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A moving walkway, also known as a travelator, is essentially the “people” version of a traditional conveyer belt. These walkways move passengers through long airport terminals and departure gates. While riding a moving walkway, passengers can either stand still, or keep walking on it. Read More Here: Why Do Airports Have Moving Walkways? | SimpleFlying.com […]

Last week, a Dash 8-Q400 turboprop operated by Indian carrier SpiceJet had to make an emergency landing after smoke filled its cabin. In the aftermath of this alarming incident, the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered an investigation. As part of this, it has requested more regular oil checks. Read More Here: Regulator

British low-cost and leisure airline Jet2 has further consolidated its relationship with Airbus by announcing another order for the A320neo family of jets. The airline is confident of a significant resurgence of leisure travel demand, for which it wants to be prepared by including fuel-efficient modern narrowbody planes. Read More Here: Jet2 Increases Airbus Order

RwandAir will launch direct flights between London Heathrow and Kigali on November 6, 2022. The African airline has been operating flights to London via Brussels for the past five years, but from next month, these will be replaced with a new non-stop service to cater to increased customer demand. The new direct flights will operate

Newark Airport will be the first long-haul destination served by Lufthansa's new Boeing 787. The long-haul services will launch on December 1st, with the first short-haul commercial flights set to take place between Frankfurt and Munich tomorrow. Previously, Toronto had been penciled in as Lufthansa's first intercontinental Boeing 787 destination. Read More Here: Newark Will

Air New Zealand has listened and is giving its passengers what they want, as it announced this morning that from October 30, all new economy bookings for its direct Tahiti (PPT), Perth (PER), and Honolulu (HNL) services will receive full inflight services. This includes a meal, in-flight entertainment, and a 23kg baggage allowance. Air New

For the third consecutive month, September saw the Singapore Airlines Group, comprising Singapore Airlines and Scoot, treading water. The bright spot was that Scoot managed to grow passenger numbers by 8% month-on-month, while the needle barely moved for big-brother Singapore Airlines. Read More Here: Singapore Airlines Flat In September But Scoot Still Adding Passengers |

Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has announced the closure of its runway today between 11:00 and 17:00. India's second-busiest airport schedules yearly maintenance of its runway to protect from rain-related wear and tear. All airlines operating out of the airports have been informed, and flights rescheduled. Read More Here: Mumbai Airport Closes For

Air Serbia is going through operational issues at the moment. These issues have several causes: the end of its summer wet-lease contracts, the delayed delivery of new aircraft, booming demand due to Serbia’s political stance towards Russia, and the unexpected temporary grounding of two A319s. The operational issue has resulted in Air Serbia needing to

According to UK low-cost carrier easyJet, around one in six or 16% of people fear flying. To help those aerophobics overcome nervousness, easyJet is bringing back its UK Fearless Flyer course this winter. Read More Here: easyJet’s Fearless Flyer Program For Aerophobics Is Back | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets