British Airways launched on Tuesday a new business-class-only flight from London to New York, during the biggest airline traffic decrease in years. Willie Walsh, a chief executive of BA, positively expressed his thoughts about new induction of business-only service from London to New York on Tuesday.
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
No more check-in desks at Ryanair
While Ryanair’s fees on baggages are on the rise, the low-cost airline is set to remove all of its airport check-in desks next week. Beginning with Thursday of next week, all passengers travelling with Ryanair will have to check-in online, on Ryanair’s website, starting with 15 days prior to their scheduled flight or at least 4 hours before the trip.
Pet-only Airline coming to an airport near you
If you ever had difficulties or couldn’t take your pet with you wherever you flew, you’ll be happy to know that there’s a new airline that caters to our four-legged friends. Pet Airways, the first ever pet-only airline, had its flight on Tuesday, taking off from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, N.Y.
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The A380 superjombo to take off in November
Air France’s A380 plane, world’s largest plane, is scheduled take off on November 23rd from Paris. Destination: New York. The tickets for the inaugural flight will be sold by an Internet auction that will take place in October. More than 380 seats are available.
Airline traffic decreases as fees fatten
It’s a well-known fact that airline traffic has seriously decreased due to the economical recession. But U.S. airlines have found a way to increase their profit margin in spite of this fact – they are making more money by fattening their extra fees.
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Airline Boss Raged at Check-in Queues
Whenever I’m standing in line at any queues, I would like for managers of those companies that ineffectively manage their human resources to get a taste of this waiting game. The CEO for the budget airline Jet2 did just that and got a police caution for shouting at its own employees, says British media.
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British Airways becomes a budget airline
Those flying with British Airways will have to pay if they want a particular seat on their flight, representatives of the airline declared. The charges for a seat will affect those people looking to sit near the window or near the aisle, those wanting to sit together or on seats next to emergency exits.
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