Aviation tax plans outlined by Cameron

Conservative Party leader David Cameron is to detail his plans for how aviation taxes should be charged at a conference in Blackpool this week.

He told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that the party will reject the idea of charging VAT ...

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Posted by Penny at 12:30, 1 October 2007

Swiss announces new Manchester-Geneva flight

Swiss Air has announced plans to launch a weekly flight between Manchester and Geneva later this year.

Beginning on December 16th, the new service represents the first new direct Swiss route from Manchester since the airline added
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Posted by Mike at 12:31, 1 October 2007

New London-Harare flights announced

Air Zimbabwe has announced plans to launch two new direct flights between Gatwick Airport and Harare this month.

The new services will launch on October 28th and come shortly after British Airways announced that it would be scrapping ...

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Posted by Merv at 12:34, 1 October 2007

Spook yourself silly in New York

The tourism board in New York has announced some of the events visitors to the city can enjoy if they choose to spend Halloween there.

Celebrations in the Big Apple begin as early as October 20th, offering plenty of time ...

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Posted by Carrie at 10:20, 2 October 2007

Families favour USA for half-term

A new survey has revealed that the most in demand destination for families looking to get away over the half-term break is the USA.

Other long-haul locations such as the Caribbean, New Zealand, Canada and
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Posted by Penny at 10:22, 2 October 2007

Traveller flight demand on the up

Demand for flights rose by 8.6 per cent during the month of August compared with the same period last year, new figures have revealed.

This represented a 16-year high for demand growth and partly reflected a boom in airline activity in ...

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Posted by Kate at 10:22, 2 October 2007

SAS revamps business class offerings

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced a raft of new improvements in its long-haul business class cabins.

Passengers flying business class with the carrier on one of its long-haul routes can now benefit from a new "comfort kit", which ...

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Posted by Andrea at 10:23, 2 October 2007

Aer Arann boosts flights to Galway

Irish airline Aer Arann has announced plans to increase flight numbers on its route between Leeds-Bradford Airport and Galway.

The carrier said that the service will run on a daily basis from this winter, up from the current ...

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Posted by Andrew at 10:31, 3 October 2007

Luxury T5 hotel marks construction milestone

A luxury hotel currently being built in the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport has marked a major construction milestone.

The £180 million Sofitel London Heathrow celebrated its "topping out" ceremony - where the last beam is placed on ...

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Posted by Andrew at 10:32, 3 October 2007

Air Berlin scraps Stansted-Glasgow flights

German carrier Air Berlin has announced that it is pulling its service between Stansted Airport and Glasgow due to spiralling costs.

A spokeswoman for the airline said that the last flight on the route will take place on ...

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Posted by Mike at 10:33, 3 October 2007

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