From Delta Air Lines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Amadeus, Radius and BTS Travel Experts
Delta to suspend Manchester-New York service
Delta Air Lines is set to suspend its Manchester to New York JFK flights from January 7 next year after before re-launching the service on May 2.
A spokesperson for the airline cited peak traffic around the festive winter and summer seasons as the reason for the timings.
The flight is operated by Delta, with Air France KLM also plying the route on a codeshare basis since last May.
The outbound DL155 flight, operated using a 170-seat Boeing 757-200 aircraft, leaves Manchester at 11.55am, arriving into New York-JFK at 2.50pm. The return DL154 flight departs New York-JFK at 10.05pm and arrives into Manchester at 10.25am on the following day.
Armin Venencie, Delta's UK and Ireland regional sales director, said: "Manchester is an important market for Delta.
"We are committed to this city and will be operating two daily services during the busy holiday periods."
The timings of the second daily flights are yet to be announced.
www.delta.com [1] www.airfrance.co.uk [2] www.klm.com [3]
Royal Jordanian sign up for Altéa
Amadeus has signed an agreement to provide its full Altéa Customer Management and ecommerce suite to Royal Jordanian Airlines.
Under a ten year deal, the travel IT company will provide software for the Middle East carrier to manage all reservations, inventory and departure control.
Altéa will also provide a common platform to integrate with its fellow members of the oneworld alliance.
Amadeus has now supplied its full suite to more than 60 carriers.
www.amadeus.com [4] www.rj.com [5]
BTS joins Radius network
BTS Travel Experts of Antwerp, Belgium has joined the Radius network.
It is the network's first member in Belgium.
Radius is a group of independently owned travel management companies based in more than 80 countries around the world.
Chris Vasiliou, Radius' president and ceo, said: "Not only does this extend our reach into key European markets, but BTS will be able to provide tangible traveller value by becoming Radius' local expert for Belgium."
Mickey Creyf, BTS's managing director, said: "Our clients include some of the world's most influential brands with travel requirements spanning the globe.
"By joining the RADIUS network we will be better equipped to provide our clients with cost-saving access to worldwide markets."
www.radiustravel.com [6] www.btstravel.be [7]