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Blacklane to begin offering airport concierge services
CHAUFFEUR service Blacklane will soon be adding airport concierge services to its list of offerings, following its recent acquisition of airport concierge booking platform Solve. From December,
travellers will be able to search for and book services at more than 500 airports around the world via Blacklane. Along with chauffeur services, this includes curbside and airside passenger meet and greet, fast-track security, customs and immigration, connecting flight assistance and even lounge access. The company has also recently partnered with Qatar Airways to offer door-to-door chauffeur-driven transfers to travellers in all classes across 85 destinations.
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AIRLINE NEWS
AEROMEXICO and Japan Airlines are targeting a new codeshare agreement some time in the 2018 financial year that is expected to include 12 routes within Mexico. AIR NEW ZEALAND has received the first of its new-look B787-9 Dreamliners, which come with a greater number of Business Premier and premium economy seats. AMERICAN AIRLINES is launching its daily Los Angeles-Beijing service this month using its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which unlike the B787-9, does not have a premium economy cabin. CATHAY PACIFIC is upping frequencies to Fukuoka in December, as well as Tel Aviv and Barcelona in March and April next year. DELTA now offers free in-flight
text messaging via Whats App and Facebook Messenger for all travellers aboard its Gogo-enabled aircraft. EVA AIR is looking to launch non-stop flights to Vienna next year, cutting out the current stopover in Bangkok. HONG KONG AIRLINES has confirmed it will begin flying non- stop to San Francisco starting next March, and also plans to start flying to New York in 2018. KENYA AIRWAYS has axed its flights to Hong Kong and Hanoi as part of a series of cost-cutting measures, though it will be keeping its Bangkok and Guangzhou flights. QATAR AIRWAYS has extended its pre-order dining service to first and business class passengers on long- haul routes to Asia and Africa. UNITED’s B747 flew its final international flight last month from Seoul to San Francisco, ahead of its full retirement on November 7.
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NOVEMBER 2017
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