Flights
Holiday company says ‘no thanks’ to mobiles on planes
Europe’s leading holiday home website is petitioning Downing Street as part of a campaign to prevent airlines such as Ryanair from allowing mobile phone calls and texts during flights.
Jet Airways scoops another accolade
At a ceremony at New York’s Public Library recently, Condé Nast Traveler in the US (one of the world’s leading high end travel magazines) announced that Jet Airways has been voted as one of the top three airlines in the world in its 2008 Readers Choice Awards survey.
Ryanair launches new services from East Midlands
Ryanair has this week launched its brand-new services from East Midlands Airport to Prague, Faro, Paris (Beauvais) and Fuerteventura. Ryanair now operates a choice of thirty-one destinations for the 2008 winter season.
Ryanair launches new Bournemouth to Paris route
Ryanair yesterday celebrated the launch of its new route from Bournemouth to Paris Beauvais and well as the re-introduction of its Milan Bergamo route. Among the first passengers to check-in for today’s Bournemouth – Paris Beauvais flight were Manila and Vallipuram Chandrabose, with their daughter Dorinda. The Bournemouth-based family were going to spend a little time in Paris before meeting up with friends and travelling to Lourdes, before returning back to Paris.
Flybe signs up celebrity chef James Martin
Flybe has teamed up with celebrity chef, James Martin, to tempt Flybe passengers with a tantalising designer range of sandwiches on board all Flybe flights as part of the airline’s ‘Deli in the Sky’ in-flight menu. James, from Ready Steady Cook, Saturday Kitchen and Strictly Come Dancing fame, will be taking part in a number of marketing promotions in the New Year in his role as Flybe’s celebrity chef.
Ryanair’s new Bristol route takes off in style
Ryanair today (28 October) celebrated the launch of its three new routes from Bristol to Gdansk, Szczecin and Marrakesh by offering one million £1 (including taxes and charges) seats for travel in November, December and January, available on ryanair.com until midnight Thursday 30 October.
Ryanair launches new routes from Birmingham Airport
Ryanair had today launched 14 brand-new services from Birmingham Airport - to Malaga, Alicante, Murcia, Palma, Katowice, Krakow, Frankfurt (Hahn), Fuerteventura, Prague, Szczecin, Derry, Dusseldorf (Weeze), Kaunas and Bologna. Ryanair now operates a choice of over thirty destinations from Birmingham including flights to Dublin, Barcelona (Girona), Porto, Oslo (Torp), Bratislava, Stockholm (Skavsta), Biarritz and many more destinations.
Ryanair launches seven new flights from London Luton
Ryanair is today (Tuesday 28 October) celebrating inaugural flights on seven new routes - to Derry, Kaunas, Rzeszów, Szczecin, Trapani, Beziers and Biarritz - from London Luton Airport. Today will see four routes take to the sky - Kaunas, Derry, Szczecin and Trapani. Yesterday (27 October) saw the inaugural Beziers flight. And in the coming days, Rzeszów and Biarritz will commence operation.
Ryanair launches eight new routes from Stansted
Ryanair today (28 October) launched eight new routes from London Stansted - to Malaga, Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Madrid, Tenerife South, Katowice, Bologna and Zweibrucken. Ryanair celebrated by offering 1 million £1 (including taxes and charges) seats for travel in November, December and January which are available to buy on ryanair.com until midnight Thursday 30 October.
Ryanair launches new flights from Glasgow Prestwick
Ryanair launched two of its three new destinations from Glasgow Prestwick Airport yesterday. And the one hundred and seventy-eight passengers checking in for this afternoon's flight to Tenerife were treated to a carnival atmosphere in the terminal.
Ryanair closes Valencia base
Ryanair has announced the closure of its base at Valencia following the refusal of the Comunitat Valenciana to engage in constructive discussions in relation to the promotion of the airport and its routes across Ryanair’s network in Europe. The closure will lead to a loss of over 70 weekly Ryanair flights, 750,000 passengers per annum and over 750 jobs in the region.
UK travel trade welcomes Air Europa
Since the opening of a dedicated UK Sales Office in May the Air Europa Sales Team has been busy working with travel agents and tour operators specialising in Latin America and the Caribbean. Support for their long-haul services from London (Gatwick-Madrid service operated on Air Comet code-share) to Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico and the Dominican Republic is growing rapidly.
Flights of fantasy: Australia & New Zealand by private jet
Forget the credit crunch: Bridge & Wickers has just teamed up with US-based TCS Expeditions which offers amazingly luxurious expeditionary tours of the world by private jet. The first tour of Australia and the South Seas takes off on October 14, 2010 and costs a whopping £30,000. Although the date may strike many as too far away to even think about, Bridge & Wickers advises that TCS tours get booked up months in advance, with just under half being bagged by repeaters.
Enjoy a happy Diwali with Kingfisher Airlines
Kingfisher, India's favourite airline, is wishing everyone a Happy Diwali. Diwali is one of the biggest festivals of Hindus and is celebrated with lots of enthusiasm and happiness. It is celebrated over five days and the third day, that is October 28 this year is known as the “Festival of Lights’.
Flybe flying high with second environmental award this year
Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, has received the prestigious 2008 Brussels Airport Environmental Award during the annual awards ceremony held last night. The carrier beat the likes of well-known global giants such as BA, Air Canada, American, Lufthansa and Etihad as well as many of its competitors in the regional, low cost market including bmi, EasyJet and Brussels Airlines.