:18
German flag carrier Lufthansa reached a pay accord with workers on Wednesday, unions and management said, resolving a bitter dispute that resulted in strikes which grounded hundreds of flights. The agreement, which runs for 26 months, will result in a 4.7 percent pay increase for staff working at subsidiaries Lufthansa System, Technik and Cargo. Employees at Lufthansa itself will get a three percent rise in a deal that affects 33,000 staff in total.

S. Korea's int'l airline traffic jumps 16.2 % in Q1

April 12, 2013 17:18
International airline services to and from South Korea surged greatly from a year earlier in the first quarter on a growing number of people visiting and leaving the country for spring break, the government said Friday.

Samoan airline extends first pay-by-weight flights

April 3, 2013 02:15
A tiny Samoan airline that is the first to introduce a fare system based on passengers' weight hailed the success of its policy Wednesday and predicted it would become a global norm. Four months after introducing the "fare-weight" system -- the lighter the passenger the lighter the fare -- Air Samoa chief executive Chris Langton said the feedback from fliers of all sizes has been positive.

Air India pilot's rap rant lands him in hot water

February 20, 2013 09:16
An Air India pilot faces the wrath of his bosses after appearing in a YouTube video rapping about bad pay, ageing female flight attendants and cancelled flights at the airline. Titled "Air India Rap", the homemade track starts with the pilot putting on his uniform before the start of his shift -- only to be told that the flight has been cancelled at the last minute. The lyrics, set to a looping hip-hop soundtrack, are replete with expletives and take potshots at the airline's cabin crew.

Iberia strikers clash with police at Madrid airport

February 18, 2013 09:32
Strikers at Spanish airline Iberia clashed with baton-wielding police at Madrid-Barajas airport on Monday as they launched a five-day action against job cuts. Thousands of strikers crowded outside Terminal Four and tried to force their way into the building chanting "Yes we can!" as they struggled to get past anti-riot police in helmets. Police at first managed to push the Iberia protesters back, striking out with batons at some workers and detaining at least one man who was led away in handcuffs, an AFP reporter at the scene said.

Iberia strikers clash with police at Madrid airport

February 18, 2013 09:16
Strikers at Spanish airline Iberia clashed with police at Madrid-Barajas airport on Monday as they launched a five-day action against job cuts. Thousands of strikers tried to force their way into one of the terminals at the airport before being pushed back by police, an AFP reporter at the scene said. After several charges by police armed with batons, the Iberia staff finally entered the terminal where they carried on a protest during the strike action, which led to hundreds of flight cancellations.

Spanish airline strike hits flights

February 18, 2013 08:45
Workers at Spanish loss-making airline Iberia launched a five-day strike against job cuts Monday, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations and buffetting budget carrier Vueling, too. Iberia's cabin crew, ground staff and maintenance workers struck from Monday to Friday in the first of a series of three five-day strikes to protest plans to axe 3,800 jobs. The flag carrier said it scrapped 415 flights across Spain and Europe for the week including 81 on Monday alone. The carrier operated 135 flights on Monday.

US airline merger latest in global consolidation

February 14, 2013 18:00
Thursday's merger between American Airlines and US Airways marks the latest in a series of recent deals that has consolidated the airline industry. May 2004: Air France buys Dutch airline KLM. The airline, now known as Air France KLM, is one of Europe's biggest with 75.8 million passengers. With 586 aircraft, the airline travels to 230 destinations in 113 countries. May 2005: while in bankruptcy, US Airways merges with regional carrier America West to form the fifth biggest American airline. It currently transports around 80 million passengers to more than 190 destinations.
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