Friday, March 31, 2006
The last post
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bmibaby seats from £19.99 inclusive
bmibaby has some great offers on at present. Flights to Alicante, Bordeaux, Malaga, Nice, Palma and Perpignan are on offer starting at £19.99 one way, including all taxes and charges. Bmibay flies from nineteen UK airports including London Heathrow and Gatwick, Manchester, Belfast, Cardiff, Leeds Bradford, Aberdeen , Inverness, Newquay and Birmingham.Thursday, March 30, 2006
Ryanair fuel price hedging ends
Ryanair had hedged 90 percent of its fuel costs at around 49 dollars / barrel crude oil equivalent until tomorrow. It was hoping that the price would have dropped before the end of March. Instead the reality is that crude oil stands at 65 dollars a barrel. The facts are that oil is getting scarcer, political uncertainty is pushing the price higher than it would be in more stable times, but that does not alter the fact that it is rising in price and will continue to do so.
A debate on the BBC Radio 4 this morning was discussing how the UK is likely to miss its self imposed emission targets. Aircraft emissions aren't even counted in those figures.
Getting back to the point though, an expert on the programme stated that taxing aviation fuel would not make much difference to the number of passengers flying as it only made up 10% of the price of a ticket. This is not the case for the low budget airlines though. In 1992, fuel accounted for 10-12 % of Ryanair's cost base. Up until now it has been 36% but will rise significantly next week. Prices rises are inevitable.
Low cost airlines are very sensitive to increasing aviation fuel costs. One of the factors Air Wales cited was the increasing cost of fuel when it pulled its scheduled passenger services. Michael O'Leary CEO of Ryanair predicted a "bloodbath" among the budget carriers some time ago now. He was predicting that the competition between airlines would be the deciding factor. This is unlikely as there are plenty of routes without budget carriers operating on them. Eastern Europe still has plenty of under utilised routes as has North Africa. The real threat to the airlines is the increasing cost of fuel.
A debate on the BBC Radio 4 this morning was discussing how the UK is likely to miss its self imposed emission targets. Aircraft emissions aren't even counted in those figures.
Getting back to the point though, an expert on the programme stated that taxing aviation fuel would not make much difference to the number of passengers flying as it only made up 10% of the price of a ticket. This is not the case for the low budget airlines though. In 1992, fuel accounted for 10-12 % of Ryanair's cost base. Up until now it has been 36% but will rise significantly next week. Prices rises are inevitable.
Low cost airlines are very sensitive to increasing aviation fuel costs. One of the factors Air Wales cited was the increasing cost of fuel when it pulled its scheduled passenger services. Michael O'Leary CEO of Ryanair predicted a "bloodbath" among the budget carriers some time ago now. He was predicting that the competition between airlines would be the deciding factor. This is unlikely as there are plenty of routes without budget carriers operating on them. Eastern Europe still has plenty of under utilised routes as has North Africa. The real threat to the airlines is the increasing cost of fuel.
New Glasgow <> Wroclaw route by Ryanair
Ryanair have added another route bringing the count to my reckoning to 12 new routes in a week. They state on their site that they have added 13 though, so either my maths in poor or they have lost one. Perhaps they mean the new Liverpool to Ballykelly Army base route?
Best get back to the serious work of informing you about the new Glasgow Prestwick to Wroclaw, Poland route. Ryanair will commence flights on the route on 1 August 2006. There will be three rotations per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Best get back to the serious work of informing you about the new Glasgow Prestwick to Wroclaw, Poland route. Ryanair will commence flights on the route on 1 August 2006. There will be three rotations per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
1 euro flight sale from Germanwings
Germanwings the German low cost airline, has a sale on until 24h00 CET (23h00 UK) on Sunday 2 April 2006. Flights can be booked at 1 euro plus taxes and charges between 15 April 2006 and 31 May 2006. Routes from the airlines German bases included in this offer are:
From/to Cologne: Alicante, Antalya, Gdansk, Dublin, Edinburgh, Gothenborg, Izmir, Krakow, London, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Stockholm, Warsaw, Vienna, Zurich
From/to Stuttgart: Antalya, Izmir, Krakow, London, Paris, Prague, Warsaw, Vienna
From/to Berlin: Oslo, Stockholm, Izmir
From/to Hamburg: Izmir, Krakow, London, Oslo, Stockholm, Warsaw
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From/to Cologne: Alicante, Antalya, Gdansk, Dublin, Edinburgh, Gothenborg, Izmir, Krakow, London, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Stockholm, Warsaw, Vienna, Zurich
From/to Stuttgart: Antalya, Izmir, Krakow, London, Paris, Prague, Warsaw, Vienna
From/to Berlin: Oslo, Stockholm, Izmir
From/to Hamburg: Izmir, Krakow, London, Oslo, Stockholm, Warsaw
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.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Ryanair flight lands at wrong airfield
We have all heard the story that Ryanair flies to out of the way unheard of airports. This story reported by the BBC proves it to be true. Today a Liverpool to Derry flight, operated by Eirjet on behalf of Ryanair, landed at an Army base on the way to Londonderry Airport.
The 39 passengers were taken by coach to City of Derry Airport in Northern Ireland.
I thought that was what they always did. lol
The 39 passengers were taken by coach to City of Derry Airport in Northern Ireland.
I thought that was what they always did. lol
Airbus A380 passes emergency evacuation test
The emergency evacuation test in Hamburg at the weekend was deemed a success by the European Aviation and Safety Agency (EASA) and the American Federal Aviation Administration, FAA. The evacuation test was the most challenging ever done with an aircraft and the first one ever attempted on a double deck aircraft.
It was completed in 87 seconds. The goal was to be faster than 90 seconds. Only half of the aircraft emergency doors were working and crew and passengers were unaware which ones wouldn't be available beforehand. Just to make it even more interesting it was all done in a dark hangar.
The Airbus A380 is now certified to carry 853 passengers, although the current orders are only to seat about 550 passengers. Emirates have been asking the question though - "What if we fitted them out to carry 850 and entered the long haul low cost market?"
It was completed in 87 seconds. The goal was to be faster than 90 seconds. Only half of the aircraft emergency doors were working and crew and passengers were unaware which ones wouldn't be available beforehand. Just to make it even more interesting it was all done in a dark hangar.
The Airbus A380 is now certified to carry 853 passengers, although the current orders are only to seat about 550 passengers. Emirates have been asking the question though - "What if we fitted them out to carry 850 and entered the long haul low cost market?"
