Airlines News and Flights News

Starting on 2 October 2011, Air France will be launching a commercial offensive on departure from Marseille by offering 13 new non-stop routes: in France: Bâle Mulhouse, Biarritz and Brest; in Europe: Athens, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Eindhoven, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow and Prague; in the Mediterranean: Beirut and Istanbul; in Morocco: Casablanca. Air France will also be increasing capacity on existing domestic routes, with over 80% more seats in some cases. This strategy will continue in spring...
Monarch Airlines has today launched new scheduled flights to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh. The flights, which start from £173.99 return including all taxes and charges, are available to book now via monarch.co.uk. Monarch’s new scheduled flights to Sharm el Sheikh will operate three times per week from Gatwick and Manchester airports on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, starting from 03 November 2011. Commenting on the launch of the new flights to the Red Sea, Managing Director of...
First/Business Class passengers or PhoenixMiles Platinum and Gold members flying from Vancouver, European cities and Australia to Beijing on flights operated by Air China qualify for access to around-the-clock arrival lounges at T3 of Beijing, and can stay there for a good rest for up to 3 hours. Amenities in the lounges include shower, Internet access, printer and drinks - of course, all for free. Valid from July 10. Air China: Carrying China, Spanning the World Air China is China’s only...
Iberia and airberlin have signed an agreement for sharing flight codes. Iberia passengers now have easier access to much of airberlin's domestic route network and to other European cites served by Germany's second largest airline. Iberia codes will go on airberlin flights between Düsseldorf and Hamburg, as well as Stuttgart; between Berlin and Stuttgart, Gothenburg, Oslo, and Salzburg; between Munich and Hamburg and Hanover; between Frankfurt and Hamburg; and between Barcelona and several...
Ryanair announced that from Thur 14th July it will release 500,000 €9.99 seats for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in October. These “all in” low fares will be available on over 1,000 of Ryanair’s European routes but must be booked on ryanair.com before midnight (24:00hrs) Monday (18th July). Ryanair’s €9.99 Seat Sale includes all taxes and charges so passengers who choose to avoid discretionary fees by paying for Ryanair’s cheapest flights with MasterCard Prepaid, travel with...
Holidaymakers travelling from Leeds Bradford Airport can now plan their city getaway with Jet2.com to Prague, Nice or Milan for 2012, or even an island break to Jersey. All four destinations have some unusual and spectacular local celebrations for holidaymakers to experience firsthand with prices starting from just £19.99. Services to all four destinations will depart four times a week, with flights to Milan starting on 30th March, Nice on 5th May and Jersey on 9th May, while summer flights to...
Effective 1 August 2011, passengers travelling economy class on Malaysia Airlines’ domestic flights will be able to do self check-in to process their departure formalities and baggage check-in at KL International Airport (KLIA). This latest convenience for our customers will ensure that they have better control over their travel including seat selections during kiosk check-in. Customers will be guided by the national carrier’s employees who will be on hand to offer assistance. The counter check...
Air New Zealand and the Virgin Australia group of airlines today launched their trans-Tasman alliance, with reciprocal codeshare on each other’s trans-Tasman networks and applicable connecting domestic services going on sale for travel from July 26. The airlines have aligned fare structures, products and services, so customers on either carrier receive similar first-rate service. From July 26, Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia trans-Tasman services will offer: Reciprocal Frequent Flyer...
Effective by 10th July 2011, Sunday, Turkish Airlines will commence its flights from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Kabul. First flight which will be operated with different times than the scheduled Kabul flights, will depart at 03:45 am from Istanbul Ataturk Airport, arrive to Kabul at 10:00 am local time, also the first flight from Kabul will depart at 12:00 pm, arrive to Istanbul at 04:15 pm with Turkish local time. The flights to Kabul are scheduled to depart three times per week. Star...
EasyJet, the largest operator at Bristol Airport, has today announced that it is to increase the frequency on 15 of its Bristol routes providing an extra 10,000 seats for South West passengers this summer. The extra flights have gone on sale Thursday 7th July to provide additional capacity on popular summer holiday routes from Bristol including Dalaman, Faro, Ibiza and Split until the end of September. Ali Gayward, easyJet Commercial Manager said: “Due to increased customer demand we are...
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