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bmi increase UK flight links
Jun 30th
bmibaby are to increase UK flights from Glasgow and Edinburgh Airport to Leeds/Bradford Airport later this summer.
The new flights will have a re-vamped timetable, enabling business travellers and city break tourists more time to spend in the West Yorkshire city or vice versa in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Operating 2 flights daily from Scotland to Northern England will improve passenger flexibility, thus giving the airline a greater advantage over its competitors.
bmi Regional‚s Commercial Director said, “bmi Regional has been the UK’s most punctual airline for 4 years running and through improved schedules and fantastic rewards for Diamond Club members, we strive to provide business and leisure travellers with the best possible level of service and added benefits.”
Whilst bmi expands on domestic flights, from Glasgow to Leeds/Bradford airport a larger aircraft will be introduced, also in a bid to expand and develop domestic links.
UK holidaymakers curb spending
Jun 17th
UK holidaymakers are giving up luxuries and reducing supermarket shopping budgets in a bid to fund a holiday this year. Reducing expenditure on take-away food and coffee, even nights out have been cut back so tourists do not miss there beloved holiday.
A recent survey by easyJet revealed 88% of people are making sacrifices (above) in order to fund a holiday in 2009.
Of all the people surveyed, 68% of people have no intention of sacrificing a summer break, 40% said they already had their jollies booked.
Commenting on the results of the survey, Paul Simmons, easyJet‚s General Manager for the UK said, “People are definitely assessing their spending habits and looking at ways to make their pennies go further in 2009.
Mr Simmons continues, “The survey demonstrates that people are cutting back on everyday ‚luxuries‚ to ensure they can still fund their annual summer holiday.