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Skyteam lounge opened in Istanbul

The Skyteam airline alliance wants to enhance its cooperation at the airports and has just opened its own lounge at Istanbul Atatürk Airport. Passengers of the ten Skyteam airlines serving Istanbul who use the Elite Plus, First and Business Classes will be provided with lounge access. Among these airlines are Air France, Delta Air Lines […]

Germanwings relocating to Check-In 3

As of 1 October 2013, Germanwings will relocate to Check-In 3 at Vienna Airport. Austrian Airlines will take care of the handling of all Germanwings flights and of all activities connected with check-in. Thus, from this date, all subsidiaries of Lufthansa Group will be united under the same roof, offering customers numerous benefits.

airberlin now providing for group boarding

In order to make boarding smoother and swifter, airberlin is now providing for the possibility of group boarding. The respective group (A-D) is printed on the boarding pass and called one after another during boarding. Frequent fliers (e.g. those holding topbonus gold and platinum cards) are boarded before group A.

Emirates serving Bangkok more frequently

From 27 October 2013, Emirates will take off 6 times daily from Dubai to Bangkok. The additional flight leaves Dubai at 15.20 hrs. – the return flight from Bangkok is scheduled for 01.55 hrs. on the next day. On top of that, Emirates has extended its welcome bonus for its corporate bonus program to 31 […]

New Emirates connection from Dubai to Taipei

Emirates is extending its Asia portfolio and will add flights from Dubai to Taipei as of 10 February 2014. The 6 weekly non-stop connections will be operated with Boeing 777-300 aircrafts, offering 8 private suites in the first class, 42 flat-bed seats in the business class and a generous amount of space in the economy […]

Qatar Airways increasing baggage allowance

From 1 September, Qatar Airways passengers can pack even more generously. Economy class passengers will be allowed to check in 30 kg, while the baggage allowance for business and first-class passengers will be increased to 40 kg and 50 kg, respectively.

SMS check-in at Turkish Airlines

On top of Internet check-in, Turkish Airlines now also offers SMS check-in, enabling passengers more flexibility for check-in and boarding. For more detailed information, go here.

Airlines coming with new baggage regulations

We would like to advise you to always thoroughly read the baggage regulations of the airline you have booked before your flight takes off in order to avoid any unexpected surcharges. Several airlines  – such as KLM – have reduced their free-luggage and hand-luggage amounts. You will find direct links to the respective airline baggage […]

Low-cost carrier Germanwings adding Lufthansa routes

The “new Germanwings” has taken off in early July and is adding all Lufthansa Europe routes, with the exception of those destined for the Frankfurt and Munich hubs where Lufthansa aircrafts are to be used also in the future. For the concerned connections, tried-and-tested standards are diverged from with regard to the tariff as well […]