5 new Ryanair routes for Shannon
Ryanair today added another 5 routes to its growing route map. Ryanair will serve another five destinations up from its Shannon base. Following delivery of another Boeing 737-800 aircraft in September, which it will base at Shannon the following destinations will be added. They are:- Biarritz, France
- Carcassone, France
- Faro, Portugal
- Krakow, Poland
- Venice, Italy
Aer Arann adds Newquay <> Cork
Aer Arann, the small but growing Irish budget airline will operate a new Cork to Newquay service in May 2006. The timetable isn't finished yet but it will run three flights a week on the route. Aer Arann's route count now stands at 36.Newquay will be buoyed up by the increasing number of flights being operated from there after being snubbed by Ryanair following an increase in airport charges to develop the airport, a former RAF base.
In announcing the route Micheal O'Callarain, Marketing Manager, Aer Arann said "This is our fourth new route from Cork for summer 2006 representing considerable expansion from the Southwest region. We are delighted to be adding Cork to Newquay in Cornwall to our network of UK routes. Newquay is the West Counties beach paradise, with seven miles of sandy beaches and the surfing capital of the UK. We believe it will prove a popular leisure destination from Cork and look forward to working with both airports to develop the service in the coming months."
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Blue Air to resume Bucharest <> Paris flights
Blue Air will resume services on its Bucharest to Paris Beauvais route starting 9 May 2006. The flights will operate twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
07:45 Bucharest (Baneasa) - 09:35 Paris (Beauvais)
10:20 Paris (Beauvais) - 14:10 Bucharest (Baneasa)
07:45 Bucharest (Baneasa) - 09:35 Paris (Beauvais)
10:20 Paris (Beauvais) - 14:10 Bucharest (Baneasa)
Cardiff International reveals expansion plans
Cardiff International Airport has just unveiled its plans for growth over the next 25 years. It is rapidly expanding, predicting growth of 22% to 2 million passengers this year. It predicts that there will be 5 million passengers using the airport by 2015 and 8 million passengers by 2030.
It has set out its expansion plans in its draft Master Plan. This will go for public consultation. The airport expects to have limited affect on the local environment as it has good road and rail links, does not require extra land for expansion and flights take off over the sea minimising noise pollution.
What never ceases to amaze me is the fact that airports and airlines can make predictions based on the stupendous growth of air travel due to the low cost boom and predict a four fold increase in traffic by the year 2030. By then oil will be scarce and very expensive. I wonder if they realise that the Earth has only finite resources in terms of fossil fuels etc and that continuous growth assumes unlimited resources.
It has set out its expansion plans in its draft Master Plan. This will go for public consultation. The airport expects to have limited affect on the local environment as it has good road and rail links, does not require extra land for expansion and flights take off over the sea minimising noise pollution.
What never ceases to amaze me is the fact that airports and airlines can make predictions based on the stupendous growth of air travel due to the low cost boom and predict a four fold increase in traffic by the year 2030. By then oil will be scarce and very expensive. I wonder if they realise that the Earth has only finite resources in terms of fossil fuels etc and that continuous growth assumes unlimited resources.
Ryanair adds six new routes to Pisa
Ryanair has today revealed six new routes from its Pisa base. The six new routes served by the Irish low fare airline are:
- Pisa <> Doncaster from 15 September 2006 (4x / weekly)
- Pisa <> Friedrichshafen from 14 September 2006 (3x / weekly)
- Pisa <> Karlsruhe Baden from 15 September 2006 (4x / weekly)
- Pisa <> Oslo from 14 September 2006 (3x / weekly)
- Pisa <> Trapani from 14 September 2006 (Daily)
- Pisa <> Valencia from 14 September 2006 (Daily)
Flights are available for booking immediately. The new routes brings the total number operated by Ryanair from Pisa to seventeen.
Monday, March 27, 2006
myair 9,99 euro sale
myair has some really cheap seats on its flights at present. The offer is open until 16h00 CET on 30 March 2006. The cheapest offers being found on their new routes:
Older international routes are on sale from 19.99 one way, plus taxes and charges. The flights must be taken between 1 April 2006 and 31 May 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.
- Bologna - Sofia
- Milan Orio al Serio - Sofia
- Milan Orio al Serio - Timisoara
- Venice - Timisoara
- Rome Ciamino - Bucharest
Older international routes are on sale from 19.99 one way, plus taxes and charges. The flights must be taken between 1 April 2006 and 31 May 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.
New Newquay <> Edinburgh route for flybe
Flybe, the Southwest's first budget airline has taken a slot at Newquay International Airport and will commence flights to Edinburgh on 27 May 2006. Flights will start at £34.99 one way including taxes and charges. This is the first Scottish connection for the airport that has seen Ryanair slash its services citing the increased airport taxes.
The new route will drastically cut down the travel time from Cornwall to Scotland that can take a full day by rail. It will also allow Scottish surfers to sample the breakers at the UK's mecca for surf.
Mike Rutter, Chief Commercial Officer, Flybe said: "We have big plans in the South West. Whilst many of our competitors are route cutting and retrenching back to London, Flybe is expanding in the regions and is committed to bringing flights to your door."
"The new route to Edinburgh shows us responding to consumer demand for a link from the Cornwall to Scotland. The new route will provide a convenient, low cost travel option to the popular UK destination which was previously only accessible by a long and inconvenient train ride. We are committed to delivering on our promise to offer a first class, low fares service from convenient regional airports across the South West."
The new route will drastically cut down the travel time from Cornwall to Scotland that can take a full day by rail. It will also allow Scottish surfers to sample the breakers at the UK's mecca for surf.
Mike Rutter, Chief Commercial Officer, Flybe said: "We have big plans in the South West. Whilst many of our competitors are route cutting and retrenching back to London, Flybe is expanding in the regions and is committed to bringing flights to your door."
"The new route to Edinburgh shows us responding to consumer demand for a link from the Cornwall to Scotland. The new route will provide a convenient, low cost travel option to the popular UK destination which was previously only accessible by a long and inconvenient train ride. We are committed to delivering on our promise to offer a first class, low fares service from convenient regional airports across the South West."
flybe sale and Air Wales rescue offer
Flybe has a sale on at present. Domestic flights start at £19.99 one way fully inclusive of taxes and charges. The remaining domestic routes are on sale at £21.99 one way inclusive. They have also released their Summer 2006 schedule with destinations such as Alicante, Angers, Avignon Provence, Bergerac, Brest Brittany, Cherbourg, Faro, La Rochelle, Malaga, Murcia, Perpignan, Palma being added.Flybe have also joined easyJet and Ryanair in offering cheap tickets for customers stranded by Air Wales' closure of its scheduled passenger services on 23 April 2006. They are offering tickets from Bristol to Belfast City Airport for £25 one way inclusive of taxes and charges. To be eligible passengers must have Air Wales booking confirmations.
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.
