Norwegian is Scandinavia’s leading low cost carrier and started its operations 1st September 2002 with four domestic routes and six aircraft – Boeing 737-300. Today Norwegian has 22 aircraft (all Boeing 737-300) and operates 10 domestic routes and 89 international routes to 60 destinations. The company has 850 employees and the headquarters are located at Fornebu, Oslo.
source: business-traveler.eu
Ryanair has announced plans to begin operating eight new routes from Shannon Airport later this year.
The airline says it will be starting services to Birmingham, Fuerteventura, Kaunas, Leeds, Luton, Riga and Tenerife in November.
It will also be starting a twice-daily domestic service to Dublin and increasing the frequency of flights to Edinburgh and Manchester.
source: irishexaminer.com
A leading Indian airline will begin flights from Toronto to India this summer on a route that Air Canada has failed to make profitable several times in the past.
JetAirways (India) Ltd. will begin five flights a week from Toronto through Brussels, destined for New Delhi beginning Aug. 23. The Indian carrier aims to deliver daily service by the end of October as part of a major push into North America, said Abraham Joseph, a senior general manager for the airline.
source: canada.com
Skybus Airlines Inc. plans to boost service from Port Columbus International Airport to southern California, Florida and New England in mid-July.
The fledgling Columbus airline will add flights to San Diego starting July 16, as well as service to Westover Metropolitan Airport in Chicopee, Mass., to serve Hartford, Conn., and Springfield, Mass.
The low-cost carrier is scheduled to begin flying July 18 into St. Augustine (Fla.) Airport to serve Jacksonville and Daytona Beach. It will add a second daily nonstop flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., beginning July 16.
source: msn
Low-cost carrier Jetstar has committed to being the cheapest domestic airline in Australia by offering customers travel vouchers if they find a cheaper flight advertised.
Jetstar’s chief executive officer Alan Joyce today announced the company’s latest marketing strategy at the Australian Tourism Exchange in Brisbane.
Under the plan, any customer who finds a lower fare online for a similar domestic flight will receive a voucher for double the difference in cost if they book through Jetstar.
source: The Sidney Morning Herald
From May 24, 2007, Monarch will launch up to five scheduled flights a week to Ibiza from London Gatwick. Fares, including taxes, start from just £38.99 one way (£63.50 return).
source: This is Local London
Skybus Airlines’ bright orange Airbus A319 arrived in Bellingham this morning nearly full and left the same way less than an hour later.
Skybus, a startup, low-cost airline based in Columbus, Ohio, reported 137 passengers on its inbound flight from Columbus that arrived at Bellingham International Airport at about 8:45 a.m., and 124 departed for Columbus at about 9:20. The plane holds 144.
source: bellinghamherald.com
Wizz Air, central & eastern Europe’s largest low cost-low fare airline, today announced its move to an all inclusive pricing structure.
From today, all fares will be quoted inclusive of taxes, charges and handling fees. Fares start from as low as 19.99.
Natasa Kázmér, head of Corporate Communication and Public Affairs for Wizz Air said: “We have been applying all inclusive fares in a number of markets to-date and today we can announce that we plan to roll it out throughout the entire network”.
source: sbpost.ie
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
