Travel Daily News Last week, as two European airlines – one of them a “flag carrier” – collapsed, few would have noticed a small airline on the other side of the world reporting a profit. It was Polynesian Blue, hardly a major company, but the event was significant in one respect. For many years, the […]
Heathrow’s flagship new terminal, hailed as the gateway to the 2012 London Olympics, will not be ready for the event. By David Millward, Transport Editor Last Updated: 11:48AM BST 02 Sep 2008 Telegraph Heathrow Terminal 5 The shambolic opening of Terminal 5 earlier this year has thrown the timetable into complete disarray Photo: AFP/Getty Images […]
By Mark Kleinman Last Updated: 1:26am BST 31/08/2008 The Telegraph Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic has engaged heavyweight City advisers to engineer its role in a round of airline industry consolidation likely to be fuelled by the high oil price and an increasingly tough operating environment. People close to Virgin Atlantic say that Credit Suisse […]
VisitTimes Online BAA has been appointed as a security adviser to the organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games in a move that has been ridiculed by airlines, which have criticised the airports operator for long queues and poor service. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is using BAA as an adviser on issues such as selection […]
ATHENS (Thomson Financial) – Greece’s cash-strapped national carrier Olympic Airlines on Friday said it was axing a loss-making service to London’s Gatwick Airport and cutting back on another four overseas flights to cut costs. ‘The decision to streamline the flight programme is dictated by the company’s major financial difficulties, the size of the available fleet […]
By SUZANNE MARTA / The Dallas Morning News smarta@dallasnews.com ABOARD AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT NO. 1 – Transcontinental flying underwent a sea change Wednesday. During a six-hour flight from New York to Los Angeles, Bek Andersen was able to edit photos and send them to clients. Michael Lavine was able to watch Jamaica’s Usain Bolt break […]
By Peter Pae Los Angeles Times Air travelers suffering from summer sticker shock might find some relief this autumn. With demand for air travel falling faster than Olympic swimming records, some carriers are slashing autumn fares to levels not seen since oil prices began skyrocketing last year. “It’s a good time to fly if you […]