Flights
Norwegian bases third aircraft in Warsaw
Norwegian, Scandinavia’s largest low fares airline, will from June base a third aircraft at the Warsaw base and add 5 new routes and new frequencies to an already extensive network. This will give Norwegian a total of 22 international routes out of Poland.
Aer Lingus and JetBlue confirm industry-first partnership
Aer Lingus, Ireland's low-cost, low-fares airline and its US counterpart low-fare, high-frills JetBlue Airways Corporation have officially announced their industry-first strategic partnership will come into effect on April 3, 2008.
Aerlingus.com to pass ‘million’ milestone
The Aer Lingus website, aerlingus.com, passed a significant milestone in January, selling over one million seats in just one month. This is the first time in its history that over one million seats have been sold in a single month, underling the huge demand by customers for Aer Lingus' great choice of destinations, low fares and excellent customer service.
airBaltic to open second sales office in Riga
airBaltic is pleased to announce that airline will open its second sales and consultation office in Riga at the Reval Hotel Latvija on February 4.
BA business flights take off from London to New York
British Airways is to launch double daily business class-only flights from London City airport to New York next year. The new flights will operate on Airbus A318 aircraft with 32 seats onboard.
easyJet completes acquisition of GB Airways
easyJet today announced that the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary, easyJet Airline Company Limited of GB Airways Limited (“GB Airways”) from its parent, Bland Group Limited has now been successfully completed following final regulatory clearances on 18th January.
New Lufthansa connection to Equatorial Guinea
With the introduction of the summer flights schedules, Lufthansa is commencing its first flights to Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, from 1 April 2008.
Monarch's one million milestone!
Low fares airline Monarch is today celebrating a significant milestone as it welcomes its 1 millionth scheduled passenger onboard its Gatwick to Malaga service, and surprised two lucky passengers to mark the occasion.
SAS upgrades Economy Extra on long-haul routes
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has upgraded its premium economy class, Economy Extra, on its long-haul route network. The service class, which is aimed at both business travelers and discerning leisure travelers, now has dedicated crew, an improved meal service and an enhanced attention to detail.
Ryanair in legal wrangle with Sarkozy
Ryanair, France’s largest low fares airline has responded to a legal action launched by President Sarkozy and Ms Carla Bruni, relating to an advert, which ran in the Le Parisien newspaper last week.
SWISS enhances services to Cameroon
The SWISS long-haul route network will see a further innovation this summer. Douala will receive non-stop service to and from Zurich three times a week.
BA makes booking a New York City break even easier
British Airways has created a new British Airways Holidays website to provide customers advice on where to shop, where to eat, where to stay, what to see, ticket booking, as well as top tips for visitors to popular cities around the world such as New York.
airBaltic announces most popular destinations
The Latvian airline airBaltic has analysed operating results from its summer season (March 25 to October 27) and found that the most popular destinations from Riga were Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Berlin and London.
bmi warns CAA of BAA Heathrow price rises
bmi, Heathrow’s second largest airline, has today told the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) that Heathrow Airport charges will increase by over 40 per cent from 1st April if recent late submissions by BAA are accepted on top of the CAA’s own current indicative proposals.
Microsoft and Emirates join forces for innovation
Microsoft and Emirates announced today they will set up an Innovation lab in Dubai to develop new products and services for the travel industry using Microsoft’s cutting-edge technologies and tapping on Emirates’ expertise and experience in developing IT solutions for the aviation and travel industry. Both companies will invest in the project.