Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Jet2.com's Prague offer
Jet2.com's flights to Prague have been selling well. Perhaps it is because Prague is an city with something to offer all ages and tastes. It has Charles bridge with it open air art gallery sculptures, the Astronomical clock, Prague Castle, the old Jewish Quarter. Excellent cheap beer, good value restaurants, a buzzing nightlife.Jet2 are making it even easier for visitors to get there by offering hundreds more seats starting at �21 one way for flights in March, April, May and June.,
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
New Cologne <> Gdansk from Wizz Air
Starting 7 June 2006, Wizz Air the Eastern Europe based low cost airline will service the Cologne (Koln), Germany to Gdansk, Poland route. It follows on from last month's new route between Gdansk and Katowice, Poland. Gdansk is becoming quite a popular destination especially with German fliers.József Váradi, Wizz Air's CEO said: "We continue to offer more affordable and easy connections between Poland and Germany to better serve the big travel demand between the two countries. Cologne is especially interesting for holiday makers and many visitors flying to see their friends and relatives from Poland. On the other hand, Gdansk is becoming an increasingly popular holiday destination for the German travelers."
They have just took delivery another Airbus A320 aircraft bringing their fleet of A320's to eight. The 180 seater aircraft is leased from Aviation Capital Group (ACG), a subsidiary of Pacific Life Corp.
Monday, February 27, 2006
300,000 free* HLX seats
From today, (27 February 2006) until Sunday at midnight CET (23h00 UK) HLX.com are selling 300, 000 seats on flights all over Europe up until October 2006. How good is that? Of course the * in the headline means that you will have to pay the taxes and charges for each seat but that will not break the bank.Fly to / from destinations including Cologne, Stuttgart, Manchester, Birmimgham, Newcastle, Dublin, Paris, Rome, Salzburg, Berlin, Stockholm, Venice, Milan, Oporto and Palermo.
* One way not including taxes and charges.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
20% off all XL Airways seats
Until 09h00 on Wednesday 1 March 2006, XL Airways are selling all of their seats at 20% off. Flights can be booked up until 30 April 2007, if you wanted to book an XL Airways flight, there really is no excuse now for not doing so.XL Airways was voted by Daily Telegraph readers to be their Best Charter airline.
XL Airways fly to a range of destinations from Mediterranean beach resorts to the Canaries, Tunisia, Egypt, even Barbados.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
5 new routes in Bulgaria and Romania for MyAir
MyAir the Italian low cost airline launches five new routes on 13 April 2006.
- Bologna (Guglielmo Marconi) to Sofia, Bulgaria
- Milan (Orio al Serio) to Sofia, Bulgaria
- Milan (Orio al Serio) to Timisoara, Romania
- Venice (Marco Polo) to Timisoara, Romania
- Rome (Ciampino) to Bucharest (Baneasa), Romania
Luton > Brest & Liverpool > Porto now flying
Ryanair has just started operating their new London Luton to Brest in Brittany, France route. Brest is conveniently located for North West Brittany long a favorite with both visitors from the United Kingdom as well as mainland Europe.
Last week also saw the first flight of the Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Porto service. Porto famous for the fortified red wine is at the mouth of the beautiful Douro Valley.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Monarch Pancake Day Sale
Its Pancake Day this Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday 28 February 2006) and Monarch are selling some cheap seats to celebrate. They are reducing their cheapest fares by up to 25%. The good news is that flights can be booked at these rates for departures up until the end on May 2006. The bad news is that they have to be booked before midnight on Pancake Day and the offer doesn't include weekend flights or peak days such as holidays.You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Friday, February 24, 2006
Vueling adds Barcelona > Venice route
Vueling, the Barcelona based Spanish low cost airline has added Barcelona to Venice Marco Polo Airport to its timetables. Flights commence on 28 April 2006 and start at 10 euros one way plus taxes and charges. They can be booked immediately.
They have also joined the online check-in revolution starting on Tuesday 21 February 2006 and beating easyJet to it. Their rules for online check-in are as follows:
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
They have also joined the online check-in revolution starting on Tuesday 21 February 2006 and beating easyJet to it. Their rules for online check-in are as follows:
- Online check-in can be accomplished only in the two days before the departure up until 4 hours before departure
- Only passengers with carry on baggage can check-in online. The bag must not weigh more than 10 kilograms and be larger than 55x40x20 centimetres
- Disabled travellers must book in conventionally to be allocated the most suitable seats for their needs
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
bmibaby £14.99 GBP seats + New Newquay routes
bmibaby the BMI's low cost airline is offering seats on flights in April, May and June from a cheap £14.99 one way including all taxes and charges. At the same time they are opening up two new routes to Newquay from Durham Tees Valley and Manchester.They are obviously not put off by the £5 charge for departing passengers that scared Monarch and Ryanair.
Routes to Cork, Jersey, Knock and Newquay start at £14.99 one way, including taxes and charges and depending upon departure airport.
Routes to Amsterdam, Paris (CDG), Perpignan and Prague start at £19.99 one way, including taxes and charges and depending upon departure airport.
Routes to Bordeaux and Nice start at £24.99 one way, including taxes and charges and depending upon departure airport.
Routes to Alicante, Malaga and Palma start at £29.99 one way, including taxes and charges and depending upon departure airport.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Thomsonfly low fares from £16.99
Thomsonfly.com, the TUI budget airline are selling thousands of seats from £16.99 one way, including all taxes and charges. The £16.99 seats are available on flights from Coventry, Doncaster / Sheffield and Bournemouth to destinations including Amsterdam, Paris and Lyon.
They also have even more seats from £29.99 one way including taxes to Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga, Palma, Ibiza and Alicante from the relevant UK departure airports on their routemap. Thomsonfly fly from regional airports in the UK including: London Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Manchester, Bournemouth, Coventry, Doncaster, East Midlands, Birmingham, Newcastle, Cardiff and Glasgow.
Flights need to be booked before Tuesday 28 February 2006 for travel up to 28 October 2006.
It doesn't stop there they also have some flights from £49.99 one way inclusive to Lanzarote and Tenerife and £99.99 flights to Florida and the Dominican Republic.
These flights need to be booked before Tuesday 28 February 2006 for travel up to 31 March 2006.
Thomsonfly also have a pre booking service for seats including extra legroom and on board meals available up to 31 July 2006.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
They also have even more seats from £29.99 one way including taxes to Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga, Palma, Ibiza and Alicante from the relevant UK departure airports on their routemap. Thomsonfly fly from regional airports in the UK including: London Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Manchester, Bournemouth, Coventry, Doncaster, East Midlands, Birmingham, Newcastle, Cardiff and Glasgow.
Flights need to be booked before Tuesday 28 February 2006 for travel up to 28 October 2006.
It doesn't stop there they also have some flights from £49.99 one way inclusive to Lanzarote and Tenerife and £99.99 flights to Florida and the Dominican Republic.
These flights need to be booked before Tuesday 28 February 2006 for travel up to 31 March 2006.
