Cheap Air Flights News
- Google to provide MidEast VOIP services - paper Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:37PMNo timeframe set for MENA rollout of service allowing Gmail users to make cheap calls.
- Arabs take the bus home this summer to save money Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:01AMDemand for bus services between the UAE and Arab countries has grown by about 20 per cent, with the figure rocketing 50 per cent in June alone.
- More cruise-based package holidays Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:28AMGerman tour operator FTI is making waves by creating new-style package holidays based on cruises and beach breaks. Three years ago the company disposed of its small cruise tour operator Air Maritime and appeared to have turned its back on the strongly-growing market segment.
- Travelsoon Advises Holidaymakers on Their Rights When Booking a Holiday Online Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:00AMThe recent collapse of Goldtrail, Sun4U and Kiss Flights highlights the need for research when booking a holiday, say Travelsoon.com.
- New Zealand domestic travel price expected to soar Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 3:25AMDomestic travel in New Zealand is expected to become significantly more expensive after Pacific Blue announced its exit from New Zealand domestic market, according to local media Tuesday.
- Key maps Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 9:23PMLashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan's Helmand province, was a war zone when the BBC's Bilal Sarwary visited four years ago. Upon his return he discovers it completely transformed.
- Doomtown to boomtown Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 7:11PMOnce a war zone, Helmand capital is now a thriving hub
- Fares may rise after airline quits Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:39PMPacific Blue's decision to quit the domestic market could lead to higher fares and fewer people being able to afford to fly, says New Zealand's biggest travel agency.
- Airfares are bargains (fees not included) Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 6:02AMDomestic airfares across the nation increased nearly 5 percent in the first three months of 2010 from the same period in 2009, yet the trade group that represents the nation's airlines calls the numbers good news for passengers.
- Jet-set Kel's air-mazing Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 12:47AMIf we'd been suffering from jetlag we'd look a lot more Brook-en than Kelly does.
- Virgin America en route to DFW Airport Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 10:17PMWith its Fly Girls and Wi-Fi, Virgin America will soon be landing in North Texas.
- Alaska Air Hawaii deals Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 10:13AMAlaska Airlines just announced a sale on fares to Hawaii from several West Coast airports, including PDX.
- The USAF Has Another Pilot Shortage Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 4:24AMAugust 5, 2010: The U.S. Air Force, under pressure from the Department of Defense to "do more", has created three squadrons of MC-12 "manned UAV replacement" aircraft for service in Afghanistan. These began to arrive late last year.
- Fall air fare deals taking off Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 11:11PMAs the busy summer travel season starts to wind down, fall deals are starting to pick up. We have already seen...
- Latest News Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:15PMDo you like this story? Interested in visiting outerspace? XCOR Aerospace is readying the launch of their budget return flights to space that are expected to lift off early 2012. Coincidence or not?
- Only 6 Percent Consider Financial Stability of Airline When Booking Flights Say Skyscanner Users Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:16AMEDINBURGH, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Almost 50 percent of travellers say price is the most important criteria when booking a flight
- Only 6 Percent Consider Financial Stability of Airline When Booking Flights Say Skyscanner Users Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:10AMEDINBURGH, Scotland----The recent collapse of tour operator Goldtrail has highlighted the challenging conditions that continue for the travel industry, yet despite this and the failure of several airlines over the last 18 months, price is still by far the most important deciding factor when it comes to buying a flight, according to the latest survey from cheap flights comparison site Skyscanner.
- Lucio Tan’s Airphil slashes fares in budget carrier battle Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 2:53AMAIRPHIL Express, the budget carrier of Philippine Airlines, is raising the stakes at the lower end of the market by offering cheap flights to Cebu and Davao.
- Porter chief executive sues Air Canada over free flights Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:47PMRobert Deluce, president and chief executive of Porter Airlines, has filed a $5-million personal lawsuit against Air Canada after the carrier stopped flying him and his spouse around for free. In 1986, the Deluce family sold Air Ontario and Austin Airways to Air Canada.[...]
- Cheap trips threaten the diehard tourist's art of mega travelling Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 9:23AMAustralians are masters of the mega trip. In the hostels of the world we have gained a reputation for our marathon journeys across the globe. We are so damn far away from everywhere that there is logic to this. More to the point, we have had to pay so much to get out of the country we have had to make the most of it once we've gone.
- Going Green Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:25PMbt shows you how to save the planet — and some money — by conserving energy in the office.
- THE SEASON OF SECOND CHANCES Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 5:57PMJoy Harkness had built a career and a safe life in New York. When offered a position at Amherst College, she impulsively leaves the city. A tumbledown Victorian house proves an unlikely choice; nevertheless, it becomes the home that changes Joy forever.
- A £99 holiday? Get away! Why you should beware those ads for suspiciously cheap hols. Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 4:49PMWe set TOM MITCHELSON the challenge of finding a last-minute foreign holiday — including accommodation and flights — for £100 or less.
- Caribbean authenticity behind Old San Juan's charm Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 12:52PMI went to Puerto Rico, in part, because it's easy. Flights are nonstop, I didn't need a passport and most people speak English.
- Bishop International Airport in Flint ranks most affordable airport in state, sixth in nation Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 6:13AMBishop International Airport in Flint ranks sixth in the nation for affordability.
