Holiday News - Direct

The direct flight from London’s Gatwick airport to New York’s JFK airport will be dropped in October 2009.
The flight which has run for over a quarter of a century by British Airways is being scrapped due to the lack of profit made, Virgin and Zoom cancelled the route some time ago.
The vacancy will […]

If your flight is delayed or cancelled: it is your right to be reimbursed for your ticket if you are delayed for more than 5 hours and you make the decision to not travel, (please note that you will not be reimbursed for your whole trip, just the flight).
You are entitled to claim […]

bmi are to bring in a second flight to Tel Aviv from Heathrow due to more demand, the flights currently operate on a twice daily basis on an A321 aircraft. This will be introduced on 30th March 2009. The planes used are also to change to an A330 on 3rd May 2009.
bmi have […]

Europe and the United States are in the process of introducing a new type of boarding pass, for air travellers and holidaymakers on their mobile phones. The ticket is in barcode form and operates as a boarding pass.
The barcode is two-dimensional and is scanned by a machine which is able to read hundreds of […]

Qatar Airways is introducing a Yoga guide to help its passengers with any fitness regimes they may have started at New Year, also included are tips on how to relax and be re-energized during the flight.
The ‘Fly Healthy, Fly Fit’ guide by Qatar Airways is designed for long-haul passengers and is in association with The […]

Knowing what you can and can’t take on-board your flight is sometimes misleading; here are a few tips to help with your journey:
- remove scissors, tweezers etc from any hand luggage
- sun lotion and after sun, shampoo and other such liquids over 100ml should be packed into your suitcase this includes perfume, hand cream, mascara (make-up)
If […]

Emirates has revealed the world’s first airplane equipped with onboard showers for first class passengers.

A very unusual event happened at Vancouver airport recently – a toddler under two years was left behind as the parents rushed to catch their connecting flight. The parents and grandparents of the toddler were running to their departure gate in two groups, both assuming the other had the toddler.

Last year was the safest year in air travel according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The number of people flying is ever increasing, in 2007 six per cent more people travelled by air than in 2006.