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Albania officials says that they have reached an agreement with the shareholders in Tirana International Airport, TIA, to end its exclusive right to host international flights and build new airports that will host low-cost flights.

Fifty years ago airline travel was less about function and more about fun and glamor. Smoking was encouraged and booze was a must as people stirred their dry martinis in the sky.

Remember old Olympic Airways:

Then there were the cocktail lounges with plush carpet:

Airlines have now introduced a new class for their worst seats which cannot be named as Economy.

‘Last class’ seats have been introduced by airlines to compete with their budget counterparts such as Ryanair and EasyJet and include seats at the back of the plane, where it is noisier, or by a toilet with no refunds or upgrades.

Airlines are increasingly rushing to bridge the gap between business class and economy. In times whe the price of a flight is falling, a number of economy passengers are feeling the downgrading of services while airlines are considering the creation of a new brand of premium economy class.

Lufthansa cabin crew will go on strike again on Thursday and Friday over pay and retirement demands, newswires have reported.

"We hope that this will finally bring serious movement in this labour dispute and that we will not be forced to also strike in December," AFP quoted the chief of cabin crew trade union UFO, Nicoley Baublies, as saying on Monday.

Turkish Airlines and the Petra Development and Tourism Authority have signed a "marketing sponsorship" agreement, granting Turkish Airlines passengers who travel to Petra generous discounts on entry tickets into Jordan's most popular heritage sites when they present their boarding passes.

British Airways is offering new direct flights from London’s Heathrow airport to the city of Kalamata, in the southern Peloponnese, starting in April 30, 2016, through to September 24.

Freddie Stier, Commercial Manager of British Airways of Cyprus and Greece:

Norwegian Air Shuttle hopes to start selling one-way tickets to Europe for $69 in 2017 by flying from U.S. airports that have low fees, Chief Executive Officer Bjørn Kjos said in an interview.

Air France managers fled a meeting on Monday about huge job cuts after angry staff waving banners and flags stormed the room, according to Telegraph.

Airline human resources and labor relations chief Xavier Broseta was captured with his shirt ripped off, his tie hanging from his neck, while battling his way through crowds of workers as he sought to escape.

Turkish Airlines (THY) ranks first in connecting Africa with the rest of the world, a senior official of Turkey?s flag carrier said on Sept. 28.

Company Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Temel Kotil also added the airline was the ?most effective and active? company in the same interview with Anadolu Agency.