The chairman of bmi, the only airline offering a link between Leeds Bradford Airport and London Heathrow, has warned that the cost of operating the route places a question mark over its future. Sir Michael Bishop has written to Michael…
Jet2.com is to end its service between Belfast International and Prague from early next year. The BBC website reports that the low-cost airline will stop flying the route in March. The current service has been in operation since February 2004…
Ryanair has claimed it offers higher levels of customer service and punctuality than other European carriers. The budget airline cited the Association of European Airlines’ latest consumer report, which rated airlines including British Airways, easyJet and Lufthansa for aspects of…
Australian national airline Qantas will tomorrow (Saturday, December 1) celebrate 60 years of flying between the UK and Australia on the so-called Kangaroo Route. It was on December 1, 1947, that the first scheduled Qantas flight from Australia to London…
Book by Saturday, December 15: Etihad Airways is offering cheap flights from London Heathrow and Manchester airports to a host of worldwide destinations during the first half of 2008. Fares quoted are for return travel and include all taxes and…
Online drama KateModern is to be shown on Virgin Atlantic flights from the beginning of December. KateModern is the UK spin-off of the drama lonelygirl15, which became an internet sensation, and will be available via the V:port entertainment system that…
Far-flung destinations such as Tokyo, Hong Kong and Australia are all included in this week’s best special offers from airlines including Virgin Atlantic, Qantas and Etihad. European destinations are on offer from British Airways. In terms of new routes, Heathrow…
Book by Monday, December 31: Emirates is offering a number of flights at cheaper prices, to destinations around the world. Fares are for return tickets, including taxes and charges. For travel between January 1 and March 12, 2008, the following…
Officials from the European Union (EU) and Canada met in Brussels last week to compile an aviation agreement that could lead to lower air fares for passengers. An Open Skies pact would liberalise air travel between Europe and Canada, with…
A new application for the social networking website Facebook will allow users to track their friends’ flight movements over a map. Called Flight Tracker, the application has been created by the developers of FlightStats, the airline, airport, and travel information…