BA cancel New York route, replacing with Male and Sharm!

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 […]

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Important travel information

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 […]

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bmi introducing second flight to Tel Aviv

holiday news | Overseas air travel news, UK airport and air travel news | Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

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 […]

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Mobile ticketing, the new boarding pass

holiday news | Overseas air travel news, UK airport and air travel news | Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

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 […]

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Airline Initiates Exercise On-board Flights

holiday news | Luxury Travel News, Overseas air travel news | Thursday, January 15th, 2009

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 […]

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Airport Security Tips

holiday news | UK airport and air travel news | Monday, December 22nd, 2008

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 […]

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First class passenger now offered a shower onboard

holiday news | Holiday news, UK airport and air travel news | Monday, July 28th, 2008

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

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Parents fly off – toddler forgot at airport

holiday news | UK airport and air travel news, Worldwide holiday news | Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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.

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2007 safest year to fly ever

holiday news | Holiday news, UK airport and air travel news | Monday, May 12th, 2008

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.

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