26-Mar-2007
AUSTRALIA :
Australias value based international airline Jetstar has taken flight to Japan, offering a daily service between Japan and Australia, flying direct between Sydney and Osaka and returning to Brisbane and onto Sydney.
26-Mar-2007
Low-Cost Carrier Terminal KLIA (LCCT-KLIA) celebrated its first anniversary today, marking it with a simple event held at the terminal today.
26-Mar-2007
Singapore's Budget Terminal (BT) celebrates its first birthday today. In just one year, the BT has seen remarkable growth, with more than 1.36 million passengers passing through the terminal and close to 120 per cent increase in weekly flights. Served by two low cost carriers (LCCs), Tiger Airways and Cebu Pacific Airways, the BT is today linked to 18 cities in the Asia Pacific region.
23-Mar-2007
UNITED KINGDOM :
22.03.2007 Thomsonfly announces new scheduled low fares flights 15 new routes for Winter 2007/8 on sale today. Prices from GBP19.99 one way, including taxes and charges.
23-Mar-2007
IRELAND :
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (22nd March) welcomed the introduction of Open Skies between the EU and the US. As Ryanair has proved in Europe, the liberalisation of air transport delivers increased competition, better choice, and lower airfares for consumers.
22-Mar-2007
CANADA :
ALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - March 21, 2007) - WestJet (TSX:WJA) is pleased to announce it is now the preferred, Canadian airline for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT), the world's largest retailer. WestJet secured the landmark customer by offering a strong value proposition and providing attractive, low-cost airfares in conjunction with superior service.
22-Mar-2007
IRELAND :
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, today (21 March) announced that it will provide Engineering Scholarships for third and fourth year undergraduates in aeronautical, mechanical and electrical engineering degree courses.
22-Mar-2007
Sterling opens three new low cost routes to Stockholm and Gteborg from Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Athens.
22-Mar-2007
WASHINGTON (AP) - The AFL-CIO on Wednesday criticized the government's tentative OK of startup airline Virgin America's plan to comply with laws limiting foreign control of a domestic air carrier.
21-Mar-2007
Virgin America received (20-Mar-07) tentative approval of its application for a domestic licence, after the US Department of Transport (DoT) found that the carriers plans to significantly reconfigure its ownership and management structure put it back on track to meet strict US citizenship tests under Federal law.
