Posts Tagged ‘united kingdom’
British Airways starts London-Las Vegas daily, non-stop flights
British Airways, the flag-carrier airline of the United Kingdom, has launched daily, non-stop flights between Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States, and London.
bmi cutting number of London-Belfast, London-Tel Aviv flights
bmi (British Midland Airways), based in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, has announced that it is reducing the number of its flights between London and Belfast in Northern Ireland and between London and Tel Aviv in Israel.
Eastern Airways launching 2 direct flights from Aberdeen and Newcastle in UK to Bergen in Norway
Eastern Airways, the regional airline headquartered in England, will start 2 new, non-stop flights from Aberdeen and Newcastle in the United Kingdom to Bergen in Norway on October 5, 2009.
British Airways cutting flights to Australia by 5% in the winter; London-Sydney service to be affected
British Airways, the national flag-carrier airline of the United Kingdom, has announced that it is cutting its capacity to Australia by 5% by reducing a few flights during the northern winter.
British Airways launches daily US-UK flight from London to Las Vegas
British Airways is all set to start daily direct flights to Las Vegas, USA from London, from October 25, 2009.
British Airways flight services to Kolkata terminated
British Airways has stopped their direct flight services to London from Kolkata yesterday.
Pakistan International Airlines’ Leeds Bradford – Islamabad flights increased
A Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation report says that Pakistan International Airlines has announced its decision to increase the number of flight services from Leeds Bradford to Islamabad from two to three times a week, starting March 30, 2009.
British Airports Authority ordered to sell 3 airports in UK ‘to end monopoly’
The Competition Commission (CC), the anti-trust regulator of Britain, has asked the British Airports Authority Limited (BAA) to sell 3 of its 7 airports in the United Kingdom.
Number of passengers at British airports down in 2008
The number of travellers passing through airports in the United Kingdom dropped by 1.9% in 2008 compared to the year before. This was the first annual decline since 1991.
Britain likely to lift curbs on carrying liquids in passengers’ cabin baggage
The government of the United Kingdom is planning to revoke the restrictions on liquids that airline passengers can carry in their cabin baggage as they fly in and out of Britain.
Britain moves to promote the interests of airline passengers
The government of the United Kingdom is planning to update the regulations of airports in the country with steps aimed at ensuring better convenience and comforts for airline passengers.
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 7X business jet cleared for operation at London City Airport
The Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom has allowed operation of Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 7X business jet at London City Airport.
British Airways anticipates operating loss in 4th quarter
British Airways, the national airline and flag carrier of the United Kingdom and the third biggest airline in Europe, says it expects to post a third-quarter operating loss of about 50 million pounds ($69.9 million) because of dwindling travel demand as well as declining value of the pound.
Yet another Britain-based travel operator, K&S Holidays, goes under
Close on the heels of the United Kingdom-based travel operator XL Leisure Group closing shop, another British holiday firm, K&S Holidays, has collapsed, putting the air travel industry in further trouble.
Number of flights in and out of Britain drops
The number of flights in and out of the United Kingdom has witnessed a drop for the first time since the recession that followed the September 11 terror attacks, as a result of the exorbitant costs of fuel which have forced airlines to reduce services.