Flights
New bmibaby routes from Cardiff and East Midlands
bmibaby, the largest carrier in the Midlands and in Wales has today (10th October 2007) announced further developments at Cardiff International Airport and East Midlands Airport with the launch of new services to Poland’s capital city, Warsaw and the major port of Gdansk.
Emirates join forces with Montblanc in aid of Unicef
Emirates Airline has joined together with Montblanc to offer customers on board the opportunity to purchase a unique diamond jewellery set, worth US$1 million, for a good cause. From now until 31st March 2008, customers on board all Emirates flights can register their interest in purchasing the one-of-a-kind Ruban d’amour diamond necklace and matching earrings. In April, the winner’s name will be drawn from those who’ve expressed interest in purchasing the set for US$1 million.
Emirates graces the skies in New Mexico
Emirates Airline is taking its high-flying message to five countries and three continents as part of the International Balloon Festival. Marking its second stop in the United States, the huge red Emirates hot-air balloon touched down at the world-renown Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta over the weekend.
Flybe responds to aviation taxation
Responding to the government’s plan to replace Air Passenger Duty with a tax per aircraft, Mike Rutter, the Chief Commercial Officer of Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline made the following statement.
Fly to Paris and catch the rugby fever
England beat the odds to prove their critics wrong on Saturday when they beat Australia to reach the semi finals of the Rugby World Cup. The game finished Australia 10-12 England and the winners will now take on France in the semi finals to be held on 13th October.
Northwest to offer nonstop Portland-Amterdam service
KLM announces together with Northwest Airlines expansion plans on the North Atlantic route network with a new daily nonstop service from Amsterdam to Portland, Oregon.
Monarch welcomes proposed changes to APD
Monarch welcomes the Chancellor’s decision to reform the collection criteria for Air Passenger Duty from November 2009. The change by the government to tax aircraft and not the passenger travelling on the aircraft will recognise efficiency by airlines and reward high load factors and seat density.
TAP offers new menus on flights from Brazil
TAP is now offering new in-flight menus in its Top Executive class on all flights from Brazil. This new catering option reinforces the company’s commitment to the continual improvement of the quality of the products and services it provides its customers with, and is part of a series of new options introduced this summer in its in-flight services, with gastronomic dishes created by renowned chefs Vitor Sobral and Dânio Braga.
Meteor meet and greet parking
With October half term coming up soon, hundreds of families across the UK will be travelling to airports across the country to spend some quality time with their children.
Booking.com partners with Flybaboo
Booking.com, Europe’s leading online hotel reservations’ company (part of priceline.com Nasdaq PCLN), has partnered with Flybaboo, a Swiss airline company based in Geneva.
Aer Lingus implements pay freeze
Aer Lingus has moved to impose an immediate pay freeze on all staff pending agreement on implementation of the Programme for Continuous Improvement (PCI 07). This means that the remaining increases of 5% under "Towards 2016" and other annual increments due of 2.5% will not now be paid until further notice.
easyJet announces expansion with new French bases
easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, today announced a massive expansion in France that reinforces its position as France’s only significant low-cost airline and the country's second largest carrier.
Dallas finale for Emirates roadshow
Leading up to Emirates’ launch of services in Houston and Toronto, the airline has hosted its final North American roadshow in Dallas. The event was the finale for a full month of roadshow events across North America, securing a collective attendance of nearly 4,000 travel industry professionals from Calgary to Miami.
Flybe wins UK Business achievement award
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, is celebrating another success today after winning the UK Business Achievement Award at the annual Franco-British Business Awards, hosted by French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain (FCCGB).
Disruption at Manchester airport
Flybe, the biggest operator from Manchester Airport, this morning expressed outrage at the disruptive actions of a small number of protesters at Manchester Airport.