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  • News: State-of-the-art gates at LAX’s new Tom Bradley International Terminal

    La Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) executives last week to unveil the north concourse and 3 gates of the recent Tom Bradley International Terminal (New TBIT) at L. a. International Airport (LAX).  The gates are the primary of 18 to be built at New TBIT.

    Nine of the 18 gates can accommodate the bigger, new-generation aircraft, together with the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Airbus A-380 super jumbo jets.  All 18 gates will use state-of-the-art, laser-based, visual guidance docking systems.  Computerised passenger boarding bridges automate the operations between the terminal and aircraft doors.  LAWA is installing three passenger boarding bridges in any respect of the hot A-380-compatible gates, with a view to greatly improve the quantity of time to load and unload an aircraft.

    “The overall goal of the LAX Modernisation Program is to dramatically improve the passenger experience with a building designed to capture the spirit of la, while establishing new levels of passenger convenience and luxury,” said Gina Marie Lindsey, executive director of la World Airports, the town department that owns and operates LAX and two other Southern California airports.

    In the identical week British Airways’ announced that its first Airbus A380 will fly at the ‘Red Carpet Route’ to L. a. from London, and tickets at the moment are on sale for flights from 15 October 2013. The double-decker superjumbo is because of be brought to BA in July and can be the most important aircraft within the BA fleet, accommodating 469 customers across four cabins.

    Francine Sheridan, Director, Europe and Middle East, La Tourism commented “We are thrilled that British Airways has chosen L. a. because the first destination to fly the A380. The hot international terminal at LAX might be opening in the summertime, so the A380 will bringing passengers into the new facility, that’s well equipped with 18 gates capable for brand spanking new-generation aircraft.  The addition of the A380 increases capacity to LA, keeping the spotlight firmly at the home of Hollywood and likewise southern California.”

  • News: Expedia Affiliate Network partners with Air Tahiti Nui

    Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) has announced a protracted partnership with Air Tahiti Nui (ATN), among the many South Pacific’s leading international airlines, which offers daily non-stop service from L. a. International Airport to Tahiti and Paris. The deal will see ATN use the most recent version of EAN’s hotel retailing platform, Chameleon®, to provide the very best range of accommodation to customers booking travel both inbound to and outbound from the Pacific islands. 

    The partnership builds at the existing relationship between EAN and ATN, and sees the airline expanding its hotel offering to all points of sale, with key markets including France, Japan, New Zealand and Australia, as well as the us and Canada.

    As well as providing access to approximately 160,000 hotels worldwide, EAN’s Chameleon platform can assist ATN to provide an enhanced user experience, including targeted offers on hotel and flight purchases. For instance, from today until March 31st, ATN is offering a 10 percent discount across all hotel accommodation purchased through its websites. Visit Air Tahiti Nui websites for more details.

    The partnership also allows travellers to learn from phone support for sales and inquiries, in addition to user-generated content from TripAdvisor, to be able to use others’ experiences to tell their booking decisions.

    Etienne Howan, CEO of Air Tahiti Nui commented: “Our extended partnership with EAN considerably strengthens our distribution strategy, adding to our direct sales platform. We’re confident the deal may help us towards our goal of improving our customer support and making travel easier, as a way to entice more travellers from worldwide to enjoy Tahiti and the South Pacific.”

    Christopher J. Williams, EAN VP and MD for APAC, said: “This is a hugely exciting deal for EAN, because it allows us to construct at the strength of our existing partnership with Air Tahiti Nui, and help them radically expand its accommodation offering. The APAC region remains to be one of the dynamic and innovative parts of the worldwide travel industry, and we’re delighted to join that.”