More strikes Tuesday
There will be a general strike in France on Tuesday. It will affect air, domestic rail and metro traffic, but not Eurostar services. French Air Traffic Controllers are on strike from Monday 27 March at 18h00 CET to Wednesday 29 March 06h00 CET. Most airlines have cancelled flights on this day. FlyBe is hoping to operate as near normal service. Jet2 have asked passengers to check in as normal but to expect delays. EasyJet have made mass cancellations.
There will also be a strike at Leeds Bradford Airport on Tuesday 28 March 2006. It is expected to close the runway for two hours but check in and other activity will be able to proceed without disruption.
There will also be a strike at Leeds Bradford Airport on Tuesday 28 March 2006. It is expected to close the runway for two hours but check in and other activity will be able to proceed without disruption.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Centralwings UK/Ireland to Poland for 1GBP/EUR
Centralwings the low cost arm of Poland's Lot Airways is having another sale starting Monday 27 March 2006. Flights offered at £1 GBP each way plus taxes and charges are:
Edinburgh <> Gdansk, Katowice, Warsaw
Leeds <> Warsaw
London <> Krakow and Warsaw
Flights for €1 euro each way plus taxes and charges are:
Dublin <> Lodz, Gdansk, Wroclaw, Katowice
Shannon <> Warsaw
These prices are available on flights taken between 18 April 2006 and 8 June 2006.
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Edinburgh <> Gdansk, Katowice, Warsaw
Leeds <> Warsaw
London <> Krakow and Warsaw
Flights for €1 euro each way plus taxes and charges are:
Dublin <> Lodz, Gdansk, Wroclaw, Katowice
Shannon <> Warsaw
These prices are available on flights taken between 18 April 2006 and 8 June 2006.
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Aer Lingus £1* seats
Aer Lingus, the Irish legacy carrier has a sale on at present. Flights from London to Dublin, Cork and Shannon are on sale for £1 GBP each way, plus taxes and charges. In addition the flights to Dublin from the following Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Jersey, airports are also being sold for £1 each way plus taxes and charges. Aer Lingus is learning to copy Ryanair. Their flights work out a little more expensive than Ryanair. The example I looked up was flight from Liverpool to Dublin in 10 May 2006, returning 11 May 2006. Aer Lingus returned a total price of £33.18 GBP while Ryanair produced £25.18 GBP. Not a lot in it when you consider the seats recline on the Aer Lingusaircraft!
If you would like to buy some of these offer seats for Aer Lingus then you have a lot more time as the offer is open until 31 May 2006 for travel up to the same date.
* As usual the asterix means that the price advertised is only the price of the seat, not what you will pay to get to your destination.
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Airbus A380 evacuates 873 in 80 seconds
Airbus carried out an emergency evacuation of its new double decker A380 aircraft today. The test was carried out in a pitch black hangar in Hamburg. Only 8 of the 16 exits were used and the 18 Lufthansa flight crew who were in charge of the evacuation were not told beforehand which ones would be closed. Reportedly the 853 volunteers and 18 aircrew were evacuated in 80 seconds, 10 seconds less than the target 90 seconds. The emergency procedure was filmed using infra red cameras and will be analysed before test can be confirmed as a success or otrherwise. It appears that there were some minor injuries and one broken leg. This Bloomberg Article gives more information
It must have been like some sort of adventure park ride to jump on a slide from the top deck of an A380 in a totally dark hangar.
It must have been like some sort of adventure park ride to jump on a slide from the top deck of an A380 in a totally dark hangar.
BA Connect launches today
BA Connect the lower cost British Airways division that has taken over the old CitiExpress service, started operating for real today. I wonder how many other flag carriers will follow also follow suite. Lufthansa has made a determined bid to offer low cost flying with its 99 euro returns. Iberia has expressed an interest in running a low cost airline as has Alitalia. The old saying goes "If you can't beat them, join them".
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Lufthansa 99 euro return fares
Lufthansa, Germany's flag carrier is to expand its "betterFly" fares to cover all European Union countries plus Switzerland, Norway and Turkey. BetterFly fares are currently only on offer on German domestic routes at 99 euros (approx £70) return including taxes and charges. Lufthansa saw a growth in traffic on the routes where it introduced the "betterFly" fares, this has prompted an extension of the scheme."After our successful experience on domestic routes in Germany and the launch of our "betterFly" fares in Hamburg, we have seen that an attractive starting price can have a very positive effect on the market. We want to make our customers appealing offers and open up further growth for Lufthansa," explained Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Chairman and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
Lufthansa will sell "betterFly" fares on 181 routes to 76 destinations in 25 countries. The airline will offer 350,000 tickets a month at the new fare.
The new tickets can be booked from 3 April 2006. There is a 10 euro charge for booking online.
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Friday, March 24, 2006
Airlines clamber to rescue stranded Air Wales passengers
Ryanair and easyJet have both stepped in offering cheap tickets on routes affected by Air Wales' retreat from scheduled passenger services.
Ryanair is offering tickets on its Cardiff <> Dublin route for £2.49 plus taxes and charges (about £31 return, inclusive).
EasyJet meanwhile, is selling flights on its Bristol <> Newcastle, Bristol <> Glasgow and Bristol <> Belfast for £25 (inclusive) each way. The rate applies to travel made from 24 April 2006 to 30 September 2006. The fares are available to Air Wales passengers with Air Wales booking confirmations by phoning 0905 821 0905 in the next 6 days. They will also need to present their Air Wales booking confirmation at easyJet check-ins where a maximum of £25 will be charged for the flight. Passengers must provide the agent with their Air Wales booking reference number and present their Air Wales booking confirmation at check-in as further proof of booking.
Finally, bmibaby was "shocked and disappointed" by Air Wales' decision to stop scheduled services. They had been marketing Air Wales flights and are still trying to find out what to do regarding Cardiff <> Paris flights.
Ryanair is offering tickets on its Cardiff <> Dublin route for £2.49 plus taxes and charges (about £31 return, inclusive).
EasyJet meanwhile, is selling flights on its Bristol <> Newcastle, Bristol <> Glasgow and Bristol <> Belfast for £25 (inclusive) each way. The rate applies to travel made from 24 April 2006 to 30 September 2006. The fares are available to Air Wales passengers with Air Wales booking confirmations by phoning 0905 821 0905 in the next 6 days. They will also need to present their Air Wales booking confirmation at easyJet check-ins where a maximum of £25 will be charged for the flight. Passengers must provide the agent with their Air Wales booking reference number and present their Air Wales booking confirmation at check-in as further proof of booking.
Finally, bmibaby was "shocked and disappointed" by Air Wales' decision to stop scheduled services. They had been marketing Air Wales flights and are still trying to find out what to do regarding Cardiff <> Paris flights.
10,000 more Sterling seats in 500 DKK sale
Sterling
are adding another 10,000 seats to their sale for flights up until the 15 June 2006. The proce remains the same at 600 DKK (£56 GBP) one way including all taxes and charges. The sale ends 28 March 2006, flights over Easter and holiday periods are not included in the sale.
