Flyglobespan unveils Canada flights from 13 airports

Scottish low-cost airline Flyglobespan has announced the launch of flights from 13 airports across the UK and Ireland to three destinations in Canada - Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.
The expansion begins today (May 1) and will see all routes up and running by the early summer.

Toronto Hamilton Airport will be served by regular flights from Stansted, Manchester, Glasgow, Gatwick and other hubs. Stansted flights will be daily, those from Glasgow will build up to six times per week, and flights from Manchester and Gatwick will depart three times per week.

Other cities with weekly links to Toronto will be Belfast, Birmingham, Doncaster/Sheffield, Dublin, Edinburgh, Exeter, Liverpool, Newcastle and Shannon.
As well as this, Manchester, Gatwick and Glasgow will have regular flights to both Vancouver and Calgary.

Source: cheapflights.co.uk

New Routes!

Finnair Launches Flights to Nuremberg

Nuremberg becomes Finnair’s seventh destination in Germany whenflights are launched on May 2.

Nuremberg is at the centre of northern Bavaria. About five million people live in the area, about two million of which inhabit the Nuremberg, Furth and Erlanger industrial region. The biggest companies are in the IT and telecommunications, logistics and pharmaceuticals industries. Nuremberg is also a significant tourist destination, since the famous and historic cities of Bayreuth, Rothenburg, Coburg and Bamberg.

New Easyjet route for Edinburgh

The budget airline EasyJet is launching a new service linking Edinburgh with the German city of Dortmund.

The daily service, which will begin in May, is being supported by the Scottish Executive's Route Development Fund. Dortmund is a major centre for hi-tech companies and the route is expected to prove popular with business travellers as well as tourists.

Source: kauppalehti.fi, stv.tv

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Norwegian Air Shuttle to acquire FlyNordic

Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced that it will acquire FlyNordic, a subsidiary of Finnish flag-carrier Finnair.

A memorandum of understanding has been signed by the two companies and the ownership of FlyNordic - which flies to Dublin - will transfer to Norwegian in the second quarter of this year.

Bjorn Kjos, the chief executive of Norwegian, commented: "Norwegian has since the start in 2002 become Scandinavia's largest low fare airline.

The FlyNordic brand will remain in place and Norwegian will continue to focus on low fares for passengers, as well as improvements to the airline website and automated check-in.

Source: cheapflights.co.uk

New Destinations !

Air Berlin


Air Berlin have put some new flights on sale, some with immediate effect, to the Italian city of Lamezia-Terme. These include routes from Cologne-Bonn, Friedrichshafen, Dresden and Hamburg (Fuhlsbuettel). These flights are on sale at www.airberlin.com.



ClickAir

Low-cost airline clickair continues their expansion at Barcelona with the announcement that they will begin flying from Barcelona to Malta. Flights will begin on 04 June 2007.
clickair will also begin flying from their Barcelona base to Valencia. They will begin flying three times per week on this route from 15 May 2007.

Ryanair
Ryanair have announced that they will add seven new routes from their Bremen base. From 05 June 2007 they will begin flying from Bremen to Stockholm (Skavsta). From 25 September they will also add flights to Trapani, Alghero, Milan (Orio al Serio), Bratislava, Paris (Beauvais) and Malta.

GermanWings
Germanwings have put parts of their winter 2007 flight schedule on sale. This includes, amongst others, new routes from Stuttgart to Belgrade and Kavala, and from Dortmund to Split, Zagreb and Munich.



Transavia

Transavia will begin flying from Paris (Orly) this summer. They will begin flying routes from 12 May 2007 (to Oporto), with further expansion during the summer to include flights to Catania, Palermo, Girona, Agadir, OUJ and Heraklion. Flights can be booked now at www.transavia.com.

FlyGlobeSpan
FlyGlobespan will begin flying from their Durham Tees Valley base to Arrecife this winter. They will begin flying weekly from 04 November 2007.

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Jet2.com pulls two routes from Blackpool

Low-cost operator Jet2.com is to end flights from Blackpool to Prague and Amsterdam, citing "operational reasons" as to why the routes have ended.

In a letter to passengers affected by the closures the airline said the routes would end on June 3 and those passengers with tickets would be offered a refund.

Jet2.com has said that its other routes from Blackpool Airport, which include Belfast International, Palma and Faro will continue and its decision to end the two flights will not impact on its existing services.

The airline does offer flights to Prague and Amsterdam from Manchester Airport.