Thomsonfly also have a pre booking service for seats including extra legroom and on board meals available up to 31 July 2006.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
EasyJet rolls out online Check In
Today, easyJet one of the top two European budget airlines revealed that following a trial of internet Check In, that it is to roll out the service across its network. It promises passengers the capability of printing out boarding passes at the time of booking and reducing the gate arrival time to 15 minutes for those without hold baggage.The February trial of easyJet's internet Check In proved a success and now London Gatwick, London Stansted and Edinburgh will get the facility. They plan to have 90% of easyJet's United Kingdom routes covered by April 2006.
Virgin Express Sale
Started half an hour ago. (17h00 UK / 18h00 CET 23 February 2006). 5000 Virgin Express seats on sale for 39.99 euros each way all inclusive. Destinations from Brussels International:
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- Madrid
- Milan
- Murcia
- Rome
- Valencia
The sale ends tonight at 23h00 UK time (00h00 CET). Flights at the sale price can be booked during March 2006 only. The 39.99 euros price includes all taxes and fees. Availabilty at school holidays will be limited.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
New Virgin Express routes
Virgin Express the budget airline serving Western Europe from its Brussels International Airport base has today announced three new routes:
As promised:
These routes are currently operated by SN Brussels Airlines, the owners of Virgin Express. Bookings made for flights in March are likely to be serviced by SN Brussels aircraft, while Virgin Express Boeing 737's will take over the routes later in the year.
There is probably a lot more news announcements to be made by Virgin Expres. We will endeavour to keep you all posted.
- Brussels-Bari
- Brussels-Naples
- Brussels-Marseille
As promised:
These routes are currently operated by SN Brussels Airlines, the owners of Virgin Express. Bookings made for flights in March are likely to be serviced by SN Brussels aircraft, while Virgin Express Boeing 737's will take over the routes later in the year.
There is probably a lot more news announcements to be made by Virgin Expres. We will endeavour to keep you all posted.
New Air Berlin Copenhagen routes and sale
Air Berlin, Germany's largest low cost carrier, has just launched three new routes to Copenhagen. In addition it has added another route to Helsinki.
From 2 May 2006, it will service Copenhagen with flights from Berlin and Hamburg everyday except Saturday and will twice daily from D�sseldorf. Helsinki was already on Air Berlin's D�sseldorf destinations list. The Finnish capital will now gain an Air Berlin connection to Berlin-Tegel from 2 May 2006.
To get the routes off to a flying start, Air Berlin is selling 50,000 seats Berlin-Tegel, D�sseldorf and Hamburg to Copenhagen and Helsinki for 29 euros each way inclusive of taxes and charges. The sale also includes flights to cities including London, Milan, Rome, Vienna and Zurich. Seats in this sale can be booked from today (22 February 2006) to Wednesday 1 March 2006. Flights can be booked at sale prices from June to October 2006.
Air Berlin was the only European Airline to receive a Skytrax Award and frequently wins travel awards for its service.
More reasonably priced tickets to further European city connections are also available for the start of the new destinations. From 22nd February to 1st March 2006 an additional 50,000 seats can be booked for 29 euros in the Internet (under airberlin.com) from Berlin-Tegel, D�sseldorf and Hamburg not only to the new destinations, but also to many additional cities such as London, Milan, Rome, Vienna and Zurich. The travel period is from June to October 2006.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Norwich > Paris + Manchester for flybe
flybe the Exeter based budget airline is adding two new routes to its Norwich base. From 25 May 2006 it will add Paris Charles de Gaulle and Manchester to this rapidly expanding airport's timetables.
Prices on the Norwich to Paris route start at £29.99 one way, inclusive while flights to Manchester will start at £21.99 each way.
Prices on the Norwich to Paris route start at £29.99 one way, inclusive while flights to Manchester will start at £21.99 each way.
VLM remove mid-day Liverpool > London flight
The Liverpool Echo reported last night that VLM, the Antwerp based airline is to stop flying its 13h00 service from Liverpool to London City airport. It has not been carrying enough passengers to make the service viable. Its early morning and evening services will continue.It also announced today that it is to introduce a Business Class service on its Brussels to London City route as research had shown that the bulk of the passengers on that route were on business.
2 new Monarch routes
Following on from yesterday's announcement that they will cease operations from Newquay Airport in April, Monarch Airlines have today announced that they will add two new routes to their line up this Autumn.From 29 October 2006 they will operate a London Gatwick to Tenerife service three times weekly and from the same date a Manchester <> Lanzarote service twice weekly.
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1 euro seats with Germanwings
Germanwings is feeling generous now that the first signs of Spring are evident. THey have decided to sell 300,000 seats for the really cheap price of ?1 plus taxes and charges.
Flights can be booked from 17h00 UK (18h00 CET) on 22 February 2006 and 22h59 on Sunday 26 February 2006 UK(23h59 CET). Seats can be purchased on flights departing between 1 March 2006 and 31 May 2006.
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Flights can be booked from 17h00 UK (18h00 CET) on 22 February 2006 and 22h59 on Sunday 26 February 2006 UK(23h59 CET). Seats can be purchased on flights departing between 1 March 2006 and 31 May 2006.
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HLX announce Birmingham > Koln
Today, HLX (Hapag Lloyd Express) the German low cost airline officially announced that they are taking up the slot vacated by Germanwings at Birmingham International and will fly to Cologne / Bonn. The service has been available to book for some time. Flights departing from 11 May 2006 can be booked from 19.99 euros from Koln to Birmingham.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Monarch drops Newquay > Malaga
Monarch Airlines are to wind up their service from Newquay to Malaga on 30 April 2006. The airline cites the �5 GBP charge levied on passengers departing Newquay Airport by Cornwall County Council as the reason. When they announced the route in July 2005, Monarch were not aware that the charge was planned. Ryanair had earlier disbanded its Newquay to London Stansted route for the same reason. Airport charges is one of the biggest factors in low cost carriers' decision making process when deciding where to introduce more routes.Monday, February 20, 2006
Ryanair flights struck by lightning
In one of today's news items from Ryanair,they report delays yesterday (Sunday 19 February 2006)on some of their flights from Santander in Northern Spain. It appears that no less than four Ryanair aircraft were struck by lightning as they approached Santander. Three aircraft landed normally and one diverted to Valladolid.The aircraft were all thoroughly checked and two received repairs before resuming service. They apolgised for the delays to passengers emphasising that safety of passengers and aircraft is their No1 priority.
What amazes me is that four Ryanair aircraft should be struck by lightning on the same day. Is this a common occurrence when flying?