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.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Thomsonfly free Paris child tickets
Disneyland Paris have been running a "kids stay free" promotion this Spring. It ends on 30th March 2006. Thomsonfly have decided to run a similar offer of their own, so that up to 2 children can accompany an adult on a flight from Coventry or Doncaster to Paris Orly and travel for free. The flights must be booked by 24 March 2006 and can be undertaken between 19 April and 26 May 2006.Air Wales ceases scheduled passenger operations
Air Wales has just announced that it will end passenger operations. A notice on its home page states that passengers holding reservations for flights after 23 April 2006 will get a refund. They will have to phone Air Wales' reservations call numbers in the UK and Ireland as no refunds can be arranged by e-mail.
Aer Arran is taking over its Cardiff - Cork route. Eastern Airways will take over the Cardiff - Brussels, Cardiff - Newcastle and Cardiff - Aberdeen routes. This will mean fare increases as Eastern is not a low cost airline. Air Southwest had previously announced the introduction of Cardiff - Manchester and Cardiff - Newquay routes.
Aer Arran is taking over its Cardiff - Cork route. Eastern Airways will take over the Cardiff - Brussels, Cardiff - Newcastle and Cardiff - Aberdeen routes. This will mean fare increases as Eastern is not a low cost airline. Air Southwest had previously announced the introduction of Cardiff - Manchester and Cardiff - Newquay routes.
New Cork <> Cardiff Route for Aer Arann
Aer Arann an Irish low budget airline continues to expand its services from Cork, Ireland. Today they announced that they will operate a Cork - Cardiff service from 24 April 2006. The full timetable for the route is likely to be issued next week.The route brings Aer Arann's total to 35. Micheal O'Callarain, Marketing Manager Aer Arann said "Our commercial team is continually looking for opportunities for expansion and as such we are delighted to be announcing this new service from Cork to Cardiff today. Cardiff has just celebrated its centenary as a city and its 50th year as Wales' capital and is a vibrant and thriving city. We look forward to working with both airports to develop the service in the coming months."
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Helvetic charges for seat reservations
Helvetic has added itself to the list of no frills airlines that charge for seat reservations. Now seats can be booked starting at 3 euros for seats at the back of the aircraft. Useful if your family or friends want to sit together. Seats near exits, with their extra leg room are to be sold for 15 to 20 euros.
Jet2.com news
Jet2.com still has flights available at from£19.99 one way, including all taxes and charges. Newcastle to Bergen for example which starts operating next month. They also have seats starting at
£49.99 one way, inclusive to Tenerife from its Leeds Bradford base in April, May, June and July.
Finally their ski flights to Geneva and Chambery in the French Alps will end on 23 April 2006.
The airline recently announced that it would be moving its offices to Leeds Bradford as this had effectively become the home of the airline.
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.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
HLX.com 19.99 euro fights
HLX.com have their regular weekly sale on. These start every Tuesday evening at 18h00 CET (17h00 UK) until midnight CET on Wednesday. The 19.99 euro flights are one way including taxes and charges. This is why the aircraft are painted in the same colours as a New York taxi cab, as their fares are similar to a flight with HLX.com.
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.
EasyJet versus Air France
Not surprisingly a battle of words is underway between easyJet and Air France over the Paris Orly to Ajaccio route that easyJet dropped last week. Air France have disputed that their cheapest fare on the route was 263 euros return as claimed by easyJet. Air France responded that it is 156 euros. EasyJet then point out that this is double what they were going to charge.
Air France point out that easyJet could have applied to operate the route and get the subsidy from the French government. François Bacchetta, easyJet Country Manager France, responded:
Air France point out that easyJet could have applied to operate the route and get the subsidy from the French government. François Bacchetta, easyJet Country Manager France, responded:
The whole episode sounds like a bait laid by easyJet to raise the protectionist issue. I'm sure this debate will get interesting.
"How Air France can suggest that we should also apply for subsidies to fly the 12th most popular route in France is beyond me. Do they really think there is nothing better you can do with public money than handing it over to an airline to fly a route which many airlines would be happy to fly without subsidies?
While there are some routes where a PSO status is appropriate, especially to oversee territories, the list of PSO routes should be revised. Today airlines are able to operate a route such as Paris-Ajaccio under market conditions while offering cheaper fares for consumers. Air France tries to scare people into believing that no one would operate this route without a PSO and people on Corsica would be cut off, but that is just absurd."
Monday, March 20, 2006
20% off half million XL Airways Seats
XL Airways has a sale whereby 20% is being knocked off all flights up to the end of April 2006. All 50 of the airlines destinations are covered from all 12 of the UK airports its flies from. For the period 15th July 2006 to 1st September 2006 flights are being discounted by 15%. The sale is on until midnight (UK) on Wednesday 22 March 2006 so you will need to be quick.
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.
Low fare airlines and the environment
The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) a body comprised of easyJet, flybe, Hapag-Lloyd Express, Norwegian, Ryanair, Sky Europe, Sterling, Sverige Flyg, Transavia and Wizz Air has produced a report in response to the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EUETS). So far two budget airlines, easyJet and flybe have made their own responses to the criticism that airlines, in particular low fare airlines are the biggest threat to the environment. The report produced by Frontier Economics points out that airlines in Europe produce only 4% of the carbon dioxide European Union's (EU) fifteen members and predict that it will still only be 5% by 2030 assuming there are 25 EU members by then. They feel aggrieved as they believe bigger polluters are not getting the same attention.
The make the point that the low cost airlines are the least damaging to the environment of all the airlines as they operate new fuel efficient aircraft with very high load factors. They believe that the EUETS must carefully consider how to implement emissions trading so that airlines running old aircraft with poor load factors are not rewarded with big emissions quotas based on historical usage. The low cost airlines are in favour of an emissions trading scheme if it rewards moves to further improve fuel efficiency. My view is that the rising cost of aviation fuel may achieve many of the goals of the EUETS before the scheme starts to influence airlines.
The make the point that the low cost airlines are the least damaging to the environment of all the airlines as they operate new fuel efficient aircraft with very high load factors. They believe that the EUETS must carefully consider how to implement emissions trading so that airlines running old aircraft with poor load factors are not rewarded with big emissions quotas based on historical usage. The low cost airlines are in favour of an emissions trading scheme if it rewards moves to further improve fuel efficiency. My view is that the rising cost of aviation fuel may achieve many of the goals of the EUETS before the scheme starts to influence airlines.
