As of yesterday (November 22), passengers flying with business class-only airline Silverjet can seek personal shopping advice from a dedicated retail therapist. For no charge, travellers can email retailtherapist@flysilverjet.com with their flight reference, likes and dislikes, budget, hobbies and interests,…

US Airways has announced it will begin operating a service between London Heathrow and Philadelphia early next year. Flights between the two destinations are set to begin on March 29, 2008, with tickets available for purchase from December 1. There…

Eastern Airways launched its first route to France yesterday (November 15) with its latest service departing from Southampton International Airport to Angers Loire. The three times a week service will operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday with flights leaving Southampton…

Silverjet is planning to let customers use their mobile phones to book tickets and in-flight meals, and check if their flights are on time. The all-business class airline places a premium on customer service, and its passengers are typically businesspeople…

Air France is to increase the fuel surcharge on all flights booked from today (November 14), but will look to cut the fee if the price of oil drops. The airline has said that its surcharge will increase by €2…

Australian airline Qantas has announced it will introduce a premium economy cabin on flights from London to Sydney from next April. The airline is installing 32 premium economy seats on its planes in time for the introduction of the cabin…

© SAS 2007 Singapore Airlines is to use an Airbus A380 superjumbo on its London to Singapore route by March next year. The carrier took delivery of the first commercial A380 last month (see Cheap Flight News’ related story), and…

Highland Airways passengers will be able to enjoy locally sourced food when flying between north and south Wales. On its Cardiff to Anglesey service, the airline is offering food produced by development agency Menter Mon, including locally-baked shortbread biscuits, crisps…

Emirates has announced an agreement with Airbus which will see the airline buy 81 aircraft, in a deal worth almost £10 billion. The airline is to buy 70 of Airbus’ mid-sized A350 aircraft and 11 Airbus A380 twin-deck super jumbos,…

German national airline Lufthansa intends to expand its presence at Edinburgh Airport over the coming year and a half. Having announced that it would begin a three-times daily link between Bristol and Frankfurt in March next year, the carrier is…