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March 8, 2010

Oscar theme for Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand passengers travelling from Heathrow to Los Angeles were treated to an Oscar-themed flight as the airline promoted the route,which is regularly used by celebrities such as the Beckhams and Katie Price.
The airline issued celebrity face masks in the image of Hollywood stars such as Colin Firth and Helen Mirren, plus Oscar style chocolates. Travellers also had the [...]

March 5, 2010

Virgin Atlantic charity climb in Kenya

      Sixty Virgin Atlanic staff have set off to Nairobi in a bid to climb Mount Kenya for charity.
      The group,which includes pilots, cabin crew and ground staff, is aiming to climb the 5000 meter summit and raise over £34,000 for a Kenyan village school fund. The building of classrooms and provision of textbooks, [...]

March 2, 2010

Mobile phone boarding pass from Continental

Continental Airlines has announced the introduction of its mobile boarding pass service to Heathrow and says it is the first carrier to offer paperless boarding passes on nonstop flights from the United Kingdom to the U.S.
The service allows customers to receive boarding passes electronically on their mobile phones or PDAs and eliminates the need for paper boarding [...]

March 1, 2010

Disability access award for Sofitel

    The Heathrow Sofitel has been praised for its disability facilities winning the Bronze Award for Access Excellence at the prestigious M and IT awards ceremony in London.
    The Access Excellence award, the new name for the Disabled Services Award, is presented to conference venues, stadiums, airports, universities and other iconic public buildings.
    The Sofitel London Heathrow [...]

February 20, 2010

Virgin plans Ghana service

     Virgin Atlantic is planning to launch a new service between Heathrow and Accra, the capital of Ghana, from 24 May 2010.
     The airline plans to operate three services a week, subject to government approval, using an Airbus A340-300 aircraft with 240 seats onboard -34 Upper Class, 35 Premium Economy and 171 Economy.
     Steve Ridgway, chief executive [...]