Luchtvaartnieuws / binnen en buitenland.

[Ronny55]

Hoi Ronny,
Mijn maten hebben een ticket geboektbij KLM.de Dusseldorf -amsterdam - manila en terug voor 703â,¬ vertrek 2/02 en terug 23/02. + 139â,¬ voor een extra koffer + 100â,¬ voor extra beenruimte.

Dat bedoel ik , probeer dat maar eens elders te vinden

[Kano]

NAIA hit by trolley shortage


BusinessMirror 12/01/2011

MANILA, Philippines - The shortage of trolleys at the airport would be resolved within the month with the arrival of new pushcarts to augment the 1,500 trolleys currently stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 1.

The Naia has been flooded with arrivals since last week with returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), balikbayan and tourists, coming mostly from the Middle East, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and the United States.

During peak arrival hours, the airport's trolleys cannot match the demand for them as porters could not work fast enough to recover used trolleys in the parking area and bring them back inside the building.

The trolleys used to be a source of funds for the Miaa. They could be rented out at $1 each, earning the premier airport some P300 million a year.

On Wednesday Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) General Manger Jose Angel Honrado said Naia 3 will receive 1,500 new trolleys within this month, while Naia 1 and 2 will each receive 1,000 trolleys.

"There was a slight delay, but all of these trolleys would be in place at all the passenger terminals before Christmas," he said.

The new trolleys, made of stainless steel and equipped with brakes, costs P15,000 each, according to Honrado.

He said a total of 6,000 news pushcarts have been ordered and their delivery would be completed by the first quarter of next year.

Since the Naia was constructed, each administration had established a foundation to handle the funds generated from the pushcart's rentals.

During the time of President Gloria Arroyo, then-Miaa General Manager Edgardo Manda identified two private concessionaires, K Services Corp. and Saber Development Foundation Inc., as handlers of the trolley services.

However, in March 24, 2001, the Miaa terminated the contract of the two concessionaires at the Manila Domestic Airport and the Naia for alleged breach of contract.

While Manda was at the helm of the Miaa, he was made the president of the Lualhati Foundation to handle the pushcart's fund. But then, questions arose on the real identify of the persons behind the Lualhati Foundation.

The issue raised so much controversy that the Senate conducted an inquiry, prompting the Arroyo administration to cancel the Lualhati Foundation contract and allow the free use of the pushcarts.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/11/30/11/naia-hit-trolley-shortage

[bananacreek]

Dit model misschien?
Push Turbo with Karaoke Microfoon....WiFi Internet ready

[bananacreek]

Het onderstaande model is ook aan te bevelen.....

[Rich]

KLM laat passagiers buurman kiezen via sociale media.

Via 'social seating' is het voor passagiers van vliegtuigmaatschappij KLM straks mogelijk om te kiezen wie je naaste medereiziger wordt. Dat bevestigde KLM vandaag.

Aan de hand van profielen op Facebook of Linkedin kunnen naaste passagiers, bij online inchecken, worden uitgekozen. Volgens KLM is de nieuwe service voor alle passagiers toegankelijk. Het is overigens aan de reizigers zelf of ze hun onlineprofiel al dan niet bekendmaken. Begin volgend jaar lanceert KLM de service. (AD/kve)
05/12/11 17u15

http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1901/reisnieuws/article/detail/1358394/2011/12/05/KLM-laat-passagiers-buurman-kiezen-via-sociale-media.dhtml

[Kano]

Seair eyes additional routes with flight ban now lifted


Business world, Dec 7 2011
SOUTH EAST Asian Airlines, Inc. (Seair) has begun reviewing plans to launch more routes after regulators lifted a ban on some of the carrier's flights, an official yesterday said.
SOUTH EAST Asian Airlines is mulling additional routes after a flight ban was lifted. -- Crecencio I. Cruz
"Right now, we're back to the drawing board. We have to plan what routes to fly," Avelino L. Zapanta, Seair president and chief executive officer, said in a telephone interview yesterday.

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) issued a cease and desist order on two Seair routes in May as it investigated the carrier's partnership with a foreign airline, but the regulator then lifted the ban in late October.

CAB, in its Resolution No. 1 issued May 18, ordered Seair to stop the sale of seats for its Manila-to- Davao and Manila-to-Cebu routes planned for July.