- July 5 - Military News Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 10:08AMAir Force Airman Daniel F. Cherry graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
- Cong calls bandh against price rise 'anti-people' Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 7:11AMCongress on Monday said that BJP was not behaving like a responsible opposition, and claimed that the bandh was anti-people and unconstitutional. |
- NDA, Left strike intensifies; top BJP leaders arrested Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 2:56AMLife in many parts of the country was disrupted on Monday due to the nationwide bandh against the hike in fuel prices. BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi were among a number of activists held. |
- NDA, Left nationwide bandh hits normal life Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 12:11AMLife in many parts of the country was disrupted on Monday due to the nationwide bandh against the hike in fuel prices. BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi were among a number of activists arrested.
- NDA, Left nationwide bandh hits normal life Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 12:08AMNDA, Left nationwide bandh hits normal lifeNDA, Left nationwide bandh hits normal life
- BJP, Left nationwide bandh hits normal life Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 11:41PMLife in many parts of the country was disrupted on Monday with non-Congress political parties enforcing a nationwide bandh against the increase in fuel prices.
- U.S. Stocks Drop as Jobs, Factory Data Signal Slowing Recovery Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 12:06PMU.S. stocks dropped, giving the Dow Jones Industrial Average its longest losing streak since the 2008 financial crisis, on concern the economic rebound is slowing after companies added fewer jobs than estimated and factory orders slumped.
- Buy and Fly Your Way Out of Town Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 2:33PMScott McMurren of AlaskaTravelgram.com shares cheap flights out of town and how to score more air miles.
- Users Can Save Close to 48%* on Flight Prices by Flying Indirect, Says Skyscanner Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 8:00AMEDINBURGH, Scotland----Travellers can search for the best prices on both direct and indirect flights at Skyscanner.net, allowing them to choose what is more important, price or time.
- Galápagos wildlife a willing focus for travellers’ curiosity, awe Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 5:27AMOne thing above all draws the curious, the adventurous and those who love nature to these rough-hewn volcanic islands 960 kilometres west of Ecuador: the animals.
- Users Can Save Almost 40% on Flight Prices by Flying Indirect, Says Skyscanner Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:00AMEDINBURGH, Scotland----Cheap flights comparison site Skyscanner.com has found that travellers can save as much as 40% on flight prices by considering indirect routes to their destination.
- Extra charges on air fares: get used to it Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 12:57PMTiger's Australian chief defends the airline's policy of adding ancillary charges to cheap tickets, writes Clive Dorman.
- Market Commentary and Intraday News Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 10:58AM(AP:NEW YORK) Airline stocks slipped in midday trading Tuesday as the broader market wavered on weak housing data and an industry executive said Southwest Airlines' earlier-than-usual fall fare sale points to weak demand.
- Low-cost carriers give bus companies a tough time Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 1:14AM22 June 2010 JEDDAH: Following the starting of several low-cost airlines that fly both to major domestic and international locations in the Kingdom, traveling by bus is no longer a favored mode of transport for many locals and expatriates.
- Cheaper flights to Asia in the air Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 7:42PMJetstar's move into the Asian market could open the way for lower international airfares.
- Back on the bus: Sook-Yin Lee still cinematically exploring sex in Year of the Carnivore Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 4:31PMAbout 20 minutes into the new romantic comedy Year of the Carnivore, the film’s main character -- a petite young woman named Sammy Smalls who redefines the term 'socially awkward' -- confesses her love to a handsome street busker in his shabby loft. In any other film, the scene would be accompanied by a conventionally sweet soundtrack and up-close shots of the two lovers locking eyes. In writer ...
- In-Flight Entertainment Soars With Airlines Offering Wi-Fi and the iPad Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 2:19PMread more
- In-Flight Entertainment Soars With Airlines Offering Wi-Fi and the iPad Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 2:05PMCheapOair, a top ten rated online travel agency, is pleased to announce that several of their airline partners now offer in-flight Wi-Fi and the iPad.
- Other stories Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 10:43AMBudget carrier Cebu Pacific will sell one-way tickets to 33 destinations from Manila, Cebu, and Clark for as low as P999 each.
- Lotus Position in a Backpacker's Town Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 8:47AM"BREATHING clearly lifts the mind and spirit," said Amar Puri, a wiry man in a sweat-stained T-shirt, as he crouched on a patch of lawn and poured saltwater in one nostril with a neti pot. He snorted and sneezed, as the morning mist hovered just above the lead-gray surface of Phewa Lake, reflecting the Himalayas. "And now, I am ready for yoga."
- Something to declare: Malaysian liaison; bargain Yorkshire; Porto Santo; Jamaica Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 6:12PMBargain of the week: Malaysian liaison
- Relishing Tales of Troubled Travel Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 7:04PMThere is something of a cottage industry in reader-generated anecdotes of trips gone wrong.
- Air passenger numbers take off Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 3:19PMTamworth Regional Airport has continued its record-breaking run of passenger numbers this year, reporting a huge 33 per cent increase for the month of April.
- British Airways employees strike in t-shirts and shorts while downing beer and wine Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 1:52PMStriking British Airways cabin crew employees have one word for the airlines' stranded customers: "Cheers.".
- BA strikes: Pimms o'clock as British Airways staff get into party atmosphere Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 1:09PMThe clear unspoken message to BA customers from striking cabin crew today was: 'Cheers. Having a lovely strike - glad you're not here.'