Flights

bmibaby announce new service from Cardiff International Airport

Cardiff International Airport’s largest low cost airline, bmibaby, has announced a new service to Menorca. The new service will operate from 21 May to 22 October 2009, on Thursdays and Sundays.

Aer Lingus announces removal of long haul fuel surcharges

Aer Lingus has announced, with immediate effect, the removal of all fuel surcharges on its long haul services booked from December 12th. Since the introduction of fuel surcharges, the airline has kept the price of oil under review and has adjusted the surcharge level in line with movements in fuel prices. Las week’s decision has been taken in the context of reductions in fuel prices over a sustained period.

Chocolates and champagne for travellers with Air France

Chocolates, always a hit with everyone, are a must during the festive season; Air France will be offering over 200,000 chocolates to its passengers during the festive period, with over 100,000 chocolates offered on the short-haul network alone.

Skyteam unveils sleek new website

Consistent with SkyTeam’s “Caring More About You” philosophy, the airline alliance has launched a redesigned version of its web site, skyteam.com. The new customer-centred web design aims to create an intuitive user experience that quickly delivers visitors the content they need from SkyTeam. With a fresh new look and clearer navigational features, the new web site reinforces the excitement of global travel.

Air France adds a fourth daily flight between Paris and Montreal

Air France announced that it is moving forward with its plan to further develop the Canadian market, with the addition of a fourth departure from Montreal to Paris Charles de Gaulle effective the summer of 2009.

airBaltic announces new flights for summer season

During the 2009 summer season, which will begin on March 30, 2009, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will supplement its network of flights from Riga with three new destinations – Linköping in Sweden, Palanga in Lithuania, and Tromsø in Norway.

airBaltic teams up with British Airways to offer new destinations

A new agreement between the Latvian national airline airBaltic and British Airways will allow passengers to access a wide range of destinations in the United States, Canada, Africa, South America, India, as well as exotic countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda.

Austrian Airlines reduces fuel surcharge

Due to a continued relaxation in conditions on fuel markets, the fuel surcharge for Austrian Airlines’ short and medium haul scheduled flights has been reduced by 3 Euros from 24 Euros to 21 Euros as of 23 December 2008. The surcharge for long-haul flights is reduced by 16 Euros from 98 Euros to 82 Euros.

Austrian reports fall in passenger volume for November

The aviation industry is currently reporting falls in passenger volume and collapsing demand worldwide, a negative trend which continued in November. The Austrian Airlines Group carried 7.1% fewer passengers last month in the scheduled and charter segments than in November 2007, although this was also due to capacity reductions.

bmi regional removes fuel surcharges on all routes

bmi has announced the second phase of its market leading campaign – the removal of fuel surcharges on its regional network from 17th December. This means travellers will enjoy lower fares when they fly bmi from regional airports direct to cities across the UK and Europe.

bmi pioneers inflight mobile communications service

bmi, London Heathrow’s second-largest airline, has become the first British carrier to offer its passengers an inflight communications service including the use of SMS-enabled mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants). It will also allow access to the internet and email from laptop computers fitted with GSM data cards.

BA ends merger talks with Qantas

British Airways Plc and Qantas Airways Ltd are announcing that after detailed discussions about a potential merger, talks have ended. Despite the potential longer term benefits to both British Airways and Qantas, the airlines have not been able to come to agreement over the key terms of a merger at this time.