400,000 free seats on HLX
For today(20 March 2006) only, Hapag LLoyd Express (HLX) are offering 400,000 seats for free (€0.01) you just pay the taxes and charges. HLX flies from Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle in the United Kingdom. The free routes are mainly on the Manchester to Hannover route in the UK, while routes out of Berlin get the treatment in Germany.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, March 19, 2006
Berlin Brandenburg International gets green light
Berlin is expand Schönefeld Airport to become Berlin Brandenburg International (BBI) Airport, a project due for completion in 2011. Berlin's Templehof Airport will close in 2007 and Tegel will close soon after the opening of the expanded BBI. The restructuring plans have taken 10 years to come to fruition but all consents have now been gained.
Construction work at BBI starts this year with site set up. In 2007 construction of a new rail link and underground station will kick off, a southern runway and aprons will commence. In 2008 a new terminal and roads will be built. The airport will open for trials on 30 October 2011.
Construction work at BBI starts this year with site set up. In 2007 construction of a new rail link and underground station will kick off, a southern runway and aprons will commence. In 2008 a new terminal and roads will be built. The airport will open for trials on 30 October 2011.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Monarch 30% web discount
Monarch Airlines have a good offer on until midnight on Tuesday 21 March 2006. The offer applies to all Monarch Airways routes. They have increased their web discount to 30%, equating to £6.5 GBP off every one way flight and £13 GBP off every return flight. Pay by Electron or Solo to avoid credit or debit card booking fees.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.
Prague <> Copenhagen route for Smart Wings
Smart Wings is to launch a new route to Denmark, according to a press release by Copenhagen airport. The new service is to start 5 June 2006 and operate twice per week on Mondays and Saturdays.
Copenhagen Airport is receiving a lot of interest from low cost airlines as it has reduced its charges and the Danish Government has halved the passenger air tax and will phase it out completely by 2007.
Copenhagen Airport is receiving a lot of interest from low cost airlines as it has reduced its charges and the Danish Government has halved the passenger air tax and will phase it out completely by 2007.
bmibaby birthday giveaway
bmibaby the low cost arm of BMI is celebrating 4 years in the budget airline business. They are giving away 44,444 seats. The only payment required is the taxes and charges.The offer ends on Monday so you will need to be quick if you are to snap up some good deals.
Some of the free flight destinations include:
Amsterdam from Cardiff
Paris CDG from Durham Tees Valley and Nottingham East Midlands
Belfast International from Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Nottingham East Midlands
Edinburgh from Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham East Midlands
Newquay from Manchester
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Friday, March 17, 2006
Ryanair £10 (inclusive) flight sale
Ryanair has another sale on. This time seats can be purchased for £10, one way inclusive of taxes and charges. The offer applies to a number of routes from UK airports. The Ryanair overview states that taxes and charges do not exceed £10 GBP on the routes from the UK. I found that statement a little misleading, as seats above £0.01 GBP had taxes and charges applied that exceeded £10 GBP. The free seats (actually £0.01 GBP) did have taxes and charges lower than £10 GBP. In fact seats on the Liverpool to Oslo Torp route can be bought for £7.53 GBP all inclusive on 6 April 2006.Flights must be booked at least 2 weeks in advance. The offer appliues to flights booked from Friday 31 March 2006 to Friday 30 June 2006, flights at Holiday periods, school breaks or major sporting events are not available at these rates. The offer ends Monday 20 March 2006.
Routes in this offer include numerous from London Stansted including:
Dublin, Dusseldorf, Toulon, Frankfurt, Oslo, Tours , Hamburg and Newquay
Some of the newest routes are included such as Liverpool to Kerry, Bournemouth to Pisa. Finding seats at the offer prices is best achieved using the "Find Lowest Fares" option on the Ryanair menu.
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Thomsonfly flights from £16.99 GBP
Thomsonfy the low budget airline owned by TUI has some excellent flight offers at present. In their latest promotion they are selling seats on flights at £0.01 GBP one way plus taxes and charges. This equates to £13.91 GBP on a Coventry to Paris flight and £15.51 GBP for Coventry to Paris.
Even tbe regular prices are good. Flights start at £16.99 GBP one way including all taxes and charges. Flights to more distant destinations such as Prague or Salzburg start at £22.99 GBP one way, inclusive. They also do long haul to the Dominican Republic from £99 one way inclusive and Florida from £119 one way inclusive.
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Photo ©: Tony Silgrim
New Leeds Bradford <> Lanzarote route for Jet2
Jet2.com is to fly to Lanzarote's Arrecife from Leeds Bradford Airport starting on 2 November 2006. Two flights per week will be serviced through the Winter on Thursdays and Sundays dropping down to weekly flights on Thursdays in Spring 2007.Lanzarote is an ideal all year destination. It has plenty of sunshine due to its position 70 miles off the West Coast of Africa. The island is volcanic in origin with the last big eruptions being recorded in 1730 and 1824. It is possible to take a camel ride to visit this off world landscape. The island caters for all ages and tastes from young to old with its bars and nightclubs, windsurfers and water sports, sandy beaches, historic monuments and restaurants.
Oasis Airlines acquires first two B747-400s
Oasis Airlines the long haul budget airline that has plans to operate a service from Hong Kong into Europe has acquired two Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The 747s were previously flown and maintained by Singapore Airlines and SIA Engineering Co Ltd respectively.
Oasis Airlines plans to fly from Hong Kong direct to London, Milan, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn (Germany), Oakland and Chicago. They also plan to offer cargo services a sector budget airlines don't normally get involved in.
Oasis Airlines plans to fly from Hong Kong direct to London, Milan, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn (Germany), Oakland and Chicago. They also plan to offer cargo services a sector budget airlines don't normally get involved in.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Sterling flight sale
Sterling are selling 128,852 seats on flights up until the 15 June 2006 for 600 DKK (£56 GBP) one way including all taxes and charges. The sale ends 28 March 2006, flights over Easter and holiday periods are not included in the sale.
Sterling with its Head Office in Copenhagen is Europe's fourth largest low cost airline and the largest in Scandinavia. It flies all over Europe to destinations including the Canary Islands, Athens, Crete, Amsterdam, Faro, Lisbon, Malaga, Palma, Barcelona, Bergen, Rome, Florence, Geneva, Paris, Munich, Berlin as well as London Gatwick and Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Since January it has been owned by the Icelandic FL Group.
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Sterling with its Head Office in Copenhagen is Europe's fourth largest low cost airline and the largest in Scandinavia. It flies all over Europe to destinations including the Canary Islands, Athens, Crete, Amsterdam, Faro, Lisbon, Malaga, Palma, Barcelona, Bergen, Rome, Florence, Geneva, Paris, Munich, Berlin as well as London Gatwick and Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Since January it has been owned by the Icelandic FL Group.
