Flights
New Delta service from NY City to Antigua & Barbuda
Eager to go snorkelling or scuba diving this summer? How about bird watching in the morning and sunbathing in the afternoon? Delta Air Lines will continue to take travellers to more places in the Caribbean with new nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Antigua and Barbuda, starting on June 12.
Delta uncorks high-flying wine cellar
She may not wear that famous designer red dress worn by Delta Air Lines flight attendants, but master sommelier, TV host and author Andrea Robinson is adding her own stylish touch to travel with a sophisticated wine program boarding in February and a new in-flight program revealing little-known travel tips from regarded foodies, called “Local Flavor.”
Cheap ski flights from your local airport
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, will today welcome passengers onboard its inaugural flight from Liverpool to Innsbruck in Austria, giving the region’s travellers an even greater choice of destinations from their local airport.
easyJet announces their biggest ever sale
easyJet, the low-fares airline, today launches its biggest ever cheap flights sale, with up to 25% off every flight between 12 February and 31 May 2008, which means massive discounts on over 12 million easyJet seats this spring.
Dubai teenager wins trip of a lifetime with Emirates
South African teenager, Michael Misselhorn from Wellington International School in Dubai, could be set to follow in the footsteps of Kaka and Ronaldo after winning the opportunity to train as an AC Milan player thanks to Emirates.
Lufthansa Technik restores Lockheed Super Star
Lufthansa Technik AG has been asked by Lufthansa’s historic flight foundation Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin-Stiftung (DLBS) to restore a historic Lufthansa aircraft to airworthy condition. A Lockheed L1649A Super Star, which in 1958 became the first long-haul airliner operated by Lufthansa capable of crossing the Atlantic without refuelling, is to take to the air again in 2010 as an unforgettable contributor to Lufthansa tradition.
Lufthansa opens new A380 hangar
Lufthansa Technik has today opened the first section of the new A380 maintenance hangar in Frankfurt within around 20 months since the start of construction on the first phase of the facility. On about 25,000 square metres of floor space, there is enough room already in the completed stage of the hangar to carry out maintenance work, simultaneously, on two Airbus A380s or three Boeing 747s.
SWISS to celebrate at EuroAirport
SWISS is to mark the first anniversary of the introduction of six new destinations to its EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg operations. And it will be doing so with the customers who have made the new services such a success: from January 14 onwards, SWISS will be giving away 40 free flights from Basel in various competitions and promotions.
Austrian pioneers new routes to Central & Eastern Europe
Commencing during the summer schedule 2008, Austrian will add two new flight destinations in Russia bringing the total to seven Russian cities. Services to Sochi and Nizhniy Novgorod will operate three times a week from April in addition to operations to Rostov, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Karsnodar.
Wallpaper commends Virgin’s speedy check-in
Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s leading long-haul airlines, was awarded with the ‘Fastest Airport Check In’ accolade at the exclusive Wallpaper Awards last night. This accolade follows the opening of Virgin Atlantic’s new Upper Class Wing at London Heathrow in November 2007.
Ryanair announces new Bournemouth base
Ryanair has announced its twenty-fourth European base in Bournemouth on England's South Coast.
Sale bargains to be found abroad
Believe it or not, shopping and relaxation can go hand in hand. If you find the stampede of sale seekers in London a rather daunting exercise, then why not travel abroad to some of the more bargain friendly destinations where you can enjoy a good break as well as acquiring a new wardrobe?
Ryanair launches annual multi-trip Travel Insurance
Ryanair, has launched its new multi-trip travel insurance package for 2008. From just £39/€54, passengers can avail of great value travel insurance for all their 2008 flights. Passengers who purchase a new policy before Jan 24th will receive the added benefit of a bonus* Ryanair flight.
Ryanair launches biggest ever January seat sale
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Tuesday, 8th January 2008) launched its biggest ever January Seat Sale, giving away two million seats for €10/ £10, including taxes and charges. Any passenger who books flights on Ryanair.com between now and Thursday will receive a free bonus flight (no taxes, no fees, no charges), so passengers can get two flights for just €10 / £10.
bmi named UK's number one for punctuality
bmi regional has been named the UK’s most punctual airline for the first nine months of 2007, according to official statistics published by the CAA.