Malcolm Ginsberg

Vietnam Airways will have competition this winter from upstart local airline Bamboo Airways. Passengers across London and the South-East will benefit from a new connection from Gatwick to Asia this winter, with Bamboo Airways launching flights to the popular Vietnamese destination Ho Chi Minh City better known as Saigon. From there, passengers will also be […]

British Airways (BA) is to return to Hong Kong and Tokyo. Haneda (HND), Tokyo’s main airport, nine miles across Tokyo Bay and on the metro network, will see BA returning on an initial four days a week basis from Sunday 13 November.  The route will be flown by a three-class Boeing 787-9.  Flight time outbound […]

Today (19 September) sees the grand opening of Marriott’s new World Headquarters at Bethesda, Maryland, just northwest of Washington, DC. The 21-storey, 785,000sq ft facility is home to corporate associates supporting over 8,100 hotels in 139 countries and territories. The Grand Opening will include an initiation of Marriott associates representing its 30 global brands; remarks […]

In conjunction with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic plus the airline community at Heathrow, there is an operational change of aircraft movements today (Monday, 19 September) in respect of the Queen’s funeral. As a mark of respect for the solemnity of this sad and exceptional occasion, Heathrow Airport will stop all departures and arrivals for […]

Montreal-based Air Canada has signed a purchase agreement for 30 electric-hybrid aircraft under development by Heart Aerospace of Sweden. The aircraft is not expected to enter service until 2028.  Under the agreement, Air Canada has also acquired a US$5m equity stake in Heart Aerospace. Called the ES-30 aircraft, and having a 30-passenger capacity, it will […]

The energy price shock and recession will delay a post-Covid recovery this winter and through next year, Ryanair’s Chief Executive, Michael O’Leary, has warned. But in spite of this Ryanair will “steam ahead in what is a favourable market for us”, he insisted. Speaking as Ryanair unveiled its largest-ever winter schedule from the UK last […]

Following confirmation that Eurostar is not going to stop at Ashford and Ebbsfleet stations in Kent ‘in the immediate future’ the popular family trips direct to the Paris Disneyland are to be culled from 23 June 2023 with no resumption date mentioned. In a statement, Eurostar says that it is possible to travel to the […]

Hyatt has opened its first property under its Hyatt Place brand in Nanchong, a city located in the northeast of China’s Sichuan province. The 276-room Hyatt Place Nanchong Gaoping is located on the 29th to 43rd floors of the Chuanbei Financial Center by the Jialing River. Guest rooms feature separate spaces to sleep and work, […]

The ubiquitous taxi service still wants you to get from A to B but in a new way. Customers will now be able to book and hire a vehicle through the Uber app, picking their self-driven ride up at hundreds of participating locations. The new package, a partnership with rental operator CarTrawler, went online last […]

On Saturday (27 August) the UK Foreign Office lifted its advice against travel to Sri Lanka with a state of emergency in the country coming to an end. This does of course not mean a rush of tourists to the lovely island.  TUI has further extended its suspension of holidays due to the “ongoing political […]

Tailwind Air, the established seaplane operator, is about to introduce services from its base at East 23rd Street, East River, New York, to College Park Airport, Washington.  This is a historic, uncongested airport about 15 miles from the White House. Starting 13 September, the 80min flights will be operated by two-crew Cessna Grand Caravans seating […]

It’s about to get easier for Americans to find out what compensation is due when a flight is cancelled or delayed. The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is creating a new interactive “dashboard” where travellers will be able to find “easy to-read, comparative summary information on the services or amenities that each of the large […]

Marriott has opened a Ritz-Carlton hotel in New York branded as an “Edition”. This complements the existing properties in Central Park and Times Square. It is a new-build. The hotel rises 150 metres over New York’s Madison Square Park neighbourhood, spanning 50 storeys. It is one of the tallest buildings in the area. There are […]

One of Europe’s largest rivers is suffering from the drought, causing troubles for cruise operators.

Reuters reports that Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, will resume flying to Russia from October later this year. Services are shown on the main Wizz Air website.  The airline is 49% owned by Wizz Air Plc, itself Hungarian, and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Wizz started the route in December 2021 but was forced to […]

Heathrow’s largest shareholder, Spanish multinational Ferrovial, is reportedly assessing options over a possible sale of its 25% stake in the airport. The Madrid-based company is said to have held “preliminary talks” with external advisers over its future with Heathrow after 16 years as an investor. The “early-stage” discussions are believed to have come amid interest […]

Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China is reducing its quarantine levels. With a change of rules last week overseas visitors are now subject to three days of compulsory hotel quarantine, down from the current seven. However, they will also have to undergo a further four days of “medical […]

Israeli airline El Al says it plans to launch scheduled flights between Tel Aviv and Melbourne in the coming months, a route made possible following a recent opening of Saudi air space. Speaking at the Google Tourism Conference in Tel Aviv last week, El Al boss Dina Ben-Tal Ganancia said that the new air space […]

In the week when the last A380 was delivered to Emirates, OAG has taken an opportune moment to reflect on the return of the giant aircraft that less than two years ago appeared to be heading for the scrap yard, as far as most airlines were concerned. Suddenly industry leaders are talking once again about […]

A new British airline is about to enter the market called Hans Airways with the arrival of its first aircraft. The Airbus A330-200 touched down from Palma Airport (Mallorca) to Birmingham last Thursday (4 August), welcomed by CEO Satnam Saini, COO Nathan Burkitt and CCO Martin Dunn for Hans Airways, ahead of a formal technical […]