Low Cost Airline News.For more airline news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jun 26, 2006 Italy and Alitalia are certainly getting a real broadside from the UK domiciled dom·i·cile n. 1. A residence; a home. 2. One's legal residence. v. dom·i·ciled, dom·i·cil·ing, dom·i·ciles v.tr. 1. budget airlines. When the Italian Civil Aviation Authority Civil Aviation Authority civil (Brit) n → Behörde f für Zivilluftfahrt blocked the easyJet and Ryanair Sardinia initiative in May the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community launched an investigation into the application of PSO PSO - Oracle Parallel Server (Public Service Obligation) rules in Italy. Ryanair is demanding that the EU reach a speedy conclusion to its investigation. It questions just what is going on in Italy. "Why has Alitalia been allowed to operate on a PSO route that it never applied for? Why did Meridiana suddenly offer Alitalia a codeshare agreement Code sharing is a business term which was first originated in the airline industry in 1990 when the Australian airline, Qantas Airways and the US's American Airlines combined services between an array of US domestic cities and Australian cities. on its PSO route after mediation by the Italian Ministry of Transport? Why did AirOne and Meridiana agree to take on Alitalia's 100 Sardinian employees after the president of the Sardinian region declared that their jobs would be safe?" http://www.ryanair.comtop Jun 24, 2006 Air Berlin Air Berlin is expanding its presence in Zurich, turning it into a minihub for flights to Spain and Portugal. From Nov. 4, the carrier will start weekly flights from ZRH ZRH Zurich, Switzerland - Zurich (Airport Code) to Las Palmas Las Palmas: see Palmas, Las, Spain. Las Palmas or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Seaport city (pop., 2001: 354,863), northeastern Grand Canary Island, Spain. , Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Madeira. A spokesperson confirmed that flights will be fed by services from Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Vienna. Air Berlin will add a third daily flight from Zurich to Hamburg on Nov 1. It has become the No. 2 carrier at ZRH behind Swiss International Air Lines Swiss International Air Lines (short: Swiss) is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Its main hub is Zurich Kloten Airport (ZRH). , serving 700,000 passengers in 2005. Jun 19, 2006 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways is a low-cost airline that is a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. AirTran operates over 750 daily flights throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest, including over 270 daily departures from AirTran Airways resumed mediated negotiations with its pilots yesterday in White Plains, N.Y. Further talks are scheduled for Washington later this month and Philadelphia in August. Since talks began in 2004, only two of 19 contract sections have been tentatively agreed to, the National Pilots Assn. said. Jun 23, 2006 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways said glitches following a planned Monday night upgrade to its internal reservations and check-in systems caused long lines In communications, circuits that are capable of handling transmissions over long distances. and delays yesterday at airports, primarily Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta. The carrier said "most" of the issues were resolved late yesterday but that the systems still were "experiencing periodic outages" and passengers should allow more time for check-in. Jun 21, 2006 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways flew 1.2 billion RPMs in May, a 23.2% increase over the year-ago month. Capacity climbed 21.3% to 1.58 billion ASMs and load factor rose 1.2 points to 75.8%. Jun 19, 2006 Dba Dba launched thrice-weekly Stuttgart-Moscow Domodedovo flights yesterday aboard an F100. Jun 20, 2006 EasyJet EadyJet appears to have dropped its Irish routes for the winter season but has not confirmed so. All airlines are keen to inform on new destinations but are noticeably quiet when services are to close. Currently easyJet flies from Gatwick to Shannon three times daily, and to Cork once a day. With slots at a premium if a route does not meet target figures the simple way out is to close them. At least it appears that easyJet have made the decision some way in advance. With some carriers if the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. says "shut the route" it goes very quickly. "We are sorry to inconvenience passengers but we are here to make a profit!" http://www.easyjet.com Jun 24, 2006 