Flights
Thomsonfly to the rescue
As BA announces more cabin crew strikes and flight cancellations next week, low cost customer friendly airline Thomsonfly is offering flights at taxes only on BA affected routes to Prague and Salzburg.
British Airways announces schedule for strike dates
British Airways will not operate any passenger flights out of London Heathrow from 0001 GMT on Tuesday January 30 until 2359 GMT on Wednesday January 31 due to a planned strike by the cabin crew branch of the Transport & General Workers Union. All domestic and European flights to and from London Gatwick will also be cancelled.
Virgin Atlantic launches APD price deal
Virgin Atlantic Airways today unveiled its own APD – Atlantic's Price Deal - for those passengers stung by the UK Government's increased Air Passenger Duty after they had already booked their flights.
Frankfurt Airport to expand Terminal 1
Frankfurt Airport is planning to build a new passenger pier that will extend Terminal 1 farther westward by 2012. The pier - with the working title "A0" - will expand the terminal areas used by Lufthansa and is required independently of FRA's Airport Expansion Program to accommodate the new Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8 aircraft ordered by Lufthansa.
SWISS named “Best Airline for Europe”
SWISS has been named “Best Airline for Europe” in this year’s coveted Business Traveller Awards. The overall top spot was the result of the airline’s excellent rankings in various specific areas: the readers of Germany’s Business Traveller magazine placed Switzerland’s quality carrier first in the “Cabin Crew”, “Ground Services”, “Cabin Comfort” and “Inflight Food & Drink” categories.
Talks breakdown between British Airways & cabin crew
British Airways has expressed deep regret at the failure of talks aimed at averting strikes by the Transport and General Workers' Union cabin crew branch.
Ryanair launches five new routes from Dublin
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline today based its 18th aircraft in Dublin and started flights to Billund (Denmark), Rzeszow (Poland), Almeria, Seville and Vitoria. Ryanair will add 2 further aircraft and open 9 more routes from Dublin before May.
Spanair launches Munich to Barcelona & Bilbao
From the 1st of April, Spanair will continue with its international expansion by connecting the cities of Barcelona and Munich, initially offering one daily flight and then adding a second one from the 15th of April.
Spanair launches Munich to Barcelona & Bilbao
From the 1st of April, Spanair will continue with its international expansion by connecting the cities of Barcelona and Munich, initially offering one daily flight and then adding a second one from the 15th of April.
bmi plans for threatened BA disruption
Heathrow’s second biggest airline bmi is putting in place contingency plans that will enable the airline to carry any passengers that are caught up in the threatened industrial action and disruption to BA services next week.
Air Niugini expands its fleet
Air Niugini, the National airline of Papua New Guinea is expanding its fleet in response to increased demand for its scheduled services. Within the next two months the airline will take delivery of two more Fokker F100 aircraft to add to the three already in operation, plus the Dash 8 has been increased from four aircraft to six.
SAS Ground Services and MyTravel Airways sign new deal
MyTravel Airways and SAS Ground Services (SGS) have signed a four-year strategic cooperation agreement for ground handling services. Passenger services and ramp handling are both included.
Fly to the Canaries with Monarch
Monarch operates dozens of flights to the Canary Islands each week – so what are you waiting for? Find out here just what the fabulous islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote have to offer you!
BA calls for ACAS intervention in cabin crew dispute
British Airways has today asked the conciliation service Acas to help avert a potential strike by members of the T&G cabin crew union.
SWISS to increase Tokyo service to daily flights
SWISS customers will soon have even more choice in their air travel plans. Already the only airline providing direct flights between Switzerland and Japan, SWISS will be offering daily service on its Zurich-Tokyo route from February onwards.