Flights
TAP reaches 1 millionth passenger on flights to Brazil
On December 24 TAP hit another historic number on its flights to Brazil by transporting 1 million passengers for the first time during the same year. In this case, Mario Sergio Limberte who traveled with his wife Dirce Limberte from Sao Paulo to Lisbon, before flying onto Barcelona and then to Porto where they will spend a week before returning to Brazil.
€65,000 raised at Ryanair for Orbis
Ryanair, has offered a sincere thanks to all of its staff and passengers who helped raise €65,000 for ORBIS during the airline’s recent fund raising drive for World Sight Day on October 11th. ORBIS’ famous Flying Eye Hospital carries out invaluable work fighting blindness in some of the world’s poorest nations.
Virgin Atlantic pledges to keep flying during industrial action
Virgin Atlantic has announced that it intends to operate all of its flights on 9 and 10 January and 16 and 17 January with the exception of three flights each day. These dates are affected by industrial action, which has been called by the Unite union.
Over 2 million passengers to fly with Ryanair this Christmas
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline today (Wednesday, 19th December 2007) celebrated a record 2 million passengers this Christmas and New Year, uniting friends and families across 26 countries on 605 routes. This is a 20% increase on last year’s holiday traffic and means that Ryanair will carry more international passengers than any other airline in the world this Christmas.
World’s largest aircraft touches down at Prestwick
Prestwick-based handling company Ocean Sky had a unique visitor today - Antonov An-225, the world's largest aircraft. Only one has ever been built. The Ukrainian-registered heavy-lift aircraft entered service in 1989 and was designed to "piggyback" the Russian Space Shuttle "Buran".
easyJet launches Speedy Boarding Plus
easyJet, the low-fares airline, has upgraded its Speedy Boarding service and today introduces Speedy Boarding Plus across Europe. The new facility combines Speedy Boarding (which allows passengers the opportunity to pay to be amongst the first to be called to board a flight) with a dedicated check-in service.
Flybe Christmas getaway - Tickets still available
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, is preparing for a busy week ahead which will see thousands of travellers flying with the airline from airports across the UK as families from the regions take to the skies to visit friends and relatives, or simply get away from it all, over the festive season.
Ryanair calendar stocks stripped bare
Ryanair has offered it’s thanks to Facua, whose complaint that the Girls of Ryanair Calendar is too sexy, has rocketed sales of the calendar across the globe, to countries as far afield as Australia, the Cayman Islands, Chile, Iraq, Japan and the US.
Ryanair announce huge European expansion
Ryanair has announced new routes from 7 British Airports, Birmingham, Durham Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newquay as part of its biggest ever European expansion which sees 50 new European routes in 2008, including 3 new airports, Angouleme (France), Arad and Constanta (Romania). This brings Ryanair’s network to over 600 routes for summer 2008.
Air China & Shanghai Airlines join Star Alliance
Air China and Shanghai Airlines joined Star Alliance in a ceremony held on December 12 at the new Terminal 3 of Beijing International Airport. With the membership of these two Chinese airline companies, the Alliance now has 19 member-companies.
Public transport advice for Christmas fliers
Thomsonfly are advising all customers intending to use public transport to travel to/from the airport over the Christmas Period are advised to check with the service provider (or local airport) before travel, as a number of coach / train companies do not operate during this period.
Three French stars in the Lufthansa sky
In January and February 2008, First and Business Class passengers on Lufthansa’s longhaul routes will have an opportunity to savour menus designed by a top international chef. For eight weeks, Anne-Sophie Pic from the Maison Pic restaurant in Valence in southern France will create palate-pleasing dishes for guests on board as part of the Lufthansa Star Chefs programme.
Lufthansa launches non-stop service to Angola
Lufthansa is continuing to extend its route network to growth markets in Africa. On 1 April 2008, following the introduction of the summer timetable, a new service will be launched between Frankfurt and the Angolan capital, Luanda. The non-stop route will be operated once a week by an Airbus 340-300 with 221 seats.
SWISS announces more flights to Manchester and Prague
SWISS is making seasonal adjustments to its schedule in response to customer needs. As of December 22, Switzerland's national airline will fly five times weekly from EuroAirport to Manchester. Prague will be served six times weekly from January 10.
TAP offers 208 extra flights to Madeira and the Azores
TAP is to increase its operations to Madeira and The Azores throughout the Christmas and New Year period by offering its passengers 208 extra flights between December 15 2007 and January 6 2008.