Archive for the 'General Flight INFO' Category

Volcanic ash cloud: test flights raise hope for European air traffic

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Air travel across much of Europe was paralysed for a fourth day on Sunday by a huge cloud of volcanic ash, but Dutch and German test flights carried out without apparent damage seemed to offer some hope of respite. By Patrick Sawer and Robert Mendick Daily Telegraph Volcano chaos could continue for months Britons stranded […]

Aegean Air rebuts Olympic Istanbul route concerns

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

ATHENS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Aegean Airlines, Greece’s largest carrier by passengers, on Tuesday rejected concerns from rival Olympic Air that an expansion of Aegean’s route network to Istanbul was handled incorrectly by the domestic aviation authority. Olympic Air, created after the privatisation of Greece’s loss-making Olympic Airlines, is set to start flying Oct. 1. […]

American Airlines Discount Air Fares to Aruba, Dominican Republic, and Freeport and Marsh Harbour-Bahamas

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

International Weekend Getaway Fares Travel Dates & Times for Weekend Getaway Fares From: To: Freeport, Bahamas (FPO) Miami, FL (MIA) $53^ Marsh Harbour, Bahamas (MHH) Miami, FL (MIA) $94^ Miami, FL (MIA) Freeport, Bahamas (FPO) $53^ Miami, FL (MIA) Houston Bush Intercont’l, TX (IAH) $120* Miami, FL (MIA) Marsh Harbour, Bahamas (MHH) $94^ Miami, FL […]

Thriller on Olympic Airlines flight, flying from Athens to New York

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Happy ending for the air adventure of the 95 passengers and 12 crew members of the Olympic Airlines Airbus A-340, which was flying from Athens to New York. The plane departed this morning at 11:26AM from the international airport in Athens Elefterios Venizalos. About an hour after the departure, while it was in Croatian air […]

FlightStats Releases June 2008 Airline and Airport Performance Reports

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

US airlines on-time performance falls to its lowest level since February. Cancellations spike. Summer air travel plagued by higher fares, higher fees, and poor on-time arrival performance. Asian airports continue to set the standard for on-time performance. Portland, OR (PRWEB) July 8, 2008 — FlightStats today released its June 2008 airline and airport on-time arrival […]

Air France – New Nonstop to Lyons – July 1, 2008

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

New Lyon Nonstop Flight Starting July 17, 2008, Air France offers nonstop flights between New York – JFK and Lyon. Our SkyTeam partner, Delta, will operate this new service, following a very convenient schedule on a comfortable Boeing 757-ER aircracft. JFK to Lyon Flight AF8987/DL174, departs 4:30PM and arrives 7:05AM (next day) no fligts on […]

More Olympic Airlines flights to be disrupted today by ongoing action

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Olympic Airlines is expected to cancel or change 25 scheduled flights today, mostly domestic, as a result of the ongoing action by pilots of propeller planes. More than 10 flights were affected yesterday as the go-slow protest by pilots is set to enter a third week. Passengers are advised to call Olympic Airlines on 210.966.66.66 […]