Flights
Ryanair announces ‘closing down’ sale
Ryanair today (4 September 2008) marks the recent closure of airlines such as Zoom and Alitalia by intensifying its campaign against high airfares as it released 3 million seats for travel in October and November from just £5 one way (including taxes and charges).
Ryanair reports positive growth
Ryanair announced today that its passenger numbers continue to grow as Ryanair carried almost 5.8 million passengers in August, a 19% (940,000 passenger) increase when compared to August 2007. Ryanair has carried over 55 million passengers in the year to August 2008.
Ryanair announces new route from Stansted to Agadir
Ryanair has announced the launch of a brand new route from London Stansted to Agadir in Morocco. From October 28, Ryanair will offer a twice-weekly return service from London Stansted to Agadir.
Aer Arann awarded Knock-Dublin route
Aer Arann welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Transport that the airline has been awarded the Knock - Dublin PSO (Public Service Obligation) route. In accordance with PSO route requirements Aer Arann will provide a daily early morning service from Knock to Dublin and an evening return service, beginning on October 1st 2008.
airBaltic introduces internet check-in for Liepaja flights
As of now, the Latvian airline airBaltic will allow people who take flights from Liepaja to check in via the Internet. Previously this had only been possible for airBaltic flights departing from Riga, Ventspils, Vilnius, Vienna, Zurich, Bergen, Stavanger, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo.
Air France launches Electronic Boarding Pass on mobile phones
As from yesterday, Air France has launched electronic boarding passes on mobile phones. The only paper document needed to board is personal ID. This new paper-free service will initially concern passengers travelling on the 15 daily flights connecting Paris-CDG (terminal 2F1) to Amsterdam-Schiphol, in both directions.
BA introduces dedicated check-in zone for business customers
British Airways has introduced a dedicated check-in area for business class customers. The area, located at Zone H at the far end of Terminal 5 next to the First class check in area, will be clearly signposted for Club World and Club Europe passengers.
easyJet makes life easier for Travel Management Companies
easyJet has unveiled plans to reduce its point of sale (POS) fee on bookings made through Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and other approved third party distribution channels connected to its Application Programming Interface (API). The fee, which has up to now been based on a variable fee of up to £5 (€7.50) per seat (depending on the number of seats booked), will now be set at a fixed fee of £3.30 (€4) per seat.
easyJet announces new route from Gatwick to Istanbul
easyJet has announced another new route from London Gatwick to Istanbul. The new daily route will launch on 12 December 2008, with fares from £35.99 one way (£58.98 return) including tax. This new route to Istanbul brings the total number of routes from Gatwick to 51 this winter and the airline expects over 100,000 passengers to travel on the new service in the first 12 months.
Twin welcome for Emirates' twin delivery of Boeing 777s
Emirates Airline’s twin delivery of two Boeing 777 aircraft arrived in Dubai on the 29th August, to a special welcome from twin sisters Petra and Michaela Mohylova, both of whom are cabin crew with Emirates.
Flybe delivers a boost for Birmingham business
Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional low cost airline, yesterday proudly marked the official introduction of its new Embraer 195 aircraft at Dusseldorf International Airport, the first time the environmentally sensitive aircraft has operated to and from Germany. The event highlighted this key business route and attracted significant trade and media interest.
A culinary journey through France
In September and October Lufthansa is inviting its First and Business Class passengers on a culinary journey through the realm of haute cuisine. For eight weeks, Lufthansa Star Chef Alfred Friedrich will be offering passengers on long-haul flights from Germany a modern take on French-Mediterranean delicacies.
SAS and pilot association reach agreement on redundancies
The pilot association and SAS have reached an agreement regarding the principles for managing pilot redundancies in the company. SAS has previously announced that the Group has been forced to ground 18 aircraft as part of the Profit 08 action program. This program is to contribute to turn around the negative earnings trend in SAS, due to the record-high oil prices and the prospects of a recession.
TAP increases dedicated check-in desks
With a view to constantly increasing the service it provides its passengers with, TAP is now offering tap-plus and Victoria Silver card holders new check-in desks with differential customer care alongside the tap-executive check-in desks. These desks are located in Premium Space, an exclusive area created by TAP in June to offer support to tap-executive passengers, Victoria Gold and tap-corporate cardholders.
Special fare marks extra flights to Sao Tome
From October 26 TAP is increasing flights to some destinations. The company is responding to increased demand in a flexible way to existing opportunities for expansion and in this case doubling its flights to Sao Tome in comparison with the winter period of last year.