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East Midlands Airport gets new name – and goes green
Phil Davies - Dec 08, 2024
Nottingham East Midlands Airport aims to make its site operations carbon neutral by 2012. It has also changed its name…
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Oasis Hong Kong gains right to fly over Russia
Phil Davies - Dec 08, 2024
Low fare long haul carrier Oasis Hong Kong Airlines is reducing flight times between London and Hong Kong after winning…
Alamo and National win BA rental deal
Phil Davies - Dec 08, 2024
Alamo Rent A Car & National Car Rental have won a three-year contract with British Airways. The two Vanguard Rental-owned…
First Choice still talking over mainstream operations
Phil Davies - Dec 07, 2024
First Choice is continuing talks over the future of its mainstream tour oparating division. Announcing annual results which saw a 2%…
Industry condemns Brown’s APD rise
Phil Davies - Dec 07, 2024
The travel industry rounded on Chancellor Gordon Brown after he confirmed speculation and doubled Air Passenger Duty. The rise comes into force…
BA boss demands aviation carbon trading re-think
Phil Davies - Dec 07, 2024
British Airways has urged the European Commission to re-think latest plans for aviation carbon trading to create a workable model.…
Western & Oriental eyes further deals
Phil Davies - Dec 07, 2024
Fast-growing luxury travel group Western & Oriental says the pipeline of potential acquisitions “remains strong”. Unveiling results for the year to…
Monarch to reactivate Gatwick-Murcia route
Phil Davies - Dec 07, 2024
Monarch is to start a Gatwick-Murcia service - a route vacated by British Airways a year ago. Daily flights will…
easyJet sees 11% November passenger rise
Phil Davies - Dec 07, 2024
Budget carrier easyJet carried more than 2.5 million passengers in November, a 11.2% rise year-on-year. The airline’s load factor rose…
Budget added to online travel check site
Phil Davies - Dec 07, 2024
Budget has been added to travel comparison website travelsupermarket.com’s car hire search channel. The addition increases the number of car rental…
US drops Open Skies treaty with Europe
David - Dec 07, 2024
The Bush Administration’s withdrawal of its plan to give foreign investors more management control of US airlines is generally regarded…
Flatulence leads to flight diversion
David - Dec 07, 2024
It’s not legal to light matches on a plane even if the object is to cover up a bad smell,…
