Irish carrier Aer Lingus and USA-based United Airlines have formed a codeshare agreement that will allow passengers to seamlessly book onto both companies' flights.

The agreement comes into effect on November 1st and will enable Aer Lingus flyers to ...

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Passengers may soon be able to make inflight mobile calls on flights across the European Union (EU) after the introduction of new rules to make such an initiative possible.

The European commission (EC) has launched a new framework to enable ...

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A route linking Aberdeen and the Danish city of Esbjerg has hit its 20th anniversary.

Operated by bmi under its bmi regional brand, the flights first started up in April 1988 and now take place six days a ...

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Air France has announced that it has agreed a new deal that will see international news channel BBC World offered to customers on board its new daily London to Los Angeles flights.

Coinciding with the launch of the ...

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British Airways has said it will operate a full schedule of flights from Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5from tomorrow.

According to the airline, it expected to run 364 out of 390 flights from Terminal 5 today, with full ...

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Virgin Atlantic expects the open skies agreement to result in increased competition in the transatlantic aviation market, according to a spokesperson for the airline.

The open skies agreement - which was signed on April 30th 2007 - came into effect ...

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Holidaymakers hoping to travel on a first or business class flight to Brisbane with Emirates in the future may be interested to read that the airline has opened a groundbreaking new lounge at the city's airport.

The facility offers ...

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Travellers who choose to take a business class flight with an airline offering lie-flat beds are likely to enjoy a better quality of sleep, according to the Sleep Council.

A growing number of carriers have installed flat beds in their ...

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Passengers seem to prefer the rollout of data-only calls as opposed to full mobile calling capabilities onboard flights, according to Virgin Atlantic.

Regulator Ofcom recently gave its approval for the use of mobile phones on planes within European airspace for ...

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Silverjet has announced an increase in passenger figures for March.

The premium-only carrier said that it had another record month in March, with passenger traffic rising by 23 per cent compared with February.

It also reported its highest ever monthly ...

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