Category Archives: Other Airlines

Cockney pilots are the least comforting, say passengers

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Cheapflights Media

If the pilot doesn’t speak with a Home Counties accent … flyers get nervous. Continue reading →

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Boeing announces best-ever sales week

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Cheapflights Media

Orders and commitments for 359 aeroplanes from airlines such as Lion Air and Emirates. Continue reading →

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Airline passenger numbers up in September

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Nicola Buxton

The latest airline traffic statistics for September show a 5.6 per cent increase in passenger numbers on the same month last year. Continue reading →

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Singapore Airlines to launch budget carrier in 2012

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

Singapore Airlines has announced plans to launch a long-haul budget carrier from April 2012.Four planes could be in service for routes across Australia, China, Europe as well as the US and New Zealand. Continue reading →

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Delta wins best overall airline in business survey

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

US airline Delta has won a prestigious award for Best Overall Airline in a survey by Business Travel News.It is the first time that Delta has won the award ahead of all other carriers in the contest’s 14-year history. Continue reading →

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American Airlines to reduce flight capacity by 3 per cent

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

Leading US carrier American Airlines has announced adjustments to its winter schedule that is approximately 3 per cent lower on a year-on-year basis.The move, which could see a reduction in American Airlines’ flights from the UK to US destinations such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, comes amid rising fuel costs. Continue reading →

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KLM ups Aruba flights, more options for UK flyers

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced plans to increase the number of flights it offers to Aruba, giving UK travellers more opportunities to visit the Caribbean destination.Flights to Aruba will increase from two per week to five per week from 30 October. Continue reading →

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Air Canada voted top North American airline

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

Readers of Business Traveller magazine have declared Air Canada the “Best North American Airline” in its annual readership survey.The accolade follows the announcement earlier this year that the airline was named “Best Airline in North America” for the second consecutive year in a worldwide survey of more than 18 million travellers conducted by Skytrax. Continue reading →

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Norwegian to fly Manchester-Oslo three times a week

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

Travellers in Manchester looking for flights to Norway will be able to fly direct from Manchester to Oslo Gardemoen with low-cost carrier Norwegian.The airline has announced that it intends to add three weekly departures from 31 October. Continue reading →

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Air Berlin reaches 50,000 Facebook fans

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest airline, now has 50,000 fans on Facebook.The carrier has been on the social networking site since March 2009 and has launched a new virtual photo competition. Continue reading →

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