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AIRLINE NEWS Ryanair waives fees before November baggage policy kicks in
Ryanair has offered dispensation to 2m non-priority customers who have ‘fallen foul’ of its new baggage rules set to arrive in November. As reported, the low-cost carrier recently
announced that non-priority passengers could only bring one free small carry-on bag onboard. Those travelling with wheelie cases
weighing up to 10kg would have to pay €8 to store them in the hold or upgrade to priority boarding for cabin privileges in a move to cut check-bag fees and gate delays. Ryanair had previously stated the
policy applied to anyone travelling after 1 November (on bookings made on or after 1 September), but fees would also apply on all bookings made prior to the rule change for travel. Passengers were given the option of
cancelling flights for a full refund, adding priority boarding or paying to stow a bag.
Now, it has moved to offer a free 10kg check bag to the 2m customers who booked before 31 August for travel after 1 November. The airline has also offered a priority
boarding refund to 50,000 passengers who had already booked and paid for it as a separate service after 1 September. Additionally,
passengers to travel with priority boarding
free of charge. “As always Ryanair continues to lower
the cost of travel, while our new bag policy from 1 Nov means we can eliminate all free gate bags and related flight delays,” said Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs.
it will allow those
Ural Airlines offers 10% DF discounts
Russian carrier Ural Airlines is offering members of its Wings loyalty programme discounts of up to 10% on purchases at selected Heinemann Duty Free airport stores in Russia. Offers extend across Heinemann Duty
Free & Travel Value outlets at Zhukovsky (Moscow), Kurumoch (Samara), Koltsovo
(Ekaterinburg) Istanbul ‘mega-hub’ airport to begin flights
Turkish flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) will make its inaugural passenger flights from Istanbul New Airport later this month, as the giant aviation hub marks its highly- anticipated opening. The first passenger flight will depart from
Istanbul New Airport to capital Ankara on 31 October, with the first overseas flights scheduled to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Azerbaijan. THY will deploy 800 trucks to transfer
its equipment and facilities from Istanbul Atatürk Airport, which is due to close at midnight on 31 October as passenger operations shift to the new facility. Istanbul New Airport will itself unveil
two days earlier on 29 October with a spectacular opening ceremony. Nearly 100 airlines are poised to deliver a route network to more
OCTOBER 2018
than 300 destinations. The multi-billion dollar airport, which is
being constructed in four phases, will have an initial passenger capacity of 90m. Upon completion, the new airport will
increase its capacity to an eye-watering 200m per annum. It will feature one of the world’s largest
shopping complexes at 53,000sq m (see p78 for more details). Unifree Duty Free, in which Gebr.
Heinemann is a majority shareholder (60.8%), snared the 25-year duty free contract in 2015 and will unveil a carefully curated retail mix echoing the famed Bosphorus waterway. Recently re-elected Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan touched down at the airport in an historic first passenger aircraft landing on 21 June.
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relative to their tier levels, ranging from Blue (5%), Silver (7%) and Golden (10%). “Each new participant is given a welcome
bonus of up to 1,000 roubles when registering, which can immediately be used as a discount without having any flights on the account,” added the airline. “In addition, participants can enjoy the
privileges of other partners and receive discounts for purchases in their favourite online stores.” Ural Airlines handled 4.9m pax in the
first seven months of 2018; a rise of +16% year-on-year. International passengers accounted for 1.3m of that total.
and
Domodedovo (Moscow). Card holders can benefit from discounts
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