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Baby Branson launches low-cost carrier
An airline entrepreneur dubbed “Baby Branson” after launching a low-cost carrier as a teenager is back in business following the collapse of his first venture. Martin Halstead is launching Varsity Express next month, offering flights between Oxford and Edinburgh.
Air Canada bolsters Toronto hub with service to Copenhagen
Route opens connections for customers flying to Scandinavia
Alaska Airlines inaugurates Portland-Chicago nonstop service
New route complements new flights between Portland and Maui and Texas
Air China expands domestic and international flights
In step with the speedy recovery of the Chinese aviation industry over the past six months, Air China has announced that it will be expanding a number of its domestic and international flight routes. On the domestic side, Air China has launched four new routes.
Oman Air commences operations to the Maldives
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, launched its new non-stop service between Muscat, capital of Oman, and the Maldives this week. The new flights to Malé will depart Muscat Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, returning the same day.
AirAsia boosts flights to Melbourne from Feb 3
AirAsia, the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline, will boost its flights between Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne by one return flight each week as the popular route continues to flourish.
AirTran Airways introduces new flights from Lexington, Ky., to Florida
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced that the airline will begin nonstop service between Lexington, Ky., and popular vacation destinations Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando, beginning February 11, 2010.
flydubai Spreads Network South to Sudan
flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, is to start daily flights to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, with effect from Sunday, November 8.
Aer Lingus to launch flights to Bucharest
As new TV series, True Blood, hits our screen, bloody thirsty Vampires are sexier than ever. With this growing new fan base in mind, Aer Lingus gears up to launch one of its latest routes to Bucharest, home to Vlad Tepes, the inspiration behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
SWISS launches twice-weekly direct flights between Manchester and Geneva from 20 December
SWISS is set to increase its network out of northern England with the addition of two weekly direct flights from Manchester to Geneva from 20 December 2009. The new scheduled route, now bookable on swiss.com/uk from just £77 return including all taxes and free transportation of snowsport equipment, takes SWISS’s number of weekly flights out of Manchester to 26.
AA announces new Manchester to New York route
American Airlines today announced it is adding a new service for passengers travelling between Manchester and New York (JFK). The new non-stop daily summer seasonal service is scheduled to begin operation on May 16th until September 30, 2010.
Milan to Colombo direct on SriLankan Airlines
SriLankan Airlines will launch a new twice-weekly direct service from Milan to Colombo on 16th December, to enhance Italian tourism into Sri Lanka and serve the sizable Sri Lankan community in northern Italy.