Flights
Flybe calls for tax freeze
Following the news from Holland that the Dutch government have decided to abolish its Air Passenger tax, Flybe has announced that is has written to Alastair Darling and called on him to postpone the proposed Air Passenger Duty (APD) planned for November 2009.
Flybe announces expansion at Gatwick
Flybe has announced major expansion of its services with the news that London Gatwick is to become its 14th base as a result of its new Dusseldorf service.
Flybe scoops lion's share of Gatwick to Newquay market
Flybe has revealed that its new service from London Gatwick to Newquay has been huge success. Its popularity, by providing the only direct service between the South West and the UK Capital, has not only led to the airline securing an impressive 56% market share after just a month but also towards the incredible 83% overall rise in passengers between the two destinations.
Ryanair calls on PM to scrap tourist tax
Ryanair has called on Gordon Brown to scrap his £10 tourist tax as BAA March figures confirm the decline of passenger traffic to and from the UK.
Ryanair to charge ‘fat tax’?
Ryanair is reporting that almost 20,000 passengers have voted in favour of charging excess fees for overweight passengers with over 45,000 votes registered so far for Ryanair’s passenger poll to select the airline’s next discretionary charge.
American Airlines announces special sale fares
To celebrate the Easter weekend, American Airlines has announced a variety of special Easter fares to the US, which are available to book online immediately at aa.com.
Head to the sun for the price of a weekly shop
If you’ve missed all the travel sales or are not able to book future travel immediately, why not let American Airlines whisk you away to sunnier climes for the price of your weekly shopping courtesy of its new AAdvantage eShoppingSM programme instead?
American Airlines launches Business ExtrAA
As part of its continued commitment to business travellers within a competitive market, American Airlines has announced the UK as the latest region for the launch of its Business ExtrAA programme.
Higher airfares for overweight travellers?
Ryanair has announced that it received over 12,000 suggestions from passengers as part of the airline’s competition to suggest a discretionary revenue charge which would help lower Ryanair’s costs and reduce its guaranteed lowest fares even further.
Wi-Fi to fly on American Airlines
American Airlines is taking its high-altitude experiment with Wi-Fi out of the trial stage and has decided to install Gogo Inflight Internet on more than 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years.
Raise a glass with American Airlines
American Airlines has teamed up with classically trained winemaker and viticulturist Ken Chase as part of its continuing effort to serve customers the finest wines available.
Ryanair launches three new Italian bases
Ryanair has launched three new Italian bases (now totaling seven) at Alghero, Bologna and Cagliari Airports offering a total of sixty-seven domestic and international routes, generating over four million passengers per annum and supporting four thousand jobs in Italy.
Ryanair appoints director for new route development
Ryanair has announced the appointment of Mr. Ken O’Toole as Director of New Route Development. In this role Ken will be responsible for the continued expansion and management of the Ryanair route network, the allocation of aircraft fleet, commercial relationships with airports and drive to reduce airport costs.
First Choice recruits for ‘coolest job in the world’
First Choice is launching a search to find seven fun-loving kids from across the UK to join its Cool Pool Board of Directors and advise on what makes a pool cool. The lucky seven, will be invited to join First Choice’s own Cool Pool expert, Tommy Lynch, for an all expenses paid trip to its UK head office and a top pool.
Ryanair welcomes Warsaw ruling
Ryanair has welcomed the decision of the Regional court in Warsaw to dismiss a personal damages claim by ex-CEO of LOT, Mr Marek Mazur, following the use of his photograph in a humorous Ryanair advert in April 2007 about a then-topical news story about Mr Mazur’s dismissal from LOT - a story which was widely covered in the Polish media at the time.