US carrier Northwest Airlines has announced plans to launch new services from Heathrow Airport to Detroit, Minneapolis-St Paul and Seattle next year.

The daily non-stop flights will be introduced to take advantage of the open skies ...

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Icelandair has announced plans to up capacity on its route between London and Reykjavik.

The carrier said it intends to increase the Heathrow service to two flights a day from summer 2008 as part of widespread changes to ...

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A new report has suggested that airlines will increasingly look to roll out inflight text messaging and email services to boost their business class flight offerings.

Major carriers will come under pressure from their smaller counterparts to offer such services ...

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Delta Air Lines and Air France have signed a deal that will see the two carriers operate a new direct route between Heathrow Airport and Los Angeles next year.

The new daily flights will begin on March ...

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About 10.8 million travellers passed through a BAA-operated airport in November, representing a rise of 1.5 per cent compared with the same month in 2006, new figures reveal.

Statistics released by BAA this week additionally show that long-haul routes ...

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Growing numbers of Britons are heading abroad to complete their Christmas shopping, it has been claimed.

According to accommodation firm Alpharooms.com, more shoppers are travelling overseas to escape the busy crowds of the UK's high streets.

It cites Cologne,
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Singapore Airlines has won an award from an Australian magazine for its first class offerings to passengers.

Luxury Travel Magazine's Gold List 2008 saw survey respondents pick the carrier over the likes of Emirates and British Airways ...

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Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has announced the launch of self-print boarding passes for UK flyers.

Holidaymakers travelling with the airline from Heathrow, London City, Birmingham, Manchester and Aberdeen airports can now print out their own ...

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Regular flyers may be interested to read that a new report has called for the minimum amount of legroom required on flights to be increased.

The publication from the House of Lords science and technology committee suggests that officials enforce a ...

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Increasing numbers of carriers are installing seats capable of folding out into a flat bed in their premium cabins in an attempt to beat off competition and attract more flyers, it has been reported.

Airlines such as Virgin Atlantic, ...

Read More: More airlines look to flat beds