With the final stages of the Continental Airlines and United Airlines merger taking place, Continental passengers should take note of the following changes that require their attention when it comes to their frequent flyer loyalty program. On 3 March 2012,...
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
UPDATE: Passengers should change their Continental Frequent Flyer account details
Tagged : Continental Frequent Flyer
Heathrow Express to be hit by strikes
The RMT union has called a total of six days of industrial action in protest over the sacking of a Heathrow Express driver, with the first walkout set to take place this Sunday and Monday. The union says it will...
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Priority Boarding for SAA flight departures from South African based airports.
Effective 1 March 2012, South African Airways (SAA) are introducing Priority Boarding for SAA flight departures from airports within South Africa. Shortly after the South African airports roll-out, this initiative will be introduced worldwide creating consistency and professionalism globally. Priority...
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UPDATE: Workers extending strike again to Wednesday at Frankfurt airport
Striking workers at Frankfurt airport are extending their stoppage until Wednesday, 22 February 2012, in a bid to turn up pressure in their pay dispute, unions said on Monday. Following two days of warning strikes last week, the GdF union...
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JUST IN: Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport evacuated amid bomb threat
Parts of Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport have been evacuated after a bomb threat was received, Dutch police say. A military police spokesman told Reuters news agency the two main international terminals, 1 and 2, had been evacuated. Police were investigating the...
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GREECE: VIOLENT PROTESTS INCREASING IN ATHENS AND OTHER CITIES
Dear Valued Customer, As a result of the volatile situation in Greece last week, Wings had made direct contact with all their passengers who held confirmed itineraries via Greece. However, from the latest reports it does not seem that the...
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UPDATE: LONDON’S HEATHROW ALMOST BACK TO NORMAL FOLLOWING CANCELLATIONS
London’s Heathrow Airport returned almost to normal on Monday after heavy snow forced hundreds of flight cancellations over the weekend, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Heathrow is open and our usual flight schedule is operating today, said a statement from...
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SYRIA: OFFICIAL TRAVEL WARNING: U.S. EMBASSY SHUT DOWN
The United States warns citizens against travel to Syria and recommends that those in Syria depart immediately. The United States advised the Government of Syria that it has suspended all embassy operations effective 6 February 2012, given ongoing violence and...
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AIR FRANCE CANCELS FLIGHTS
Air France cancelled one in two long-distance flights and about 30 percent of medium-haul flights on Tuesday as pilots stepped up protests over government plans to make strikers give two day’s notice before walk-outs, an airline spokeswoman said. Some 25,000...
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BIG FREEZE ALERT FOR UK – SNOW FOR EUROPE
SCATTERED snow showers and freezing temperatures could cause icy conditions on roads in parts of the UK, forecasters have warned. According to the UK press the Met Office has upgraded its cold weather alert to Level 3, stating that there...
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