Bmibaby makes its final touchdown
East Midlands passengers bid Bmibaby farewell for the very last time on 9 September as the budget airline made the final touchdown of its short career on a one-way flight from Malaga.
They landed at 10.45pm at East Midlands airport where the no-frills carrier, which launched ten years ago, was grounded for good as a result of BMI’s BA take-over.
The move has left 450 staff redundant but more opportunity for the likes of Ryanair and Flybe to expand. It’s thought that Jet2 and Monarch will swoop in and pick up the most lucrative routes. In the meantime, passengers are expected to have to travel further to fly.
easyJet finally flies the flag for allocated seating
Britain’s largest budget airline has announced its plans to replace its current free-for-all boarding policy by introducing allocated seating from November.
easyJet has finally bowed to consumer pressure and, after a trial run earlier this year, has confirmed that allocated seating will give its passengers a better boarding experience.
The initial roll-out will take place at Gatwick – easyJet’s largest base – as part of a three-phase launch.
Exposed Ryanair drops its ski fares after false claims
Ryanair has dropped the price of selected ski flights after an investigation by TravelMole exposed its fares as being higher than the likes of easyJet and other low-cost competitors.
The TravelMole probe suggested that the airline had falsely claimed that its ski flights were the cheapest of all the budget airlines despite being more costly.
London 2012 ends on a high as Team GB pound the streets in victory parade
The Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 have finally drawn to a close after a grand finale which culminated in a victory parade in which thousands of well-wishers turned out to line the streets of London and wave the British flag to support the Team GB athletes.
UK cruise market becomes second largest in the world
More and more British travellers are choosing to cruise, according to official figures which show that last year’s UK cruise market was the second largest in the world – runner up only to North America.
Recent research highlights that nearly two million more people took a cruise last year than in 2010 – representing a 10 per cent increase in the global market.
Body found on British Airways flight from Cape Town
An investigation has been launched after the body of a stowaway was found in the landing gear bay of a British Airways flight after touching down at Heathrow.
