For those who travel, the "next link" between the airport and the next destination is so important. SWISS and SSB expanding its Air Rail offering from Geneva Airport. The updated offer includes the linking of the Western Swiss towns of Vevey, Montreux, Sion, Sierre, Visp and Brig to the SWISS route network. It will enable SWISS customers arriving in Switzerland to travel … [Read more...]
Air France and SNCF Voyageurs add additional Train + Air services
Air France and SNCF have offered Train + Air service for nearly 30 years with the network spanning 33 services. Well, it seems that this is growing further, with the additional eight routes. These include: Aix-en-Provence, Arras, Laval and Lille Flandre: to Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports. Perpignan : to Paris-Charles de Gaulle … [Read more...]
Lufthansa annouces an Air-Rail tie-up with KORAIL
The Air-Rail market is an important part of the multi-modal travel mix, as we continue to seek to reduce emissions - and yes, in some cases, reduce unrequired flying. Lufthansa has announced a tie-up with KORAIL- the national operator of South Korea. Lufthansa Group has partnered with KORAIL, the primary train operator in South Korea, to offer its passengers the … [Read more...]
ITA Airways to add intermodal travel options
Air travel can be a great enabler, covering distances quickly. But journeys never begin and end at the airport - there's normally travel to and from the airport. Typically, the point of switching modes (or intermodal travel) ITA Airways is offering a new product to help passengers - and not just in Italy. The new intermodality project is sponsored jointly by Aeroporti … [Read more...]
KLM extends its Air-Rail partnership with Thalys
KLM is adding further rail capacity, with the airline purchasing additional seats from Thalys, between Amsterdam and Brussels. KLM and Thayls together- Image, KLM. The extra seats form part of KLM’s efforts to scale down its four daily flights still operated between Amsterdam and Brussels. The extended air/rail product will be available from 26 March … [Read more...]
Deutsche Bahn to join Star Alliance as its first Intermodal partner
The intermodal travel mix is an important one - as readers of this blog know. Well, it seems that Deutsche Bahn (DB) will become the first intermodal partner of Star Alliance. Trains and planes - Image, DB/Star Alliance. The move is seen by DB and Star Alliance as setting an example on the way to greater sustainability in the mobility sector. With an Intermodal … [Read more...]
SWISS and SBB to launch a Munich-Zurich Airport “SWISS Air Rail” route
Swiss International Air Lines is deepening its collaboration with SBB Swiss Federal Railways to expand its intermodal rail/air travel product under the new name of ‘SWISS Air Rail’. SWISS is adding Munich Hauptbahnhof in Germany to its intermodal SWISS Air Rail network. The new Munich-Zurich Airport route joins the existing rail/air services between Zurich … [Read more...]
KLM and Thalys announces additional AirRail capacity
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Thalys (the high-speed European rail operator) are to expand their AirRail partnership. The aim is to increase the number of passengers with connecting KLM flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol who travel from Brussels – and back – by train. KLM has offered transfer passengers the option of boarding a Thalys high-speed train … [Read more...]
KLM to offer Air-Rail Link between Schipol and Amsterdam Centraal
Flying as we know is one part of the multi-modal mix of travel - it is normally combined with something else - be it driving, coach, train or metro. KLM is making one of those connections, with passengers being able to book a train ticket from Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal Station with NS Dutch Railways. NS and KLM together - Rendering, KLM According to the airline, the … [Read more...]
Air France extends its “Train+Air” offering
Air France and SNCF (the national operator of services in France) are expanding their "Train + Air" offering, allowing passengers to combine train and air travel in the same reservation. Air France Airbus A319 taking off from Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Seven new destinations have been added to the network - bookable for travel from 19th July. … [Read more...]