8th Annual Low Cost Airlines World Asia Pacific 2011

Low Cost Airlines World Asia Pacific 2011 invites you to join the only dedicated platform for key stakeholders in the low cost aviation sector to innovate, plan and shape the future of the industry. To be held from January 26–28, 2011 at Grand Hyatt, Singapore, the convention promises an exciting program featuring inspirational CEOs from the Asia Pacific region, and beyond.

Learning the most recent on growth and development strategies straight from Asia’s key low cost carriers (LCC) leaders, delegates can also find out the most profitable ancillary revenues as well as the latest network developments, distribution and partnership strategies. Those in attendance will also be able to accomplish business with over 300 aviation executives.

A keynote speech from leading brand guru, Ian Rowden, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi, will show how LCCs can spark a winning brand movement and take pleasure in unwavering loyalty. Discover how LCCs are responding to travelers’ desires for enhanced experiences and how they intend to develop their revenues with smart and new products to create new markets, new routes and tap into new customer segments.

An unrivalled speaker line up comprising: GOL, Tiger Airways, Air Asia X, Mango Airlines, Virgin America, Jetstar, Thai AirAsia etc.

Singapore Tourism Board supporting Low Cost Airlines World Asia Pacific 2011.

Continental Airlines stops hundreds of flights due to imminent snowstorm

Although the snowflakes haven't yet began to fall in Newark, the impending storm has prompted Continental Airlines to abandon 485 flights scheduled for Wednesday, most of them in or out of its Newark hub, the airline said this evening.

In all, the storm led Continental to cancel more than 700 flights systemwide, as well as 244 today, said Andrew Ferraro, a Continental spokesman. The majority of the airline’s flights begin, stop or join at Continental’s northeastern hub at Newark Liberty International Airport, Ferraro said. Continental is Newark Liberty’s most important carrier.

Mass cancellations through and after the late December blizzard left thousands of passengers stranded at Newark Liberty and other regional airports. Many fliers said they went to the airport not perceptive whether their flight was canceled after being unable to discover its status by phone or online.

In advance of the latest storm, Ferraro said the airline started calling passengers by phone to inform them their flights had been canceled. Passengers who signed up for status alerts have also been informed by text message, Ferraro said.

“We proactively reached out to folks this instance,” Ferraro said.

As it had in advance of the blizzard and a lighter storm last week, Continental, along with its recently merged corporate cousin, United Airlines, permitted fliers to rebook flights scheduled for Monday night and Tuesday without fine.

Ferraro said United stopped 142 flights systemwide scheduled for Wednesday. American Airlines has stopped about 500 flights scheduled for Wednesday, said Tim Smith, an American spokesman. But Newark Liberty is not an American hub, Smith said, and only about 20 of those cancellations engage Newark.

Smith said American is also permitting passengers to alter their reservations without penalty throughout the storm.

American Airlines and Japan Airlines to commence Joint Venture on April 1st

American Airlines and Japan Airlines will start their formerly announced trans-Pacific revenue sharing venture on April 1st, the companies declared in Tokyo Tuesday morning.

The two airlines plan to build a number of moves to progress their trans-Pacific reach. These comprise scheduling tighter flight connections between carriers throughout the summer 2011 schedule, JAL moving their Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) operations to the Terminal 3 home of American on March 27th, and raising the number of codeshare flights to 123.

In addition, AA and JAL will align fares on routes operated by both carriers and customers will be able to book and handle flights on either airline through either airline’s website.

To celebrate the deal, AA and JAL will present a fare sale on all Tokyo-US routes for travel between Feb. 1 and March 31, 2011. Customers will be able to fly either airline or a mixture of the two.