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Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes , Brazil’s low-cost, low-fare airline, today launched flights to Cruzeiro do Sul, in northwest Acre. With the addition of this new destination, GOL’s daily flights from Fortaleza (CE) will reach the furthest regions of Brazil through connecting flights in Belem (PA), Manaus (AM), Porto Velho (RO) and Rio Branco (AC). Cruzeiro do Sul is the second-largest city in Acre and is the main city of the Alto Jurua region.

source: earthtimes.org

low-cost airline Jet2.com has launched two new services from its base at Newcastle International Airport.

The airline, which now flies to 16 destinations from the North-East, has added services to two popular locations in the Canary Islands to the list.

The inaugural flights to Gran Canaria and Lanzarote will leave Newcastle on October 29 and November 1 respectively, in time for the beginning of the winter 2007-8 season, and tickets are now on sale, priced from £54.99 one way, including taxes.

source: thisisthenortheast.co.uk

Low-cost carrier Flyglobespan will launch the first-ever nonstop scheduled air service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Boston Logan International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock on May 27 and May 29, respectively. These landmark transatlantic flights mark the first time guests from these U.S. destinations will be able travel direct on scheduled flights to this award-winning airport, significantly easing the ability to experience the historic and picturesque Western region of Ireland.

source: PRNewswire.com

2007 is proving to be a busy year for new, low cost airlines around the world. In the United States, two of the most recent low cost carriers to enter the air travel arena have had much different routes to starting up.

Skybus launched itself as a low cost contender by advertising $10 airfares that would be available on all of its flights. Seats at that price are of course limited, but it is an airfare special that is not set to expire anytime soon.

Virgin America has had a different experience. It has had to fight past objections by several airlines regarding ownership, and a few years later, has been able to secure FAA approval.

source: About

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair accounted for 60 per cent of complaints to Ireland’s Commission for Aviation Regulation, The Irish Times reported Friday.

Complaints about flight cancellations and delays at Irish airports were much higher for Ryanair than any other airline, figures from the commission showed.

source: monstersandcritics.com

Cabin staff at Scandinavian airlines SAS’s unit in Sweden began a strike Friday, grounding hundreds of European and domestic flights after talks between unions and management broke down.

Scandinavian Airlines Sweden, part of SAS AB, cancelled 300 flights, affecting 20,000 passengers, and said it would cancel up to 150 on Saturday.

source: The Star

A new low-cost airline is being launched this summer offering cheap flights to Verona in Italy for as little as €35 (£24) including taxes.

The Air Italy airline will be running 12 flights per week from London Stansted airport from June 1st 2007.

The airline is based in Verona and will operate flights to Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Moscow, Prague, Sofia and Warsaw from the city.

source: travelbite.co.uk

JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU), the New York-based low-cost carrier known for providing award-winning customer service and the most live entertainment options in the skies, today begins daily nonstop service to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (D.R.) from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

source: rushprnews.com

German low-cost airline Germanwings announced the launch of new destinations in Bulgaria.

The airline will service flights from Berlin and Cologne/Bonne to the Bulgarian seaside hotspots of Varna and Burgas. The company has been servicing since the end of March flights from Cologne and Bonne to the capital Sofia three times a week.

The flights to the Black Sea coast will be conducted once a week.

source: novinite.com

Brazilian airline TAM is planning a direct flight between Rio de Janeiro and Miami, a first for the carrier, TAM officials say.

There is no start date for the operation but it is in the works, according to the airline’s press office in Brazil.

“‘We know we’re going to be up by the second half of the year, maybe by the end of the year,'” said Jose Sampol, TAM’s general manager for North America based in Miami.

The flight, he said, is to be available year-round and offer passenger and cargo service but all other details are pending. “‘At this point, we don’t have anything about the flight,'” Mr. Sampol said. “‘We don’t have any details about this route.'”

source: Miami Today