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New Prague <> Brussels route for Smartwings
Smartwings the Czech low cost airline will add the Prague to Brussels route to its services on 12 June 2006. Prices start at 190 CZK (Czech Kroner about �4 GBP)one way plus taxes and charges. The service will operate everyday except Saturdays.
Flights times are:
19h00 Prague arriving 20h30 Brussels
21h00 Brussels arriving 22h30 Prague
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Flights times are:
19h00 Prague arriving 20h30 Brussels
21h00 Brussels arriving 22h30 Prague
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1 euro Germanwings sale
© GermanwingsFrom tonight at 18h00 CET (17h00 UK) until Midnight CET (23h00 UK) on Sunday 19 March 2006, Germanwings the second largest German low fare airline is selling 300,000 seats from 1 euro one way plus taxes and charges. Flights can be booked between 22 March 2006 and 31 May 2006. Germanwings serves a wide selection of routes from its hubs at Cologne and Stuttgart. Destinations include:
Athens, Dublin, Lisbon, London Stansted, Edinburgh, Istanbul, St Petersburgh, Crete, Moscow, Oslo, Helsinki, Paris, Munich, Vienna,Krakow, Warsaw.
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Air Berlin adds Belfast
Air Berlin, Europe's third largest low cost airline has added Belfast City Airport to its route map. Flights will be to its hub at London Stansted allowing baggage to be transferred to Air Berlin flights to Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Leipzig, Munster/Osnabruck, Nuremberg, Paderborn and Vienna. The service will commence on 2 May 2006.Flights on the route will start at £19 GBP one way including all taxes and charges. Flights to the destinations on the European mainland will start at £29 GBP inclusive. Air Berlin prides itself on selling cheap flights but still offering customers free food and drinks, flight flexibility, air miles and baggage transfer for connecting passengers.
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Centralwings standardises their taxes and charges
Have you ever looked at this seats from 1 euro offers and wondered what the final figure will be? With Centralwings, the LOT owned Polish budget carrier, the whole process has just become a whole lot easier. The airline will charge 24.89 euros or £19.89GBP from every departure airport on its route network. So the next time they have a £1 offer you will know that the final price will be £20.89 or £41.78 return.
France blocks new easyJet route
The new Paris Orly-Ajaccio route announced by easyJet at the start of March will not go ahead as planned. The French CAA (DGAC) refused to allow a second sheduled airline to operate the route. The French Government had granted a sole rights on the route to Air France/CCM under a Public Service Obligation (PSO). EasyJet in its press release makes this point "easyJet finds it hard to believe that a subsidised monopoly is granted on such a popular route. We could provide a better service at a better price without subsidies with return fares starting at 70 euros, compared to the lowest return fare of €263 euros for Air France/CCM."
This is living proof that the skies over Europe are still not a free place to do business. Corsica will lose out on the extra traffic easyJet would have generated. EasyJet are considering other options following their announced withdrawal of the service. Passengers who had booked will be reimbursed.
This is living proof that the skies over Europe are still not a free place to do business. Corsica will lose out on the extra traffic easyJet would have generated. EasyJet are considering other options following their announced withdrawal of the service. Passengers who had booked will be reimbursed.
Vueling 10 euro pilgrim's tickets
Vueling the Spanish low cost airline today announced another new route. This time the airline is making it easier for pilgrims to get from its Barcelona hub to the Santiago de composedly. The Galician city is the resting place of St James the Apostle. It has been the destination of pilgrims for centuries who usually arrived by way of the Way of Saint James through Northern Spain.
Vueling will fly there daily from 14 April 2006. To launch the route they are selling seats from 10 euros each way plus taxes and charges.
In late February Vueling also joined the online check-in revolution sweeping the airline industry by offering the facility at Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, Palma, Seville and Valencia. As with other carriers passengers without hold baggage can save time waiting around at the airport. Carry on bags must weigh less than 10 kg.
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Vueling will fly there daily from 14 April 2006. To launch the route they are selling seats from 10 euros each way plus taxes and charges.
In late February Vueling also joined the online check-in revolution sweeping the airline industry by offering the facility at Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, Palma, Seville and Valencia. As with other carriers passengers without hold baggage can save time waiting around at the airport. Carry on bags must weigh less than 10 kg.
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SkyEurope parties as new plane is delivered
A party in SkyEurope's hanger in Bratislava saw revellers dancing until the early hours. SkyEurope Airlines, one of the larger Central European budget airline invited 900 guests to celebrate the delivery of its first new Boeing 737-700 Next Generation aircraft. The President of the Slovak Republic and numerous dignitaries including the US Ambassador to Slovakia, Boeing and SkyEurope bosses signed a symbolic birth certificate for the aircraft.
The aircraft made history as the first ever brand new aircraft to be registered in Slovakia. It was painted in the new SkyEurope colours with bright red tail-fin and new graphics, The interior was also with red and blue leather seats.
A fashion show where the airlines new cabin crew uniforms showed off. The uniforms will be introduced across the airline over the coming months. Afterwards a dance party was held under the wing of the aircraft that went on until the early hours.
© SkyEurope Airlines
The aircraft made history as the first ever brand new aircraft to be registered in Slovakia. It was painted in the new SkyEurope colours with bright red tail-fin and new graphics, The interior was also with red and blue leather seats.
A fashion show where the airlines new cabin crew uniforms showed off. The uniforms will be introduced across the airline over the coming months. Afterwards a dance party was held under the wing of the aircraft that went on until the early hours.
© SkyEurope Airlines
Ryanair baggage charge starts
Today, Thursday 16 March 2006, Ryanair introduced its charge for passengers with hold luggage. Passengers with carry on bags only get an immediate reduction in fars of £2.50 GBP each way while passengers with pre-booked luggage will see no reduction. Passengers who don't book in their hold luggage in advance will have to pay £5 GBP to check in a bag to the hold. If you are planning travel with Ryanair from today onwards then familiarise yourself with their new baggage terms and conditions or you may be hit with some excess charges.Wednesday, March 15, 2006
New routes from BA Connect
BA Connect the new low cost arm of British AirwaysOther new routes from BA include:
- Birmingham to Berlin
- Birmingham to Belfast
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XL Airways flights from £19 return
XL Airways have some good offers on their website today. A flight from Manchester to Chambery, ideal for a late season visit to the Alpine pistes is on sale for £19 GBP return plus taxes and charges bringin the total to a cheap £59 GBP return. The flight in question leaves Manchester on Sunday 26 March 2006 and returns on Sunday 2 April 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 online check-in now at Newcastle
The easyJet great online check-in roll out moves on relentlessly. Today it has reached Newcastle bringing the ease and convenience to the North East of England. Passengers without checked in baggage should find this system great as it will save time in queues at check in desks at the airport.