Source: cheapflights.co.uk

New Routes

Ryanair
Ryanair cancels their Faro - Barcelona route and announces Faro - Frankfurt flights.
Ryanair will begin new flights from Stockholm (Skavsta) this May. From 07 May 2007 they will begin flying from Stockholm (Skavsta) to Marseille and from 23 May they will fly from Stockholm (Skavsta) to Alghero and Venice (Treviso).

Aer Arann
Aer Arann, one of Europe’s fastest growing regional airlines, is launching a daily service from Birmingham to Waterford, South East of Ireland, on 14 May 2007.

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New Destinations

Evolavia

Evolavia will launch four new flights this summer season from their Ancona base. They will offer flights from Ancona to Barcelona, Valencia, Budapest and Catania, with flights beginning at the start of June 2007.

Transavia

Transavia have put a new route on sale from Rotterdam to Las Palmas. They will begin flying weekly from 25 April 2007. Flights can be booked at www.transavia.com.

Ryanair

Ryanair will begin flying four new routes from their Bournemouth and Frankfurt (Hahn) bases. From 07 May 2007 they will begin flying from Bournemouth to Marseille, and from Frankfurt (Hahn) to Marrakech, Fez and Faro. These new flights are on sale now.

SkyEurope

Central European low-cost airline Sky Europe will begin flying from their Krakow base to Bourgas in Bulgaria. They will begin flying twice per week from 07 July 2007.

WizzAir
Polish operator Wizz Air is to bring forward the launch of a number of new flights between the UK and Warsaw and Katowice.

ClickAir
Clickair to start serving Malta route in June .

CentralWings
Two new flights have been launched by Centralwings linking Shannon and Katowice as well as Cork to Warsaw.

FlyBe
Flybe launched a new service to Frankfurt. New flights to Nice took off at the end of last month.

Jet2
Flights from Blackpool International Airport to Prague have been axed.

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At first, the £500 round-the-worlder will be limited to a small range of cities. You’ll fly Oasis Airlines (http://www.oasishongkong.com/) from Gatwick to Hong Kong for £150 (including taxes), then pay Oasis another £150 to hop on to Oakland — just across the bay from San Francisco’s main airport. From there, fly to Las Vegas and then on to New York with JetBlue (http://www.jetblue.com/; from £125). From New York, it’s back to Gatwick with Zoom (http://www.flyzoom.com/; from £129). That trip comes in at about £550, but cut out Vegas — or fly back via Toronto instead of New York, using WestJet (http://www.westjet.com/) — and you’re down to £500.

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Source: travel.timesonline.co.uk

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Ryanair Chief O'Leary to Start Trans-Atlantic Airline

Ryanair Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Michael O'Leary plans to start a discount trans-Atlantic airline, offering fares as low as $12, following the ``open skies'' accord between the U.S. and European Union.

The new airline would fly from Ryanair's existing bases including London Stansted, Dublin and Frankfurt-Hahn, O'Leary said today in a briefing to reporters. The carrier would go to secondary U.S. airports at destinations including New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Boston, Dallas and Florida.

The agreement to open up the market for trans-Atlantic flights will make the new airline possible, O'Leary said. The new carrier would compete against network airlines including British Airways Plc and Virgin Atlantic Airways on lucrative trans-Atlantic routes.

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Source: bloomberg.com

Norwegian budget carrier opens Oslo-Burgas

Low cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle will launch a regular service from Oslo to Bulgarian Black Sea port of Burgas from April 14, said the management of the Burgas airport.

The carrier will execute 29 Saturday flights through the end of October 2007.Danish no-frills carrier Sterling got the tourist season underway on March 25 with the launch of a regular service between Burgas and Copenhagen. Tickets are also available online.

Sky Europe is another budget carrier that will operate from Burgas. The company is yet to announce a schedule for its Prague-Burgas service.The Burgas airport expects to process 2 mln passengers in 2007, up 10% over 2006.

An additional departures terminal will be in operation during the summer season, boosting the outgoing traffic capacity by 45%.Fraport Twin Star Airport Management, a partnership between Germany's Fraport and Varna-based company BM Star, operates the airports in Burgas and Varna under a concession arrangement.

Source: Dnevnik

Shannon to Katowice by CentralWings

THE Polish low-cost airline, Centralwings, has commenced a new scheduled flight between Shannon and Katowice. It has also introduced a new, twice-weekly service from Cork to Warsaw

Prices start from 4.99euro each way, excluding one single fixed passenger charge of 24euro,.89 cent which includes tax. There is a 20 per cent discount for children aged between 2 – 16 years old, and infants under the age of two, travel free.

