Flights
Ryanair launches Crazy Christmas Countdown
Ryanair yesterday launched its “Crazy Christmas Countdown” seat sale, which kicks off today with fares starting from just £1 and increasing by £1 each day until Sunday 21 December when fares peak at £12.
Test your taste buds during Iceland’s Viking food challenge
Iceland’s most notorious delicacy hákarl (rotten shark) may have made Gordon Ramsay’s stomach turn on the The F-Word but curious foodies can sample some for themselves from January 25 – February 23, 2009 during Thorrablot - Iceland’s annual mid-winter Viking feast.
Arik Air appoints Aviareps Plc in UK and Ireland
Arik Air has appointed Aviareps PLC as its General Sales Agent in the UK and Ireland. Award winning Arik Air began operations in 2006. It is Nigeria’s leading commercial carrier and is based in Lagos. It currently operates a domestic network with almost 100 flights daily and a fleet of 20 state-of-the-art aircraft. The new service between London Heathrow and Lagos launches on 15 December 2008.
Ryanair calls for answers from Stansted Airport
Ryanair has criticised security failures at Stansted Airport yesterday, claiming that the failings join a long list of management failures at the airport including lengthy queues at security and at passport control.
Ryanair counts down to Christmas with 12 day seat sale
Ryanair today (Tuesday, 9th December 2008) began the countdown to Christmas by launching its 12 Days of Christmas - 1 Million Seat Sale, which kicks off tomorrow for just £1 and increases by £1 each day until Sunday 21st December when fares peak at £12 one way including taxes.
Ryanair calendar raises money for charity
Ryanair has warned that time is running out to secure a copy of the 2009 Ryanair Cabin Crew Charity Calendar with just 1,000 copies of the calendar remaining online.
easyJet says book early, pay less for summer 09 flights
easyJet has released its summer 2009 schedule from London Gatwick Airport. Destinations include the ever popular hotspots of Alicante, Malaga and Faro along with many exciting cities such as Edinburgh, Barcelona and Helsinki. Fares will be starting at a credit crunch busting £27.99 including tax.
Icelandair to fly to Stavanger and Dusseldorf
Icelandair is in the process of introducing the Company’s new schedule for next summer. Icelandair will fly to 23 destinations with a schedule featuring up to 136 flights per week. New features include regular flights to Stavanger in Norway and Dusseldorf in Germany, while flights to Orlando in Florida will be suspended next summer. The frequency of flights to Toronto in Canada will be increased, but on the whole the flight schedule will be reduced from last summer.
KLM to serve meals by US chef Daniel Green
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today started a culinary collaboration with television chef Daniel Green, who has designed meals for passengers travelling in KLM’s Economy Class from the United States. Chef Green is widely known for his focus on healthy eating.
Sergio Herman announced as new master chef for KLM
From December 1, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will serve its World Business Class passengers meals created by Dutch master chef Sergio Herman of Restaurant Oud Sluis in Zeeland.
Austrian Airlines takes off into new future with Lufthansa
The Supervisory Board of ÖIAG today gave a green light to the sale to Lufthansa of ÖIAG’s 41.56 percent share in Austrian Airlines. The signing of the contract took place after a meeting of the Supervisory Board of ÖIAG.
Monarch announces Ibiza flights now on sale for summer 09
Award winning low fares airline Monarch has added services to Ibiza to its scheduled summer flying programme for 2009. The flights, which are available to book on monarch.co.uk from Friday 05 December will start flying on 21 May and operate until 05 October 2009.
Star Alliance lounge opens at Charles de Gaulle Airport
Star Alliance has opened a First and Business Class Lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport. The 850 square metre facility is the largest of its kind in Terminal 1 and offers space for more than 200 customers.
TAP flies to Warsaw, Moscow & Helsinki
TAP is to fly from Lisbon to Warsaw, Moscow and Helsinki from June of next year with a basic five flights a week to each of the new destinations. TAP will be increasing flights to one a day to the capital of Poland during the peak season from July 22 to September 6.
Virgin Atlantic places order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s leading long-haul airlines, and aircraft maker Boeing today announced an extensive partnership which includes the largest order yet by a European airline for Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner.