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Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport Ups the Ante on Passenger Pleasures. Throughout the summer, Stockholm Arlanda Airport has inaugurated several new dining and shopping establishments. This is just the beginning, as even more additions are set to be unveiled with the opening of the new Marketplace in September.
Prepare to fly in style because American Airlines and Citi are introducing new perks for the Citi®/AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard. +Upgrades will boost your enjoyment in American’s Admirals Club lounges
As deep dive into this story of research, innovative design, and scientific discovery, we’ll take you behind the scenes of Qantas Airways’ Project Sunrise. This ambitious endeavor, in collaboration with the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre, explores strategies to combat jet lag. Learn how this research is reshaping air travel and potentially making the skies healthier for frequent flyers.
Got to catch a flight? Got hungry? Can’t decide where to stop? Relax. We now have the list of the best airports in FAB (Food and Beverage) as determined by judges of The Moodie Davitt report and The Foodie Report, for the 2016 Airport FAB Awards.
In a warm brand move, Iberia has knitted together a lovely Christmas video “Feel the Warmth of Christmas,” with a unique AvGeek spin on the traditional hand-crafted Christmas jumper.
The video celebrates a common love of planes, while highlighting the airline’s attention to every detail in the design and appearance of its aircraft.
British Airways expects a busy holiday travel season with more than 5,500 U.S. customers travelling to London on Christmas Eve on one of 28 flights out of its 21 U.S. gateway cities. The airline expects 35,000 additional passengers flying globally on Christmas Day.
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Virgin America has debuted a new summer menu for the First Class cabin, developed in partnership with Dean & Deluca which offers fresh seasonal fare selections and exclusive ONEHOPE wine–a label produced in collaboration with Rob Mondavi, Jr.
Virgin America today announces its new summer menu and partnership with Dean & DeLuca. The airline’s latest seasonal menu includes big, bold flavors, like the beef Bulgogi Bibimbap bowl and the herb roasted chicken salad with a Dijon-tarragon vinaigrette. Virgin America’s focus on a fresh, diverse range of menu options has helped the airline capture the “Best Domestic Airline for Food” award in the *Travel + Leisure* 2014 World’s Best Awards. (PRNewsFoto/Virgin America)
The new Virgin America menu will also include nibbles which the airline describes as: “a curated selection of snacks in the sky.” Passengers can expect tasty caramel popcorn, spicy Cajun snack mix, raw almonds and gummi bears.
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All of Virgin America’s menus are updated quarterly with sustainable and fresh ingredients, including local fruits and vegetables, premium meats and artisan breads.
This summer the airline’s menu will feature entrees like the beef Bulgogi Bibimbap in First, and a roast beef and cheddar sandwich on ciabatta bread for Main Cabin flyers, who can order their meal from the airline’s Red® seatback in-flight entertainment system at any time during a flight.
Red’s on-demand menu has an “open tab” feature which lets passengers run a tab throughout the flight and order whatever they like, with a single swipe of their card to pay for it all.
The exclusive offerings of Virgin America’s ONEHOPE Napa Valley Wines include the label’s 2013 Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, especially chosen to remain flavourful despite the palate changes that occur at altitude, with bold, fruity flavours.