New Abu Dhabi > Manchester route
United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad Airways start daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Manchester on 26 March 2006. Manchester will be Etihad's third UK destination after London Heathrow and London Gatwick.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Valencia > Ibiza plus 10 euro seat sale from Vueling
Vueling the low cost Spanish airline with hubs in Barcelona and Madrid have added a new route from Valencia to Ibiza. It starts up on 18 April 2006. To celebrate, they are having a Carnival sale? In any event there are some very good deals including the new route. Seats are currently being sold from 10 euros each way plus taxes and charges. Seats can be booked for March, April or May 2006. If you are thinking of flying to or from Spain in those months than look them up.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Flybe seat sale
Flybe, the Exeter based budget airline has a sale on at the moment. One million seats are being offered from �19.99 one way including taxes and charges. Routes starting with availability of �19.99 seats include:
Birmingham > Glasgow
Birmingham > Belfast
Leeds Bradford > Belfast
They have some good offers on other routes for slightly more money. The serve a good selection of destinations in France from some of their hubs at Birmingham, Southampton and Exeter. They include Brest in Brittany, Angers in the Loire Valley, Perpignan near the Pyrenees ski resorts, Geneva and Chambery for ski resorts in the French Alps. The sale applies to flights made before 21 October 2006 booking must be made 21 days in advance.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Birmingham > Glasgow
Birmingham > Belfast
Leeds Bradford > Belfast
They have some good offers on other routes for slightly more money. The serve a good selection of destinations in France from some of their hubs at Birmingham, Southampton and Exeter. They include Brest in Brittany, Angers in the Loire Valley, Perpignan near the Pyrenees ski resorts, Geneva and Chambery for ski resorts in the French Alps. The sale applies to flights made before 21 October 2006 booking must be made 21 days in advance.
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Monarch sale seats from 35 GBP
Monarch Airlines has a sale on until Midnight (UK) on Tuesday 21 February 2006. In all 35,000 seats are being offered from 35 GBP each way, including taxes and charges. The sale flights can be booked until 31 May 2006. Routes on offer include:- Birmingham to Alicante, Faro & Malaga
- Blackpool to Malaga
- Gatwick to Alicante, Faro, Granada, Lisbon & Malaga
- Luton to Alicante, Faro, Gibraltar & Malaga
- Manchester to Alicante, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Malaga & Palma
Monarch recorded some exceptional traffic to their website when they launched their passenger charter in January. The airline offers pre-bookable seats for 5 GBP plus a free newspaper among its "frills".
You are probably aware that air travel damages the environment. Please consider this when booking flights. Have a look at www.climatecare.org for ways of mitigating the adverse effects of your flight.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Geneva 49 GBP return with XL
XL Airways has seats on a flight from London Gatwick to Geneva leaving tomorrow 19 February 2006 and returning a week later, for a really cheap 9 GBP return. The taxes and charges (including late booking fee) brings this up to 49 GBP, but if you are looking for a last minute ski or snowboarding trip then it could be for you.Jet2 seats from 9.99 GBP inclusive
Jet2.com have a sale on with seats from 9.99 GBP one way, including taxes and charges. I looked up some and found that tickets from Blackpool to Belfast were being sold for 1 GBP which came to 9.99 after taxres and charges. Their website makes it pretty straightforward to find cheap flights as it list all flights on your selected route for a full month.Friday, February 17, 2006
Hapag Lloyd Express and Meridiana partnership
Hapag Lloyd Express (HLX.com)the German budget airline owned by TUI is to increase it's co-operation with the Italian low cost carrier, Meridiana. They now have links to each others websites on their homepages and a statement informing surfers that they are each other partner airlines. Germanwings has a similar alliance with Centralwings.While on the subject of HLX, they still have a sale on until Sunday 19 February 2006 midnight CET (23h00 UK). In this extended Happy HLX Hours offer they have thousands of seats from 0.01 GBP one way plus taxes and charges.
Helsinki > Zurich new for Blue1
Blue1 the Finnish Airline owned by SAS is adding a new route between Helsinki and Zurich. The first flight will be on 26 March 2006. Blue1 will offer daily flights using 163 seat MD-90 aircraft in the week and 84 seater Avro RJ85 planes at the weekend.
Blue1 fly to a number of Western European Destinations as well as its Scandinavian home territory. Destinations include London Stansted, Dublin, Athens, Barcelona, Paris and Rome.
Prices start at a cheap 39 euros, one way plus taxes and charges.
Blue1 fly to a number of Western European Destinations as well as its Scandinavian home territory. Destinations include London Stansted, Dublin, Athens, Barcelona, Paris and Rome.
Prices start at a cheap 39 euros, one way plus taxes and charges.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
bmibaby flights from £14.99 inclusive
Its sale time for bmibaby, BMI's low cost sibling, who from now until midnight (UK) on Tuesday 28 February 2006 are offering seats from £14.99 one way including all taxes and charges. Flights can be booked between the 27 February 2006 and 30 April 2006. There is likely to be limited availability between 10 April and 21 April 2006 for Easter.
Some of the �14.99 routes include:
Manchester to Belfast, Cork and Newquay
Birmingham to Belfast, Cork and Edinburgh
Cardiff to Belfast and Glasgow
Some of the �14.99 routes include:
Manchester to Belfast, Cork and Newquay
Birmingham to Belfast, Cork and Edinburgh
Cardiff to Belfast and Glasgow
New Cork > Jersey and Cork + Manchester > Angers routes
Aer Arann, today announced three more routes, to be serviced with its 66 seat ATR72 aircraft:
Angers, is Aer Arann's second destination on mainland Europe. There is still no official announcement on Liege. Angers in the Loire Valley has the famous tapestry of the Apocalypse in its Chateau was well as being home to the orange flavoured liqueur, Cointreau. It will make an ideal base for visiting the Loire Chateaux.
- Cork to Jersey
- Cork to Angers
- Manchester to Angers
Angers, is Aer Arann's second destination on mainland Europe. There is still no official announcement on Liege. Angers in the Loire Valley has the famous tapestry of the Apocalypse in its Chateau was well as being home to the orange flavoured liqueur, Cointreau. It will make an ideal base for visiting the Loire Chateaux.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
bmibaby adds another frill (for a price)
bmibaby is to sell access to airport lounges on its website. The airline will launch the new service at Cardiff International Airport at a cost of 12.50 GBP per passenger, per lounge access. The lounge area offers complimentary snacks and drinks in a quieter, more private environment. This service is aimed at business travellers. It sounds like something that BA Connect would offer so it is clear that bmibaby is intent on taking on BA's new baby.4 new EasyJet Glasgow routes
Today, easyJet announced that they will be serving four new destinations to their Glasgow base. They had earlier spelled out plans for replacing their current fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft with Airbus A319s at a number of their bases, including Glasgow.
- From 3 May 2006 they will fly to Berlin (Schonefeld, daily.
- From 20 May 2006 they will be add weekly flights(Saturdays) to Palma de Mallorca.
- From 7 July 2006 Alicante (daily) will be added.
- From 7 July 2006 there will be daily flights to Malaga.
Dublin > Inverness for Aer Arann
Aer Arann the Irish low cost airline continues to expand its route network. On 10 April 2006 it will fly to Inverness for the first time. It will service this route four times per week with 66 seat ATR72 aircraft. Prices start at 29.99 euros one way, including taxes.There is still no announcement from Aer Arann regarding the proposed Liege base in Belgium. Perhaps they are awaiting regulatory approval.
Milan > Lamezia for Volareweb
Volareweb the Italian low cost carrier has just launched a new route from Milan Linate to Lamezia Terme in Southern Italy. The airline will start operating the new route from 7 April 2006.
Belfast > Tenerife for Jet2.com
Jet2.com have added another route serving Tenerife. They launched Blackpool and Newcastle to Tenerife not long ago and are now adding the popular island to its Belfast International line up. Tenerife is one of the Canary Islands located off the West African Coast. It offers year round sun while the Atlantic keeps the islands cooler than Mainland Africa in the Summer.
