Flights
Australia awards Emirates “Best International Airline”
Cruising past strong competition from major airlines serving Australia, Emirates won the much-coveted Best International Airline – Online trophy for the second year running at the highly-respected Australian National Travel Industry Awards for Excellence.
Inverness airport will operate as normal on July 30
Flybe have been informed by Highlands and Islands Airports that Inverness Airport will not be affected by Strike Action on 30th July. Flybe is delighted that the Airport fire service staff have agreed to continue providing rescue and fire fighting cover.
Glengormley, Drains Bay & Muff - the jewels in Ireland’s crown
The new Jet2.com ads have got people all over the North of England asking “what is there to do at Drain’s Bay, where the chuff is Muff and what is a great night out like in Glengormley?”
KLM extends inflight entertainment range
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will in the coming months renew and extend its range of personal inflight entertainment aboard its intercontinental fleet. During the coming three months, passengers will be able to use the Texting/Email function of the inflight entertainment system free of charge. As of September, the range of audio and video programs will be extended substantially.
Flying Blue Golf Club welcomes first member
Air France KLM formally welcomed the first “Hole in One” member of the Flying Blue Golf Club last week at the Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin in Noordwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands.
bmi announces major enhancements to Middle East network
bmi, Heathrow’s second largest carrier, has announced that it will serve a new destination as well as introduce major enhancements to its network of services from Heathrow with effect from 28 October this year.
Poor British weather results in booking surge for Monarch
Award winning low fares airline Monarch has witnessed an incredible surge in last minute bookings as depressed Brits look to escape the ongoing wet weather in the UK.
Record bookings for Ryanair’s new Bristol routes
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, has announced record advance bookings on 13 new routes from Bristol. Over 100,000 passengers have booked seats so far, since the new base was launched just 8 weeks ago.
It’s raining bookings for Ryanair
Irish airline Ryanair this week released booking statistics and rainfall patterns recorded by Met Eireann for Dublin Airport which prove that Irish passengers book more flights away on rainy days. Figures show a direct correlation between the weather and bookings with one notable exception caused by Ryanair’s free summer seat sale.
SWISS to adjust fuel surcharge for intercontinental flights
With the prices of crude oil and jet fuel having seen further substantial increases to record new highs over the last few weeks, several major European airlines have raised their fuel surcharges in the past few days. SWISS is now following suit, and is adjusting its fuel surcharge for intercontinental flights.
Virgin Atlantic offers passengers bags of fun!
Virgin Atlantic is set to offer its passengers a great incentive to get their holidays off to the best start. Between the 1 August and 30 September this year all passengers travelling from Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester Airports who check in online will receive £6 off for every £30 spent onboard Virgin Atlantic flights. Virgin Atlantic’s onboard shopping range, Retail Therapy, was voted ‘In-flight Retailer of the Year 2006’.
BA Chooses IAE engines for A320 family aircraft order
British Airways has chosen International Aero Engines V2500 engines to power its eight new Airbus A320 family aircraft that will be delivered in 2008-2010. The airline has also signed a long-term maintenance agreement with IAE for the engines.
easyJet adds Madeira, together with 6 other new routes to network
easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, today announced it would launch seven new routes this autumn, including routes to currently served destinations such as Lisbon and Krakow and the addition of Madeira to its network.
Explore the UK’s spookiest attractions with easyJet this Halloween
As a country steeped in history, tradition, mysterious and often mystical tales of old, the UK is home to some of the greatest legends and spooky stories of ghostly apparitions.
Emirates - making life easier with Limousine service
Emirates is making life easier for First and Business Class passengers travelling in Europe by extending its Chauffeur-drive services to and from airports. The latest addition to the Emirates Chauffeur-drive network is in Newcastle. From 1st September, when Emirates launches its daily Dubai-Newcastle service, the airline will offer Chauffeur-drive facilities to First and Business Class Passengers.