Flights
A legendary island romance
Boasting some of the best weather in the world and memorable sea views at every turn, Malta is the perfect destination for a Valentines Day trip away from the cold.
Air Malta teams up with ‘The Malta Experience’
Air Malta has teamed with ‘The Malta Experience’, the island’s leading audio visual heritage attraction, to be able to offer its passengers more added value.
Air Southwest to the rescue for Newquay passengers
Air Southwest is reminding passengers Newquay passengers that it flies up to six times a day to London, following news that Ryanair is to scrap its Newquay to Stansted service from the end of this month.
Ryanair reminds passengers of new ID policy
Ryanair is reminding passengers to bring their passport when travelling on all Ryanair flights as from Thursday next (1st October 09) Ryanair will no longer accept a driver’s licence as a valid form of identification.
Virgin Atlantic’s new baggage police – as easy as 1, 2, 3
Virgin Atlantic, the award-winning long-haul airline, has unveiled its new baggage policy, making it as easy as 1, 2, 3, for travellers. From 25 November 2009, Virgin Atlantic will be introducing a “piece system” across its network for all tickets booked after that date.
Virgin Atlantic launches one-stop travel shop online
Virgin Atlantic passengers can now organise their travel documents at the same time as their flight tickets through a new partnership announced this month.
EasyBus to the rescue at Gatwick North Terminal
Low-cost airport transfer coach operator, easyBus, will be the only direct public transport link from Gatwick's North Terminal to London for a period of over seven months, commencing September 2009, when the airport's terminal transfer transit is taken out of service for a major overhaul lasting well into the summer of 2010.
Malaysia Airlines launches new economy fares
Malaysia Airlines has launched low economy fares to Kuala Lumpur and other Asian, Australia and New Zealand cities with prices starting from just £399.
Ryanair launches one million free seats
Ryanair has announced it will release 1 million free seats for travel in late October and November. These free fares are available on over 500 great European routes but must be booked on ryanair.com before midnight (24:00hrs) Wednesday 23rd Sept.
Air France to reveal new Premium Voyageur cabin
Air France will be revealing to the press its new intermediary cabin class, Premium Voyageur, at the International French Travel Market in Paris on Wednesday 23 September 2009 at 11am.
airBaltic launches nonstop flights from Riga to Warsaw
The Latvian national airline airBaltic has launched nonstop flights from Riga to Warsaw, Poland, this month. This will ensure convenient transit links to and from final destinations in Scandinavia, the CIS, the Caucasus and the Middle East.
airBaltic launches nonstop flights from Riga to Frankfurt
The Latvian national airline airBaltic has launched nonstop flights from Riga to Frankfurt, Germany. This is the sixth nonstop destination for airBaltic in Germany.
Top European events for October
With the children now safely back at school, it’s a great time to escape and make the most of empty beaches and less crowds. Below is bmibaby’s choice of top events and things to do in Europe this October.
bmibaby leads the way for on time performance
Low cost airline, bmibaby remains in the number one position for on time performance for 2009. The results, taken from flightontime.info, show that bmibaby was the most punctual low cost carrier for the period January to June 2009, with 84.5 per cent of flights departing within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time.
bmi wins Best Short Haul Airline award
bmi is to be the recipient of a Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Award in this year’s awards, presented at the Royal Institution, London.