Icelandair in 2016 will introduce Montreal as its 5th gateway in Canada, with 4 weekly Reykjavik – Montreal service, starting 19MAY16. This route will be operated by Boeing 757 aircraft.
FI805 KEF1705 – 1840YUL 75W x357
FI804 YUL2105 – 0600+1KEF 75W x357
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Austrian Airlines resumes VIE-PVG flight
Subject to Government Approval, Austrian from 04APR16 plans to resume Vienna – Shanghai Pu Dong route. Initially service operates 5 times a week (Day x26 from VIE, Day x37 from PVG) with Boeing 777-200ER, and increases to daily from 03MAY16. Reservation is now open.
OS075 VIE1320 – 0540+1PVG 772 D
OS076 PVG1050 – 1610VIE 772 D
Austrian cancelled this route in January 2007, with A330-200/A340-300 aircraft.
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British Airways 777 performs emergency evacuation at LAS – UPDATE
A British Airways flight was evacuated after it caught fire during takeoff on a runway in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon, airport officials said.
The London-bound plane caught fire at 4:22 p.m. local time, according to McCarran Airport’s Twitter account.
The aircraft, a 275-seat Boeing 777, was immediately evacuated, the airport said. There were 159 passengers and 13 crew members aboard, according to airport officials, and two people suffered minor injuries.
The plane experienced engine failure while attempting to take off, according to Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Passengers were evacuated by emergency slides and have been taken back to the terminal by bus, Gregor said.
Gregor could not comment directly on the cause of the fire. Calls to British Airways were not immediately returned.
Los Angeles Times
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