Frontier Airlines This article is about Frontier Airlines that was founded in 1994. For the company known as Frontier Airlines from 1950 to 1986, see Frontier Airlines (1950-1986). For the similarly named Frontier Flying Service see Frontier Flying Service. Frontier Airlines said its May yield rose 3% over the year-ago month to 10.31 cents and RASM RASM Revenue per Available Seat Mile RASM Reliability, Availability, Scalability and Manageability (Red Hat, Inc.) RASM Rear Admiral Submarines (UK) RASM Recorded Announcement Systems Manager increased 7.6% to 8.23 cents. Traffic grew 24.2% to 763.7 million RPMs against a 19% rise in capacity to 956.8 million ASMs, sending load factor up 3.3 points to 79.8%. Jun 19, 2006 Monarch Scheduled Monarch Scheduled may have bitten off more than it can chew with an announcement last week offering to publish comments by passengers on any of the airline's destinations. With more and more travelers now choosing to plan and book their holidays independently, the focus for research has shifted away from the traditional holiday brochures to online travel sites containing real-life reviews supplied by other travelers. The idea is to provide the airline's clients with insights to these places; the best and worst bits, recommendations for trips, sights to explore, restaurants to visit as well as real experiences. In addition Monarch staff, who are often lucky enough to visit many of the featured destinations, are also making available their top tips of things to see and do. The airline says that all reviews will be vetted to avoid spam or advertising abuse. However one typical comment might be "after staggering off my late/diverted/bumpy/poor flight I found xyz magnificent. What a contrast!" Monarch operates scheduled services to Spain, Gibraltar and Portugal from Aberdeen, Birmingham, Blackpool, Gatwick, Luton and Manchester. http://www.flymonarch.com Jun 24, 2006 Ryanair Ryanair has been approved by the European Commission to receive grant aid from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Var to assist for its new service between Toulon and Stansted. The EU says that the aid is in line with previous Commission decisions in this area, such as with Charleroi. It also says that the offer was transparent and nondiscriminatory, open to any operator wishing to establish new flights to the airport. The funds, which are payable in respect of the number of passengers carried, is limited to 50% of the additional costs borne by Ryanair and to a maximum of E500,000 per year for three years (with a possible extension for two further years). http://europa.eu/press_room/index_en.htm http://www.ryanair.com Jun 24, 2006 SkyEurope Airlines SkyEurope Airlines will increase frequencies from Bratislava to Bucharest and Sofia to six-times-weekly from four from Sept. 11. Jun 19, 2006 Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. Southwest Airlines has begun a limited test of several boarding methods to see how much time is required to "turn" the aircraft if customers are holding an assigned seat. This trial is being conducted on select departures from San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. and will run for some weeks yet. The test is part of Southwest's ongoing look at assigned seating and how it could possibly be adapted to Southwest's business model. Now much copied the efficiency of Southwest's boarding process has played an important part in the carrier's successful 35-year history. By limiting aircraft time on the ground, Southwest claims to have maintained an enviable ontime record at a significant cost advantage over its competitors. The airline says it will not implement a policy change that would negatively impact that position. http://www.southwest.com Jun 24, 2006 Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines, after 35 years of first-come, first-served “FCFS” redirects here. For the figure skating competition, see Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. This article is about a general service policy. For the technical concept, see FIFO. seating, announced that it will look to trim boarding times by experimenting with assigned seating. Starting July 10 and running for "several weeks," it will assign seats on about 200 select departures from San Diego. It will not be evaluating assignment procedures or the accompanying information technology issues and instead will assign seats manually during the test. "We want to make sure that we have studied all the possibilities and aspects of assigned seating before we make any change to what has been a very successful formula," CEO Gary Kelly
