Flights
Air travel costs set to rise in 2010
In the wake of the travel chaos caused by last week’s volcanic eruption, new figures from Kelkoo, produced by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) reveal that consumers can expect to pay an average of 5.2% more in 2010 for an average plane ticket, costing UK consumers an additional £1.8 billion or £48 each on average.
Terrorist attacks in Bangkok add to stranded passengers nightmare
Confused.com offers travel advice as officials declare Bangkok as a destination for essential travel only: Today the British Embassy amended its travel advice to advise against all but essential travel to Bangkok.
Ryanair confirms all flights are back on schedule
Ryanair today confirmed that all flights are operating on schedule and confirmed three extra flights from Alicante to Dublin, Las Palmas to Stansted and Alicante to Birmingham on Sat 24th which are available for immediate booking on ryanair.com.
Good will gestures urged from car park operators
As stranded passengers return to the UK following the reopening of air space above most of Europe many are faced with potentially hefty charges from the extended car park stay of their vehicle.
Searches for premium travel insurance increases
As airlines attempt to tackle the backlog of passengers stranded abroad, and try and restore some normality to their fight schedules, research by comparison site moneysupermarket.com found traffic to its travel insurance site increased by 27 per cent since air travel disruption started.
Ryanair announces extra flights
Ryanair has today released extra routes for Friday 23rd April to and from Birmingham, Dublin, Edinburgh, London Stansted and Liverpool, which Ryanair passengers who have been disrupted due to airspace closures, can now transfer to using Manage My Booking on the Ryanair website.
Ryanair to comply with EU261 regulations
Ryanair confirmed this morning that it will comply with EU261 regulations under which EU airlines are required to reimburse the reasonable receipted expenses (as set out in EU261) of disrupted passengers.
Travelex announces search for epic volcanic ash journeys
Travelex is rewarding travellers with the most epic journey tales from the volcanic ash disruption with the chance to win £1000 to spend on their next holiday.
Icelandair returns stranded travellers to Scotland
Icelandair has been one of the first airlines flying into the UK as flight restrictions were lifted over Scottish airspace yesterday.
swiftcover.com helps travellers stranded by volcanic ash disruption
Online insurer swiftcover.com says that its travel insurance policyholders will be covered if their travel plans have been disrupted by the volcanic ash cloud over Europe.
Ryanair expected to resume full schedule from tomorrow
Ryanair today confirmed that it continues to operate Southbound flights from Spain, Southern Italy, South of France, Malta and Morocco as scheduled. From tomorrow, Ryanair expects to resume a full schedule of Northern European flights (except flights between Ireland and the UK).
New easyBus service from Gatwick to Earl's Court
easyBus has just launched a brand new 24 hour service between Gatwick Airport and Earl's Court/West Brompton.
Ryanair flight update
Ryanair today (Tuesday 20th April) at 1500hrs confirmed that based on current meteorological forecasts and the continuing emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere over Iceland, it continues to operate Southbound flights from Spain, Southern Italy, Malta and Morocco as scheduled.
Ryanair increases flights from Canary Islands
Ryanair has announced that it will operate additional flights on Wednesday (21st) and Thursday (22nd) from Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife to Madrid to allow all passengers who were disrupted on the Islands by the recent volcanic ash emissions to get to mainland Europe to allow them to make their return journeys via road, rail or ferry (onward travel from Madrid will be at each passenger’s own expense).
Support for Halifax customers affected by air travel disruption
Halifax has announced how it is supporting personal banking customers abroad that are affected by the disruption to air travel.