SilverJet Rescue Bid Fails
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Airlines, Travel Stories | No Comments »Silverjet, the business class-only UK based airline which went in receivership last month has failed in a latch ditch attempt to secure a takeover deal resulting in the loss of 300 jobs, administrators said Friday. Kingplace, an Ireland-based company managed by ...
Heathrow an Embarrassement, says IATA
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Airports | No Comments »Service levels at Heathrow Airport are "a national embarrassment", Giovanni Bisignani, head of International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. In a report on half-year air traffic results, IATA criticized the UK's "unique screening policies," which it said "inconvenience passengers with ...
Thousands March Against Heathrow Expansion
Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Posted in Airports | No Comments »The BBC reports that thousands of people attended a protest rally against the expansion of Heathrow airport: "An estimated 3,000 protesters marched from Hatton Cross to Sipson, the village that would be lost if the planned runway goes ahead. They then gathered ...
Aircraft Cabin Fumes to be Investigated
Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »Cranfield University be will working with the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to lead research into aircraft cabin air quality. The research will be lead by Professor Helen Muir, a world-recognised expert in aviation safety, who ...
Silverjet Suspends Services
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »Business class only airline Silverjet today announced it is suspending services due to problems raising vital funding. This move has affected some 10,000 passengers who were due to travel in the next few days. Silverjet hopes to resume services after ...
Britons Warned over Holiday Scams
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Travel Advice, Travel Industry | No Comments »The UK Office of Fair Trading today issued a press release warning UK holiday makers flying out to Spain to be aware of a series of holiday club scams that have so far costs millions of pounds in lost money: The ...
Ryanair Launches Holiday Home Rental Site
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Airlines, Travel Industry | No Comments »Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, today (Thursday, 15th May 2008) announced the launch of Ryanairvillas.com, which will give property owners the chance to advertise holiday rentals on Europe’s largest travel site. In partnership with Web Reservations International, Ryanairvillas.com will ...
