From- To- Each Way
Philadelphia, PA- Paris, France $331
Chicago, IL (ORD) – Paris, France $331
Washington, DC (DCA) – Amsterdam, Netherlands $332
Philadelphia, PA – Amsterdam, Netherlands $352
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Philadelphia, PA Paris, France 331
Chicago, IL (ORD) Paris, France $331
Washington, DC (DCA)Amsterdam, Netherlands $332
Philadelphia, PAAmsterdam, Netherlands $352
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Los Angeles, CA Ixtapa, Mexico $64
San Francisco, CA Ixtapa, Mexico $118
Denver, CO Ixtapa, Mexico $118
Seattle, WA Ixtapa, Mexico $155
Phoenix, AZ Ixtapa, Mexico $209
Chicago, IL (ORD) Freeport, Bahamas $109
Boston, MA Freeport, Bahamas $109
New York, NY (LGA) Freeport, Bahamas $139
Philadelphia, PA Freeport, Bahamas $204
Charlotte, NC Freeport, Bahamas $289
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If your airline goes bankrupt and leaves you stranded what are your legal rights? Members of the Parliament’s Transport Committee want grounded passengers to have access to a special compensation fund. In the last decade almost 100 airlines across the European Union have gone bankrupt – leaving thousands of holiday makers and business flyers out of pocket and stuck at a foreign airport.
Sabena, Sky Europe and Olympic Airlines are just three of the large carriers that have gone bankrupt due to a combination of high fuel costs, competition and new security measures after 9/11.
Transport Chair Brian Simpson speaks of “clear loophole”
On 7 October in Brussels at a meeting of the all-party Transport Committee its Chair, Brian Simpson (Labour, North West of England), formally asked the European Commissioner for Transport Antonio Tajani to set up “a reserve compensation fund” and consider updating passengers’ rights legislation.
He told fellow MEPs that “here we have a clear loophole and it would be preferable for all if we could work together and fill it in”.
He added: “We have also floated the idea of establishing a reserve compensation fund, but this must not be seen as a demand. We merely wish to open up the debate as to what mechanism will help us best solve this problem.”
Transport Commissioner Tajani backs compensation
Commissioner Tajani told Members that “passengers should indeed receive compensation. We are working on specific measures to find the best solution. One solution is a compensation fund derived from airlines’ contributions. Another would be changes in bankruptcy law in the member states”.
There is a consensus across the Parliament’s main political groups that the European Union needs to do more to help passengers stranded by bankrupt airlines. A Parliamentary resolution is due to be tabled later in the autumn.
Alternative flights for cancelled Olympic Airlines services
As part of its privatisation process, Olympic Airlines has cancelled all services on 15 routes until further notice, including flights between Athens and Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich & Stuttgart.
Passengers looking for replacement flights are using Aegean Airlines on the europebyair FlightPass as their replacement on these routes and more, since passengers using the FlightPass have been completely unimpacted during this turbulent time in Greek aviation. A one-way fare Frankfurt to Athens is only AU$169.00 plus taxes.
Originally established as Aegean Aviation in 1992, Aegean Airlines last year carried more passengers than state-owned Olympic Airlines and now boasts a route network of 38 European & Greek cities. In addition to the cities above, Aegean Airlines links Athens with London, Barcelona, Brussels, Paris, Milan, Rome & Venice as well as regional cities Cairo, Bucharest, Larnaca, Paphos, Sofia & Tirana. Domestic points include Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu, Heraklion, Rhodes & Samos to name but a few.
All the above flights are available on the europebyair.com.au FlightPass, a flat-price discount ticket that allows passengers unrivalled flexibility to change their ticketed flight dates and even their destinations for free.
Featuring bright, fresh cabin decor with leather seats, Aegean Airlines fleet currently consists of 21 Airbuses, 4 Boeing 737s, 6 Avro RJ100 jets manufactured by BAE Systems (British Aerospace) and 2 ATR-72-500 which operate to the smaller island airports. The future prosperity of the airline is underscored by an order of 27 more Airbus A320/321 aircraft to be gradually delivered by 2010.
European flight prices reduced in time for Christmas holidays
And coming in perfect time for the Christmas holidays, europebyair.com.au today announced an immediate reduction in the cost of FlightPasses in Europe.
Now AU$119.00 per flight, the Mini FlightPass applies on more than 220 domestic & short-haul flights throughout Europe. The most popular of the three passes, the Classic FlightPass, has been reduced to AU$149.00 and is valid on more than 350 flights including perennially popular Rome, London & Paris to Split & Dubrovnik as well as 90 flights across the continent to & from Brussels plus more.
europebyair.com.au has even stepped in to help passengers disrupted by the cancellation of Olympic Airlines flights by reducing the Premium FlightPass (applicable on international flights to/from Greece) to AU$169.00 per flight.
The FlightPass allows passengers the flexibility of changing their reservations for free, even changing their destination and/or airline for free if they want to. Passengers pay any applicable taxes at the airport prior to checking in, thus being saved the inconvenience of having to have a traditional BSP ticket reissued just for the sake of a few dollars tax adjustment if they change their journey.
What’s more, there are no passenger check-in nor baggage check-in fees with the FlightPass – each airline’s standard checked baggage allowance is included free in the ticket, unlike many other discount carriers.
The FlightPass is the most flexible airpass available, not only allowing passengers to change their dates without penalty, they can even change their origin and/or destination and/or airline without penalty, something no other FlightPass offers.
The reduced prices apply until the end of this year. For full details see www.europebyair.com.au.
From- To- Each Way
Boston, MA Madrid, Spain $237
Chicago, IL (ORD) Madrid, Spain $287
Philadelphia, PA Madrid, Spain $292
Phoenix, AZ Madrid, Spain $301
Denver, CO Madrid, Spain $307
New York, NY (LGA) Tel Aviv, Israel $452
Philadelphia, PA Tel Aviv, Israel $477
Pittsburgh, PA Tel Aviv, Israel $559
Los Angeles, CA Tel Aviv, Israel $581
Dallas, TX (DFW) Tel Aviv, Israel $609
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International Weekend Getaway Fares
Travel Dates & Times for Weekend Getaway Fares
From: To:
Freeport, Bahamas (FPO) Miami, FL (MIA) $49^
Miami, FL (MIA) Freeport, Bahamas (FPO) $49^
Miami, FL (MIA) Houston Bush Intercont’l, TX (IAH) $105*
Miami, FL (MIA) San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP) $74^
Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) Indianapolis, IN (IND) $54*
Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) Little Rock, AR (LIT) $108*
Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX (DFW) Cincinnati, OH (CVG) $119*
Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX (DFW) Mexico City, Mexico (MEX) $155^
Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX (DFW) Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) $110*
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Denver, CO (DEN) $57*
Prices above are each way, based on round-trip purchase.
Taxes, fees and conditions apply.
*U.S. And Canada Fares For Next Weekend
Purchase by Friday, October 2, 2009.
Travel is valid 10/9/09 through 10/13/09.
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^International Fares For Next Weekend
Purchase by Sunday, October 4, 2009.
Travel is valid 10/6/09 through 10/14/09.
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