Gary Kelly (born 9 July 1974 in Drogheda) is a retired Irish professional footballer who played his whole career for Leeds United. said. Southwest said that specially trained staff will monitor boarding time and efficiency, as well as customer reaction, on each flight. It confirmed that no policy change will be made before 2008. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The Dallas Morning News , the airline picked San Diego because the gate layout allows for easier monitoring and because it liked the airport's mix of short-, medium- and long-haul flights. Jun 22, 2006 Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines to Test Assigned Seating on About 200 Flights From San Diego. Southwest Airlines will test assigning seats to travelers, another indication that the maverick carrier may get in line with other U.S. airlines by junking its first-come, first-served seating system. Passengers will be assigned seats on about 200 flights from San Diego for several weeks beginning July 10, an airline spokesman said Tuesday. Southwest Airlines is already updating its computerized reservation system to handle assigned seating and international flights. Jun 20, 2006 Thomas Cook For the company, see Thomas Cook AG. Thomas Cook (22 November 1808 – 18 July 1892) of Melbourne, Derbyshire, founded the travel agency that is now Thomas Cook AG. He was brought up as a strict Baptist and joined his local Temperance Society. Airlines Thomas Cook Airlines has introduced a new catering concept on all its flights. The holiday carrier seems to be leading the way as far as serving airline meals to satisfy "green" concerns. Out goes the cumbersome plastic trays which have dominated sky high catering for the past quarter of a century replaced by fast food-style boxes and containers with the emphasis on recyclable and biodegradable biodegradable /bio·de·grad·a·ble/ (-de-grad´ah-b'l) susceptible of degradation by biological processes, as by bacterial or other enzymatic action. bi·o·de·grad·a·ble adj. materials. The new meal containers are lighter in weight, helping to reduce the amount of fuel used by the aircraft. The airline tested the new packaging materials earlier this year and 5,000 passengers were asked for their views. Each passenger receives the meal in a cradle-like container which instantly becomes a table mat when laid flat. Bread roll, dessert, serviette and cutlery cutlery, various types of implements for cutting, preparing, and eating food. In addition to different kinds of knives and the steels to sharpen them, the term usually encompasses forks and spoons. arrive in a box and on top of this is the hot meal in a biodegradable container with film lid. Customers are able to easily handle the hot meal container as it comes with a cool touch strap which also features nutritional information. The table mats/meal containers and boxes are made from lightweight recycled cardboard. Hot drinks are served in cool touch recyclable cardboard cups. http://www.thomascook.co.uk Jun 24, 2006 Virgin Express Virgin Express will add 38 flights per week, or 50,000 seats, in July and August, increasing frequencies to Athens to 17 weekly, Barcelona to 23, Bari to four, Catania to four, Faro Faro, town, Portugal Faro (fä`rō), town (1991 pop. 31,966), capital of Faro dist. and of Algarve, S Portugal. The southernmost town in Portugal, it is a seaport from which fish, fruit (especially dried figs), wine, and cork are to seven, Malaga to 25, Naples to five and Nice to 26. Palermo will welcome four weekly services from Brussels. Jun 21, 2006 Wizz Air Wizz Air is a Polish/Hungarian low-cost airline focusing on the markets of Central Europe. Its main base is Katowice International Airport (Poland). It also has bases at Budapest Ferihegy International Airport (Hungary) , Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (Poland), Gdańsk Lech Wizz Air will transfer its Dutch operation from Amsterdam Schiphol to Eindhoven from Sept. 19. The airline said EIN EIN Employer Identification Number EIN Employee Identification Number EIN European Ideas Network (think tank) EIN Environmental Information Network EIN Equivalent Input Noise EIN Elderhostel Institute Network is "a smaller and more cost efficient airport" and "the savings will be passed directly on to the customers." Wizz serves Schiphol from Budapest. It also announced it will launch the following new services on Sept. 19: Thrice-weekly Katowice-Oslo Torp, thrice-weekly Budapest-Gothernburg and thrice-weekly Katowice-Doncaster Sheffield. It also recently started flights from Ljubljana to Brussels and London Luton. Jun 21, 2006 |
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