Airlines feel heat of Icelandic volcano April 19, 2010 AIRLINES grounded by the eruption of an Icelandic volcano are set for further losses if airspace is closed again, with the airline industry yesterday reporting daily losses of more than £5m. “If the shutdown of the airspace in the UK and large parts of Europe [returns], it will almost certainly lead to some carriers, especially [...]
VOLCANO CHAOS | AIRLINE UPDATES April 18, 2010 RYANAIR Ryanair has cancelled all Northern European flights until 1pm on Wednesday. It will continue to operate domestic flights throughout Southern Europe. easyJet.com All flights to and from Northern Europe, including the UK, are cancelled this morning until 1pm. easyJet will continue to operate a limited number of flights in Southern Europe. BRITISH AIRWAYS Flights [...]
BA strike takes its toll on traffic at London airports April 12, 2010 HEATHROW saw 180,000 fewer passengers in March due to the strike action launched by British Airways cabin crew, according to BAA. The airports operator, majority owned by Spain’s Grupo Ferrovial, yesterday said that Heathrow handled 5.2m passengers last month, a 0.4 per cent increase. But passenger numbers would have risen by 3.8 per cent if [...]
Discount airlines see double-digit boost to March passenger traffic statistics April 8, 2010 DISCOUNT airline easyJet has seen the number of passengers travelling during March climb by 13.5 per cent. Last month easyJet flew 3.9m passengers across its 500 routes compared with the same period last year when it flew 3.5m passengers. EasyJet said the numbers were helped by the seven-day strike by British Airways (BA) cabin crew [...]
Better load factor is key April 8, 2010 AT LAST, there is sun on the horizon for the beleaguered airline industry. Easyjet yesterday said its passenger numbers were up 13.5 per cent in March compared to last year, a similar result to Ryanair, which carried 13 per cent more passengers last month. Although both companies said they saw increased business thanks to the [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 6, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES GAZPROM TO LAUNCH RUSSIA’S BIGGEST BOND ISSUE Gazprom will seek to raise Rbs300bn ($10.2bn) in Russia’s biggest bond issue programme to date, as the gas export monopoly tries to take advantage of a booming domestic bond market to restructure its debts and raise funds for upcoming investments. Gazprom said it had mandated Gazprombank, [...]
Ryanair looks for new phones partner March 29, 2010 Ryanair, Europe’s largest budget airline, said yesterday it would end its in-flight phone service when its trial with OnAir finishes and will instead look for another supplier to roll out the facility across its fleet. The Irish airline said the 13-month contract, which was tested across 50 Ryanair planes, would end because the carrier and [...]
Foodie Puglia finding a place in adventurous tourists’ hearts March 21, 2010 FOR centuries, sophisticated Italians from the north have regarded their southern compatriots with a mix of disdain and snobbery, even going as far as to brand them “terrone” in an allusion to the region’s historical dependence on agriculture and the peasants that used to work the land. Although modern-day Puglia – which occupies the heel [...]
Nicholls charge finally earns Big Buck’s for the bookies March 18, 2010 TRAINER Paul Nicholls hailed the “hugely talented” Big Buck’s after finally bringing joy to favourite backers and claiming back-to-back victories in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham. After defeats to Dunguib and Master Minded earlier in the week, the 5-6 on shot finally got the bookmakers paying out for red-hot favourites with a dominant display. [...]
Imperial a decent tip to finish in top three March 18, 2010 WE’VE had the thriller in Manila and the rumble in the jungle. Now it’s the War of the Wolds. Kauto v Denman III isn’t going to be quite the classic decider we have all wanted since the Tank and AP had that difference of opinion the first time they stepped out together at Newbury. Kauto [...]