Business class

Following controversy over the Turkish National Women's Volleyball Team's 13-hour economy class flight to the United States, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdülkadir Uraloğlu has intervened and pledged that the team would travel business class on their return journey.

In January of this year, a picture taken on a Qatar Airways plane astounded the world.

Its main actors were 80 falcons - owned by a Saudi prince, seated peacefully in the airline's saloon, patiently waiting to reach their destination.

Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways are lending some passengers laptop computers and tablets to use on board following the U.S. ban on most electronics devices from being taken into the cabin on United States-bound flights.

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.

Air Serbia moves to new check-in system

BELGRADE -- Air Serbia is on Tuesday move from its existing, Gaetan check-in system at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport to a new one, called SabreSonic Check-In.