Local and Global Experiences
Lufthansa will be introducing ‘a la carte dining’ meals on long-haul flights for Economy and Premium Economy class passengers from May 2018. Passengers will be able to order from a selection of seven meals from the menu for an extra charge costing between 19 and 33 euros. This does not […]
Emirates has a new Business Class in its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft featuring wider seats in a 2-2-2 configuration for the first time. 10 existing 777-200LR aircraft in the fleet will be refurbished over the course of this year, costing the airline US$150 million. There are 38 Business Class seats and […]
Air New Zealand has rolled out its latest in-flight safety video across its international and domestic fleet from 1 March 2018. This time it features the frozen continent of Antarctica and the important climate and environmental science underway there. UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, filmmaker and environmental Adrian Grenier is featured […]
Singapore Airlines will operate its new Boeing 787-19 fleet between Singapore and Perth in May 2018, subject to regulatory approvals. The new Dreamliner aircraft will feature Singapore Airlines’ new regional cabin products with 36 seats in Business and 301 in Economy. Prior to the launch of services to Perth, the […]
Scoot will be introducing three times weekly flights on its A320 aircraft to Nanchang, China from 2 July 2018. Ticket sales to this new destination has been launched today with attractive one-way tax-inclusive fares from S$78 for Economy FLY (excludes baggage and meals) from now till 4 March 2018. Nanchang is […]
Singapore Airlines’ new Boeing 787-10 will be operated on the Singapore – Osaka route in May 2018. It will be the first airline in the world to operate the 787-10 which measure 68 metres in length. The 787-10 is Boeing’s longest variant of the Dreamliner range of aircraft. SIA has […]
Cathay Pacific has launched a new in-flight programme ‘Travel Well with Yoga’ as part of the airline’s ‘Life Well Travelled’ campaign. The series of videos developed by Pure Yoga instructors help passengers ease into their journeys with yoga and meditation exercises and tips. The programme is in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and […]
Finnair will be the airline partner to the EU-China Tourism Year 2018 focusing on developing travel between China and Europe including improving the travel and tourism experiences of travellers while visiting the EU and China, organising business to business networking opportunities for tourist partners and facilitating business summits as […]
Emirates has signed an MOU for 20 firm orders and 16 options yesterday. This latest deal takes Emirates to a total Airbus A380 commitment to 178 aircraft units. The order is worth US$16 billion for the 36 additional A380 aircraft. The fleet operates on both GE and Rolls-Royce engines and […]
Singapore Airlines will be adding London and Hong Kong as destinations for its newest Airbus A380 aircraft that features the new cabin products from February 2018. This is in addition to Sydney, which has been operating on the new aircraft from 18 December 2017. The new cabin products will initially be fitted […]
LOT Polish Airlines, a Star Alliance member airline, will be introducing thrice-weekly flights between Warsaw, the capital of Poland and Singapore from 15 May 2018 operated on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. LOT held a pre-launch reception in Singapore on 11 December 2017 together with the Embassy of Poland in Singapore […]
The Shilla Duty Free has opened six retail outlets at Hong Kong International Airport. The new license allows Shilla to operate duty free perfumes and cosmetics concessions across the major hub airports of Incheon International, Hong Kong International and Singapore Changi. Shilla’s Hong Kong International stores will offer a new […]