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lastminute.com signs exclusive deal with Lowcost Travel
lastminute.com has signed an exclusive white label deal with Lowcost Travel Group which will result in the termination of contracts with their existing suppliers.
easyJet: Redefining low-cost travel
With the launch of new Flexi fares aimed at business travellers, easyJet Holidays and a comprehensive spring timetable, easyJet has been going from strength-to-strength in 2011. Following the airline’s victory at the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony over the weekend, Breaking Travel News here takes a look at what separates the carrier from its competitors.
Jenny Groves, UK Route Manager, EasyJet, Europe’s Leading Low-Cost Airline
Jenny Groves, UK Route Manager, EasyJet, Europe’s Leading Low-Cost Airline
Easyjet deputy chairman steps down
EasyJet deputy chairman David Michels has stepped down following months of tensions with founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou.
easyJet launches new route from Gatwick to Fuerteventura
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, is launching a new route to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands from its biggest base, London Gatwick.
Strong revenue growth at easyJet over third quarter
Low-cost carrier easyJet has recorded strong growth in revenue over the third quarter of financial 2011, with the airline now expecting to report an annual pre-tax profit of between £200 million and £230 million.
If You Were Stuck On A Desert Island…
If You Were Stuck On A Desert Island…Where’s the first place you’d want to be able to fly back to? Ideally, it would be somewhere with luxurious hotels, friendly people, delicious food and superb weather, as well as being fairly close to home. One destination that ticks all of the above is Majorca.
Stelios ramps up latest disagreement with easyJet
easyGroup founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has branded the relationship between Airbus and easyJet “incestuous” as he continues his attack on the airline. The flamboyant entrepreneur is unhappy about an easyJet order for 35 A320 aircraft, claiming the deal broke shareholder protection rules because of its size relative to the market capitalisation of the company.
Little impact following easyJet strike
A walkout by easyJet cabin crew based across France appears to be having little impact, with the carrier operating all departures as planned. As many as 500 cabin crew based at Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly and Lyon Airports walked out earlier today.
OFT forces airlines to drop debit card charges
Ryanair, easyJet and other airlines must no longer change customers for paying by debit card, the Office for Fair Trading has ruled. Credit card charges will also have to be made clearer to customers when booking online or over the phone, which has been criticised for inflating the costs of holidays.
easyjet: Government proposals on APD are also bad for the environment and the economy
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline today warned that millions of passengers flying in Britain and mainland Europe face an aviation tax hike if Government proposals to increase Air Passenger Duty are implemented. Yet at the same time the Government is proposing that long haul business class travellers will see a huge cut in the amount of tax they pay of up to £56 per passenger.
easyJet unveils new sales team at Business Travel Show
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, today unveiled its newly created sales team at this year’s Business Travel Show in London.