Jet2.com start flying this route from 5 October 2006 for the Winter Season 2006/07.
Ryanair bad publicity?
The latest row over the Channel 4 Dispatches documentary has been exploited by Ryanair as a means of publicising their flights. Their response has been to offer 3 million free seats on their flights until Thursday 16 February 2006. Passengers booking for flights between Tuesday 21 February 2006 to Wednesday 31 May 2006 will only need to pay the taxes and charges on sale flights.
There are a lot of terms and conditions but if you are after a mid week flight outside of holiday periods then it is a very cheap deal.
There are a lot of terms and conditions but if you are after a mid week flight outside of holiday periods then it is a very cheap deal.
Prague gains while Warsaw loses routes
SkyEurope the low cost airline floated on the Vienna and Warsaw stock exchanges last year is to open a base at Prague. Initially two new Boeing 737-700 aircraft will be based at Prague’s Ruzyně Airport, from where it will serve seven Destinations in Western Europe.
The seven new SkyEurope routes for Prague are:
Prague to Amsterdam (daily), from 10 April 2006
Prague to Barcelona (4 / week), from 10 April 2006
Prague to Milan Bergamo (daily), from 10 April 2006
Prague to Naples (2 / week), from 13 April 2006
Prague to Nice (3 / week), from 11 April 2006
Prague to Paris Orly (2 / day), from 10 April 2006
Prague to Rome Fiumicino (daily), from 10 April 2006
At the same time it has cut back its operations from Poland. The routes affected are:
Warsaw-London
Warsaw-Bratislava
Poznan-Amsterdam
Krakow-Stockholm
Krakow-Bologna
SkyEurope is still committed to an ongoing expansion with an additional 16 Boeing 737-700 Next Generation aircraft with winglets to be added to the fleet in 2006 and 2007.
The seven new SkyEurope routes for Prague are:
Prague to Amsterdam (daily), from 10 April 2006
Prague to Barcelona (4 / week), from 10 April 2006
Prague to Milan Bergamo (daily), from 10 April 2006
Prague to Naples (2 / week), from 13 April 2006
Prague to Nice (3 / week), from 11 April 2006
Prague to Paris Orly (2 / day), from 10 April 2006
Prague to Rome Fiumicino (daily), from 10 April 2006
At the same time it has cut back its operations from Poland. The routes affected are:
Warsaw-London
Warsaw-Bratislava
Poznan-Amsterdam
Krakow-Stockholm
Krakow-Bologna
SkyEurope is still committed to an ongoing expansion with an additional 16 Boeing 737-700 Next Generation aircraft with winglets to be added to the fleet in 2006 and 2007.
Germanwings releases Winter 2006 flight schedule.
Yesterday Germanwings released the remainder of its flights for 2006. Flights in November and December 2006 can now be booked online starting at 19 euros one way, including all taxes and charges.
The following routes are now bookable to the end of the year.
The following routes are now bookable to the end of the year.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
9.99 euros seats from Transavia
Transavia the Netherlands��' budget airline has a sale starting today, Tuesday 14 February 2006. In all 100,000 seats are on offer for travel between Friday 17 February 2006 and 20 April 2006. All seats have been discounted by 9.99 euros (�7 GBP ) making the cheapest one way flight, a cheap 9.99 euros plus taxes and charges. The sale runs until Monday 20 February 2006.
Transavia fly from Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
The flights on offer include:
From 9.99 euros:
London Stansted to Rotterdam
Glasgow to Amsterdam
Amsterdam to Berlin and Copenhagen
From19.99 euros:
Amsterdam to Nice, Milan, Toulon
Rotterdam to Nice, Toulon, Girona
From 29.99 euros:
Amsterdam to Barcelona, Genoa, Pisa, Valencia, Venice, Verona
From 39.99 euros:
Amsterdam to Alicante, Madrid
Rotterdam to Alicante, Rome
Transavia have 20 of their 70 destinations in their ��Mega sale.
Transavia fly from Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
The flights on offer include:
From 9.99 euros:
London Stansted to Rotterdam
Glasgow to Amsterdam
Amsterdam to Berlin and Copenhagen
From19.99 euros:
Amsterdam to Nice, Milan, Toulon
Rotterdam to Nice, Toulon, Girona
From 29.99 euros:
Amsterdam to Barcelona, Genoa, Pisa, Valencia, Venice, Verona
From 39.99 euros:
Amsterdam to Alicante, Madrid
Rotterdam to Alicante, Rome
Transavia have 20 of their 70 destinations in their ��Mega sale.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Win a trip to Brussels with VLM
Staying with the Brussels theme, there are two tickets from London to Brussels on VLM the Antwerp based budget airline, plus a stay in the Hilton on Boulevard de Waterloo, not far from the Royal Palace. A Brussels travelcard is also included.
VLM flies from London City Airport which now has a new rail connection, built by my employers.
To enter just go to the ThisIsLocalLondon site and answer the easy question.
SN Brussels gets atomium power
SN Brussels Airlines , the phoenix that appeared out of Sabena's ashes is celebrating the reopening of a world famous Brussels landmark by placing a picture of the structure on the side of one of its Avro RJ100 aircraft. The atomium was getting a facelift last Summer. When I was there cleaners on ropes were restoring its mirror surfaces. The atomium reopens to the public on Saturday 18 February 2006.
SN Brussels is promoting both Brussels as a place worthy of a visit but of themselves as an airline to get you there.
Last 2 days of Monarch Sale
Monarch Airlines latest sale ends Midnight (UK time) on Tuesday 14 February 2006. They are discounting their seats by £15 for each return flight made. The offer applies only to web bookings on scheduled flights only.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Ryanair sale ends tomorrow
Ryanair's latest offering is, 2 million seats from 15.99 GBP one way. Well that is what they claim, but some flights are cheaper than that. Many of the Liverpool to Dublin flights tjis May are on sale for 0.49 GBP plus 12.48 GBP taxes and charges, which is under 13 GBP. Taxes and charges at Dublin are less than Liverpool making the cheapest return flights 25.18 GBP.
The offer is applicable to flight made betweem 24 February 2006 and 30 June 2006. There are however a number of blackout periods at school and public holidays and major sporting events etc.
If you would like some of these cheap flights then you'd better get your skates on, as the offer ends close of play on Monday 13 February 2006.
The offer is applicable to flight made betweem 24 February 2006 and 30 June 2006. There are however a number of blackout periods at school and public holidays and major sporting events etc.
If you would like some of these cheap flights then you'd better get your skates on, as the offer ends close of play on Monday 13 February 2006.
Centralwings waives airport fees
Centralwings' latest newsletter dropped into my Inbox on Thursday, but publishing this then would mean it would end up in the archives before it could be acted upon.
For the whole of next week (Monday 13 February 2006 to Sunday 19 February 2006), Centralwings will not apply any additional passenger fees to the seat prices quoted on its website for flights to be taken between 22 February 2006 and 6 April 2006. In this period a lot of the new Summer flights will start operating including the Leeds Bradford to Warsaw route. This should mean a halving of the cost of flying this route on its inaugural day from 37.78 GBP to 19.89 GBP.
Guess we find out tomorrow.
