Well as you know British Airways has relaunched it's "To Fly, To Serve" brand. Easyjet are not being slouches, and have struck back with their advert. Nothing like a war of words eh? … [Read more...]
Stelios is up to something…. but what?
It seems Stelios Haji-Ioannou of EasyJet fame is planning something called FastJet.... www.fastjet.com But what is he up to? Certainly EasyJet aren't over impressed. EasyJet say: it has received notice from Haji-Ioannou that he "intends to set up airline branded Fastjet and that a website, www.fastjet.com, has already been established". and "To the extent … [Read more...]
BAA: Competition Commission says “Flog Stansted … and either Glasgow or Edinburgh “
It seems that the Competition Commission has has enough of BAA, and has ruled it must sell Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh airports. This is a follow on from the case in 2009 where BAA was instructed to sell Gatwick as well (which it did unwillingly), and challenged the sale of the other airports. BAA is "dismayed" and is preparing to launch a judicial review - buying … [Read more...]
U2: To open a new base at… London.. Southend?
For starters, Southend is nowhere near London - it's about 50 minutes to an hour away - then again how Seoul Inchon and Toyko Narita can claim the same is beyond me...But EasyJet sees some value in this little outpost in the heartlands of White Stilettos, by opening a base there in April 2012. Three Airbus A319's are to be based at the site, operating 70 flights on 10 routes. … [Read more...]
U2: Tax Planes Not People….
Easyjet have launched a new campaign to "Tax Planes, Not People". And yes, It's a Petition site. It covers why Air Passenger Duty is a bad idea, and why it going up is even worse. Whilst I won't say sign the petition, I have signed it myself. Worth a think about.http://www.taxplanesnotpeople.com/ is the link. … [Read more...]
Volcano Ash II: Lunchtime Update.
So at Lunchtime on the 24th May, lets see what the state of play is:NATS suggest the following airports will be affected from 1300 to 1900 BSTDurham Tees ValleyGlasgowGlasgow PrestwickEdinburghLondonderryNewcastle EuroControl says 252 flights had been cancelled so far today. Ryanair has carried out a test flight over the zone at 41,000ft showed there was:"no visible … [Read more...]
Volcano Ash II: And guess who doesn’t want to hold the flight ban.
Firstly, lets get up to speed with who is doing what:Aer Lingus - 12 flights affected to and from Scottish Airspace BMI flights to and from Aberdeen are subject to delay, but services in and out of Glasgow and Edinburgh were running normally British Airways will not be operating any flights between London (LHR/LGW/LCY) and Scotland until 1400 BST Eastern Airways will not be … [Read more...]
Volcano Ash II: Latest Updates to who’s doing what
Ok, it's late, but the Ash cloud is on it's way courtesy of the Grimsvotn Volcano. So this is who's doing what tomorrow as of Midnight 24/05/11... Aer Lingus have cancelled 12 flights between Ireland and Scotland British Airways is not operating any flights between London Airports (LHR, LGW, LCY) and Scotland until 1400 BST EasyJet cancelled flights to and from Edinburgh, … [Read more...]
U2: Life isn’t for Easy for Easyjet as losses increase…
EasyJet's losses continue to mount up due to the hardening economic enviorment, and the current bogeyman of all airlines - increased fuel costs. EasyJet reported pre-tax losses for the six months to the end of March of £153m , an increase from the loss of £79m on a year ago.Already, an extra £43m has been put aside due to the cost of aviation fuel due to the … [Read more...]
FR/U2: New Charges – Don’t get caught with them
For those of you who are thinking of using EasyJet or Ryanair for a cheap getaway, Money Saving Expert has a timely update on the games these two airlines are up to. For EasyJetFees to pay by debit card are up from £5.50 per booking to £8.Credit card fees are up per booking from £5.50 + £4.95 or 2.5% of transaction value (whichever is higher) to £8 … [Read more...]
