Flights
Speedy air links promoted in major ad campaign
The speed and convenience of using Air Southwest flights for easy travel to and from the South West will to be promoted in a major new nationwide marketing campaign starting this week.
Coventry Airport in tie up with Marshall Aerospace
Marshall Airport Cambridge has officially taken over the provision of Air Traffic Services at Coventry Airport in an exciting contract that will see Marshall manage all air traffic control, air traffic engineering and aeronautical ground lighting.
Monarch gets set for summer in Ibiza
Award winning low fares airline Monarch is gearing up for another busy summer season in Ibiza with flights to the White Isle launching this Thursday, 21 May 09.
Brits snap up recession chic camping holidays
Ryanair today (19th May 09) confirmed a 60% increase in bookings on their camping website last month as more and more families take advantage of great value “recession chic” campsite accommodation throughout Europe and Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares this summer.
Ryanair criticises ‘BAA monopoly’
Ryanair today (19th May 09) condemned BAA for its decision to appeal the Competition Commission’s recent pro-consumer decision to break up the BAA hold over London’s airports. Ryanair has been a long standing critic of the BAA airport monopoly.
airBaltic reports positive growth
In April this year, Latvian airline airBaltic increased the number of passengers at its home base in Riga by 56% compared to the same period last year.
bmibaby reports more short break bookings
bmibaby is currently seeing an interesting trend in travel patterns for 2009. Bookings for breaks of less than four days are up by more than 20 per cent year on year, between January to April 2009, in comparison to the same period in 2008.
Star Alliance enhances Conventions Plus
Star Alliance has expanded its Conventions Plus product offer beyond traditional conventions to include travel arrangements for major cultural and sporting events.
BA’s got the knowledge
British Airways is to provide complimentary black cabs and executive cars for premium customers to speed their ground journey to and from Heathrow airport.
BA announces ‘Air Force Scrum’
The official aircraft taking the British & Irish Lions team to South Africa for the impending Lions Tour has been named ‘Air Force Scrum’.
Viva Las Vegas
British Airways is launching new services from London Heathrow to Las Vegas on October 25, 2009. The daily service will be operated by a three class Boeing 777 offering new Club World with fully flat beds.
Emirates launches ‘Best Price’ in the UAE
Emirates has recently launched ‘Best Price’ in the UAE, guaranteeing all customers who make a booking through emirates.com/ae that they will not find a better Emirates fare elsewhere on the web.
Emirates increases Middle East services
The Middle East will once again get a boost from Emirates with the airline this month announcing an additional 12 flights per week to major travel hubs in the region; bringing the airlines total number of weekly flights across the Middle East to 197.
Kids go free to Dubai with Emirates
In a never before seen offer, Emirates has today launched the ‘Kids Go Free’ promotion offering families an incredible saving when they visit Dubai with Emirates.
Emirates sends UN relief to Pakistan
Emirates SkyCargo, in conjunction with logistics provider Kuehne & Nagel, has transported 120 tonnes of relief supplies to the conflict stricken Swat region of Pakistan.