Flights
Birmingham becomes Ryanair’s 25th base
Ryanair, has announced its 25th European base in Birmingham with an initial two Boeing 737-800 aircraft ($140m investment) which will deliver 20 new routes from Birmingham to Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
SWISS to further expand Basel-based network
A year after expanding its non-stop services from EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg from four to ten destinations, SWISS has reported positive results from the enlarged network and plans to further increase the services available to its EuroAirport-based customers.
SWISS Soccer Trams launch in Zurich, Basel & Geneva
SWISS is taking to the rails: Switzerland’s national airline has put three special “SWISS Soccer Trams” onto the streetcar networks in Zurich, Basel and Geneva in the run-up to the 2008 European football championships, which will be held in Switzerland and Austria this summer.
Time is of the essence at Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s leading long-haul airlines, today unveiled a new £6million advertising campaign aimed at attracting even more travellers to use its speedy new Terminal at Heathrow and its Upper Class facilities.
Aer Arann announces greater choice for European flights
Aer Arann, one of Europe’s fastest growing regional airlines, has entered a franchise agreement with Nex Aviation. The franchise will add four new routes to the Aer Arann network. The new destinations are Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Malaga, and Faro.
Virgin Atlantic launches New Year’s sale fares
Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s leading long-haul airlines, today announced that it will offer a three day seat sale this weekend for Economy and Premium Economy tickets.
Virgin Atlantic to run 747 on Biofuel in February
Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s leading long-haul airlines, today said it will fly one of its Boeing 747s on biofuel during a demonstration flight in February.
Virgin Atlantic upgrades its inflight ‘Meditainment'
Virgin Atlantic Airways today announced that following the popularity of its audio meditation programme onboard, it is now offering ‘Total Relaxation’ – a 30 minute ‘Imagination Reality’ experience. Brighton-based company Meditainment.com uses the latest in special audio effects and stunning on-screen visuals to create a wonderfully relaxing form of entertainment for passengers onboard.
Aer Arann announces expansion into Continental Europe
Aer Arann today announced it has entered a franchise agreement with Nex Aviation. The franchise will add four new routes to the Aer Arann network. The new destinations are Amsterdam , Bordeaux, Malaga, and Faro. The new services will come into effect on May 1st from Galway Airport and Waterford Airport.
Aer Lingus appoints lastminute.com as hotel partner
Aer Lingus customers are set to benefit from a new partnership with lastminute.com, which has been appointed as Aer Lingus' hotel partner to provide hotel accommodation for its passengers through Aerlingus.com. lastminute.com won the contract due to their highly competitive product and range of accommodation on offer.
Austrian codeshare creates new flights throughout US
With immediate effect, Austrian Airlines is offering flights to 20 cities in the US in cooperation with Star Alliance partner United Airlines. Austrian offers a direct connection across the Atlantic, from Vienna to Chicago, and from Chicago O’Hare Airport, the central hub of United Airlines, passengers can use a wide range of new and attractive transfer connections throughout the USA.
Austrian expands Russian route network
The Austrian Airlines Group continues to develop and expand its route network in Russia. From the beginning of the summer schedule 2008 onwards, three flights a week will take off for each of two new destinations in the Austrian schedule, the cities of Sochi and Nizhniy Novgorod. Fokker 70 aircraft will operate both routes.
bmibaby announces new route from Birmingham
bmibaby, the airline with tiny fares and the largest carrier in the Midlands, has announced further developments at Birmingham International Airport with the launch of a new service to Poland’s capital city Warsaw.
OpenSkies takes off
British Airways is planning to launch its new US-EU subsidiary airline "OpenSkies" with daily flights from New York to Brussels and Paris. The airline will launch in June 2008 with one Boeing 757 aircraft that will operate from New York to either Brussels or Paris Charles de Gaulle airports.
New longhaul route to Hyderabad
British Airways is to start flights from Heathrow to the Indian city of Hyderabad from October 27, 2008. Hyderabad becomes the airline's sixth Indian destination joining Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai on its route network. There will be five flights each week on a Boeing 777 aircraft.