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The TAP business lounge in Lisbon, closed for renovation, has reopened its doors. Business travellers passing through Humberto Delgado airport once again have access to this lounge located on the 6th floor. The lounge's surface area (850 m²) can accommodate up to 260 people, who can enjoy an uninterrupted view of the...

Business travellers can gradually return to their normal routines. And airlines are regaining a little peace of mind... Etihad, Emirates and Turkish Airlines are no longer affected by the electronics ban imposed by the US authorities on 21 March. In practical terms, this means that business travellers leaving for the United States can now take their...

Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Doha: does your Connect 2020 plan aim to make Paris-Charles de Gaulle the equal of these global benchmarks? Augustin de Romanet - The key point is that year after year, we are making progress in terms of welcome and quality of service. Over the last two years, Paris-Charles de Gaulle has...

The summer period is often very quiet, sometimes too quiet. Fortunately, Qatar Airways is no slouch when it comes to news: a few days after its bid to acquire a stake in American Airlines, and against a backdrop of turbulent diplomatic relations with its Gulf neighbours, the Doha-based carrier is making its presence felt this week on the French market...

The new air travel security measures announced yesterday afternoon in Washington by US Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly are designed to prevent further acts of terrorism. "Our nation is the daily target of terrorists, criminals, pirates, nation-states and more....

Nantes, Biarritz, Faro, Naples and Venice: these are the destinations that Easyjet is adding to its list of destinations from Lille-Lesquin airport this weekend. These new routes could well be of interest to business customers, especially as the airline plans to maintain them throughout the year. On the domestic network, operations...

The new Icelandair Saga Lounge has opened its doors. It now awaits business travellers on the top floor of Keflavík airport, the Icelandic airline's hub. This new business travel spot occupies a total surface area of 1,400 m². Icelandair has therefore doubled the space dedicated to business travellers to Iceland,...

If Paris is the world's conference capital, London is now the world's connectivity capital. This is the message sent out by London's tourism bosses on 10 May in a study by fDi Benchmark. The study points out that the capital's six airports link it to 336 destinations around the world:...

The year 2017 marked the return in force of British Airways to French skies. After a remarkable comeback at Nantes airport after a nine-year absence, the airline landed in Montpellier on 3 May. Business travellers in the Languedoc region had not seen a BA aircraft land for ten...

Since Tuesday 2 May, Helsinki airport has entered a new era: Finnair is trialling a new facial recognition service until 23 May. This full-scale test is being carried out in partnership with Finavia, the Finnish airport management body, and Futurice, the supplier of the technology being tested. Facial recognition...

Of course, passengers departing from or arriving at Paris CDG will have to wait until 2019 to walk through the door of the Innside by Melia, but the project began to take shape with the laying of the foundation stone on Thursday 20 April. An important day for the Spanish group Melia...

Jet Airways is clarifying its European ambitions: the Indian airline has just confirmed that it will be flying to Chennai from Paris on 29 October. Tickets have been on sale since 20 April, and we already know that Air France and Delta Air Lines will be codeshare partners on these routes. Five flights will be operated each week...

The decision was taken at the end of last week. Emirates, the largest carrier in the Gulf, is to reduce its capacity to the United States significantly. Five routes will be affected by capacity reductions. In an announcement published last Wednesday, the airline said it was reducing the number of flights from the month of...

The growth of Toronto Pearson International Airport should be bolstered by both a dynamic open skies strategy and a policy of welcoming foreigners to Canada. As the country's leading hub, with 44.3 million passengers a year, Toronto Pearson International is now envisaging itself as a 'mega hub', the equivalent of Dubai for...

From this Tuesday 11 April, the new "Terminal 1 Hall B" welcomes its first passengers. The low-cost carriers - in this case easyJet, Transavia, Air Arabia and Pegasus - are getting their first taste of this new space, the opening of which marks the start of a vast development plan that will last several months. In fact, the major works are not expected to be completed before...

A few weeks ago, OAG, a company that analyses all global air transport data, presented its annual rankings of airlines and airports in terms of punctuality. The comparison is based on some 54 million flights over the whole of 2016. For the airports, OAG used as criteria the hubs whose...

The 2017 version of the Aéroports de Lyon mobile application has just been unveiled. Available on iPhone and Android, it allows travellers to scan their boarding pass via their smartphone to display real-time flight status information. The new mobile tool also uses the traveller's geolocation to show him or her where his or her...

Riding the wave of collaboration, a new mobile tool aims to create links between business travellers. The Ayruu application now lets you see where you are on the plane using the "Seat Map" function, so you can identify your neighbours and get in touch with them based on potential affinities. The Messenger section also allows you to...

"Welcoming customers the French way": this is Air France's ambition at the inauguration of the airline's new lounge in Terminal 2G at Paris CDG airport. This made in France welcome, whose key words will be "high quality, attention and pleasure", aims to combine "comfort, chic and creativity", according to the airline's...

With the opening of Pentahotels Paris CDG in June, is your brand aiming to give the airport hotel industry a facelift? Alastair Thomann - Next to airports, travellers often find products that are old and boring. The operators, because these establishments are doing very well and what's more, demand is constantly increasing...