For the whole of next week (Monday 13 February 2006 to Sunday 19 February 2006), Centralwings will not apply any additional passenger fees to the seat prices quoted on its website for flights to be taken between 22 February 2006 and 6 April 2006. In this period a lot of the new Summer flights will start operating including the Leeds Bradford to Warsaw route. This should mean a halving of the cost of flying this route on its inaugural day from 37.78 GBP to 19.89 GBP.
Guess we find out tomorrow.
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Easyjet 50% off sale
EasyJet are running a sale at present offering up to 50% off seat prices. Seats on all of their routes have been discounted for flights up until 31 May 2006. In all 7 million seats have been reduced in price. The sale ends midnight UK time on Tuesday 14 February.I looked up Liverpool to Berlin in May (15 - 17) - (I keep promising myself I'll go sometime).
The price came to 34.48 GBP return a saving of 20 GBP.
A return to Barcelona (14 - 17 May) came to 48.98 GBP a saving of 20 GBP.
Steve Fossett bags another record
Steve Fossett has broken the record for the longest non stop flight in aviation history covering 26,389.3 miles since leaving Florida on Wednesday. He flew the Virgin Atlantic sponsored GlobalFlyer solo for 76 hours 45 minutes. He experienced a serious electrical failure causing him to make an emergency landing at Bournemouth Airport. I didn't realise that Bournemouth was on Virgin route network.
Steve Fosset was the first man to fly around the world single handed and holds over 100 different records from sports to flying.
Steve Fosset was the first man to fly around the world single handed and holds over 100 different records from sports to flying.
Pilot arrested at Manchester
The BBC has been broadcasting a story regarding an American Airways flight bound for Chicago being delayed as a pilot was arrested on suspicion of being drunk. I would have thought a breathalyser would give a strong indication but I suppose a blood or urine test must be used to confirm the analysis.
The 45 year old pilot from Ohio was arrested this morning as he reported for duty.
The 45 year old pilot from Ohio was arrested this morning as he reported for duty.
23 new Centralwings routes
By my reckoning, Centralwings the Polish and East Europe based low cost airline has added 23 new routes. They have done this without an announcement, I guess if a customer comes to the website they will find the routes although the Kerkyra (Corfu) route isn't shown on the map but is bookable from 6 June 2006.
The routes I discovered on their booking page are:
Warsaw > Catania
Warsaw > Chania
Warsaw > Faro
Edinburgh > Gdansk
Dublin > Gdansk
Warsaw > Heraklion
Poznan > Heraklion
Katowice > Heraklion
Warsaw > Kerkyra (Corfu)
Warsaw > Lamezia
Warsaw > Leeds Bradford
Dublin > Lodz
Warsaw > Malaga
Krakow > Malaga
Warsaw > Malta
Warsaw > Palermo
Warsaw > Palma de Mallorca
Katowice > Palma de Mallorca
Poznan > Palma de Mallorca
Warsaw > Rhodes
Katowice > Rhodes
Krakow > Rhodes
Warsaw > Thessaloniki
The routes I discovered on their booking page are:
Warsaw > Catania
Warsaw > Chania
Warsaw > Faro
Edinburgh > Gdansk
Dublin > Gdansk
Warsaw > Heraklion
Poznan > Heraklion
Katowice > Heraklion
Warsaw > Kerkyra (Corfu)
Warsaw > Lamezia
Warsaw > Leeds Bradford
Dublin > Lodz
Warsaw > Malaga
Krakow > Malaga
Warsaw > Malta
Warsaw > Palermo
Warsaw > Palma de Mallorca
Katowice > Palma de Mallorca
Poznan > Palma de Mallorca
Warsaw > Rhodes
Katowice > Rhodes
Krakow > Rhodes
Warsaw > Thessaloniki
Friday, February 10, 2006
C4 and Ryanair clash over TV Documentary
Ryanair has published the correspondence passed between the Channel 4 production team for the Dispatches programme and Ryanair, on the homepage of their website. The correspondence can be found on the homepage by clicking on the link entitled "Ryanair and Dispatches - The Truth" bar found near the centre top of the page.
The Dispatches programme due to go out on Monday 13 February 2006, has been filmed using two undercover reporters who were trained and worked as cabin crew for Ryanair. A number of allegations are made regarding the safety of Ryanair operations. These were refuted by Ryanair but Channel 4 were standing by their claims on Friday 10 February 2006.
Ryanair and Steve Boulton Productions for C4 have been sending copies of their correspondence to the CAA and IAA as the allegations relate to safety, Ryanair claim to have informed the regulators as soon as they received the allegations.
Looking at the correspondence it looks like this story has some way to go yet.
I don't think I will comment on this. I have my own views, but I'll keep them to myself. It is up to the CAA and IAA to decide if Ryanair is operating safely.
The programme goes out at 20h00 UK time on Monday. I'm sure there will be more information appearing on the web soon.
The Dispatches programme due to go out on Monday 13 February 2006, has been filmed using two undercover reporters who were trained and worked as cabin crew for Ryanair. A number of allegations are made regarding the safety of Ryanair operations. These were refuted by Ryanair but Channel 4 were standing by their claims on Friday 10 February 2006.
Ryanair and Steve Boulton Productions for C4 have been sending copies of their correspondence to the CAA and IAA as the allegations relate to safety, Ryanair claim to have informed the regulators as soon as they received the allegations.
Looking at the correspondence it looks like this story has some way to go yet.
I don't think I will comment on this. I have my own views, but I'll keep them to myself. It is up to the CAA and IAA to decide if Ryanair is operating safely.
The programme goes out at 20h00 UK time on Monday. I'm sure there will be more information appearing on the web soon.
Thank you Sir Freddie
My first flight on a passenger aircraft was on a Skytrain to Toronto in 1979. My course at University entailed a number of field courses to mining projects. Normally this would be to the South Wales Coalfield in Year 1, somewhere in the UK in Year 2 and an overseas trip in the final year. In the past this had meant trips to Spain or Poland. When we reached Year 3 a Sir Freddie Laker’s Skytrain enabled our field trip destination to be the mines in Ontario, Canada. I have very fond memories of the flight, the extremely friendly cabin crew, the in-flight movies and a passenger wondering why everyone on board seemed to know each other.
From then on, whenever Sir Freddie or Laker Airlines got a mention on the TV, radio or newspapers, I would stop what I was doing and take notice. The story that enfolded over the early eighties used to make me sad and angry. I observed airlines with monopolies and restrictive practices ganging up on a man whose main goal was to make cheap flights available to everyone. It was a sad day when the Skytrain was eventually put out of business by the bully tactics of the established trans-Atlantic carriers.
His no frills model and selling cheap flights made him the founding father of the budget airlines we see today. Sir Richard Branson was one of the first to give Sir Freddie the recognition he deserves, telling the world that Virgin Airlines would not be here if it wasn’t for his role model.
It was the battles started by Sir Freddie Laker that led to the de-regulation of the airline business which enabled the current low cost airlines to thrive in the way they do today.
The current market of healthy competition between low cost operators makes this time unique in airline history. The best times will be over if predictions of the impeding demise of the bulk of the budget airlines is realised. If all we do is swap the big airline players for ones with the same power to threaten competition, then we will not have progressed.
