Latest Flight News Update
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New Executive Lounge At Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport now offers a brand new executive lounge, providing a wonderful area to relax or work, with wi-fi access offered.
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Published: 27/11/07
New Routes For BA From London City Airport
British Airways has just announced new routes for passengers flying from London City Airport, to commence in 2008.
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Published: 27/11/07
Second Quarter Profit Details For Air France
A strong performance for Air France saw second quarter profit exceed USD 1 billion even with steadily increasing fuel prices to contend with.
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Published: 27/11/07
Lufthansa Supports German Football Federation
The agreement for Lufthansa to stay on for a further three years as the official partner of the German Football Federation (DFB) was signed today.
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Published: 26/11/07
Cathay Pacific Announces Extra Flights to Toronto
Recognising the needs of their passengers Cathay Pacific have announced the provision of direct flights to Toronto from Hong Kong, the airlines home airport.
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Published: 26/11/07
New Aircraft For KLM
KLM has placed orders for new Boeing aircraft, specifically three of the new 737-300 and two wide bodied 777-300ER. As well as a couple of options KLM has taken, the order value is worth over USD700 million.
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Published: 26/11/07
Flights to Toronto From Bristol Announced
The Summer of 2008 will see the provision of flights to Toronto from Bristol Airport, with a weekly flight taking off every Monday.
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Published: 19/11/07
No Rush For Lufthansa flights into Open Skies
German flag-carrier Lufthansa are in no hurry to commit themselves to more flights to USA from different European countries, a key feature of the Open Skies Agreement.
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Published: 19/11/07
Qantas Flights To Sydney Will Offer Premium Economy Seats
Beginning in April 2008 Qantas will offer a Premium Economy service on their flights to Sydney from London.
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Published: 15/11/07
Fuel Surcharge Increase For Air FranceFol
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Published: 15/11/07
Massive Aircraft Order From Qantas
Qantas has just announced an order for almost 190 new single-aisle aeroplanes to be used within the Australian and Asian areas.
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Published: 15/11/07
Surfs Up At Virgin Atlantic
Following the news that BA was not allowing surf boards and some other pieces of sports equipment on board their flights Virgin Atlantic are pointing out that they have no problem with it, allowing one piece of sports equipment with passengers baggage allowance.
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Published: 13/11/07
British Airways Fuel Surcharge Increase
As of November 15 British Airways will increase their fuel surcharge on all tickets booked from that date.
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Published: 13/11/07
Lufthansa Plans Edinburgh Airport Expansion
German carrier Lufthansa will be offering more services from the Scottish capital over the next 18 months, according to reports coming out of Edinburgh.
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Published: 13/11/07
Fuel Surcharge Increase By Lufthansa
Major European carrier Lufthansa is being forced to once again increase the fuel surcharge levied on passengers due to continuing fuel price rises.
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Published: 09/11/07
United Airlines Fuel Surcharge
It was announced yesterday that United Airlines, one of the leading global operators, will be adding a fuel surcharge to their internal US flights to counter the ongoing fuel cost increases they have to deal with.
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Published: 09/11/07
New Cathay Pacific Aircraft Orders
Cathay Pacific has just placed orders for seventeen new aircraft, ten cargo planes and seven long haul passenger aeroplanes, with a value of over five billion US dollars.
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Published: 09/11/07
Emirates Record Profit Figures
In the first half of their financial year Emirates achieved another record performance, doubling their profits compared with the previous years period.
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Published: 08/11/07
British Airways Go Greener
As part of its ongoing drive for an environmentally-friendly business British Airways are investing in new aircraft and ground vehicles that are greener than ever.
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Published: 08/11/07
Czech Airlines Announce Good Profits
Announcing profits of over USD30 million for the first nine months of the year Czech Airlines have made major strides forward, contrasting sharply with a loss of over USD15 million the previous year.
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Published: 08/11/07
New Virgin Atlantic Flights To Jamaica
Virgin Atlantic has just announced new flights to Jamaica, now providing a service to Kingston, the capital, as well as the existing service they offer to Montego Bay.
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Published: 07/11/07
Edinburgh Airport Gets Hundredth Destination
Notching up their one hundredth destination is Edinburgh Airport, a major achievement for a regional UK airport. The city that took them to this level is Dubrovnik, with the flights to Croatia operating weekly from early next year.
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Published: 07/11/07
BMI Flights To London From Inverness Reduced
BMI has reduced the number of flights to London from Inverness as part of its winter scheduling, although it came as a surprise to many, with little advance notice.
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Published: 07/11/07
Lufthansa Flights Over Russia Suspended
Lufthansa are no longer able to fly over Russia with cargo since the Russian authorities did not extend their traffic rights as has normally been the case. The ruling does not impact on any regular Lufthansa flights to Russia or beyond, only the cargo ones.
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Published: 02/11/07
Top Surfer Supports Campaign Against British Airways
The best surfer in the world, Mick Fanning, has put his name on the petition asking British Airways to reinstate the carrying of surfboards and other sports equipment on their flights.
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Published: 02/11/07
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