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Trinidad, West Indies - 25 June 2012 - Caribbean Airlines, the region’s leading carrier, is now bringing Europe closer to Trinidad with the commencement of its nonstop service to Gatwick, United Kingdom, which took to the air on Friday,…

Chicago, IL (USA) - 24 June 2012 - The list of international airlines and the number of ministers from Africa and the Indian Ocean islands flying to Seychelles for the July Routes Africa Meeting is getting longer by the day. The great…

Victoria (Seychelles) - 7 June 2012 - Routes Africa 2012, which will take place in Seychelles from July 8 to 10, will for the first time witness the attendance of the largest group of airlines with 16 carriers having already registered for…

New York, NY (USA) - May 8, 2012 - The first installment of our “The Best Seats In the Air” will be released this week, starting with Economy Class, followed by Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class in North America, on a weekly…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - 22 April 2012 - Fikre Degife, Ethiopian Airlines’ Chief Representative Regional Director of Sales & Services for Mainland China, Mongolia, and North Korea, made time during the Chinese Tourism Trade Fair in…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - 4 April 2012 - Ethiopian Airlines has started its new weekly flight bound to the Seychelles islands from the Ethiopian capital main hub, Addis Ababa. The airlines’ Boeing HNOET879 inaugural commercial flight touched…

Jeddah, (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) - 1 April 2012 - Saudi Arabian Airlines has entered into a codeshare agreement with Kenya Airways, a move that will strengthen each other’s presence in their respective countries. The codesharing…

Addis Ababa, (Ethiopia) - 10 March 2012 - Tewolde Gebremariam, the Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, met during ITB 2012 in Berlin with Alain St.Ange, the newly-appointed Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture; Elsia…

Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - 7 March 2012 - Alain St.Ange, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board, has confirmed to the press in Berlin where he is attending ITB 2012, that Seychelles welcomes the news about the codeshare agreement…

Honolulu, HI (USA) - 23 February 2012 - Hawaiian Airlines earned the first ever aviation-based carbon credits by reducing carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 22,000 metric tonnes over the past six years. The airline used an eco-friendly…

Chicago (USA) - February 3, 2012 - United Airlines now offers Economy Plus seating on all long-haul international Boeing 757-200 flights, offering economy customers the option of six inches of extra legroom. With the reconfiguration, the…

Doha, (Qatar) - 3 February 2012 - Seychelles is maintaining its visibility across the world through many of its niche assets. Recently, it is the food of the tropical islands of the Seychelles that has brought them to the world. It is…

Tumon, (Guam) - 30 January 2012 - Starting January 3, all EVA Airways flights from Taipei to Guam will be on Hello Kitty jets. In addition to carrying 57 extra passengers per flight, the jet will also be wrapped in Hello Kitty iconography,…

Abu Dhabi (UAE) - January 30, 2012 - Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today announced it would double the size of its Airbus A330-200 Freighter fleet. The carrier said it had ordered two more A330-200Fs in a…

Singapore, (Singapore) - 29 January 2012 - The Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 is now flying to Frankfurt and New York, with the inaugural Singapore – Frankfurt – New York service having departed Singapore shortly after midnight. With…

Jakarta, (Indonesia) - 28 January 2012 - Due to the downturn of the economic conditions in Europe which has not shown any improvement in this current time and has been affecting to the declining market (air transportation) both to and from…

Dubai, UAE - 28 January 2012 - Emirates will launch Barcelona as its second passenger gateway into Spain from 3rd July, after doubling frequencies to Madrid from 1st July. The airline is embarking on a major boost to its services in Spain…

Dubai, (UAE) - 28 January 2012 - Bishkek has been named as flydubai's 50th destination, marking the pioneering airline's entry into the Kyrgyz Republic and expanding its global network to 28 countries across the GCC, Middle East, Africa,…

Khalifa City A, Abu Dhabi (UAE) - 26 January 2012 - The Government of Seychelles and Etihad Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding wherein Etihad will invest to acquire a 40 per cent stake in Air Seychelles Ltd as part of a…

Abu Dhabi (UAE) - January 18, 2012 - Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, operated its maiden flight from Abu Dhabi to Tripoli on Tuesday, the airline’s first new destination of 2012. The service, which will…

Hamburg (Germany) - January 11, 2012 - Lufthansa has scheduled the first transatlantic flight with biosynthetic fuel for January 12, 2012. The supply cycle of biosynthetic fuel or how it works with Biosynthetic Fuel. Shipping &…

Frankfurt (Germany) - January 11, 2012 - First scheduled transatlantic flight to the United States with biosynthetic fuel planned for 12 January 2012 After a six-month practical trial involving biosynthetic fuel, Lufthansa is pleased to…