Archive for December, 2008

Dog missing from JFK found dead; no apology from airline

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Examiner A Staten Island couple who flew into JFK from Athens on November 30 panicked when their little 18-pound terrier, Leo, was nowhere to be found in the baggage claim area. Though they had been allowed to fly with Leo in the cabin on the way to Athens, Olympic Airlines insisted the dog be transported […]

USAirways Discount AirFare- Belgium and Mexico

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Each Way From To Philadelphia, PA Brussels, Belgium $180 New York, NY (LGA) Brussels, Belgium $180 Boston, MA Brussels, Belgium $200 Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Brussels, Belgium $200 Washington DC (DCA) Brussels, Belgium $200 Chicago, IL (ORD) Brussels, Belgium $230 San Francisco, CA Brussels, Belgium $250 Las Vegas, NV Guadalajara, Mexico $165 San Diego, CA […]

Strike to halt all Greece flights on Wednesday

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

ATHENS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Greek flights will be grounded on Wednesday as air traffic controllers walk out for one day to join a general strike over labour reforms and the government’s economic policies, union officials said. “All flights from and to Greek airports will be halted and only emergency flights will take place,” Panagiotis […]

Aegean Air cuts ticket surcharges as oil drops

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

ATHENS, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Greek carrier Aegean Airlines (AGNr.AT: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Friday it will cut ticket surcharges by up to 3 euros ($3.84) for domestic and international flights thanks to tumbling oil prices. Greece’s largest private carrier, whose main competitor Olympic Airlines [OLY.UL] is being privatised, raised surcharges in […]

USAirways International Sale Fares

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Each Way From To Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Los Cabos, Mexico $75 Phoenix, AZ Los Cabos, Mexico $115 Chicago, IL (ORD) Los Cabos, Mexico $125 Philadelphia, PA Frankfurt, Germany $225 Charlotte, NC Frankfurt, Germany $225 Phoenix, AZ Frankfurt, Germany $240 New York, NY (LGA) Rome, Italy $225 Philadelphia, PA Rome, Italy $240 Los Angeles, CA […]

Iceland Air Discount Fares to Europe

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

EUROPEAN WINTER GETAWAYS Experience an intimate Europe with smaller crowds and lower prices – that’s Europe in the winter time! Airfare departing from Boston + London from $449* + Oslo, Stockholm or Copenhagen from $449* Airfare departing from New York-JFK + Oslo, Stockholm or Copenhagen from $449* Book here

Greece’s Aegean Air to grow routes despite downturn

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Reuters ATHENS, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Greece’s largest private carrier, Aegean Airlines (AGNr.AT: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), said on Tuesday it will expand its European routes next year despite the global downturn, adding it has no interest in the privatisation of Olympic Airlines. The airline, which has taken a lot of ailing state carrier […]