Friday, March 11, 2011

LOT Polish Airlines business class promotional offer

a fantastic new promotional offer has been in place in the Miles & More loyalty program – triple miles for business class travel on every LOT Polish Airlines connection. This offer will last until 30 April 2011.

“This our second promotional offer of this kind in the Miles & More program. The previous one took place in the autumn of last year, and many of our passengers took advantage of the opportunity, which is why we have decided to repeat it,” said Dorota Haller, Director of Marketing and Product at LOT Polish Airlines. “But this time the promotion includes all connections offered by LOT.”
Participation in the promotion is conditional upon registration at the address:
www.miles-and-more.com/triple-miles
Registration will be possible until 30/04/2011.

Additional award miles will be credited after scheduled flights on any route in business Class operated by LOT Polish Airlines.

Flights must take place during the promotional period. Registration is necessary only once and is valid for the whole promotional period.

This offer may not be combined with any other Miles & More offer.

Passengers with Miles & More address based in Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and Italy cannot participate in the promotion.

Croatia Airlines OU flight Zagreb Gothenburg

Zagreb and Gothenburg are connected by direct Croatia Airlines flights (the international flight number OU484/OU485), two times a week, on Mondays and Fridays. using Airbus A319 aircraft. On the return flight aircraft took off from Gothenburg at 11.20 hours with 132 passengers, and the arrival in Zagreb was at 13.25 hours.

Croatia Airlines is introducing direct flights on the route Zagreb – Gothenburg with the aim of contributing to an even more successful tourist exchange between the Republic of Croatia and the Kingdom of Sweden. Passengers are offered very favourable conditions, without the need for stopping over at some of European airports. After landing in Zagreb, passengers are offered excellent flight connections to domestic and regional destinations of Croatia Airlines.

To mark the occasion of establishing flights between Zagreb and Gothenburg, Croatia Airlines offers Miles & More members a special advantage – double award miles in the first three months (until September 9th) for flying on the route between Zagreb and Gothenburg.

Return tickets for flights between Zagreb and Gothenburg can be purchased online at www.croatiaairlines.com starting from 164 Euros (the price includes all taxes as well as the Ticket Service Charge).

flights Zagreb to Athens Croatia Airlines

Croatia Airlines operated scheduled international flight between Zagreb and Athens. using an Airbus A319 aircraft.

Croatia Airlines fly to the capitals of Greece three times a week – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The flight departs from Zagreb at 15:25 and arrives in Athens at 17:15. The departure from Athens is at 18:05 and the arrival in Zagreb at 20:05.

Return tickets Zagreb-Athens can be purchased on the company’s web site starting from 164 euros (including airport taxes and Ticket Service Charge – TSC). Tickets can also be bought at the offices of Croatia Airlines or its business partners.
To mark the introduction of the new regular line, Croatia Airlines rewards Miles & More members with a special bonus – double award miles during the first two months of the Zagreb-Athens service (until 1st August 2010). Besides Athens, there are several destinations in the Croatian national airline’s network of routes within south-east Europe: from Zagreb to Sarajevo (two flights a day), Prishtina (seven flights a week), Podgorica (three flights a week) and Skoplje (daily). There is also a daily Zagreb-Istanbul flight in cooperation with Turkish Airlines.
The expansion of the destinations network in the south-east Europe is in line with Croatia Airlines’ development plans, which include strengthening the company’s position as a regional leader. The direct flights will also enhance economic cooperation between Croatia and Greece and strengthen the two countries’ friendly relations.
The Croatia Airlines fleet has 13 aircraft - four Airbus A319, three Airbus A320 and six Dash 8-Q400 turboprop aircraft.

Croatia Airlines expects the introduction of flights from Zagreb to Athens to further strengthen the company's position in Star Alliance and enhance the global product offered to passengers by the largest airline alliance in the world. Croatia Airlines became a full member of Star Alliance earlier this year.

Croatia Airlines Dash 8 Q400 aircraft

Another Dash 8 aircraft in the fleet of Croatia Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, was blessed at the Zagreb airport.
The Zagorje aircraft (registration number 9A-CQE) was included in the Croatia Airlines fleet on April 23rd of this year. The first passengers flew onboard on a regular domestic flight from Zagreb to Split.

The Dash 8-Q400, by Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace, is one of the most modern turboprop aircraft in the world. In terms of flying characteristics, technological advances, and cost-effectiveness, it is among the best in the airline industry. Croatia Airlines has chosen the 76-seat passenger configuration, and the aircraft will be used for flights within Croatia, to regional destinations (Priština, Podgorica, Sarajevo, etc.), as well as to European hubs such as Zürich, Munich and Vienna.

