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easyJet is to launch daily flights to Istanbul from Gatwick airport this winter. The Gatwick flights will commence on 12 December and bring the total number of easyJet routes from Gatwick to 51 this winter. The airline expects to carry more than 100,000 passengers on the route in the first 12 months of operation. For more Gatwick information and to book Gatwick meet and greet parking and Gatwick hotels click on the links. bmi is to double the number of services between Heathrow and Moscow Domodedovo from 26 October 2008. The airline first launched daily Heathrow flights to the Russian capital in October 2006 and marked bmi’s first venture into the mid haul market. The new service sees a widening of the commercial agreement between bmi and Russian Federation carrier Transaero, which will also increase its daily services between Moscow and London, offering travellers a total of four flights a day in each direction - more frequency on the route than any other airline partnership. The deal allows bmi to offer onward connections in the Russian Federation on the services of Transaero from Moscow Domodedovo, whilst Transaero is able to offer connecting flights at Heathrow onto the extensive short, mid and long haul networks of bmi. bmi is offering special sale fares from £199 economy, £999 business (available for booking between 5 and 30 September 2008, for travel before 31 March 2009), inclusive of all taxes and charges. To book Heathrow airport parking using an instant online parking price comparison click on the link. Despite the global credit crunch, Ryanair has today announced that it is to launch two new routes from Liverpool John Lennon Airport later this year. Services will commence to Paris Beauvais in France and to Turin in Italy for the Winter season onwards. This latest expansion brings the number of routes at Ryanair’s Liverpool base to 46 and passengers can now access an even wider variety of European destinations from Liverpool. The Liverpool flights will operate daily to Paris Beauvais starting from the beginning of November, whilst the weekly flight to Turin commences on 20 December. Luton Airport has recently launched Aviavox, a state-of-the-art multilingual passenger communication system capable of announcing passenger information in nine different languages. The new system can broadcast information in the language relevant to passengers travelling on individual flights and can vary language and message content in different parts of the airport. For up-to-date Luton airport information and to book Luton airport parking and Luton airport hotels click on the links. Travellers caught out by the collapse of Zoom Airlines seeking alternative routes to Canada from Belfast International airport may like to know that the following services are available:
Alternatively connecting flights to Canada are available:
Ryanair has just unveiled its biggest ever winter ski programme for the 2008/09 season. Winter ski flights are now available from eight UK airports to 101 destinations, an increase of 40% on last season, with routes available for the first time from Bournemouth and Bristol airport. New ski routes include: Stansted to Basel, Cuneo and Lourdes, Bristol airport to Grenoble, Liverpool airport to Turin, Edinburgh airport to Turin and Grenoble, Prestwick airport to Turin and East Midlands airport to Turin. Ryanair’s winter season has been extended to 18 April to include the Easter holidays. Following the continuing success of the Yorkaircoach service between York and Leeds Bradford International Airport, there will be an increase in services from 12 to 15 per day, reducing the frequency from every 75 minutes to every 70 minutes. The Yorkaircoach service runs from York Railway Station between 04:30 and 23:20 and from Leeds Airport between 05:30 and 23:20. Tickets can be purchased online for £10 single and £15 return - plus you can show your e-ticket to travel free on any First York service to and from York rail station to connect with the coach. Alternatively, you can pay the driver, buy a ticket at Travelex foreign exchange at Leeds Airport, the York Visitor & Information Centre in York train station and other selected agents for £12 single and £17 return. The World Superbike Championship hits Donington Park this weekend and passengers travelling to East Midlands Airport are advised to allow extra time for their journey and be alert for motorcyclists using the roads. The M1 will be busier than usual with traffic travelling to and from the event on Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September. Overnight resurfacing work to lane 1 of the northbound M1 carriageway between junctions 23A and 24 near Kegworth in Leicestershire will be suspended during the night on Friday 5 September to Saturday 6 September to provide easier access to and from Donington Park. For up-to-date Nottingham East Midlands airport information and to book East Midlands airport parking click on the links. Gatwick based Pure Flights Ltd has ceased trading stranding roughly 300 holidaymakers abroad. The company operated charter flights from major UK airports to eastern Mediterranean destinations including Greece, Turkey and Egypt. Pure Flights held an ATOL licence, number 5870, and the CAA is making arrangements for stranded passengers to fly back to the UK as planned. Customers due to fly with Pure Flights should submit a claim to the CAA - claim forms are available on the ATOL website.
British Airways has announced special airfares to stranded Zoom passengers midway through their travel plans and also discounted fares for customers who have not yet started their flights. Stranded customers can book with British Airways on 0844 493 0 787 in the UK or 1-800-AIRWAYS in North America. Customers must have proof of their Zoom purchase. |
