Occasionally what is an innocuous press release drops into your inbox and you look at it and think its just the usual pr spiel. The next thing you know you are in floods of tears! The story of British Airways reuniting Lisa and Hayley who were pulled 10,000 miles apart by [read more]
Administrators of collapsed UK airline Monarch have lost the right to retain the slots owned by the airline. KPMG had been hopeful that they would be able to sell the slots raising up to £60m towards Monarchs debts but judges at the high court dismissed their claims on the basis [read more]
Charter holiday company Super-Break has announced a Cardiff to Seville offering for Easter 2018. The flight will be the first direct flight between the two cities and will offer Welsh holidaymakers the opportunity to experience the Andalusia region of Spain. The 4-night break is the second holiday being offered by [read more]
Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has scooped the top spot for staff courtesy in the UK in the latest ASQ survey. The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey is carried out by Airports Council International who use it as a benchmark for quality of service at the UK’s leading airports along with leading [read more]
It’s something that most passengers hope they never have to use but does that stop you wondering how an emergency slide works? It is extremely rare for an aircraft’s slides to have to be deployed, every commercial aircraft is fitted with a number of them, to ensure that in the event [read more]
Flybe (BE/BEE) has begun operating its 2017/18 Winter schedule from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) This season will see Flybe operate 14 routes including increased services between Cardiff Airport and Belfast City up to two flights a day on weekdays, and an increase in the frequency of flights to Jersey, Cork and Berlin Tegel, [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is launching its latest winter sun campaign for flights and holidays from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to destinations which include the Caribbean, Florida, Mexico and the Canary Islands. The campaign features model Amber Anderson who said: “When the skies take a wintry turn and the days are shorter [read more]
According to the BBC, Cardiff Airport security staff have written to Cardiff Airport Chief Executive Debra Barber and Economy Secretary Ken Skates calling for higher wages. Security staff claim that due to their responsibilities they should be paid more than the current statutory living wage of £7.50 (for over 25-year-olds). [read more]
British Airways has said it plans to keep the Boeing 747-400 Jumbo-Jet flying until 2024. Speaking to International Airlines Group (IAG) investors, Chief financial officer Steve Gunning, said that new jets coming into the fleet were “30% more efficient than the 747” and the airline was moving through a fleet modernisation phase. [read more]
Flybe has begun its Manchester to Southend service. The low-fares airline will operate the service between Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) and London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) 3 times a day Monday to Friday with a single service on a Saturday. The move adds another UK domestic destination for Flybe from Manchester and [read more]
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