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The new lounge inaugurated by Air France-KLM in Bangkok is located in Hall G of Suvarnabhumi airport, on level 3. This 660 m² lounge - an increase of 20% compared with the airline's previous lounge - has a capacity of 142 passengers. It is...

At long last, business travellers may be regretting the short-lived laptop ban imposed by the United States last May. Since 26 October, flights to the United States have been subject to drastic controls. Security interviews, in-depth searches, arrival - and departure - of...

Business travellers in Bordeaux and Marseille should take a positive view of the latest announcement from the Lufthansa group. The group has announced the forthcoming launch of new frequencies to top business destinations. From next summer, Lufthansa and Swiss will be adding no fewer than 20 flights on the Marseille-Zurich, Bordeaux-Zurich and Bordeaux-Frankfurt routes. This...

One might have thought that the launch of the new high-speed rail link might discourage some airlines. Eleven years after its arrival at Bordeaux airport, easyJet is even going to take up residence here. It is here that the airline's sixth base will be set up...

Arriving at the airport, making your way to the boarding gate, then taking off without being slowed down by a succession of checks, without even having to pull out your boarding pass or passport: this is the dream of every business traveller. A dream that could soon become reality, as transport specialists work to develop new methods for instantly identifying travellers...

When do you think biometrics will become the norm for airport identity checks? Andrew O'Connor - Biometrics are becoming increasingly common. Airports all over the world are taking an interest in biometrics, as the growing number of passengers poses challenges in terms of fluidity and security. The volume and speed of...

There was Mumbai (Bombay), Jet Airways' main hub, to which European passengers connect from Amsterdam, London and Paris to destinations throughout the Indian sub-continent and South-East Asia. "More than 500 daily flights are offered to 44 Indian cities, with a further 20 or so to choose from...

The end of 2017 will mark a turning point in the history of Corsair - more than 35 years of presence at Orly airport, already... In December, the French airline will make its debut on "Worldwide by easyJet", the new platform launched by the low-cost carrier in which La Compagnie will also participate. The two new partners...

Following the agreement reached between Air France KLM and GOL at ITM Top Resa, the Brazilian carrier will be able to benefit from the entire Air France sales force in Europe. "The aim is to position the Air France/GOL alliance as the most efficient and fastest solution for travelling from Europe to Brazil...

A few weeks after its arrival in Beirut at the beginning of the summer, Aigle Azur is continuing to expand its range of services to business destinations. The airline has just announced two new strategic services from 1 December. Aigle Azur is preparing to make its return to Moscow. Two flights a week will be operated between the airports...

The image of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, has been tarnished by the reputation of this metropolis of more than one and a half million inhabitants as the most expensive in Australia. The high cost of living in Perth reflected a city in the midst of an economic boom, thanks to soaring commodity prices. Perth is...

Since 28 August, a new transborder route has been added to the Hop! network. Air France network. The airline is offering a daily flight from Rouen Vallée de Seine airport to Lyon. Business travellers from Normandy now have a new option for their business trips to the capital of France, but also for their business trips to...

Has the Doha hub been reorganised following the isolation of Qatar and the rerouting of flights via new air routes? Have connections suffered? Have passenger transfers and general passenger traffic been affected? Salam Al Shawa - Apart from the four countries...

Many business travellers flying from Turkey and Tunisia to UK airports have been waiting for this since March. At the time, the United States and the UK decided to ban laptops and tablets in the cabin on departure from airports where the authorities felt there were insufficient security guarantees...

In Washington, Delta has installed five touch screens equipped with webcams. The aim is to provide a new channel of communication for business travellers at Ronald Reagan airport. Customers of the American airline can now easily contact the reservations department to exchange a ticket or share their experience. A first in the United States, according to the airline....

Lufthansa's second hub in Europe, Munich, is set to become even stronger in the coming months. The introduction of the winter timetable at the end of October will mean the opening of three new destinations in Europe: Nantes (with a daily flight), Glasgow (four times a week) and Santiago de Compostela (once a week). On the intercontinental front,...

Business travellers leaving France on Tuesday 18 July have the most to complain about... In fact, it was on this date that the highest number of cancellations occurred last month: 147 in total for this 'black day' alone, according to figures published by Flightright. Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport...

Growth is on the cards in French airspace, both internationally and on the domestic market. According to figures from the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), growth in air transport is being driven by growth on international routes, up by 6.7% in the first half of the year. International traffic continues to account for the bulk of air traffic in the...

How do you explain the growth at Bordeaux airport? Pascal Personne - We have seen traffic grow by almost 67% in a decade, between 2007 and 2016. We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing major regional airports. We welcomed 5.8 million passengers last year, a result due in no small part to...

Airlines are preparing for Brexit and its consequences. The British airline easyJet is setting up a European subsidiary in Vienna, Austria. The event itself comes as no surprise - British carriers have already indicated since the Brexit vote that they would seek a solution to remain in the European Union. However, the...