Flights
BA delivers lifeline to disaster stricken Haiti
A relief aircraft donated by British Airways has delivered emergency supplies and equipment to earthquake stricken Haiti.
Dubai to host sailing’s prestigious Louis Vuitton Trophy race
Dubai has been unveiled as the Middle East venue selected to host the Louis Vuitton Trophy, a two-week carnival of elite sailing which will put the global spotlight on the UAE.
Flybe increases Birmingham to Glasgow frequency
Flybe has announced plans to significantly increase frequency on its Birmingham to Glasgow route.
KLM resumes service to Aruba
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will resume its service between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Aruba Airport Reina Beatrix on 1 February 2010. The twice weekly service will be operated in combination with the existing Curaçao service.
Spanair and Brussels Airlines begin codeshare agreement
Spanair and Brussels Airlines have launched a strategic bilateral alliance based on codeshare agreement connecting the European capital to Spain.
SWISS announces fuel surcharge adjustment
The latest increase in the prices of crude oil and jet fuel has compelled SWISS to make an adjustment to its present fuel surcharges.
SWISS wins new Business Traveller Award
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) earned a further distinction in this year’s Business Traveller Awards, winning first place in the newly-inaugurated category of “Best Business Class to North and South America”.
Ryanair launches £5 weekend seat sale
Ryanair has announced that from midnight tonight, it will release 500,000 £5 seats for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in February and March.
Aer Lingus to code-share on Washington to Madrid route
Aer Lingus has formalized its code-share agreement with United Airlines to jointly operate scheduled service between Washington Dulles and Madrid, Spain.
airBaltic to improve links between Riga and Minsk
Beginning on January 19, the Belarusian national airline Belavia starts flights between Riga and Minsk. This will enable the Latvian national airline airBaltic to offer a greater number of flights to Minsk, thanks to partnership with Belavia.
airBaltic to offer new flights from Riga to Umea
On March 29 of this year, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch new flights from Riga to Umea in Sweden.
BA celebrates New York in London
British Airways online community site, Metrotwin.com is supporting the upcoming Nat Finkelstein photographic exhibition at the Idea Generation Gallery in East London, which runs from January 20 to February 14 and offers free admission.
easyJet announces Gatwick expansion
easyJet has announced its intention to add three additional aircraft into London Gatwick from summer 2010. This will increase the airline's Gatwick based fleet to 43 aircraft.
easyJet announces more new routes for 2010
easyJet has announced it would launch a further 21 new routes in the coming year, taking the total number of routes to be launched across its European network in 2010 to 70.
easyJet announces new holiday packages
easyJet has announced the expansion of its package holiday destinations which allows travellers to simultaneously match up flights to more than 15,000 hotels across Europe, with savings of up to 50%, by combining flights and hotels.