Aer Lingus buys two more Airbus A330s
Aer Lingus, Ireland's flag carrying airline has just purchased two Airbus A330 aircraft for delivery in 2007. Two new A330 aircraft, an A330-200 and an A330-300, will be powered by General Electric CF6 engines and used on the airline's long haul routes. Aer Lingus operates an all Airbus fleet, also operating 21 A320s and six A321s, making it considerably smaller than Ryanair.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Australian bank eyes BAA
The news on the financial pages at present, is that BAA the operator of London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Southampton airports may have another predator in the wings. It is currently being eyed by Spain's Ferrovial. Now Macquarie an Australian bank with stakes in a number of airports around the world including Sydney, Rome, Brussels, Birmingham, and Bristol where it is in partnership with Ferrovial has been looking at making a counter bid for BAA. They have been in talks with Blackstone, a venture capitalist, and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, in an attempt to formulate a bid thought to be worth around �9.5 billion.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Birmingham Airport dismisses health report
Birmingham International Airport (BIA) today called a report by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy misleading. The report claimed that NO2 a toxic gas given off by engine exhausts were over the allowable limits. According to the airport the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy sampled alongside the M42 motorway instead of at the airport's monitoring station and then concluded that the airport was producing excessive amounts of NO2. BIA has been monitoring NO2 since 1995 and their results are independently monitored by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, and the City of Birmingham Council. They have never recorded levels of NO2 above permitted levels in this time.
John Morris, Head of Corporate & Community Affairs at BIA said, "I am no Scientist, yet even I can see that to rely on an off-site survey when better data are available, is likely to produce erroneous and inaccurate results. Using a survey station plonked on top of the M42, when we have an independently-verified station on site, is going to give misleading results so far as the airport activity is concerned. Over 90% of the traffic on the M42 is not airport-related."
"I would imagine that other airports are also incensed - the report puts Exeter, with 671,000 passengers a year, in the same league as Manchester, with 20 Million passengers a year. Clearly something is a bit iffy about their report!"
John Morris, Head of Corporate & Community Affairs at BIA said, "I am no Scientist, yet even I can see that to rely on an off-site survey when better data are available, is likely to produce erroneous and inaccurate results. Using a survey station plonked on top of the M42, when we have an independently-verified station on site, is going to give misleading results so far as the airport activity is concerned. Over 90% of the traffic on the M42 is not airport-related."
"I would imagine that other airports are also incensed - the report puts Exeter, with 671,000 passengers a year, in the same league as Manchester, with 20 Million passengers a year. Clearly something is a bit iffy about their report!"
EasyJet extend online check-in to Nottingham East Midlands
Following easyJet's, trial then introduction of online check-in facilities at London Stansted, London Gatwick and Edinburgh airports, they are rolling it out to Nottingham East Midlands Airport. For passengers without hold baggage it reduces their gate arrival time to 15 minutes. Passengers print off their own boarding pass on their own computer at the time of booking.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Monarch £29.99 GBP flight sale
Monarch Airlines has some enticing flight deals on at present. For the lucky people in the South of the United Kingdom they are selling flights from London to Lisbon, Alicante and Malaga from £29.99 one way including all taxes and charges.They haven't left the residents of the North of the country out though. The flights cost a little more. Flights from Manchester and Birmingham to Almeria, Menorca, Malaga and Murcia are being sold starting at £39.99 one way including taxes and charges. Flights need to be booked by midnight on 14 March 2006 and travel must be completed by 30 June 2006.
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Vueling 10 euro flight sale
Vueling the Barcelona based low cost operator is selling 100,000 seats on flights in April, May and June for 10 euros plus taxes and charges. The airline serves an extensive network in Spain as well as Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Milan and Rome. Flights must be booked before the end of the 15th March 2006.
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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, March 11, 2006
Sylt, Air Berlin's latest destination
Sylt the North Frisian Island to the very North of Germany has been added to Air Berlin's route map. Flights can be taken using Air Berlin's excellent hub and spoke route system by flying via Berlin's Tegel Airport. From May 2006 it will be possible to fly there from London Stansted every Tuesday and Friday. The Berlin to Sylt route will be operated by an Airbus A320. Seats from London Stansted will start at 49 euros including all taxes and charges.
Sylt pronounced "zoolt" is fairly unique among budget flight destinations. It is has been dubbed the St Tropez of the North with its designer boutiques, expensive restaurants with luxury German cars parked outside. The island is well known in Germany for its bracing fresh sea air, spa facilities and water sports. It is particularly popular with windsurfers with a round of the Professional Windsurfing Association world cup held here each year.
The houses roofed with a reed thatch that reaches down to the ground to blend with the reeds growing there. The beach along the whole length of Western Sylt is Germany's longest. The white sand is constantly on the move rearranging the dunescape with every gale.
Sylt pronounced "zoolt" is fairly unique among budget flight destinations. It is has been dubbed the St Tropez of the North with its designer boutiques, expensive restaurants with luxury German cars parked outside. The island is well known in Germany for its bracing fresh sea air, spa facilities and water sports. It is particularly popular with windsurfers with a round of the Professional Windsurfing Association world cup held here each year.
The houses roofed with a reed thatch that reaches down to the ground to blend with the reeds growing there. The beach along the whole length of Western Sylt is Germany's longest. The white sand is constantly on the move rearranging the dunescape with every gale.
Friday, March 10, 2006
New Warsaw <> Gothenburg for Wizz Air
Wizz Air the low cost airline operating out of Eastern Europe will operate a new service between Warsaw in Poland and Gothenburg in Sweden. The new route will launch on 18 June 2006. It will make Gothenburg Wizz Air's third Swedish destination.
Special offer introductory fares are available for the route until 31 March 2006 at SEK 328/PLN 111 including taxes and charges, one way. Normal fares for the route will start from SEK 368/PLN 131 including taxes and charges, one way.
In announcing the new route, József Váradi, Chief Executive Officer of Wizz Air said: "Gothenburg is our third destination in Scandinavia after Stockholm and Malmö. We are delighted to offer another affordable and convenient air link to the passengers of both Sweden and Poland. Warsaw is an increasingly exciting destination of New Europe with booming tourism, business and very importantly affordable shopping opportunities and bubbling night life. On the other hand, Gothenburg is one of the most popular tourist areas in Scandinavia and will definitely attract many Polish travelers. We are looking forward to extending our cooperation with Göteborg City Airport in the near future."
Thursday, March 09, 2006
New Liverpool > Kerry route as Cork loses out
Ryanair, the Irish low budget airline is downsizing its Liverpool to Cork service, citing increasing costs at Cork Airport. The airline will drop three flights on the Liverpool to Cork route but start three new flights on a Liverpool to Kerry route in their place. Ryanair will retain 4 flights per week on the Liverpool to Cork route.As Michael Cawley, Ryanair's Deputy Chief Executive put it; "The Cork Airport Authority has spent EUR180M on a terminal for 3 million passengers. Both Frankfurt Hahn and Düsseldorf Weeze built the same capacity for EUR13M and EUR15M respectively."
