Flights
New routes stimulate growth at Monarch
Award-winning low fares airline Monarch continued to see growth on its scheduled services in April with a 16% increase in passenger numbers during the month compared to the same period last year.
Monarch announces more cheap summer flights
Award-winning low fares airline Monarch, this week launches a host of new flights from London to Spain and reports “massive” demand on its latest new services. New routes include London Luton to Palma de Mallorca and Almeria, and London Gatwick to Murcia.
Virgin Nigeria moves operations at Gatwick
Virgin Nigeria today announced that it is moving its Gatwick operation from the airport’s South Terminal to the North Terminal, Zone B. Virgin Nigeria will commence full operations from the North Terminal on 1 May 2007. This move will enable passengers connecting to and from Europe and North America to transit far more easily to their Virgin Nigeria flights from Gatwick.
Emirates unveils new resort project in Seychelles
On the first day of the Arabian Travel Market, Emirates Hotels and Resorts announced a historic new project in Mahe, Seychelles, slated to open in 2010 with an investment of US$253 million. This is the largest international investment by Emirates Hotels & Resorts, and one of the largest-ever in the islands of Seychelles.
SAS Braathens to be renamed SAS Norge
SAS Braathens, Norway's largest scheduled airline, will become SAS Norge on June 1. The name change, which was proposed by SAS Braathens' CEO Ola Strand, was approved by the company's general assembly this afternoon.
BA longhaul fuel surcharge increased
British Airways is to increase its longhaul fuel surcharge with effect from Wednesday May 2, 2007 as a result of recent trends in the price of oil. The fuel surcharge on longhaul flights of less than nine hours will rise from £30 per sector (£60 return) to £33 (£66 return) and from £35 per sector to £38 (£76 return) on flights longer than nine hours.
Virgin Atlantic Celebrates 600th Wings Ceremony
Virgin Atlantic Airways today celebrates its 600th Wings Ceremony for 21 of its most recently trained crew (In-Flight Beauty Therapists) at the airline’s Head Office in Crawley, near Gatwick.
Eos Airlines – uncrowded & uncompromising
Eos Airlines has earned a loyal following among business and leisure travellers since it launched service between New York and London in late 2005. Eos pioneered its single-class premium service - “Eos Class” - on the strength of an innovative cabin design in which 757s that normally hold 220 passengers are reconfigured with only 48 “suites.” Now, Eos is launching a brand campaign that expands on the benefits of this “uncrowded” experience for the airline’s guests.
Flight Centre scoops best new brochure award
Travel retailer Flight Centre last week won the ‘best new brochure’ award at Tourism Australia’s annual OzCARS awards ceremony that took place at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham on 26 April.
TAP launches freighter service from Gatwick
This Sunday saw the launch of the new TAP Portugal freighter service from Gatwick to Portugal. The Boeing 757 will have a capacity of 27 tonnes and will operate weekly from Gatwick on a Sunday. This new service has been introduced to satisfy the steeply increasing demand for freight to Portugal and the busy long haul destinations of Brazil and Angola amongst others in the TAP network.
Beat Borat - fly Austrian to Kazakhstan
Austrian’s Eastern expansion continues with the introduction of Astana in Kazakhstan. The ‘Focus East’ strategy is enhanced with new services to Tallinn, Estonia and increased frequencies to Erbil in Iraq.
Austrians boarding pass opens doors in Vienna
Fly to Vienna with Austrian and your boarding card becomes your golden ticket; opening doors to celebrated museums, free of charge, or awarding you a welcome drink at the city’s most celebrated restaurant. This summer a flight with Austrian to Vienna really is a passport to the cities treasures.
7 new routes for Ryanair from Bremen
Ryanair, has announced today 7 new routes from its Bremen base to Alghero (Sardinia), Bratislava, Malta, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Trapani (Sicily), bringing Ryanair’s total routes from Bremen to 18.
easyjet calls for ban on 700 aircraft "too dirty to fly"
On the day that easyJet collects its 100th Airbus 319 in Hamburg, the airline is calling on European governments to remove almost 700 of the oldest, dirtiest aircraft from Europe’s skies by banning any aircraft built before 1990 from operating within the European Union after 1st January 2012.
US DOT confirms Ryanair is first for punctuality
Ryanair has welcomed the release of US Department of Transport statistics which confirm that Ryanair is the world's most punctual major airline, with more on-time flights in 2006 than its counterparts in both the EU and the US.