If we learnt one thing from Sir Freddie, it must be that all airlines must compete equally and not be able to use their size and connections to the detriment of their competitors.
I was moved by the tributes on the BBC News Site. There are very few people in the airline industry that would generate such a warm tributes.
Thank you Sir Freddie, for realising the dreams of millions of travellers.
From then on, whenever Sir Freddie or Laker Airlines got a mention on the TV, radio or newspapers, I would stop what I was doing and take notice. The story that enfolded over the early eighties used to make me sad and angry. I observed airlines with monopolies and restrictive practices ganging up on a man whose main goal was to make cheap flights available to everyone. It was a sad day when the Skytrain was eventually put out of business by the bully tactics of the established trans-Atlantic carriers.
His no frills model and selling cheap flights made him the founding father of the budget airlines we see today. Sir Richard Branson was one of the first to give Sir Freddie the recognition he deserves, telling the world that Virgin Airlines would not be here if it wasn’t for his role model.
It was the battles started by Sir Freddie Laker that led to the de-regulation of the airline business which enabled the current low cost airlines to thrive in the way they do today.
The current market of healthy competition between low cost operators makes this time unique in airline history. The best times will be over if predictions of the impeding demise of the bulk of the budget airlines is realised. If all we do is swap the big airline players for ones with the same power to threaten competition, then we will not have progressed.
If we learnt one thing from Sir Freddie, it must be that all airlines must compete equally and not be able to use their size and connections to the detriment of their competitors.
I was moved by the tributes on the BBC News Site. There are very few people in the airline industry that would generate such a warm tributes.
Thank you Sir Freddie, for realising the dreams of millions of travellers.
22 GBP London > Riga with Air Baltic
Air Baltic the Latvian Airline partly owned by SAS has a sale on to celebrate Valentine’s Day. They have some pretty cheap flights available in February. Prices quoted are one way and include taxes and charges:
London to Riga from 22 GBP / Riga to London from LVL 19
Manchester to Riga from 26 GBP / Riga to Manchester from LVL 19
Dublin to Riga from 44 euros / Riga to Manchester from LVL 19
Berlin to Riga from 49 euros / Riga to Berlin from LVL 29
Vienna to Riga from 53 euros / Riga to Vienna from LVL 29
Berlin to Vilnius from 44 euros / Vilnius to Berlin LTL 140
Tallinn to Vilnius from EEK 565 / Vilnius to Tallinn from LTL 140
Berlin to Vilnius from 44 euros / Vilnius to Berlin from LTL 140
Oslo to Vilnius from NOK 322 / Vilnius to Oslo from LTL 140
London to Riga from 22 GBP / Riga to London from LVL 19
Manchester to Riga from 26 GBP / Riga to Manchester from LVL 19
Dublin to Riga from 44 euros / Riga to Manchester from LVL 19
Berlin to Riga from 49 euros / Riga to Berlin from LVL 29
Vienna to Riga from 53 euros / Riga to Vienna from LVL 29
Berlin to Vilnius from 44 euros / Vilnius to Berlin LTL 140
Tallinn to Vilnius from EEK 565 / Vilnius to Tallinn from LTL 140
Berlin to Vilnius from 44 euros / Vilnius to Berlin from LTL 140
Oslo to Vilnius from NOK 322 / Vilnius to Oslo from LTL 140
Thursday, February 09, 2006
New Birmingham > Cork route
Aer Lingus will commence flights to Cork in Southern Ireland starting on 20 June 2006. Aer Lingus will service the route with a 174 seat Airbus A320 aircraft. It will operate on Tuesday's, Thursdays and Saturdays. Flights depart Birmingham at 15h10 and arrive at Cork 1 hour 10 minutes later. The flights from Cork depart at 13h30.
Aer Lingus already operates four flights per day from Birmingham to Dublin.
New Liverpool > Galway route
Aer Arann the small Irish budget airline has just announced a new route from Liverpool to Galway, Ireland. The service will start on 10 April 2006. It previously only flew to the Isle of Man from John Lennon Airport.
The service will operate on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday each week. Flights depart Galway at 10.15am and Liverpool at 12.00 noon with a journey time of one hour fifteen minutes. A 66 seater ATR72 aircraft will be used on the route. Aer Arann is buying ten more aircraft over the next three years as it expands its operations in Europe.
There is still no details of the Liege service that was in the Belgian news though.
Nottingham becomes 15th Ryanair base
Nottingham East Midlands Airport became Ryanair's 15th base in Europe. Four new routes started up serving Lodz and Wroclaw in Poland and Bergerac and Limoges in France. The total number of Ryanair routes from the airport is now nine. Six more routes will start up at the beginning of April.
In line with Ryanair's usual practice they are offering 30,000 free seats from Nottingham East Midlands. Passengers only need to pay the taxes and charges. Taxes and charges cureently amount to £12.48 from Nottingham East Midlands with Ryanair.
The offer is open until midnight on Thursday 16 February 2006.
Manchester > Hong Kong route postponed
The Manchester to Hong Kong via Moscow service by Cathay Pacific Airways has been postponed. Originally due to start operating on 27 March 2006, the airline is still waiting for governmental approval to fly into Manchester.
Cathay Pacific still hope to start the service later in 2006. The airline operates a codeshare service between Moscow and Hong Kong with Aeroflot. The Moscow to Manchester segment will also be a codeshare service with Aeroflot. Passengers who have booked a seats on the service to Hong Kong will be offered tickets via London Heathrow. Passengers with tickets to Moscow will be able to fly with Aeroflot.
Cathay Pacific still hope to start the service later in 2006. The airline operates a codeshare service between Moscow and Hong Kong with Aeroflot. The Moscow to Manchester segment will also be a codeshare service with Aeroflot. Passengers who have booked a seats on the service to Hong Kong will be offered tickets via London Heathrow. Passengers with tickets to Moscow will be able to fly with Aeroflot.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
50% off Germanwings flights
Germanwings the German budget airline partly owned by Lufthansa is also feeling romantic and is having a 50% off sale. The only downside is that although the sale takes place between 18h00 CET (17h00 UK and Eire) and 24h00 CET (23h00 UK / Eire) the flights on offer can only be taken from 18 February 2006 to 30 April 2006. Perhaps the answer is to book a pair of tickets to one of Europe's more romantic destinations such as Paris, Prague, Krakow, Istanbul, London, Lisbon, Rome and Crete and to suprise your Valentine with them.
Last 3 days of XL.com sale
XL Airways ends on Saturday 11 February 2006, so there is still time to book a cheap flight.Some of the cheap flights on offer include:
London Gatwick to Geneva departing 19 February 2006 for 7 nights at 85 GBP
Manchester to Lanzarote departing 16 February 2006 for 7 nights at 89 GBP
Gatwick to Lanzarote departing 16 February 2006 for 7 nights at 99 GBP
Gatwick to Tenerife departing 17 February 2006 7 nights at 131 GBP
Gatwick to Fuerteventura departing 15 February 2006 for 7 nights at 118 GBP
Bristol to Paphos departing 15 February 2006 for 7 nights at 126 GBP
14.97 GBP Wizz Air March offer
Wizz Air the London Registered, East European Airline run by CEO József Váradi, formerly of Malev is sellimg seats from London to Poland from £14.97 GBP this March. The fares are one way and include all taxes and charges. They are available at sale prices until Monday 13 February 2006 and apply to flights taken between 17 February 2006 and 30 April 2006. It can't be called a Valentine's offer then!Wizz Air flies from London Luton to Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan and Warsaw in Poland.