It is clear that if London Stansted spend an exorbitant amount on a second runway an new Terminals then Ryanair will up sticks and move to another airport.
10 new easyJet routes
EasyJet, the second largest low cost airline in Europe is adding a further ten new routes to its network. It follows the announcement last weekend of expansion to Morocco and Turkey. The latest routes being added are:
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- London Gatwick to Split (Croatia) from 2 May 2006 (4 x / week)
- London Luton to Bordeaux from 29 June 2006 (Daily)
- London Luton to Rimini starts 29 June 2006 (4 x / week)
- Edinburgh to Alicante from 20 May 2006 (1 x / week)
- Bristol to Toulouse 21 July 2006 (Daily)
- Bristol to Krakow 21 July 2006 (4 x / week)
- Bristol to la Rochelle 21 July 2006 (4 x / week)
- Bristol to Marseille 22 July 2006 (3 x / week)
- Bristol to Rijeka 22 July 2006 (3 x / week)
- Paris Orly to Ajaccio (Corsica) 14 July 2006 (Daily)
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Jet2 adds Düsseldorf <> Leeds Bradford
Jet2.com has added A new route to Düsseldorf in time for the World Cup. From 8 May 2006 it will connect its Leeds Bradford base with the German city. To get the service off to a flying start or at least to full aircraft, Jet2 are selling all seats for flights to Dusseldorf in the first two weeks of operation for £10 GBP each way. Prices are inclusive of all taxes and charges and must be booked before 17h00 (UK) on 15 March 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.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
2 New Monarch routes + sale
Monarch Airlines have added a further two routes for the Summer:
In addition they are having a sale whereby all seats booked online will be discounted by 40% is instead the usual �5 web discount. This can mean savings of up to �14 on a return flight. The 40% off offer is on until Tuesday 7 March 2006.
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- Birmingham to Lanzarote (commences 4 May 2006)
- Birmingham to Menorca (commences 5 May 2006)
In addition they are having a sale whereby all seats booked online will be discounted by 40% is instead the usual �5 web discount. This can mean savings of up to �14 on a return flight. The 40% off offer is on until Tuesday 7 March 2006.
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Flyglobespan adds Manchester <> Cape Town
Visitors to Europe from South Africa now have a budget airline operating the out of Cape Town .
From 8 November 2006, Flyglobespan the Scottish low fare airline will operate the Manchester route. They will offer three classes on the flights starting with a no frills service from �185 GBP one way inclusive of taxes and charges.
One complimentary meal will be provided and 20 kg of luggage. Seat pitch will be 762 mm which is normal on a low cost flight but may prove uncomfortable long haul. Wear some DVT stockings. Additional snacks and refreshments can be purchased onboard.
The Premium Economy costs from �255 one way inclusive. These seats come with and extra 50 mm of seat pitch, full meal service and complimentary drinks as well as 30 kg baggage allowance. They will also offer a Business class service with sleeper beds, gourmet meals, executive lounges and more but the prices are well out of the budget range.
From 8 November 2006, Flyglobespan the Scottish low fare airline will operate the Manchester route. They will offer three classes on the flights starting with a no frills service from �185 GBP one way inclusive of taxes and charges.
One complimentary meal will be provided and 20 kg of luggage. Seat pitch will be 762 mm which is normal on a low cost flight but may prove uncomfortable long haul. Wear some DVT stockings. Additional snacks and refreshments can be purchased onboard.
The Premium Economy costs from �255 one way inclusive. These seats come with and extra 50 mm of seat pitch, full meal service and complimentary drinks as well as 30 kg baggage allowance. They will also offer a Business class service with sleeper beds, gourmet meals, executive lounges and more but the prices are well out of the budget range.
New Germanwings routes
Germanwings the German low cost airline has announced three new routes. They are available for booking immediately.
The new routes are:
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The new routes are:
- Stuttgart to St Petersburgh (starts 29 April 2006)
- Stuttgart to Faro (starts 29 April 2006)
- Stuttgart to Malaga (starts 7 May 2006)
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Wednesday, March 01, 2006
New Manchester <> Bergen for Norwegian Air Shuttle
Norwegian Air Shuttle the Oslo based Norwegian low cost operator is to connect Manchester and Bergen with the latest addition to their route. Flights on the route commence on 6 April 2006 and will operate twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays. Prices start at �24 euros (about �17) one way including all taxes and charges.
Bergen has been added to a few airlines route maps this year. It has plenty to offer including the 900 year old wooden houses of Bryggen. Mountains and fjords are close by the city.
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Bergen has been added to a few airlines route maps this year. It has plenty to offer including the 900 year old wooden houses of Bryggen. Mountains and fjords are close by the city.
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Africa and Asia for EasyJet
EasyJet has today announced the launch of flights to Marrakech, Morrocco, North Africa and Istanbul, Turkey and to Rijeka, Croatia.The new routes are:
- Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen , commencement 29 May 2006 (4x/week)
- London Luton to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen from 29 June 2006 (Daily)
- London Gatwick to Marrakech starts 4 July 2006 (Daily)
- London Luton to Rijeka, Croatia commences operation 30 June 2006 (4x/week)
Prices start at �25.99 one way to Rijeka and �30.99 for the Istanbul and Marakech routes. Seats go on sale from Friday 3 March 2006.
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Aer Arann confirms new routes to Liege and Angers
Aer Arann, today (1 March 2006) confirmed the new routes from Liege, Belgium. From 15 May 2006 it will fly to Lorient, in Brittany, France (3 times / week), as well as London Luton (6 times / week) and Birmingham (3 times / week). This was a news story on the Belgian news but not confirmed on their website until today. Liege Airport is located in a good position to visit Liege but also Maastricht in the Netherlands with its walls dating from Roman times and old town. It is also close by to the Dutch spa resort of Valkenburg which is very popular with the Dutch. Finally Aachen is also close by over the border in Germany. Once the Charlemagne's capital from where he ruled over United Europe. His tomb can still be visited in the chapel.Aer Arann have also added two more routes to their network. Also starting 15 May 2006 Aer Arann will fly a service between London Luton to Angers, Loire Valley, France (3 x / week) and Cardiff to Lorient in Brittany, France (2 x / week).
They will again use the turboprop powered ATR 72 aircraft, with its low fuel consumption and operating costs.
Micheal O'�Callarain, Aer Arann's Marketing Manager said on announcing the routes "�We are delighted to be launching our first Belgian routes to the UK and France for Summer 2006 further increasing our network of European routes. We believe there is considerable untapped demand between these cities and look forward to developing these services over the coming months."
