Airline news
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More Awards for Air New Zealand
Changes to our summer 2009 timetable
Lufthansa presents lounge on three levels in New York JFK airport
More Awards for Air New ZealandAir New Zealand has won again at this year's annual “Cellars in the Sky” Awards taking the Best Business Class Fortified or Dessert Wine for the Forrest Estate Botrytised Riesling 2007. Air New Zealand also won the award for the Most Informative Wine List for the second year in a row and its wine list was named third in the overall Best Business Class Cellar.
Zone Change at Terminal One – London Heathrow
Air New Zealand has moved the check-in from zone R to zone G+K in Terminal 1 – London Heathrow.Our new premium check-in area will be zone G and our economy check-in will be zone K.
Great fares to New Zealand
We have great new fares to Los Angeles, Hongkong, and destinations in New Zealand in Business and Economy class:Los Angeles from € 1842
Hongkong from € 2389
New Zealand from € 3695 in Business and € 720 for Economy
Changes to our summer 2009 timetablebmi is making changes to the summer network 2009. Our daily flights Amsterdam – Heathrow will be reduced from 29 March to four per day. The new flightschedule * is:
Flightnumber
Route
Departure
Arrival
BD 102
AMS-LHR
09:40
10:00
BD 106
AMS-LHR
14:40
15:00
BD 112
AMS-LHR
18:40
18:55
BD 114
AMS-LHR
22:40
22:55
BD 103
LHR-AMS
08:05
10:25
BD 111
LHR-AMS
16:00
18:10
BD 113
LHR-AMS
19:00
21:10
BD 115
LHR-AMS
20:15
22:25
* flight schedule subject to changes
Extra flights
- From 22 March 2009 bmi will operate a ten times weekly service from London Heathrow to Beirut and Amman.
- bmi has announced a second daily service between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv which will commence on 30 March 2009. The additional daily flight will see bmi offer the first and last flight of the day from Tel Aviv to London Heathrow.
- bmi recently doubled its services to Riyadh to operate a six times weekly service. Connecting to even more destinations across the Middle East.
New route to Kiev
From 29 March 2009, bmi will operate a five times a week service from London Heathrow to the Ukrainian capital Kiev as part of bmi’s summer timetable.Priority lane
bmi is pleased to announce that as of 16 February, 2009 the Priority Lane at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol may also be used by bmi passengers travelling on economy flexible ticket (*). The Priority Lane is situated beside the Privium channel in Departures 2 at Passport Control and is signposted as pictured left.
(*) indicated by the letter ‘Y’ on the boarding pass or as ‘premium economy’ on the online check-in document. Economy tickets with other letters do not give access rights to the Priority Lane.
Enjoy the excellent onboard service with complimentary meals/snacks and beverages served in both economy and business class.
Czech Airlines saves you time – check in online, select your preferred seat and print your boarding pass from the comfort of your home.
The price of Czech Airlines is inclusive; we don’t charge any additional fees for your meals, beverages, baggage allowance, check-in, online check-in or your online seat selection.With 35 direct weekly flights from Amsterdam to Prague, Czech Airlines offers early morning departures coupled with evening arrivals. Offering a wide range of onward destinations including Bratislava, Budapest, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Ljubljana, Vienna and Sofia. Prague Ruzyne airport is ideally located as a gateway between Western and Eastern Europe. Czech Airlines also flies to the Middle East and North America.
As a member of SkyTeam, one of the world's fastest growing airline alliances, Czech Airlines offers great benefits of its frequent flyer programme including access to over 390 lounges worldwide, possible upgrades into Business Class and other benefits.
Flying with Czech Airlines is comfortable, convenient and great value for money- and all this from the Best Airline in Central and Eastern Europe!*OAG Awards 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008
Lufthansa presents lounge on three levels in New York JFK airport
Since the beginning of January 2009, the updated Senator and Business Lounges with a newly integrated First Class Wining & Dining area - new lounge accommodation on three levels - is available to our passengers at JFK Airport in New York.
The entrance to the 1,472 m² lounge area is located behind the security checkpoint, thereby shortening the distance to the departure gates. HON Circle Members and Lufthansa First Class customers can enjoy their stay on Level 3 in the exclusive atmosphere of the First Class Wining & Dining area - the first such area outside Germany.
The Senator Lounge on Level 2 is resplendent in the new lounge design. In the Bistro and Bar area, where the bar is staffed, you can relax whilst waiting for your connecting flight.
The Business Lounge on Level 1 has also been completely modernized, with groups of comfortable easy chairs and a separate TV area to make your stay more enjoyable.There have been several changes on the culinary front too. For example, before evening flights you can partake of a delicious pre-flight dinner, which then allows you to enjoy your flight undisturbed.
A new route to Rzeszów in Poland as of 27 April
Lufthansa is extending its route network in Poland by adding Rzeszów to its timetable. From 27 April, Lufthansa will begin operating five flights weekly from Frankfurt to Rzeszów. The flight will be operated by a Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft. The flights have convenient connections from Amsterdam.
