A low-cost airline planning flights from Liverpool in England to New York has announced that it will be flying to John F. Kennedy International instead of Newark Liberty.
Flyglobespan is set to begin direct daily service between the two cities next May’, ‘but has altered its destination airport stateside because it will provide greater convenience for passengers.
source: Cheapflight.com
Low-cost airline Ryanair has unveiled an offer worth £1 billion to buy the Irish carrier Aer Lingus.
Chief executive Michael O’Leary said the move represented a “unique opportunity” to form a strong airline for Ireland with more than 50 million passengers annually.
Ryanair has already acquired a 16% stake in Aer Lingus – which was listed on the stock market last month – and will make an offer for the rest in a move valuing the carrier at £1 billion.
source: SouthLondon.co.uk
JetBlue Airways, a low-cost airline known for its passenger amenities, has made no secret that it would like to serve Chicago. Now it’s taking steps to make that happen.
The New York-based carrier has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for landing rights at O’Hare International Airport, offering to bring lower fares to an airport dominated by the nation’s two largest airlines.
source: Chicago Tribune
The European Commission said Greece must apply ‘quickly’ a ruling made by the EU’s highest court that the government recover aid illegally paid out to flag carrier Olympic Airlines ‘quickly’ or face further court action.
The 161Mâ?¬ of illegal aid given to Olympic since December 2002 comprised 41Mâ?¬ of restructuring aid and another 120 Mâ?¬ of operational aid, including granting the company exemption from payment of various sums the company owed to the Greek state such as VAT on fuel and airport charges.
source: Forbes
When Southwest Airlines launches its inaugural routes from Washington Dulles International on Thursday, its operations at nearby Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) could be harmed, the Baltimore Sun reports.
As the leading low-cost carrier, Southwest has a history of expanding into new markets to broaden its customer base as it follows its vastly successful and long-standing business plan of offering choice and cheap fares.
However, its latest move in starting service from a second airport nearby – just 60 miles from Baltimore – could impinge on its own local business and has led to some criticism.
Southwest has refuted these suggestions, however, pointing to its success in integrating four airports in and around the Los Angeles and southern California area.
source: Cheapflights.co.uk
Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it was disappointed with further delays in the delivery of Airbus A380 superjumbos and would assess all available alternatives.The airline has ordered six jets. Airbus said Tuesday it would push back the delivery date for the first A380 jet for the third time until the second half of 2007 due to wiring complications. The plane is now two years behind its original schedule.
source: chron.com
Budget airline Ryanair is extending its operation at Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport with 11 new destinations.
Routes to Santiago, Inverness, Wroclaw, Aberdeen, Kaunas and Ancona officially launched from the airport of Liverpool.
A further five routes – Poznan, Krakow, Tampere, Alghero and Santander – are being launched later in the week.
source: BBC
Flybe has announced that it will begin charging passengers for using traditional check-in desks within two years.
The low-cost airline wants to encourage the use of online check-in and self-service kiosks by introducing a charge for those wanting to check in the regular way.
source: cheapflight.co.uk
The state council, Italy’s top administrative court, said the government must start organising another auction of the Italian low-cost airline Volare within 60 days, according to the documents of a court ruling made on September 29.
In March, the troubled state-controlled airline Alitalia SpA had won the first auction for Volare by offering 38M euros. But the acquisition was suspended by the state council after the Italian airline Air One appealed against a lower court clearing the operation.
source: Forbes
Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana’s new low cost airline Clickair said it expects to book 260 M euros in revenues in 2007.
The airline, which recently began operations out of Barcelona’s El Prat airport, will have a fleet of 20 airplanes by end-2007, and 30 planes by end-2008, a Clickair spokeswoman said.
fuente: Forbes
