Flights
bmibaby bookings move into the fast lane
bmibaby is currently seeing a surge in bookings from Formula One fans keen to get a slice of the action at the Monaco Grand Prix between the 21 – 24 May 2009.
bmibaby celebrates six years at Manchester
Low cost airline bmibaby is this week celebrating six years of flying from Manchester Airport. The low cost airline started flying from Manchester Airport in May 2003 and since then has continued to bring new and exciting routes to the region.
BA celebrates ‘Change for Good’
British Airways and UNICEF UK are celebrating 15 years raising millions of pounds for some of the poorest children in the world through the 'Change for Good' programme. Hollywood star Ewan McGregor, UNICEF UK Ambassador, praised British Airways' customers and staff for their support.
BA to open new lounge at Terminal 3
British Airways' luxurious new lounge for premium passengers and top tier oneworld members opens at Terminal 3 on May 11. The 300-seat Galleries Club Lounge is for eligible customers travelling to Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Helsinki, Vienna and Malaga.
easyJet releases Gatwick winter schedule
easyJet has released its winter schedule 2009/10 from Gatwick Airport. Routes include the ever popular destinations of, Geneva, Palma and Alicante with fares from just £22.99 including tax.
Emirates increases free baggage allowance
Emirates has announced an increase to its free baggage allowances provided to passengers. All Emirates passengers travelling on or after 4th May can avail of the new baggage allowances.
Emirates marks new Sydney service
Tourism Australia and Emirates marked the successful start of the airline’s daily A380 service between Dubai and Sydney at the 2009 Arabian Travel Market (ATM), running until 8th May.
Flybe announces winter programme
Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, has today announced its full 2009/10 Winter programme that offers travellers a choice of 2,900 flights on more than 140 popular routes every week available for booking now for travel between 25th October and 27th March 2010.
Flybe achieves City & Guilds Centre status
Flybe has announced it has officially become the UK’s newest City & Guilds Centre following the successful completion of an extensive approval process. The certification means that Flybe can now award its cabin crew National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) through its Training Academy.
Flybe slashes cost of summer flights
Flybe has announced it is discounting some of its most popular European and UK summer routes that, with substantial savings of up to 50% if booked before May 14th, is designed to keep Britain on the move during these challenging economic times. Destinations include Paris, Newquay, Dusseldorf, Southampton and Cardiff.
Gulf Air - Official carrier of Bahrain Airshow 2010
Close on the heels of successfully hosting 2009 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, national carrier Gulf Air announced its sponsorship to another big event the Kingdom is hosting - the Bahrain International Air Show 2010 (BIAS).
Delta Air Lines launches summer sale
Delta Air Lines has lowered leisure fares in most domestic markets. The reductions offer customers flying to or from U.S. cities significant savings on advance-purchase leisure fares to some of the airline’s most popular summer travel destinations.
Ryanair confirms ‘fat tax’ is a non-runner
Ryanair has confirmed that it will not implement a ‘fat tax’ because there is no way to collect it without disrupting its 25 minute turnarounds and its online check-in process. Ryanair confirmed that more than 16,000 passengers voted in its latest online poll to identify how the airline should charge larger passengers.
May madness from Ryanair
Ryanair has today slashed its lowest fares by 75% as it released 1 million ‘May Madness Seats’ for travel in late May, June and early July which are available at ryanair.com until midnight Sunday 10 May.
Coventry Airport is up for sale
Coventry Airport is being put up for sale by its shareholders and directors. Over £6 million has been invested in infrastructure at the airport since the takeover from the TUI Group, including upgrading the airport ground lighting system, resurfacing part of the runway, new signage for the runway and taxiways and ongoing improvements to Air Traffic Control.