Why not treat yourself to an early Christmas present in form of a fabulous plane trip? The popular British-based airline Virgin Atlantic Airways offers you an amazing opportunity to set off on a long-haul journey.
Where to go? Fly cheap to Nairobi – it is the perfect destination for wildlife enthusiasts. Prefer a a flight to Delhi? It is thought to be very inspiring. As to London, it is a must for every traveller.
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It happened again – the spectre of strike looms over travellers. Passengers flying to or via London Airport (LHR) will probably face major disruptions on Wednesday November 30, 2011 when even as much as 2.6 million public sector employees are due to walk out in protest over pension changes.
The problem for travellers is that among them are UK Border Agency employees. The British authorities are taking measures in order to minimize the impact of the strike by training volunteers and fetching help from other departments.
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May 3, 2011 marks the day when the biggest Asian low-cost airline AirAsia reintroduces fuel surcharges on all its routes. Initially, this dynamic carrier abolished fuel surcharges in 2008 but now it is said Airasia has no option but to reintroduce it in order to cover the soaring costs of fuel.
The passengers of British Airways have been affected by the increasing oil prices since February –which is when this British airline last increased its surcharges. Now its clients pay from £12 per journey sector on long-haul flights.
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When it comes to in-flight food, which nowadays is a regular ancillary service and no longer and obvious part of the flying experience, we can observe a stratification which by and large comes down to two trends. Low-cost airlines overcharge you for a dishwater of a coffee and a child portion of insipid food which makes them what they are: low-cost.
Inflight food ©summer park
On the other hand there are those more traditional carriers offering a variety of products depending how much you are willing to put up. That kind of diversity is surely advantageous in that is gives one a freedom of choice. Let us take a look at just a few examples of airlines know for quality food.
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What is it? Red, hot and hight in the sky? The answer is Virgin Atlantic flight attendants who recently have been voted the hottest in their profession. Undoubtedly both the latest incredibly sensual and sexy TV ad and the well-cut red uniforms has contributed to their image but the decisive factor is, naturally enough, their beauty.
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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.
Leaf Veins©Kumaravel Thangaraj
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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From all around Europe news are flooding in about travel chaos, cancelled flights and stranded passengers. Crowds of tired travellers are camping in airports waiting for updates concerning their flights.
The worst situation so far seems to be on airports in the United Kingdom, in particular London Heathrow and other London airports as well as Paris Charles De Gaulle, where travellers can expect cancellation of a quarter of flights and Airport Frankfurt where some 500 flights were cancelled on Sunday.
Although more airports is reported to be affected, e.g. Airport Brussels or Airport Prague has cancelled 16 flights so far on Monday in addition to the flights cancelled on the preceding days.
Judging by the flow of Twitter messages, the airlines whose passengers will suffer the greatest problems are British Airways, Air France, Ryanair, Lufthansa or Virgin Atlantic.
Worst yet, more snowfall is expected. Travellers, be prepared to plunge into a new ice age…
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It took an emergency landing and a police intervention to crack down on a disorderly English passenger who reportedly got himself into a row with his family members no board. Allegedly he went so far as to threaten to kill his wife.
As a result of the incident, the Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic and heading from Orlando to Manchester with 451 passengers and 17 crew on board had to land in Gander, Canada.
The delights of one week’s custody were far from the only one consequence the inebriated trouble-maker had to suffer. In addition, he was handed a bill totalling more than £14,500.
As for the aircraft, it finally arrived in its port of destination three hours after the scheduled arrival.
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Anyone who needs a break from London and has high expectations will greet the latest promotion from the British airline Virgin Atlantic with a round of applause. For prices starting at £340 (the London-New York route) Virgin Atlantic will carry them far away from the Old Continent.
Apart from the example above, you may choose London-Johannesburg starting at £617, London-Shanghai starting at £542 or London-Sydney starting at £909 just to give you a flavour of the destinations and prices.
The above-mentioned fares are exclusive of taxes and if you are dying to know the total prices as well as learn all the details, we suggest you visit the carrier’s website.
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British airline bmi announced that it would launch a new daily service from London Heathrow to Tripoli. The service will be operated from December 1, 2010 with Airbus A319.
According to Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, chief executive of bmi, bmi’s new route to Tripoli expands existing services to and from cities of influence across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Connections from New York, Boston, Washington, Houston, Chicago and Toronto are available with Star Alliance and code-share partners – Continental Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and United and Air Canada. More details and timetable can be found at flybmi.com.
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