Archive for June, 2008

Easy Jet Sales – June 6, 2008

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Every seat on sale now! Book now for huge savings in our spectacular summer sale – we’ve slashed prices on every seat, every day, on every one of our routes! We’re giving you discounts on every flight from Monday 16 June to Thursday 17 July 2008. And remember, unlike other airlines we don’t add any […]

Zoom woes have travel agents skittish

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Discount air carrier Zoom Airlines — the only carrier with trans-Atlantic non-stops between Winnipeg and London — may be running through some turbulence with an insurance company, but it’s their passengers with bookings this summer who may be the ones left with white knuckles. And now Zoom? Read the Max Globetrotting blog While a Canadian-based […]

Fuel Expense Isn’t The Crisis-

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

by Michael J. Boyd…. Forbes Here’s some heresy. The airline industry’s real problems are not fuel-based. Just parking airplanes, reducing capacity and dropping suddenly-unprofitable routes only make a dysfunctional airline system a little smaller. That’s because most carriers have ignored controlling the No. 1 cost metric in the scheduled airline business: minutes. Yes, minutes. That’s […]

Times have never been tougher for airlines

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

If you think it’s getting expensive to fly now in the world of sky-high oil prices, spare a thought for the long-suffering airline shareholder. While American Airlines is charging passengers $15 for their first bag, and British Airways is announcing another rise in its fuel surcharge, those who have invested in airline shares risk losing […]

US Air E-Savers- June 4, 2008

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Each Way From To $264 Pittsburgh, PA Guatemala City, Guatenmala $314 Richmond, VA Guatemala City, Guatenmala $319 Indiannapolis, IN Guatemala City, Guatenmala $354 New York, NY (LGA) Lisbon, Portugual $368 Philadelphia, PA Glasgow, United Kingdom $368 Boston, MA Glasgow, United Kingdom $399 Atlanta, GA Glasgow, United Kingdom $399 Washington, DC (DCA) Lisbon, Portugual $419 Chicago, […]

American Airlines Sale Fares – June 3, 2008

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

International Weekend Getaway Fares Travel Dates & Times for Weekend Getaway Fares Depart anytime between Tuesday, June 10, 2008, and Friday, June 13, 2008. Return anytime between Monday, June 16, 2008, and Wednesday, June 18, 2008. Tickets must be purchased by this Sunday, June 8, 2008, 11:59 p.m. (CT). Fares displayed are for round-trip coach […]

Olympic raise flight prices today

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Frequent air travellers to Greece are in for an expensive surprise as Olympic Airways has issued a hike in air-fares on all flights. The price of jet fuel has risen nearly 60% since the start of the year and the new increases, which range from €5 -€25, have been implemented as of today on all […]