SHOW NOTES

I. News of the week

SHOW NOTES

Ryanair ressucitates a ghost airport

Ryanair Makes Valencia's Notorious Ghost Airport Its New Spanish Home – Skift
Ryanair to become first airline to fly to Spain's ghost airport | Business | The Guardian

Ryanair goes transatlantic

Qatar Airways Buys Heathrow Hotel

Qatar Airways Getting Into Hotel Business With Heathrow Purchase – Skift

Emirates addresses subsidies accusations

Korean Air's attendant strikes back

Ex-Korean Air flight attendant sues airline and executive after 'nut rage' incident | Travel | The Guardian

Virgin Atlantic announces profit

Virgin Atlantic soars back into profit | Business | The Guardian

II. Innovation news of the week

Better airport queue improvement via mobile tracking

The fastest U.S. airlines

Google Flights adds amenities data

In-flight smartcard payments

airlinetrends.com » HK Express lets passengers make contactless in-flight payments with their mass transit smart card

More Apple Watch flight apps

Battery causes fire on KLM flight

Spitfire interactive

Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX Cockpit Interactive Panorama

Sky data drawings

3D visualization of all flights in the world

Flight Stream

III. App of the week

ITA Matrix

IV. Debate of the week

Lufthansa's low cost strategy

Lufthansa Proposes Legacy Growth Plan In Return For Staff Concessions | Commercial Aviation content from Aviation Week
Black-sky thinking: Lufthansa’s travails 2015-03-13 | Espresso
Lufthansa's Eurowings agrees new pay deal with pilots | Reuters
Lufthansa’s new budget airline cleared for take-off - FT.com ($)
Arabian Aerospace - German LCC to take on the Gulf with super low cost challenge
New Eurowings’ first base outside Germany will be Vienna | Airports & Routes content from ATWOnline

V. Question of the week

Will airline honor mistake fares?

VI. Airport of the week

SIN

SIN is considered one of the best airports in the world. The SkyTrax World Airport Awards gave it its 2015, 2014, 2013 nod and Business Traveler Magazine has named it the best for no less than 26 consecutive years. From the swimming pool to the rooftop gardens, from the city tours to the slide, learn why Alex and Paul agree.

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008 SIN - ITA Matrix, airports sensors, Ryanair transatlantic, Lufthansa strikes