A man has been kicked off a Flybe plane in Dublin Airport after he was caught taking pictures of an air hostess’s bum. Airport police were called when a staff caught the man taking the photographs with his mobile phone, but when asked to delete the snaps, he said that he “wasn’t able to”. The Independent report that…
There is strong public support for Norwegian’s plans for low-cost transatlantic flights from Cork Airport, new polling released today has revealed. Norwegian last year announced plans for low-cost flights from Cork Airport to Boston in 2016, followed by New York in 2017. The airline is also looking at further transatlantic flights from Shannon Airport in…
On May 30th, Thomas Cook Inaugurated their first Manchester-Boston flight, using their Airbus A330 aircraft. The Boston Weekender programme, which runs twice a week throughout June to the middle of September, will take culture vultures and explorers to one of the US’s most historic cities, with a flight schedule that makes long weekends available like…
Low-cost airline Norwegian is expanding its long-haul network by releasing a record number of seats for this winter, perfect for holiday loving Brits looking for a bargain break in the States. Over 75,000 seats are now available to book on Norwegian’s direct low-cost long-haul flights between the UK and US for travel from November 2016…
Low-cost airline Norwegian continues its growth at Manchester Airport with the addition of two new routes to Malaga and Alicante taking-off this week. Passengers in Manchester and the North West now have access to approximately 130,000 more seats in time for the summer. From, Thursday 2nd June, four weekly flights will depart Manchester to Malaga,…
Heathrow today marks 70th anniversary on Tuesday with the unveiling of a series of plaques, each representing ‘an iconic moment of British culture’ from the past seven decades. Since the UK’s busiest airport began operations in 1946, over 20 million flights have taken off from the hub, serving more than two billion passengers travelling around the globe. Full story
Sukhoi have recently released a clip on YouTube which shows the time-lapsed development’s of CityJet’s first Sukhoi SuperJet being painted in Venice, Italy. SN95108, the aircraft itself, is one of 15 of the SuperJet’s that the firm has ordered. The airline are to receive 4 SuperJet’s this year and a further 11 next year. The…
The arrival of flight AC1922 from Toronto-Pearson at Václav Havel Airport Prague this morning marks the beginning of Air Canada Rouge’s expansion into Central Europe this summer. The seasonal service, operating three-times a week, offers customers the only non-stop connection between Canada and the Czech Republic on a network carrier. “We are pleased to add…
Passengers on a recent JetBlue flight were awarded a free round-trip flight thanks to four crying baby travelers. “People smile at babies everywhere, except on planes,” said Elizabeth Windram, JetBlue’s director brand management and advertising (and a mother of a toddler). “For Mother’s Day, we wanted to acknowledge how moms often feel stressed while traveling…
Airbus has taken the best ideas from the gaming industry, film, and its own software engineers to transform interior cabin design creation. Creating a unique cabin look is one of the most important features for an airline as it helps it distinguish it from another brand. In the old days coming up with a new…
A burlesque dancer from Seattle, Washington, was informed that she would need to change her clothing if she wanted to board a flight from Boston to Seattle because her shorts were deemed “too short” by the flight crew. The crew felt that the shorts may be deemed inappropriate by families on the flight and should…
Johannesburg will become the second long-haul destination in Singapore Airlines’ route network to be served by the latest-generation Airbus A350-900 fleet, with effect from 27 June 2016. The A350 will initially be deployed on flights serving the Singapore-Johannesburg route on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Frequency of A350-900 services will progressively increase to cover all seven…