Air India joins fellow star alliance carriers at Heathrow Terminal 2, the Queen’s Terminal

Air India is the last Star Alliance member carrier to shift its operations at London Heathrow’s Airport from Terminal 4 to Terminal 2, in its long awaited relocation to the award-winning facility. A total of 24 Star Alliance airlines now operate from T2, which opened in June 2014, and Air India’s successful move to the Queen’s Terminal has now accomplished Heathrow’s long-term strategy to relocate all of its Star Alliance members under the same roof.

At present, the national airline of India offers two daily flights to Delhi and one daily flight to Mumbai, operating up to eight daily flights in and out of Heathrow in total with either Boeing 777 or Boeing 787 Dreamline aircraft.

Having served London for nearly seventy years, Jeffrey Goh, CEO Star Alliance, praises the move: “We are certain that the approximately 1,000 Air India passengers who will be using Terminal 2 every day will notice a significant improvement in their travel experience.”

The Air India team at Heathrow Airport

C-3PO™ ANA JET Set for Take-Off!

ANA, Japan’s largest airline, announced the schedule of the inaugural flight of its newest Star Wars™ themed aircraft, C-3PO™ ANA JET, as part of its continuing ANA Star Wars Project. 

Scheduled to fly Japan’s domestic routes starting from Haneda to Kagoshima on March 21, the Boeing 777-200 will feature the iconic and much-loved Star Wars theme, as passengers get the chance to experience the world of Star Wars with specially-designed C-3PO paper cups, headrest covers and cabin attendant aprons to feature C-3PO character.

Virgin Atlantic becomes first UK airline to offer TSA Precheck

Virgin Atlantic is the first UK carrier to participate in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) TSA Preü – also known as ‘TSA Precheck’ – programme.

From 26 January this year, Virgin Atlantic customer’s enrolled in the programme can skip the slower security queues and enjoy a faster, easier security screening process when departing from US airports, saving precious time to relax in Virgin Atlantic’s Clubhouse or explore the shops and restaurants in the terminal.

Simple to access, and with the average customer with TSA Preü spending less than five minutes when traveling through JFK airport, why not try it now!

Air Berlin welcomes decision by Federal Cartel Authority 

A wet-lease agreement between Air Berlin and the Lufthansa Group has been approved unconditionally today by the German Federal Cartel Authority, as it begins working toward the development of a more focused network carrier with a dual-hub strategy at Berlin and Dusseldorf airports.

The agreement is an important milestone in the airline’s restructuring programme, with AirBerlin to lease 38 aircraft in the A320 family to subsidiaries of the Lufthansa Group with an initial term of six years.

BULA! Gold-winning Fiji Sevens Team open Pop-up bar in Sydney ahead of the Sydney Sevens Weekend

This weekend, Sydneysiders and visitors alike will get a slice of Fiji as “The Golden Fijian” pop-up pub opens at The Olympic Hotel in Paddington.

The Fijian-themed sports bar – complete with beach ‘photo op’ backdrops, cocktails, Kava-mix, Fiji Bitter, and Fijian holiday favourites on the menu – is being opened by the world champion Fiji Sevens team, who propelled to global fame after taking home their country’s first gold medal in Brazil in August last year.

Fijian Sevens team win Gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016