A snapshot of the week's airline news
BA adds new routes from Gatwick
BRITISH Airways has added Seville, Funchal and Las Palmas to its
2015 Gatwick schedule. The flights are open for bookings, with
the first flights taking off in March, operated by A319s and A320s.
From December this year, other new leisure destinations served from
Gatwick are Fuerteventura, Friedrichshafen and Grenoble.
Kenya Airways unveils new lounges
TWO new executive lounges will soon be available to passengers
flying on Kenya Airways and its SkyTeam partners at Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport in Kenya. The Pride Lounge and the Simba
Lounge will feature free WiFi, a soundproof transit passenger
sleeping area, dining lounge, washrooms and showers, a cigar room,
piped music, a kiddies’ zone and a dining/working area
.
Thai Airways introduces MSC
THAI Airways has introduced Amadeus married segment control
(MSC) effective September 12 to increase the efficiency of its seat
management. Agents will now need to book long-haul itineraries
with connecting flights from the place of departure through to the
final destination, rather than in segments
