More response today from the fallout of BMI Baby being wound down. Birmingham Airport has announced that they will be bringing two aircraft to join it's local base, and will add more flights to Malaga, Alicante, Rome, Palma, Faro and Barcelona; all destinations served by bmibaby. Meanwhile, Flybe will continue to operate to Belfast City, with EasyJet joining them in the … [Read more...]
Birmingham airport attracts a full time EasyJet service
EasyJet is deciding to risk it again at Birmingham, with the launch of a Birmingham to Belfast International Airport (Aldergrove) Service. The service will operate daily to start with on 22nd October, and ramp up to a two flights a weekday and one flight a day on weekends service from 29th October. Currently Birmingham to Belfast is served by BMI Baby and FlyBe, who … [Read more...]
EasyJet to trial allocated seat numbers….
Well, this is a turnabout for the books. EasyJet is to trial allocated seats on a number of limited routes. Of course, everything will be chargable, with those wanting: Exit Row - £12 Front Row - £8 Anywhere else £3 The following routes are in the trial: Glasgow to Alicante London Luton to Alicante London Luton to Istanbul London Luton to … [Read more...]
EasyJet is up to it’s olde LCC tricks again…
Low cost carriers - you've got to hate them. EasyJet comes high on the list of companies that need a clue distributed to them (although regular readers of this blog know where my venom usually lies when it comes to Low Cost Carriers) - although EasyJet comes high on the list after today's announcement. The "Debit/Credit Card" fee has been axed. But before you cheer, it's … [Read more...]
Airplane art – EasyJet Airbus A319
As it's still quiet in Airline news land, it's time for some more airplane art - and there's going to be a fair bit over the week - as well as my end of year review which I'm working on. Today, it's an EasyJet's 100th Airbus A319 at Belfast International Airport. More airplane art over the week! … [Read more...]
KLM throws in the towel at Liverpool
KLM has decided to kill off one its feed network endpoints - connecting the City of Liverpool and Amsterdam. Currently, KLM operates the service 3 times a day to and from Amsterdam. This will be reduced to nil. The change in service will take effect from 25th March 2012. KLM state that due to the economic downturn, they're cancelling the route. For those of you … [Read more...]
APD Consultation decends into farce – nothing to change at all. Except more APD.
Yesterday the UK Government posted it's response to the Air Passenger Duty Consultation. And the airlines aren't impressed in the least. The consultation is at http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/condoc_responses_air_passenger_duty.pdf for those who want to fall asleep. HM Government has decided to change... nothing. All rises and income streams will go ahead as planned. … [Read more...]
Ryanair decides to sell pre-assigned seating on all routes in certain places of a plane
Always on the hunt for more revenue, everyone's favourite low cost carrier Ryanair is going to be selling the pre-assigned seating on it's planes. Don't get excited though. It'll be restricted to: Row 1 (Front of the plane) Row 2 (Near the front of the plane) Row 16 (over the wing - extra legroom) Row 17 (over the wing - extra legroom) For the privilege of having a … [Read more...]
Airlines band together to fight Air Passenger Duty rises
What do British Airways (IAG), EasyJet, RyanAir and Virgin Atlantic all have in common? It seems they all have a genuine hatred of Air Passenger Duty (APD), and have called for the UK Government and want it scrapped. APD was originally a "Green" Tax, that strangely by the government of the day - not ring-fenced. Since then, further administrations have tried to greenwash … [Read more...]
Stelios’s Fastjet… Long Haul Ambitions…
The Sunday Telegraph has managed to talk to Sir Stelios about his plans for FastJet. According to the peice, FastJet will take on the Long Haul flights as oppsed competing on the short-haul EuroRoutes. The name Fastjet is however a holding name for the project. The name "Stelios" is being banded around as a brand. Meanwhile the rumbling fight that is brewing between … [Read more...]
