Posted on May 30, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Argus car hire customers off to Italy for a bank holiday weekend getaway face delays this weekend after a number of Ryanair flights to and from Italian airports were cancelled or delayed due to a dispute involving air traffic controllers in Padova.
Six flights in total are affected.  Passengers have been assured that they can rebook [...]

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

If you’re venturing on your first ever overseas car hire trip with a significant other this summer, you may find some trouble in paradise.  According to latest research results from easyCar.com, one of the most common causes of rows between British couples who find themselves touring Spain, France and Portugal is bad driving habits.
The survey reveals [...]

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

It is feared that up to 10,000 passengers have been disrupted by Silverjet closing its operations this morning.
The Civil Aviation Authority believes that 7,000 UK and 2,500 overseas passengers have bookings with the business class airline.Â
The CAA today issued the following advice to passengers due to travel with the airline to Newark or Dubai:
· Those with [...]

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

British Airways is blaming soaring high oil prices for a further increase in its fuel surcharges.  Thi means surcharges have now risen to a maximum of £218 (€277) return for long haul.Â
The price hike will be added to all tickets bought from this Tuesday 3rd June 2008.
The airline said it will also increase its fuel surcharges by [...]

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

American Airlines has just announced that is pulling out of its Stansted-New York route after just nine months.
The airline is cancelling daily flights which launched last October on July 2.Â
The decision came following the downfall of US business class airlines MAXjet and Eos which both flew from Essex Airport to New York.
This is the second [...]

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Budget airline Ryanair has just announced that it is adding five new routes as part of its expanded European winter programme. Brand new flight destinations include routes from Bournemouth to Milan and Paris and from Glasgow to Faro, Malaga and Tenerife. In total, 14 new routes will be introduced including services to four new destinations: Lille in France [...]