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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has chosen the design of KAAN Architecten for their new terminal. The new terminal will open in 2023 and will allow 14 million more passengers to travel through Schiphol annually. The new terminal is an expansion of Schiphol’s existing terminal, making it possible to retain the one terminal concept. The consortium’s innovative thinker is Arnout Meijer Studio from The Netherlands. The expansion is required in order to strengthen the competitive position of Mainport Schiphol, to…

Anticipated to open in late 2017, the all-new Four Seasons Hotel Tunis will offer an unparalleled oasis of luxury on the Mediterranean coast. Cascading from hilltop to sea, with Arabesque arches, columns and lighting, Four Seasons will offer 200 rooms boasting sea views from the terraces or balconies of the city’s largest accommodations. Multiple dining venues, including a chic beach bistro and lounge, will welcome international guests and local clientele, as will a lavish spa…

Wizz Air today introduces Fare Lock, a new service that will allow passengers to select a specific flight with the bundle of their preference for 48 hours. Wizz Air is continuously looking to enhance Wizz Air is continuously looking to enhance customer experience – this unique feature was created to best meet the needs of passengers looking to secure themselves a bargain.             WHAT IS THE WIZZ FARE LOCK SERVICE? Fare Lock is an innovative…

airberlin is continuing to grow and is set to expand its flight offers considerably in the summer of 2018. airberlin is planning the most extensive schedule in its history with around 100 long-haul flights per week. Passengers from Dusseldorf can look forward to two new destinations in the airberlin route network: from 1 May 2018, airberlin will fly to Toronto in Canada four times a week. The red-and-white airberlin jets will depart five times a…

The Belgian-Slovenian VLM Airlines officially announced the establishment of seasonal flight connections between Maribor airport and airports in Split and Dubrovnik in Croatia. Until 29th August, the airline will connect the cities twice a week with a 50-seater Fokker 50. Return tickets start at €78 for Split and €98 for Dubrovnik. The price includes free parking at Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport, 20 kilograms of checked-in luggage and 10 kilograms of carry-on luggage.   In the…

Russia launched the railway section Zhuravka-Millerovo between Voronezh and Rostov regions, which was built to bypass Ukraine. The new 122,5 km double-track alignment runs between 5 km and 25 km east of the Ukrainian border. Until now, Russian trains have followed the line along the Russian-Ukrainian border that crossed it several times. The plans to build a new railway line was declared in 2014 after the deterioration of relations between Moscow and Kiev. Construction of the…

For exactly 10 years, South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s leading international airline, has been connecting the Munich hub with the South African metropolis of Johannesburg. Initially equipped with three weekly connections, the new service quickly showed potential and was already increased to daily flights in October 2007. Since then SAA has been offering a connection from Munich to Johannesburg daily. Munich is a central hub of Star Alliance, of which SAA has been a member…

Delta launches new nonstop service to Pittsburgh and New Orleans as the airline continues its expansion in the region. Beginning Oct. 1, Delta will operate twice-daily nonstop flights to Pittsburgh. Seasonal service to New Orleans will start on Feb. 10, 2018. With the new routes, Delta and its partners will serve a total of 47 destinations worldwide from Boston, including nonstop international flights to London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin. The Boston Logan-Pittsburgh service will operate…