„Aktuell“ – News from the industry

Attendees of ASTA’s International Destination Expo (April 19-22, Istanbul) will kick off the event with a casual reception on the Bosporus on the evening of April 19.

The Latvian airline airBaltic is pleased to announce, that last night the self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci took a flight for the first time in history, after receiving approval from Italian authorities

Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 199,085 passengers in January 2010 (from Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn), representing 12% more than in the same month in 2009, when airBaltic transported 177,197 passengers

Attracted by lower prices in hotels and restaurants, and the marketing campaigns under the city brand LIVE Rīga, the number of travellers have been steadily increasing to Riga since the year end in 2009, helping the Latvian capital to outpace its neighbours.

JANUARY 2010 TRAFFIC: Passenger 1.4 point improvement in load factor to 78.0%. Traffic down 1.6% and capacity reduced by 3.4%. Cargo Traffic up 2% with 11.4% reduction in capacity. Strong improvement in load factor (+8.5 points) to 64.3%

ASTA is praising President Obama’s inclusion of several key small business lending-related initiatives in his first State of the Union Address

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today reported a January consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 77.2 percent, 4.0 points above the January 2009 consolidated load factor, and a mainline load factor of 78.0 percent, 4.0 points above the January 2009 mainline load factor.

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today reported a January consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 77.2 percent, 4.0 points above the January 2009 consolidated load factor, and a mainline load factor of 78.0 percent, 4.0 points above the January 2009 mainline load factor.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today reported fourth quarter 2009 financial results.

The company will operate 17 direct return flights per week between Madrid and the Argentine capital.