easyjet launches new routes

easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has announced that it is opening an additional 13 new routes across Europe, for Summer 2009 bringing the total number of routes to 416. Five of the new routes will operate from UK airports, giving travelers even more choice of popular destinations.  These include routes from London to Munich, Zurich, Vienna and Bodrum in Turkey and Manchester […]

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Southampton airport not to be sold

The Competition Comission has made the provisional decision not to recommend the sales of Southampton Airport by BAA, following its decision to force the sale of Gatwick Airport.  Flybe are among a number of parties who have expressed their dissatisfaction with this decision.  The highly successful regional airline feels that the decision will not be enough to bring about a better deal for passengers and airlines in […]

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Flying food – don’t forget to buy before you fly

As many people are preparing to escape the UK for a warmer Christmas holiday, there is no better time to remind those flying of our favourite travel tip…. buy your food and drink before you get on to your ‘low cost’ airline.  A recent study by Which? has shown that Ryanair travellers fare worst, having to pay £16.05 for a sandwich, small […]

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Airlines being kept going by family visits

The Civil Aviation Authority has reported that nearly a quarter of International traffic – that’s almost 40 million passengers – are travelling to see friends and family.  This is a big rise since 2001 and highlights the increasing importance of friends and family travellers to the airline industry and travel industry as a whole.  Will the impact of the credit crunch increase mean that the […]

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