Hi guys, it is time for our weekly preview of the latest development in the world of aviation – new routes and services as well as other news from the low-cost airlines and traditional carriers.
We begin with some breaking figures from Brussels Airport. The summer schedule, which has been in effect for a couple of days, is truly impressive in that it includes as much as 80 airlines operating services to 214 destinations. Among the newcomers is the renowned and constantly expanding Qatar Airways, whereas among the new destinations until recently now available from Brussels are Doha and Liverpool.
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What would a Monday be without the latest updates. Here you are: new routes and services as well as other news from the low-cost airlines as well as traditional carriers. We begin in Europe.
The national carrier of the UK, British Airways announced it would launch new routes to leisure spots from London City. It concerns both increasing frequency to e.g. Nice, Ibiza or Palma and new routes London City – Faro (as of June 7, 2011) and London City – Malaga (June 8, 2011).
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Low-cost airfare. More expenses to take into account
So you bought your perfect low-budget airfare. Everything is the way it should – the timing, the destination and the price. You started packing your stuff but was only when you took a closer look at the ticket that it transpired that you were not going to London Heathrow, as you had assumed you would, but to London Stansted.
For those of you who have never been to London and wonder what it implies – well a difference of some 37.5 miles or 60.3 km. And, we would have forgotten, quite a few quid.
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St. Patrick’s day is approaching rapidly and if this does not call for a solid dose of festivities, then we do not know what does. What about investigating what beer tastes like in more or less distant places? We went hunting for some St. Patrick’s day deals and that is what we found:
In the eyes of many, the Czech Republic equals beer. As simple as this equation is, it is not quite wrong. How to get there and taste the matchless local beer without ruining the budget?
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Traditionally we start off the week with updates on new routes and services from low-cost airlines as well as traditional carriers. Read thepost and stay updated. Let us begin with the Old Continent.
The Luton-based low-cost carrier easyJet strengthens its position in Edinburgh by setting up three direct routes: Ediburgh – Athens, Ediburgh – Tenerife and Ediburgh – Grenoble. The keywords are city getaways, skiing and sunbathing. The flights will be in operation in September.
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We begin this week with an update on what is new the schedules of various carriers worldwide – both low-cost airlines
and traditional carriers – so that you are well-informed.
We start off with the Luton-based easyJet and its new route from London Gatwick to Zagreb. The new route will connect London and the Croatian capitol five times a week. Fares start at £25.99 one-way. There is more news from easyJet – another new route will carry all Sun-loving travellers from Belfast to Malta twice a week. Malta will thereby become the carrier’s 25th destination available from Belfast. The cheapest February fare at the time of writing is £55.99.
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We do not cease to follow the latest developments and keep you updates. Take a look at what is going on in the world of aviation.
After its withdrawal from Marseille following a legal despite with French Authorities, Ryanair expands its Marseille operations for a period of four months (April 14 – September 4, 2011). The development will translate into 24 routes (of which 11 are new ones). Moreover this Irish low-cost airline has announced it reopens flights to Kaunas in Lithuania as of April 14, 2011.
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Reducing the environmental impact of flying
Among the issues dominating the public debate these days are the matter of our impact on natural environment. The most heated part of this comprehensive debate is the assumed relation between our activities like carbon emission and the climate change. Even thought there is no consensus as to whether there is a straightforward relation between these phenomena, two things are sure: and there is a growing number of both companies, such as airlines and known people acting according to the better safe than sorry principle.
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Why we mentioned these two categories of players? Well airlines are what this blog is about and celebrities with theire mobile life style can set a good example.
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Here come pretty good news for all travellers dreaming about embarking on a trip to Amman where ancient history meets the throbbing modernity. All this thanks to easyJet‘s new 2011 schedule.
The route London Gatwick – Amman will be in operation as of March 27, 2011 and is going to be among the longest routes operated by this low-cost airline.
Sun Setting Over Amman©Andrew E. Larsen
As for the prices, it’s estimated the Jordan airfares should start at only £105 per person which means that this superb destination will be more available than ever before.
It’s not the only Gatwick travellers that benefit from easyJet’s expansion planes – we remind you that recently this low-cost carrier opened a couple of new routes from Basel Airport.
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The London-based easyJet has got good reasons to celebrate – the 5. anniversary of the carriers’ base in Basel coincided with the start of new services to a couple of destinations. The numbers of airport easyJet serves from Basel Airport is 27 now.
The new services will connect Basel with Tel Aviv, Dresden, Edinburgh and Gran Canaria.
Although the number has risen compared to the previous years, it does not translate into the record hight number of flights which only reached the level of 2007 after a decrease over the last couple of years.
Aside from expanding, the carrier has also withdrawn from several airports, such as – Paris Charles de Gaulle or Prague.
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