More routes for Thomsonfly at Cardiff Airport

Posted in Air Travel, Airport News, Travel by Jeff on the March 30th, 2007

Thomsonfly is to add a number of new destinations to it’s program starting from just £19.99 on the 28th October.

The new programme from Cardiff airport will add Jersey, Barcelona and Gran Canaria to Thomsonflys existing schedule, prices are said to include all taxes and charges.

Protest against Norwich Airport exit fee

Posted in Airport News, Travel by Jeff on the March 30th, 2007

A £3 charge that is to be levied on all passengers flying from Norwich airport has been criticized by the Scottish Passenger Agents Association (SPAA).

The fee that is to be introduced from the 2nd of April is to help fund the £18 million re-development of the airport facilities as set out by Richard Jenner, the managing director of Norwich International Airport.

The SPAA secretary has written a letter of complaint to Norwich International airport and has described the introduction of the £3 charge as “outrageous”

No Vat for Airline Tickets

Posted in Air Travel, Travel by Jeff on the March 30th, 2007

The possibility of a further tax hike on air travel in the form of VAT has been ruled out in the recent budget.

Gordon Brown commented that the measure had “not been properly thought through”. This decision is sure to bring a sigh of relief to the air travel industry who feel that they are being unfairly targeted for environmental reasons.

Connect with Flybe

Posted in Air Travel News, Travel by Jeff on the March 23rd, 2007

GB airways, the franchise partner of British Airways is to continue operating flights under the BA Connect branding after BA sold it’s BA connect to Flybe, the low-cost airline.

The airline that operates from Manchester airport will fly to Paphos in Cyprus, Salzburg and Tenerife while the service from Bristol airport will fly a twice weekly service to Tenerife.

Price war looms for Zurich flights

Posted in Air Travel News, Travel by Jeff on the March 23rd, 2007

London City airport is due to start offering 15 weekday flights to Zurich, the largest Swiss city. Cityjet the subsidiary of Air France, Swiss International Air Lines and BA CityFlyer all plan to add additional flights from London City Airport to existing services or set up new services to the city.

£18 Million Investment for Norwich Airport

Posted in Air Travel, Airport News, Travel by Jeff on the March 23rd, 2007

An £18 million five year development plan has been set out to upgrade and improve almost all areas of Norwich International airport including check-in and retail facilities, better airport parking, new taxiways and new equipment for passenger and aircraft handling.

As from April 2nd, each passenger will be charged £3.00 when leaving the airport, the fee which has been defended by Richard Jenner, the managing director of Norwich International airport, will be paid at vending machines and would go towards the investment plan for the airport.

With passenger numbers predicted to increase from 450,000 passengers to nearer 800,000 this year, It’s clear to see that existing facilities like the Norwich airport lounge and the nearby Norwich holiday inn airport hotel will benefit from the investment and re-development of the airport site.

Airport Parking Expansion

Posted in Airport Parking, Travel by Jeff on the March 9th, 2007

Airport parking provider BCP has further expanded it’s meet and greet’ services. The new expansion offers personal parking at newcastle and Bristol international airports.

With the number of airport parking services on the increase, passengers are advised to research the huge choice of available car parking options in advance and not leave it until the day of travel.

With so much choice and potential savings of up to 60%, it’s often best to use one of the on-line airport parking comparison services to find the best deal in terms of price, car park location and car park facilities. These services take the hard work out of looking for the best deal by searching the main airport parking providers such as BAA, Holiday Extras, BCP, FHR, APH and NCP in a matter of seconds, this allows travellers to quickly and easily compare the results and book airport parking on-line all within a few clicks and a matter of minutes.

New Route for EasyJet

Posted in Air Travel News, Travel by Jeff on the March 9th, 2007

Easyjet is to launch a new route in October of this year between Gatwick Airport and Poland’s third largest city Krakow. The new Gatwick airport – Krakow service will be Easyjet’s 38th route from Gatwick and will put it in competition with British Airways who also operate on the same route.

Fares for the Gatwick-Krakow return service are expected to be from £50.00 including taxes.

Green Travel

Posted in Green Travel, Travel by Jeff on the March 8th, 2007

Green Travel, carbon footprints, carbon off-setting, and carbon exchange programs, what does it all mean, is it a real attempt by the travel industry to control and reduce carbon emissions for the good of the planet or is it just a marketing ploy to tap into the huge environmentally sensitive consumer markets?

Statue for Doncasters Robin Hood airport

Posted in Airport News, Travel by Jeff on the March 8th, 2007

Doncasters Robin Hood airport has a new arrival in the form of a 10-foot-high bronze statue of the legendary Robin Hood. The unveiling was carried out by local actors Sean Bean and Brian Blessed who played the part of Lord Locksley in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Although Sean Bean never played the roll of the man in tights, he was picked in a poll as the star that most people wanted to see play the character.

The public were not invited to the grand unvieling at Doncaster airport as there were concerns that there could be a risk if people turned up in large numbers.

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