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Welcome to Air New Zealand’s Pacific Premium Economy Class
Personally doing business at British Airways
Smart offer for JetPrivilege members
New premium business in all long-haul flights for LAN Airlines
Lufthansa commences flights ex Munich to Tashkent
Welcome to Air New Zealand’s Pacific Premium Economy ClassEnjoy more space and premium food service when you travel in Air New Zealand’s premium economy. The exclusive premium economy is closer to business class than to economy. You might not get the longest lie-flat bed in the sky, but apart from that the experience is nothing but premium: award-winning Kiwi wines, the same excellent food as in business premier and a seat with more width, recline and legroom than usual.
On board
- Enjoy the same food and beverage service as in the business premier class including a four course menu;
- Onboard self-service refreshment bar for drinks and snacks;
- 50% more space than economy, with full leg rest and foot bar;
- Much greater personal space with 38-41" seat pitch and up to 18.5" seat width;
- Access to more than 580 hours of on-demand entertainment from boarding to touch down;
- 8.4” hi-resolution screen and noise cancelling headphones;
- New-look bathrooms offering luxurious skincare products;
- Access to in-seat power.
The exclusive premium economy cabin is available from € 250 per sector, common rate from each economy booking class!
Personally doing business at British AirwaysIn these uncertain economic times, it takes a personal touch to capture valuable opportunities. When it comes to helping your business to grow, a videoconference is no substitute for a handshake; a phone call is no substitute for seeing someone’s face.
From 5 October until 31 December 2009, every time you fly Club World or First return** with British Airways, they will grant you enough bonus BA Miles to enable you to take your next flight with British Airways*.
Flights needed
Examples of equivalent reward flights
1 return flight is Club World or First
1 Club Europe return flight or 2 Euro Traveller return flights to London or the UK
in Club World or First
1 World Traveller return flight to North or Central America, the Caribbean or South Africa
3 return flights in Club World or First
1 Club World return flight to the US or 1 World Traveller return flight to the Far East or Australia
Don’t just fly – fly premium
Join the executive club and automatically become a Silver member. If you haven’t yet joined the Executive Club programme, you should. It costs you nothing to sign up – and once you do, you can not only take advantage of this offer but after your next Club World or First return flight you’ll be automatically upgraded for one year to Silver membership, giving you:
- Access to 250 luxurious departure lounges worldwide;
- 25% more BA miles per flight whenever you fly with British Airways or Qantas;
- Worldwide priority check in and boarding.
*Subject to taxes, fees and charges.
**Eligible booking classes are J, C, D, R, I in Club World, and F and A in First. A return flight counts as two sectors.
Smart offer for JetPrivilege membersOn flights from and to Brussels*, flown between 7 November 2009 and 31 December 2009, Jet Airways Frequent Flyer Program members can earn double JPMiles**. New enrolments can use this link to enrol and to receive 1500 “Welcome” JPMiles . If your first flight* is before 31 December 2009, you will, in addition to the double JPMiles** also receive 3000 “First Flight” JPMiles.
* Valid on direct flights from Brussels to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, New York JFK, New York Newark and Toronto v.v.
** Offer valid for economy class (booking class Q and upwards) and business class. Offer is open to persons with a registered address in The Netherlands.
New premium business in all long-haul flights for LAN AirlinesLAN completed the implementation of its new premium business and renewed economy class in all long-haul flights the company operates to destinations in North America-United States, Canada and Mexico-Caribbean, Europe, South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia.
LAN's Premium Business is equipped with full -flat sleeper- style seats that recline 180° for comfortable sleeping in a fully horizontal position, which only a select group of airlines in the world offer its passengers. Seat panels provide increased privacy and comfort that allow passengers to enjoy a sense of personal space.
Lan Airlines starts flights to Galapagos Islands
Lan will start coming February 2010 daily flights: from Guayaquil to Baltra (Seymour) Island on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and from Guayaquil to San Cristobal (Chatham) Island on Tuesday and Thursday. Routing will be operated with an Aircraft 318. New destinations will be included in LAN’s South America Air pass.
Lufthansa commences flights ex Munich to TashkentLufthansa is commencing services from Munich to Tashkent from 28 March 2010, with three flights per week to the Uzbek capital. The route will be flown for Lufthansa by a Boeing 737-800 operated by the Swiss carrier PrivatAir, seating 24 passengers in Business Class and 84 in Economy Class. With this new destination, Lufthansa is laying on a first direct connection from its Munich hub to Central Asia.
Lufthansa re-launches internet connectivity with FlyNet
Lufthansa passengers can soon surf the net above the clouds. The re-launch of the FlyNet Internet broadband service will bring communications freedom into the aircraft cabin on Lufthansa long-haul flights in the coming year. Easy-to-use, the system will allow passengers to communicate via the internet above the clouds.In addition, the new service will permit in-flight data transfer over standard GSM/GPRS mobile networks. Thanks to FlyNet, Lufthansa passengers will soon not only have WLAN Internet access but will also be able to send sms-messages by mobile phone and transfer data via smart phones such as PDA, iPhone or BlackBerry devices.
FlyNet will be available to all passengers in the cabin – be they in First, Business Class or Economy. It will be installed in stages, worldwide, on all Lufthansa long-haul routes. Rates will differ –from time-based to flat rate– allowing passengers to use this welcome extra in the cabin, as their needs dictate. Lufthansa is the world’s first airline to offer this satellite based system equipped with high transmission capacity on flights in its global network.