The resolution was issued after local carriers Philippine Airlines, Cebu Air, Inc. (Cebu Pacific) and Air Philippines Corp. (Airphil Express) claimed flying to the aforementioned rules violated cabotage rights.

Cabotage rights, which involve the transport of goods and passengers between two or more points within the Philippines, are only for domestic airlines.

Local airlines raised the issue after Seair sealed a partnership with Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd. in November last year, obtaining a lease for two Airbus aircraft.

Moreover, Seair would be tapping Tiger Airways' reservation system for its marketing and booking needs.

Local airlines had feared that allowing Seair to fly the Manila- to-Davao and the Manila-to-Cebu routes would in turn allow Tiger Airways to access the Philippine market and fly domestic routes.

A hearing on the issue commenced May 13, after which CAB issued a cease and desist order on the flights in question five days later "to prevent any injury to the public."

"The cease and desist order has been lifted. That order caused the delay of our Manila to Cebu and [Manila to] Davao flights," Mr. Zapanta said.

"It was issued because of the complaint of other local airlines," he said.

"In the end, CAB found no violation [against the airline]," he added.

In a separate telephone interview, CAB Executive Director Carmelo L. Arcilla confirmed that Seair may now proceed with its Manila-to-Cebu and Manila-to- Davao flights.

"The cease and desist order has already been lifted so technically, they can already pursue these routes," Mr. Arcilla said.

Even prior to the issue of cabotage rights, the partnership between Seair and Tiger Airways has long been complained of by local airlines.

In November last year, PAL, Cebu Air, Air Philippines, and Zest Airways, Inc. (Zest Air) filed a consolidated opposition to the partnership, cautioning the government that this will allow a foreign airline to tap the local market.

Seair and Tiger Airways launched flights to Singapore in December last year, and flights to Hong Kong in March this year. -- Kathleen A. Martin


Source: http://bworld.com.ph/content.php?section=Corporate&title=Seair-eyes-additional-routes-with-flight-ban-now-lifted-&id=42594

[Rich]

di 13 dec 2011, 12:01

'2011 veiligste jaar voor vliegverkeer sinds 1945'

De eerste 11 maanden van 2011 zijn de veiligste op het gebied van vliegreizen sinds 1945, volgens de overkoepelende internationale luchttransport organisatie (IATA).

    "Tot aan eind november 2011 zijn de wereldwijde cijfers voor waar het de veiligheid van met name in het westen gebouwde vliegtuigen nog nooit zo goed geweest, aldus Gunther Matschnigg, de vice-voorzitter voor de veiligheid, operaties en infrastructuur bij de IATA (International Air Transport Association).

Lees verder, bron : http://www.telegraaf.nl/reiskrant/11113802/___2011_veiligste_jaar_voor_vliegverkeer_sinds_1945___.html

[disnoke]

De Arabische luchtvaartmaatschappij Etihad heeft tien 787 Dreamliners en twee 777 vrachtvliegtuigen besteld bij Boeing. De catalogusprijs van het order beloopt 2,1 miljard euro, aldus de Amerikaanse vliegtuigconstructeur.

De eerste lijnvlucht met een dreamliner werd eind oktober uitgevoerd, drie jaar later dan oorspronkelijk gepland. Het nieuwe langeafstandstoestel, waarvan de romp vervaardigd is uit koolstofvezel, is 56,7 meter lang, telt twee motoren en biedt plaats aan 260 passagiers. Ook het Belgische Jetairfly heeft een 787 in bestelling. (belga/kve)

[Rich]

Airline maakt maidenvlucht met transseksuele crew

PC Air pakt het op vlak van personeelsbeleid duidelijk helemaal anders aan dan de traditionele luchtvaartmaatschappijen. De nieuwe Thaise airline heeft immers het luchtruim gekozen met vier transseksuele crewleden aan boord.





Lees verder, bron:
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1901/reisnieuws/article/detail/1363403/2011/12/15/Airline-maakt-maidenvlucht-met-transseksuele-crew.dhtml

[robert van dijck]

Hoi Ronny,
Mijn maten hebben een ticket geboektbij KLM.de Dusseldorf -amsterdam - manila en terug voor 703â,¬ vertrek 2/02 en terug 23/02. + 139â,¬ voor een extra koffer + 100â,¬ voor extra beenruimte.

Dat bedoel ik , probeer dat maar eens elders te vinden

Ronny, pas over en weer geweest naar  met Cathay Pacific voor 781â,¬

groetjes

Robert