It also serves Liverpool and glasgow in the UK and destiantions across Europe including Paris, Brussels, Rome, Milan, Stockholm, Barcelona, Palma, Rhodes, Ljubljana, Spilt, Zagreb and Kaunas.
Spanish firm to buy BAA?
BAA shares soared 15% on news that Spain's Grupo Ferrovial is considering a takeover bid for the British Airports Authority (BAA). The BBC reported that the Spanish Company had not approached BAA as yet, but was considering a bid as part of a consortium. Fraport the Frankfurt Airport Operator who lost out to BAA in their bid to buy Budapest Airport has stated that they are not interested in joining a consortium to buy BAA.
BAA owns and runs London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Southampton. Grupo Ferrovial owns Belfast City Airport and half of Bristol Airport.
BAA owns and runs London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Southampton. Grupo Ferrovial owns Belfast City Airport and half of Bristol Airport.
New Ryanair Bournemouth Pisa route
Today, Wednesday 8 February 2006, Ryanair announced that it will add Bournemouth to Pisa to its flight schedules. It will fly passengers to Pisa on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8 June 2006. Ryanair already operate services to Dublin, Glasgow and Barcelona from Bournemouth.To launch the service Ryanair is selling 10,000 seats from Bournemouth for 9.99 GBP one way.
Pisa Airport is next door to the Railway station allowing easy connections to Florence and Tuscany.
Virgin Express Valentine sale
Virgin Express is selling 14,000 seats from 39.99 euros one way, inclusive of taxes and charges in a 6 hour sale to be held tomorrow. It is their contribution to the romance of Valentine's Day.
From 18h00 CET (17h00 in the UK and Ireland) until 24h00 CET (23h00 in UK) flights from Brussels International Airport, onboard the Virgin Express fleet will be on sale from as little as 39.99 euros. The prices are one way and include all taxes and charges:
Routes from Brussels to Barcelona, Berlin, Faro, Hamburh, Madrid, Malaga, Milan, Murcia, Palma, Toulon, Rome and Valencia will be sold from 39.99 euros.
Routes from Brussels to Athens, Catanai, Geneva and Lisbon go on sale from 49.99 euros.
Copenhagen, Palermo and Munich are not included in their offer. I hope they are not trying to say that there is little romance in these cities!
Tickets can be purchased for travel in February and March 2006. Availablity of tickets during school holidays will be lower than other times.
From 18h00 CET (17h00 in the UK and Ireland) until 24h00 CET (23h00 in UK) flights from Brussels International Airport, onboard the Virgin Express fleet will be on sale from as little as 39.99 euros. The prices are one way and include all taxes and charges:
Routes from Brussels to Barcelona, Berlin, Faro, Hamburh, Madrid, Malaga, Milan, Murcia, Palma, Toulon, Rome and Valencia will be sold from 39.99 euros.
Routes from Brussels to Athens, Catanai, Geneva and Lisbon go on sale from 49.99 euros.
Copenhagen, Palermo and Munich are not included in their offer. I hope they are not trying to say that there is little romance in these cities!
Tickets can be purchased for travel in February and March 2006. Availablity of tickets during school holidays will be lower than other times.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Ryanair sale extended to Thursday
Ryanair is extending its latest sale until Thursday 9 February 2006. That doesn't leave long to book a flight from 5 pence plus taxes and charges.Liverpool is my local airport with three routes on offer for 5 pence. The taxes and charges at Liverpool comes to just short of 12.50 GBP. Some of the other fares are good as well such as 1.99 GBP to Oslo (Torp) ideal for a ski break in Oslo Ryanair's partner site Activity Breaks.com have packages to this beautiful area. They start at 120 GBP per person staying 2 nights in a 2 star hotel and including a ski pass.
Of course the 5 pence seat offer is available on numerous Ryanair routes from the UK. Taxes are more from London Stansted at 15.18 GBP, but the offer is still excellent value for money. Flights from Irish Airports start at 0.05 euro cents.
Monday, February 06, 2006
Ten more Air Baltic routes
airBaltic the Latvian airline partly owned by SAS will acquire a further Boeing 737-500 aircraft this Spring and operate ten new routes. From its Riga base, the airline will serve six new destinations:
Baku, Bergen, Dusseldorf, Tbilisi, Simferopol and Warsaw
airBaltic will also add direct flights to Budapest, Dusseldorf, Stockholm and Warsaw from Vilnius in Lithuania.
airBaltic president Bertolt Flick making the announcement, said, “Adding these cities to our network of direct destinations, we are continuing to implement our strategic plan of performing as many direct flights as possible and furthering Riga’s development as an important aviation transit hub between East and West, as well as increasing the number of visitors coming into the Baltic states.
airBaltic Riga to Dusseldorf flights start on 1 March 2006 and will operate four times per week. On 26 March, airBaltic will commence a six times per week service from Riga to Warsaw. Riga to Simferopol in the Ukrainian Crimea will be added on 11 April and will operate twice per week. Flights from Riga to Bergen in Norway start up on 14 April and will operate three times per week.
In May 2006, airBaltic will intends to fly to two more destinations, Baku and Tbilisi. Final confirmation for the service to Tbilisi is yet to be received from the Georgian authorities.
Baku, Bergen, Dusseldorf, Tbilisi, Simferopol and Warsaw
airBaltic will also add direct flights to Budapest, Dusseldorf, Stockholm and Warsaw from Vilnius in Lithuania.
airBaltic president Bertolt Flick making the announcement, said, “Adding these cities to our network of direct destinations, we are continuing to implement our strategic plan of performing as many direct flights as possible and furthering Riga’s development as an important aviation transit hub between East and West, as well as increasing the number of visitors coming into the Baltic states.
airBaltic Riga to Dusseldorf flights start on 1 March 2006 and will operate four times per week. On 26 March, airBaltic will commence a six times per week service from Riga to Warsaw. Riga to Simferopol in the Ukrainian Crimea will be added on 11 April and will operate twice per week. Flights from Riga to Bergen in Norway start up on 14 April and will operate three times per week.
In May 2006, airBaltic will intends to fly to two more destinations, Baku and Tbilisi. Final confirmation for the service to Tbilisi is yet to be received from the Georgian authorities.
Terminal 4 opens at Madrid
A new Terminal opened in Madrid's Barajas Airport yesterday. The new Terminal 4 is actually spilt into two T4 and T4S. They are 2 kilometres apart but linked by a driverless train with a journey time of 4 minutes.
Connections to Madrid's transport system are:
By Metro
Dedicated bus to Metro Line 8
By Bus Service 204 to Avda. de America
Taxi
The following airlines have all moved to Terminal 4:
Aerlingus, Aeroflot, Air Algerie, Air Cairo, Air Nostrum (Iberia), Air Senegal, American Airlines, Avianca, British Airways, CSA Czech Airlines, Egypt Air, El Al- Israel Airlines, Finnair, Iberia, Iberworld, Japan Airlines, Lan Chile, Lan Ecuador, Luxair, Olympic Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian Airlines, SN Brussels Airlines, Sterling, Syrian Arab Airlines, Tarom, Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde, Turkish Airlines (Turquie), Ukraine International, Virgin Express, Vueling.