Apart from Zagorje, another new Dash 8-Q400 (registration number 9A – CTF) was included in the national air carrier’s fleet in early April, and it will be named Primorje. This aircraft completed its first flight under Croatia Airlines colours on April 3rd on a regular service from Zagreb to Dubrovnik.

Zagorje and Primorje are Next Generation aircraft and bear the marking Dash 8-Q400 NextGen. The main difference with regard to the basic aircraft type lies in the configuration of the passenger cabin, which offers passengers greater comfort during the flight. The new side panels allow for more shoulder space, and the windows have built-in sun shades. Overhead luggage bins are also larger, while the new led-lights further enhance the overall passenger cabin environment, giving the impression of a more spacious interior.

The inclusion of Zagorje and Primorje has completed the overhaul of the medium range fleet of Croatia Airlines. The process began in the summer of 2008, when the first two such aircraft, named Slavonija and Lika, were delivered from Bombardier Aerospace in Toronto. Last year, another two Q400 aircraft, named Dalmacija and Istra, were delivered and joined the fleet.

The overhaul of the fleet is part of the company’s development goals to be achieved by 2012, which also includes strengthening the position of regional leader in south-eastern Europe, as well as expanding the destination network. This year’s summer flight schedule (valid between March 28th and October 30th), includes direct flights Zagreb – Rome three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays), Split – Rome twice a week (Wednesday and Saturday), and Dubrovnik – Rome on Mondays.

As of June 1st, Croatia Airlines aircraft will start direct flights on the route from Zagreb to Athens three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

The overhaul of its medium range fleet over the last two years has enabled Croatia Airlines to include Copenhagen, Priština, Podgorica and Barcelona into the network of its European destinations. These destinations are connected with Zagreb by three or four flights a week on average, which is an additional contribution by Croatia Airlines to the development of Croatian tourism, and the economy in general.

The Croatia Airlines fleet includes a total of thirteen aircrafts – four Airbus A319, three Airbus A320, and six Dash 8-Q400 aircraft. The Airbus aircraft bear the names of Croatian cities, while the Q400 aircraft were named after Croatian regions.

Diners Club Adria Airways credit card

Collecting miles with the Diners Club Adria Airways credit card

Travellers who are permanent residents of Slovenia can earn miles through purchases with the Diners Club - Adria payment card. Every purchase using the Diners Club Adria card will bring you additional miles – for each euro you spend we will add 1 mile to your account.

1 euro = 1 mile

The card opens doors and offers free services at more than 80 airport lounges across the world, where you can relax in peace while awaiting your departure, browse the free newspapers, enjoy a refreshing drink, make calls or send faxes.

Miles collected by Diners Club - Adria card holders will have unlimited validity

Bonus miles which Miles & More programme users already have in their account, and miles collected in the future, will not lapse after 36 months, but will be valid for an unlimited duration, provided holders fulfil (1) the conditions given in the terms and conditions of membership in Miles & More and (2) the conditions for use of the Diners Club - Adria partner card:

- you have been using the Diners Club - Adria card for at least 3 months
- each month you make at least one transaction that brings you at least one mile
- you settle your entire monthly balance within the deadline.
* M&M miles that have already lapsed will not be reactivated through use of the Diners Club-Adria Airways card.

Resumption of time limit on Miles & More miles:

If you no longer fulfil the above-listed conditions of using the Diners Club - Adria card, the validity of your miles will once again be limited. In this case your miles will start to expire beginning with the next three-month period. Bonus miles that have been exempted from expiry and/or those for which the validity would have already expired can be used up until that moment.

Pristina to Ljubljana flights Adria Airways

Adria Airways, which currently operates eleven flights a week between Pristina and Ljubljana and which carried more than 77,000 passengers on this route last year, is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its service to the Kosovo capital.
The Slovenian air carrier Adria Airways began scheduled flights on the Ljubljana–Pristina route on 15 October 1999. To begin with it operated a seven-weekly service between the two capitals, but then gradually increased the number of flights. In the summer of 2009 Adria Airways succeeded to add the evening flight to Pristina and it operated fourteen flights a week.
Adria Airways offers passengers excellent connections from Pristina via Ljubljana to Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London, Munich, Paris, Stockholm, Warsaw, Vienna, Zurich and other European cities and in co-operation with Star Alliance members to more than 1.000 destinations across the globe.

The route has developed thanks to the good image Adria Airways had in the region, the ever-increasing demand and traditionally good relationship between Slovenian and Kosovo citizens.

Today Adria Airways operates the flights with twelve aircraft: one Airbus A320, four Canadair Regional Jet CRJ900, six Canadair Regional Jet CRJ200 and one Canadair Regional Jet CRJ100. This is one of the most modern fleets, and is both environment-friendly and economical. Two 135-seat aircraft Airbus A319 wil join the fleet in the spring of 2010.