Well it now appears that the strength of the low cost airline model has been proven yet again. This time it was proven over the summer as Ryanair and easyJet posted high traffic numbers. Apparently these well known budget airlines collectively sold some 12.88 million seats in August. This is a rise of 10.5 percent [...]

Apparently Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary is always trying to come up with new ways to save money. Not too long ago he came up with the idea for airplanes to have a standing section on them. This way passengers could stand on the plane and airlines could get more people on each flight. However, this [...]

German passengers have been left upset this week as the national government implements a brand new levy on flight tickets. Of course, this is not just upsetting passengers but airlines as well, who say that they will have a harder time getting people to fly now.
This new levy, which was first announced earlier this year, [...]

Reports now clearly show that the United States Department of Justice has given the go ahead for the proposed $3 billion merger between Continental Airlines and United Airlines. This new airline will now be the world’s largest airline as early as next month.
In order to get the tie up approved, the airlines did have to [...]

Now that the bank holiday has come and gone, the ABTA has estimated that some 1.8 million Brits left the country during the Bank Holiday that took place between August 27 – 30. Friday was seen as the busiest day overall. However, the whole weekend shows that many people wanted to get out of the [...]

Apparently leading travel agents First Choice and Thomson are seeing a huge surge of customers seeking advice and reassurance following the recent failure of holiday companies like Goldtrail and Kiss Flights. The companies are also reporting that people are seeking to book their breaks with larger, well established tour companies to avoid being left overseas.
This [...]