The decision about the expansion of Lelystad Airport might be delayed by five months. State Secretary Wilma Mansveld wrote this in a letter to the Dutch government. Her letter states that the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment needs more time to conduct research on all environmental impacts of the expansion.

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has future plans to let Lelystad Airport operate 45,000 flights per year. This should provide Schiphol Airport the opportunity to operate more intercontinental flights and transfer traffic.

From April 2015 onwards it is possible to fly from Groningen Airport to Milas-Bodrum Airport with Corendon Airlines. Corendon will fly this route twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday. The flights provide travelers from the Northern part of the Netherlands the possibility to spend their holidays at the Aegean Coast with popular resorts such as Bodrum, Marmaris and Kusadasi. By adding the flights, Corendon Airlines doubles its amount of flights from Groningen Airport. Besides flying to Bodrum, Corendon will operate flights to Antalya in the summer of 2015.

Ryanair, 9 October launched a new customer Twitter account, @RyanairFlights, which provides instant real time information for every one of its 1,600 daily flights.

Twitter users who follow @RyanairFlights can simply send their Ryanair flight number by direct message and will receive an instant update on the status of the flight by Tweet, using three simple steps: Follow @RyanairFlights, send the flight number (eg FR102) by direct message and receive an instant flight update. This is the latest in a long line of improvements to the Ryanair customer experience, following allocated seating, a second free cabin bag allowance, a new website and app and the dedicated Family Extra and Business Plus services.

Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said: “Ryanair is pleased to launch @RyanairFlights, offering Twitter users instant real-time flight information for our 1,600 daily flights. Over 100,000 people already follow our official @Ryanair Twitter account for the latest Ryanair news, special fare offers and dedicated customer service and we look forward to rolling out further digital innovations, as we continue to offer so much more than just the lowest fares.”

Transhotel has applied for a pre-bankruptcy settlement, according to the Spanish website Travel Agent (http://www.agenttravel.es). The website received a letter written by the President of the Transhotel Group, Mr. Anselmo de la Cruz, which has been sent to all creditors last week. In this letter, Cruz writes that it is their priority to ensure the survival of the company, with the aim to minimize the impact of a potential bankruptcy on the travel industry so that customers and suppliers will not be compromised. Transhotel is currently discussing the situation with its creditors.