EasyJet still fly to Terminal 1. The new Terminal will ease the pressure on Terminals 1,2 & 3.
Sterling cities on offer
London, Paris, Edinburgh and Lisbon are some of the cities Sterling
the Danish low cost airline is promoting in its latest cheap flight sale. The destinations on offer from the Sterling Airline's hub at Copenhagen are:
Amsterdam, Berlin, Frankfurt, Milan & Oslo from DKK 260 (£24)
Paris from DKK 298 (£28)
London from DKK 398 (£37)
Edinburgh, Madrid, Prague, Rome & Venice from DKK 449 (£41)
Alicante, Lisbon & Nice from DKK 549 (£56)
Prices are one way and include taxes and charges. Seats need to be booked before 10 February 2006 and travel must be completed before 31 March 2006.
Amsterdam, Berlin, Frankfurt, Milan & Oslo from DKK 260 (£24)
Paris from DKK 298 (£28)
London from DKK 398 (£37)
Edinburgh, Madrid, Prague, Rome & Venice from DKK 449 (£41)
Alicante, Lisbon & Nice from DKK 549 (£56)
Prices are one way and include taxes and charges. Seats need to be booked before 10 February 2006 and travel must be completed before 31 March 2006.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Disruption at Luton Airport
Luton Airport, Bedfordshire, UK has cancelled arrivals after a private jet overshot the runway and got stuck in soft ground. Departures are now being allowed, but are limited. All EasyJet departures have been cancelled for today (5 February 2006). Passengers with other operators are urged to check before travelling. Normal service will be resumed tomorrow (Monday 6 February 2006).
Arriving aircraft are being diverted to London Stansted and being bussed to Luton to pick up their cars.
Arriving aircraft are being diverted to London Stansted and being bussed to Luton to pick up their cars.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Thomsonfly deals
Thomsonfly has a number of routes on offer up until Tuesday 7 February 2006. If you haven't booked a Winter Break then Salzburg is available from Bournemouth from £22.99 one way including all taxes and charges. Ideal for skiers, snowboarders and Mozart fans wanting to visit the city as it celebrates 250 years on from the composer's birthday.
Perhaps some sun is what you require after the cold weather we have been having lately? How about Valencia from £22.99 one way including taxes and charges, or Palma and Alicante from £24.99 one way inclusive?
dba 29 euros (inclusive) sale
dba is the second largest German domestic carrier serving 19 routes within Germany. With its fleet of 29 airplanes (Boeing 737 and Fokker 100) dba services up to 200 flights daily. Last year it carried 4 million passengers.
It does not connect with any airports in the United Kingdom but is strongly tipped to merge with Air Berlin.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Aer Arann to add Liege?
According to Joelle in Bruxelles, the news in Belgium at present is that Aer Arann, the low cost Irish Airline is to fly to Liege Bierset Airport. The rumoured routes are:
London Luton to Liege
Birmigham to Liege
Lorient to Liege
There are articles in the papers and it has been on the radio in Brussels, but no official announcement as yet.
Liege would be Aer Arann's second destination on mainland Europe. It is ideally located for Liege, Belgium, Maastricht, Netherlands and Aachen, Germany. It is just under an hour away from Brussels.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
More Balkan routes for Wizz Air
Wizz Air has added even more routes to Croatia, Slovenia and Bulgaria. The new routes are (all prices quoted include taxes and charges):
London Luton to Zagreb starts 1 May 2006 (Daily) from €32.99 Euros one way
London Luton to Split starts 1 May 2006 (3 /week) from €42.99 Euros one way
London Luton to Ljubljana starts 1 May 2006 (4 /week) from €28 Euros one way
London Luton to Sofia starts 1 May 2006
London Luton to Bourgas starts 1 May 2006
Budapest to Split starts 17 June 2006 (once weekly in Summer) from €28.99 Euros one way
Budapest to Bourgas starts 18 June 2006 (Summer service only)
Brussels Charleroi to Ljubljana starts 1 May 2006 (3 /week) from €28 Euros one way
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Bournemouth to Pisa flights
Thomsonfly are now selling flights from Bournemouth to Pisa. Seats start at £19.99 one way including taxes and charges.
Pisa is ideally located in Tuscany, Italy. The airport is close to the railway station making onward travel to Florence or the rest of Italy a doddle. Pisa of course boasts its famous leaning tower. While Florence and the Tuscan towns villages and countryside are an open air art museum.
Kent Airport reopens for business
Following the collapse of EUJet last year, Kent International Airport (KIA) is to reopen for passenger services. The airport's new owners, Infratil Airports Europe have released a press statement stating that Kent Escapes part of the Seguro Travel Group will fly to Faro, Portugal and Barcelona, Spain every Thursday between 25 May 2006 and 26 October 2006. Charter flights operated by Newmarket Holidays will also fly during the Summer to Italian destinations such as Lake Garda and Lido Di Jesolo.
In my view the airport will have its work cut out to attract a passengers from outside Kent. London passengers already have at least five airports with budget airlines operating from them. Furthermore they all have good rail or tube links. It is possible that part of the reason for EUJet's failure stemmed from persuading potential passengers that flying from Kent International was as good an option as Stansted or Luton. On the plus side Infratil Airports Europe operates Glasgow Prestwick Airport so have the expertise to develop KIA just as successfully.
In my view the airport will have its work cut out to attract a passengers from outside Kent. London passengers already have at least five airports with budget airlines operating from them. Furthermore they all have good rail or tube links. It is possible that part of the reason for EUJet's failure stemmed from persuading potential passengers that flying from Kent International was as good an option as Stansted or Luton. On the plus side Infratil Airports Europe operates Glasgow Prestwick Airport so have the expertise to develop KIA just as successfully.
EasyJet offer Gatwick all night check in
EasyJet will offer allow passengers to check in, both their luggage and themselves from 22h00 onwards for flights departing up to 08h30. The service started yesterday. Passengers wishing to use the service will use zone 'A' in the South Terminal. Upon arrival at the airport they can then proceed to the departure gate with their boarding pass issued at check in. They must report 30 minutes prior to departure as per EasyJet standard conditions of travel.I am not sure how attractive a proposition this is. I guess it will save queuing early in the morning, but the best option is to travel with carry on luggage only. It saves time and aggravation at both ends of the journey if no checked in luggage is carried.
French strike misery
Air Traffic Controllers taking part in a General Strike in France on Thursday 2 February 2006 is causing severe disruption to flights. Any flights to or from France on Thursday have been cancelled by the airlines. EasyJet has a long list of affected flights here. Some of the flights do not start or terminate in France such as flights to Barcelona. Other airlines likely to be affected include Ryanair, flybe and Jet2.com.
If you are travelling on Thursday either to or close to France then please check with your carrier for the latest news.
If you are travelling on Thursday either to or close to France then please check with your carrier for the latest news.
