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Star Alliance: your l'app with iPad

A320-Star-Alliance_thumb.jpgStar Alliance, the airline alliance with the widest network of the world, extends its offer for mobile devices by launching the ' specific Navigator app for iPad . The new app is added to the existing iPhone pursuing the strategy of the Alliance , which aims to provide easy access to its products and services while on the move .

The characteristic feature of the new tool is in an interactive 3D globe representing the network of over 21.900 daily flights to 1.329 destinations globally offered by the 27 Alliance member airlines . News in offering both web and mobile Star Alliance is the "My Trip" that allows consumers to store and to see their flight itineraries . The function is only available on the app Navigator for iPad .

Through the application , customers can also access a variety of travel services offered by Star Alliance , such as Flight Search - to search for flights across the network of member airlines of the Star Alliance , Flight Status - real-time updates on the status of any flight operated by Alliance member carriers and Lounge Finder - provides details on over 1.000 lounge offered by Star Alliance member carriers and . Airport are also available Information , weather updates included , guides on the city , the location of the lounge and details on airlines serving your destination .

EasyJet: change the rules for hand luggage

change the rules of luggage easyjet. The British airline is preparing to introduce a system “ a classic due ” for all hand luggage .

Passengers booked for the Flight departing from 2 July will have a booth in baggage 36 percent smaller than the current maximum size .

Currently, easyJet allows a bag with a volume of 63L , no weight limit . When a high proportion of passengers take advantage of this , there is enough space in the overhead . This is especially true for business trips and on domestic connections in Italy .

A boundary dall'estate , a bag no larger than 50x40x20cm ( volume 40l di ) SARÀ permessa .

Alitalia ed Etihad Airways: agreement to increase the routes of Adu Dhabi to Rome

Alitalia ed Etihad Airways expect to increase from four to five weekly flights between Rome and Abu Dhabi.

The increase in flights will come into force on 13 June 2013, operating with the Alitalia flight from Rome to Abu Dhabi with a new aircraft 230 places Airbus A330. The program update is set to put the flight to coincide with direct connections to and from cities in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Indian subcontinent.

Alitalia has already begun preparations for additional flights. Customers now have more connectivity options on board, giving airline passengers a better service. “We are very pleased with the strengthening of commercial partnership with Etihad Airways and traffic results Alitalia between Rome and Abu Dhabi”, said Giancarlo Schisano, deputy general manager of the assets of Alitalia, said. ”In the course of four months from the beginning of the connection, Alitalia transported over 17.000 passengers on the route”.

The success of the flight is due to the possibility for Alitalia passengers to travel beyond Abu Dhabi for many codeshare destinations throughout Australia, South-East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Gulf States and South Africa with Etihad Airways “, added Schisano.

Vueling: the way to Florence – Catania

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Vueling, leading airline at the hub of Barcelona-El Prat , further increases the range of flights available to passengers departing from Florence during the winter season 2013, with the introduction of the new route Firenze-Catania . The connection represents an important step for the airline that introduces so the first domestic route in Italy , attiva 9 times a week from next 27 October, with a total offering of 58.200 places.

Passengers departing from Florence during the internal 2013 will also enjoy other 3 direct flights to Barcelona , Paris and London Heathrow with a total offering of 194.100 places and an increase of 138% the activities of the company with respect to the 2012.

Florence is a stop of primary importance for Vueling , fact the airline in March 2013 opened its operational base at the airport Tuscan , the second after the one introduced at the Rome Fiumicino Airport .

Air Canada: from 25 May you fly non-stop from Rome to Toronto

Air_Canada_777[1]The 25 May takes off from the new Rome Fiumicino flight to Montreal from Air Canada .

They double as the Canadian destinations non-stop Air Canada , after the flight Rome-Toronto , operating since the beginning of April . The new service will be operated for Montreal five times a week with Boeing 767 configurati con 23 posti in business class e 185 in classe economy.

Emirates and JetBlue espandono the parrot partnership

EmiratesA380.jpg.jpgJetBlue Airways, l’ Hometown Airline™ di New York, and Emirates, the airline based in Dubai and one of the companies with the fastest growth in the world, have announced plans to expand their existing partnership in favor of a bilateral codeshare, submitted to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and DOT (Department of Transportation) and subject to the opinion of the foreign government authorities. The agreement Expansion, JetBlue will put its code "B6" on all flights currently operated by Emirates between the U.S. and the Dubai International Airport, as well as on the one between New York and Milan.

The agreement now want to deepen their three-year partnership between JetBlue and Emirates. Emirates has started putting its code on some JetBlue flights carried out in April 2012, in expansion of an agreement dating back to 2010.L 'current codeshare on JetBlue flights offered by Emirates include 28 destinations including Boston, Chicago, Orlando and Puerto Rico. Since March of this year, Emirates has begun to put its code on other routes JetBlue, tra cui Bridgetown, Barbados, Cancun, Mexico, Montego Bay, Jamaica and Santo Domingo, Santiago and Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic. With the existing agreement, customers can take advantage of a single ticket for flights of both companies, plus other benefits such as one-stop check-in and dedicated transfer baggage.

I membri in Skywards, the frequent flyer program for Emirates, can earn Miles on JetBlue flights and redeem miles for flights to the 77 destinations served by JetBlue in the Americas. Similarly, TrueBlue members - the loyalty program for customers JetBlue - can earn points on Emirates flights worldwide.