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EasyJet to open two French bases
Low-fare airline EasyJet is to open two more bases in France, it was announced yesterday.
Hidden charges push up average 'budget' air fare by one third
FLIGHTS from low-cost airlines are costing travellers on average a third more than the advertised ticket price, according to new research.
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Flybe float helps fund expansion take-off
FLYBE, the regional airline group run by Scotsman Jim French, yesterday confirmed plans for a flotation by the end of this month to raise £60 million of new money for acquisitions and fleet expansion.
Flybe offers new routes for winter
BUDGET airline Flybe is running new winter services from Edinburgh to France and the south of England.
FlyBe in profit - and growing
Jim French, the Scots boss of FlyBe, outlined ambitious expansion plans yesterday after the carrier became one of only three major European airlines to stay in the black throughout the recession.
Budget airline to create 150 jobs at new Glasgow Airport base
A LOW-cost airline will create 150 new jobs when it sets up a base at one of Scotland's busiest airports, it was announced today.
EasyJet taunts Ryanair over 'dodgy village airports' as spat heats up
EASYJET has triggered a new row with its bitter no-frills rival, accusing Ryanair of flying from Edinburgh airport to "dodgy" destinations that no one has heard of.
EasyJet says it didn't ask for £1 charge
BUDGET airline easyJet has said it "didn't ask" for a drop-off charge at Edinburgh Airport, but today stopped short of criticising the plans.
New EasyJet boss says it has 'crewing issues'
CAROLYN McCall, the new chief executive of EasyJet, has admitted to "crewing issues" just three weeks after taking control of the low-cost carrier.
Ryanair counts cost of fuel rises and ash cloud
RISING fuel prices and the disruption caused by volcanic ash hit first-quarter profits at budget airline Ryanair.
Flybe leads way with £5bn deal for planes
FLYBE signalled its commitment to expanding its European short-haul network yesterday by placing orders for up to 140 aircraft valued at $5 billion (£3.3bn).
Ryanair rapped over adverts
LOW-cost airline Ryanair has been reprimanded for misleading customers over low fare offers by the Advertising Standards Authority watchdog.
O'Leary bullish over fresh bid for Aer Lingus despite EU court ruling
MAVERICK Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has refused to rule out a further bid for its Irish rival Aer Lingus, despite a European Union (EU) ruling backing the European Commission's decision to block the takeover.
EasyJet launches Basel flights
BUDGET airline EasyJet is set to launch a new route between Edinburgh and the Swiss city of Basel.
Ryanair to cut winter flights by 16% as tourist tax bites
BUDGET airline Ryanair is to slash its 2010/11 winter capacity by 16 per cent.
Changes to air tickets 'can cost £40 per person'
AIR passengers are facing sky-high charges when they alter flight bookings.
Founder takes EasyJet to court over issues of airline's direction
EASYJET founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou took the company to the High Court yesterday in his dispute with management about the budget airline's strategic direction.
Ryanair figures defy ash-cloud closures
RYANAIR flew 6.44 million people in May compared to 5.51 million in the same month last year, it was yesterday revealed.
First dividend brought forward as Ryanair flies back to black
AIRLINE Ryanair will bring forward its first dividend since flotation in 1997 after swinging back to a full-year profit – in a move that will net boss Michael O'Leary 20 million (£16.7m).
Ryanair beats odds to treble profit
NO-FRILLS airline Ryanair will brush aside recessionary fears, oil-price volatility and volcanic ash clouds this week to book a trebling in its underlying net profits.
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