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Ryanair, Europe’s leading low cost airline, is intensifying the competitive battle in the German aviation market by opening a second German base at Bremen.The Irish airline is also investing â?¬10m to buy a low cost terminal facility at Bremen airport after emerging as the successful bidder in an EU tender. This is the second time that Ryanair has decided to invest in local airport facilities. It agreed last year to participate directly in financing the expansion of Frankfurt-Hahn airport by providing a â?¬12.5m loan to fund 50 per cent of the capital expenditure on a new passenger terminal at the airport.

source: msn.com

A new air carrier announced service between Fayetteville and Orlando Thursday. That comes a day after the airline announced service between the Florida resort city and Kinston. Allegiant Air said it plans to begin flights from Fayetteville on Nov. 7, with a special one-way $49 fare for passengers who book trips by Sept. 30. Regular one-way fares will be $79. Fayetteville currently has two air carriers: U.S. Airways and Atlantic Southeast Airlines.

source: WXII12.com

Phoenix-area airport officials will travel to Orlando next week to meet with AirTran Airways about starting service out of either Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport or Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa. AirTran is a fast-growing, low-cost carrier that operates nationwide, although its network of destinations is predominately on the East Coast. Phoenix is the largest metropolitan market not served by the airline.

source: USA Today

The budget airline Jet2 is axing its Edinburgh to Manchester flights from the October 1. Manchester to Edinburgh flights will continue to be operated by BA Connect and BMI Regional, who recently increased their frequency on this route to six daily flights.

source: flightmapping.com

Despite acquiring a new fleet of Embraer 195 regional jets, Flybe’s marketing director, Mike Rutter, has said that he expects the majority of the airline’s future development to stay focused within the British Isles.

Flybe has just taken delivery of its first Embraer jet, which is scheduled to enter service on flights from Birmingham at the end of this month. The airline, which is the launch customer for the new aircraft, has a total of 26 on order. The plane is designed to give regional airlines the perfect balance between fuel economy and size, offering a similar cost per seat as larger jets such as the Airbus A320 series or the Boeing 737, whilst allowing airlines to open up routes where there wouldn’t be sufficient demand to justify using bigger aircraft.

source: flightmapping.com

As summer turns into fall, it’s time to enjoy a bit of old Germany with freshly stuffed sausages, wiener schnitzel and lederhosen at the 19th annual Irondequoit Oktoberfest.The festival, which starts Sept. 15, will offer plenty of German music, dance and food over the next two weekends at Durand-Eastman Park’s Camp Eastman on Lake Shore Boulevard in Irondequoit.

source: democratandchronicle.com

Brazilian no-frills airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (GOL) has launched ticket sales for flights to and from Chile, it said late Tuesday.

Chile will be Gol’s seventh foreign destination. According to Gol, Chile is the second biggest travel destination for Brazilians in South America behind Argentina.

Gol already flies to Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. The company will daily connect Santiago and the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, and Florianopolis, with stops in Buenos Aires. Flights will debut on Sept. 25.

source: EasyBourse

Germanwings will start operations to Malta next March. The German airline will operate two weekly flights from Cologne and another two flights a week from Stuttgart, on Tuesday and on Saturday.

MIA said that through the new German link, Maltese travellers will have more options, at considerably low fares.

Besides the introduction of two new regions in Germany, passengers will also be able to purchase tickets to destinations such as Edinburgh, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo and St Petersburg, all of which are served by Germanwings via their Cologne base.

source: Times of Malta

A new air carrier announced service between Fayetteville and Orlando Thursday. That comes a day after the airline announced service between the Florida resort city and Kinston.

Allegiant Air said it plans to begin flights from Fayetteville on Nov. 7, with a special one-way $49 fare for passengers who book trips by Sept. 30. Regular one-way fares will be $79.

source: WXII12.com

Budget airline bmibaby is scrapping its flights from the north-east of England, because of a shortage of passengers.The carrier began operations at Durham Tees Valley Airport in 2003, quickly expanding, with the introduction of a second aircraft and eight destinations.

source: BBC news