Business Travel Tips

Air Canada added a non-stop flight between Edmonton, Alberta, and London Heathrow.
The Canadian airline has launched this new service by offering three flights per week — Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

However, by April 1st, Air Canada announced will fly one daily round-trip flight on the route.
And more daily non-stop flights on Canada - London routes are expected to start by summer 2007.

Air Canada plans to launch 15 daily non-stop services to London from eight Canadian cities: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and St. John’s.

New security rules, applying to all flights from airports in all European Union, regardless of destination, will come into effect on November 6.
They will restrict the amount of liquids passengers can carry onboard.

Liquids that are in hand luggage must be kept in individual containers with max. capacity of 100 millilitres each, which must then be placed in a transparent re-sealable plastic bag.

Toothpaste, gels, perfumes and the contents of pressurised containers are considered liquids so should be placed in a transparent plastic bag.

Passengers are allowed to carry onboard medicines and other similar necessary items, but may be requested to provide proof that such items are needed (example a medical prescription).

The liquids will be scanned by the airport security staff.

Good news for those who are flying with family from United States to the Middle East. Etihad Airways lets kids under the age of 12 fly free on its nonstop New York (JFK) - Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights.

The children have to travel with an adult who is booked in the Coral Zone. (Eithad comes with three classes of service: Diamond, Pearl, and Coral corresponding to First, Business, and Economy classes respectively).

In the meantime, another UAE based airline, Emirates, has opened a dedicated lounge at London Heathrow for its business class passengers. It is located in Terminal 3’s Pier 6 departure area and has seating for 190 passengers. Emirates operates five daily flights from the west London airport.

Virgin Atlantic is offering discounted Upper Class tickets — prices start from £1,129 return, including taxes, on various long-haul destinations in the US and Asia over the Christmas and New Year period.

Booking must be done by November 30.
Travel Period: Christmas and New Year period.

According a survey by travel website TripAdvisor.com, which polled 4,000 travelers around the world, British Airways is the world’s favorite airline”.

The UK based airline was top-rated airline among the worldwide audience for the second consecutive year.
Concerning the US airline, American Airlines tops the poll, followed by Southwest Airlines, Delta, Continental, and then JetBlue.
Respondents cited customer service, including friendly and helpful staff, and good on-time arrival and departure records as the most important aspect of these airlines.

As for airports, TripAdvisor says the most popular terminals among U.S. travelers are Orlando’s Sanford International, followed by Las Vegas McCarran and Denver International . Chicago O’Hare was the least popular, followed by Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International and New York JFK.