Southwest Airlines has again turned up the heat in the North Texas fare war by slashing ticket prices from Dallas Love Field to destinations nationwide to as cheap as $39 each way.
The fare sale, which runs until Dec. 1, offers the lowest prices mostly to nearby cities like Houston and Little Rock. But distant destinations like Philadelphia and Seattle are discounted at $79 each way.
source: Star-telegram
Austrian Airlines AG said Thursday it will eliminate its fleet of four Airbus A330 long-haul jetliners in 2007, a move the national carrier said will save it about $40 million (US$51 million) a year.
The airline’s board held a special meeting Wednesday to approve the plan to phase out the A330s, along with both of its Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
The reduction of the long-haul fleet means scheduled service to Shanghai will end on Jan. 7, flights to Phuket, Thailand, Mauritius and Colombo/Male, Sri Lanka, will stop at the end of April, and service to Katmandu, Nepal, will cease in May, Austrian Airlines said in a statement.
source: International Herald Tribune
Europe’s largest budget airline Ryanair Holdings Plc said Wednesday it has forged a partnership with internet bingo group Jackpotjoy.com to enable its passengers to play bingo while booking their flights and hotels and finalizing car hire on its website.
The carrier said this will become a new revenue source and help create cash flow from areas other than selling tickets.
source: Earthtimes.org
Germanwings, the low-cost airline belonging to Germany’s Lufthansa group, is poised to expand further into central and eastern Europe, CEO Thomas Winkelmann said Wednesday. “‘The most important goal we now have is eastern Europe’,” said Winkelmann in a briefing to business reporters.
The region is key to expansion plans because of its strong growth and large number of people keen to travel following the lifting of old restrictions, he said.
source: therawstory
The airline whose unpressurized 737 crashed last year in Greece, killing 121, is going out of business.
Ajet, the new name given Cyprus-based airline Helios Airways after the accident, had been struggling ever since to recover its reputation and revenues.
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost airline, on Tuesday launched a regular flight between Frankfurt-Hahn airport and FlyBalaton airport at Sármellék near Lake Balaton in west Hungary.
source: bbj.hu
EasyJet will has launched its new daily service from Bristol International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle. Passengers checking in for the inaugural flight will be greeted by a traditional French maid handing out freshly made baguettes, whilst being serenaded by an accordionist.
source: Easier
Ryanair will re-launch flights from London Stansted to Stockholm Vasteras next spring, three months after suspending the route in protest over the former Swedish Governmentâ??s plans to introduce an environmental flight tax.
source: flightmapping.com
British air carrier bmi has begun twice daily service from London�??s Heathrow Airport to Moscow -Domodedovo International Airport. The flights are operated as a code-share deal between bmi and Transaero (Russia). Bmi will be responsible for one flight a day operating A-320 aircraft and the second flight will be under Transaero colours, using B737 aircraft.
source: Mice BTN
Aer Lingus is to operate an additional 86 flights per week from Dublin and Cork airports – totalling an additional 15,000 extra seats in and out of Ireland. New flights include routes from Dublin to Athens, Newcastle and Milan-Malpensa for next summer and from Cork to Manchester, Madrid and Prague. The airline will also increase the frequency of flights to a range of current European destinations.
source: Ireland OnLine
