Thursday 26 May 2011

Bank Holiday Weekend To Escape Ash Cloud

Further disruptions from the Icelandic ash cloud appear unlikely after forecasts suggest the Grimsvötn volcano has ceased to emit ash into the atmosphere, this will be welcome news to Scottish airports along with airlines British Airways, Ryanair and Easyjet.

The cloud had caused disruptions to 250 flights earlier in the week but further disruption are not expected for the upcoming bank holiday weekend. The president of the United States Barrack Obama made his visit to the UK earlier to avoid the cloud when he arrived at Stansted airport late on Monday night.

Other travellers opting to go early were the Barcelona football team who face Manchester United in the Champion league final on Saturday night. They weren’t scheduled to fly to London until Thursday but opted to arrive on Tuesday amid fears of ash cloud disruptions.

Thursday 19 May 2011

Monarch Airlines connects the UK and Spain

Monarch Airlines has added two new connections per week between Malaga and London Luton, just in time for the summer holidays.

The airline has also added two extra flights per week between London Luton and Alicante and Mallorca; two flights between London Gatwick and Mallorca; and one extra between London Gatwick and Manchester to Tenerife.

The total number of routes that Monarch Airlines will be operating this summer between the United Kingdom and Spain is 35. The Managing Director of the airline, Kevin George, stated that they were impressed with the demand for flights with Monarch Airlines to Spain and it is for this reason that they have added new routes.

This summer there will be 2.5 million seats available on flights between the United Kingdom and Spain. The service with this low cost airline enables passengers to pre-book their seats and request extra leg room for an additional fee.

You can book cheap flights with Monarch Airlines between the main airports in the United Kingdom, Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester, and Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Mallorca, Malaga, Menorca and Tenerife.

Tuesday 10 May 2011

EasyJet Record Double Losses

The high cost of fuel and increased passenger taxes are being blamed by easyJet for a its pre-tax loss doubling in the last year to £153 million up from £74 million. While passenger numbers actually increased by 12% to 23.9 million losses were recorded due to a rise in fuel costs amounting to £43 million and a further £21 million in passenger taxes.

Chief Executive Carolyn McCall explained the last six months had been tough what with rising fuel costs and cautious behaviour from consumers due to the economy. Though she insisted progress had been made in implementing the strategy set out after the review of business last year.

Mrs McCall remained confident highlighting they had optimised business routes via offering attractive routes at a better frequency and that cash generation remained strong and steps taken were having a positive effect.

Thursday 5 May 2011

BA Worker Sacked After You Tube Outbursts

A British Airways worker has been sacked after, he was found to have made numerous You Tube videos threatening and goading fellow BA workers who had broken the cabin crew strike and returned to work.

Byran Benning a father of two was traced by BA officials and was sacked immediately, he is charged with threatening to poison a pilot’s food stating they were hated by cabin crew and were viewed as glorified bus drivers.

Mr Benning is now trying to sue BA for unfair dismissal saying the messages were not posted by him but posted by his brother. The worker who was stationed at Heathrow’s terminal 5 was stopped from boarding a plane then interrogated about the findings after which he was sacked.

Tuesday 3 May 2011

Plymouth City Airport to close

The last flights will be taking off and arriving at Plymouth City Airport in December of this year. The owner of this hub announced that it would be closing as a result of the economic downtown which has affected the UK regional aviation market. At present, there are less than 100 passengers flying out of this hub on a daily basis which is just not enough to keep it in business.

Newquay and Exeter Airports will benefit from the closure, but Plymouth still needs an airport in the future. In the meantime, all the bodies involved are endeavouring to find a way to save the airport and its only airline will continue to sell airline tickets and operate flights to and from the hub until closure.