Flights
Ryanair expands Canary Islands offering
Ryanair has announced that it will open 39 new routes to/from the Canary Islands this winter starting in October. This will comprise of 16 new routes to Gran Canaria, 15 to Lanzarote and 8 to Tenerife (now 16 in total).
Qatar Airways expands to European capitals
Qatar Airways today announced a significant increase in the number of flights to key European capital cities as part of its aggressive expansion programme to improve frequencies and offer passengers greater choice.
BA introduces first London City long haul flight
British Airways will launch the first ever long haul Club World service from London City airport this September.
When the going gets cheap, the cheap get going
Budget airlines have opened the doors of travel to many people but how can you keep costs down when heading to the airport? Cheapflights.co.uk explores the most cost effective ways to start your summer holiday.
Aer Lingus confirms new Shannon to Heathrow flight
Aer Lingus has confirmed a third scheduled daily flight between Shannon and London Heathrow commencing 25th October 2009.
Air Astana unaffected by EU air safety ban
Air Astana has confirmed that it is unaffected by the recent European Union Air Safety Committee ban.
Air France, KLM and Westjet launch interline relationship
Following the interline agreement signed on February 4th, Air France, KLM and WestJet announced that, as of today, the 2 European companies will offer interline itineraries that connect their passengers into WestJet’s Canadian network.
airBaltic passengers grows by 31% at Riga base
Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 258,051 passenger in June 2009 (from Riga and Vilnius), representing 3% more than in the same month in 2008, when airBaltic transported 249,995 passengers.
airBaltic to launch nonstop flights from Riga to Frankfurt
On 17 September 2009, the Latvian airline airBaltic will launch nonstop flights from Riga to Frankfurt, in Germany. It will be already the sixth destination of airBaltic in Germany and the eleventh route launched by the airline in the summer season of 2009.
airBaltic increases summer flight frequency
The Latvian airline airBaltic has increased the frequency of flights in the summer season of 2009 on the routes from Riga to Dublin, Kaliningrad, Palanga, Tallinn and Vienna.
Emirates super-jumbo to serve UK for one day only
An Emirates' super-jumbo is to serve a second UK gateway - but passengers wanting to enjoy the ride between Dubai and Birmingham better be quick.
Flybe becomes Cardiff's busiest airline
Flybe has announced it is now the largest carrier at Cardiff Airport in terms of weekly aircraft movements, with more Flybe flights departing and arriving at the airport than any other airline or tour operator.
Flybe chicks take to the skies
Flybe helped to transport a number of osprey chicks from Inverness to Malaga earlier this month as part of the Inverness-based Highland Wildlife Foundation’s initiative to repopulate the Iberian Peninsula with the rare birds.
UK bookings soar as summer holidays begin
Flybe has reported an 11% increase in regional UK holiday bookings compared to summer 2008, with sales especially boosted this weekend by a new last minute ‘Today’s Specials’ online alert.
Gulf Air wins 'Superbrands' award
Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air has been declared a 2009 'Superbrand' at the annual gala Superbrands awards held in Dubai recently.