Detailed information can be found and reservations can be made via www.centralwings.com which features a handy browser to help passengers find the best bargains.

Source: limerickpost.ie

And the new routes are...

MyAir

MyAir will launch a number of new routes during June and July 2007. These will include flights from:

• Milan (Malpensa) to Marrakech, Palma and Catania
• Milan (Orio al Serio) to Lampedusa and Santorini
• Bucharest (Baneasa) to Paris (Charles de Gaulle)
• Venice (Marco Polo) to Olbia and Cagliari

Thomsonfly
Thomsonfly will operate a number of new summer routes from the beginning of May 2007. The new flights include:

• Bournemouth to Pisa and Valencia
• Cardiff to Barcelona and Faro
• London (Gatwick) to Corfu and Mahon
• London (Luton) to Corfu
• Manchester to Corfu, Dubrovnik, Mahon and Venice (Marco Polo)
• Nottingham East Midlands to Ibiza and Mahon

Ryanair
Ryanair will reinstate flights between London (Stansted) and Brussels (Charleroi). Flights to Brussels (Charleroi) were withdrawn after a dispute over airport charges, but will be restarted from 01 June 2007.

Monarch
Monarch Scheduled will begin flying five times per week between Murcia and Manchester. Although this route will not begin until 08 February 2007, flights are on sale now.

CentralWings
Centralwings will begin flights from Poznan to Rhodos. They will begin flying weekly on this route from 27 May 2007. Flights can be booked now at www.centralwings.com.

Iceland Express
Iceland Express will operate a number of routes to their Reykjavik base this summer, as they did last year. These include three new routes from Stockholm (Arlanda), Gothenburg (Landvetter) and Paris (Charles de Gaulle).

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SunExpress adds new routes from London Stansted

The Turkey’s low cost scheduled airline that was founded as a joint venture by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is to launch two new routes on Saturday, 28 April from London Stansted to Izmir (Turkey) and Ercan (Northern Cyprus).

The new twice-weekly scheduled services will link London to Izmir, which is Turkey’s third largest city, second largest port, and the gateway to the Aegean Coast. Ercan is the international airport that serves the resorts and towns in Northern Cyprus. The new routes are in addition to SunExpress’ existing twice-weekly service launched in February between London Stansted and Antalya on the Turkish Riviera.

“It is always a challenge to launch a new airline and new routes into a market, but we have been delighted by the response in the UK from both the travel trade and our passengers to SunExpress and the Antalya service. Over 80 percent of our customers on the route have been UK residents,” says Michael Buck - Commercial Director of SunExpress. “With summer just around the corner we feel it is the right time to expand our activities in the UK and launch these two additional routes from London Stansted to Izmir and Ercan.” ´

Vueling

Meanwhile, Vueling will begin flying between Malaga and Santiago de Compostela. They will fly three times per week on this route from 24 May 2007. Flights can be booked at www.vueling.com.

Source: traveldailynews

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New Routes

Transavia

Transavia will begin summer flights to Greece from their Amsterdam base. They will fly to Rhodos, Chania, Mytilene, Kos, Karpathos. They will also operate summer flights to Izmir, Bodrum and Malta. These new routes can be booked now at www.transavia.com.

GB Airways

GB Airways has announced that it will increase flights to Paphos from London and Manchester this summer.

Easyjet

EasyJet has announced a new route from Bristol to the Polish capital, Warsaw. Beginning on October 2, flights will depart three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Tickets cost from £49.98 return, including taxes. The other new route is between Gatwick Airport and Pisa. Operating daily, flights to the famous Italian city will cost from £24.99 one-way, including taxes (£42.98 return).

And there´s more... EasyJet is launching a route between Basel in Switzerland and Olbia in Sardinia. The Luton-based carrier said it would start running the daily service from its base at Basel Mulhouse airport to the Italian island in the Mediterranean on June 28.

bmibaby

bmibaby will begin summer flights to Ibiza from their Nottingham East Midlands and Cardiff hubs. These new flights will begin on 30 June and 16 July 2007 respectively. Tickets are currently available to book on these new routes at www.bmibaby.com.

Aer Arann

Aer Arann is launching a daily service from Birmingham to Waterford, South East of Ireland, on 14 May 2007. The new flight will operate every day except Saturdays. Also, launching on the 14 May is a service from Manchester to Sligo operating four days per week.