Christmas Day Underpants Bomber Pleads Guilty
Posted on: October 14th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Reports now show that the would-be Christmas Day bomber has just admitted to trying to blow up a United States-bound plane. The bomber, 24-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, told the court that he tried to detonate a bomb that was in his underwear. He said that he did it in an attempt to try and revenge [...]
Iberia Announces Plans to Start a Low-Cost Carrier
Posted on: October 10th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Iberia has recently just shocked the airline industry by announcing its plans to create a brand new low-cost carrier. Apparently, this airline is going to be called Iberia Express. Iberia said that they hope that this new low-cost carrier will be able to help improve the group’s profitability. The International Airlines Group, which is the [...]
Higher Rail Fares Kill the Benefit of Commuting
Posted on: October 4th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Not too long ago, people who lived outside London were seeing a number of benefits. By living in a commuter city, people could pay less mortgage and then by a cheap rail ticket into the city. However, that no longer seems to be the case. Now, with the increase in rail fares, it seems that [...]
Walkouts Cause Cancellations for Philippine Airlines
Posted on: September 28th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now seems that Philippine Airlines has had to cancel all of its international and domestic flights. All of this was due to walkouts by its ground staff. Apparently, the staff members were protesting plans to outsource their 2,600 jobs. The carrier said that it plans to outsource these jobs starting next week. However, the [...]
Christmas Travel This Holiday Season to be Cheaper
Posted on: September 22nd, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Apparently, there is finally some good news for travelers in the United States or people who will be traveling to the US. Reports now show that travel in America could be a lot lower than what was seen last year. This would be great news for not only passengers, but for airlines as well. This [...]
Visions Holiday Group Saves School Field Trips
Posted on: September 16th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Recently, there has been some good news reported to thousands of school kids all across the UK. These kids learned that despite Pinnacle Travel entering into administration, they will still get to go on their scheduled field trips. This is because Visions Holiday Group has been able to buy all the advance bookings placed by [...]
BMI Put up for Sale Due to Losses
Posted on: September 12th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
It appears that BMI has been thrown up for sale. According to industry experts, BMI was put up for sale due to strong losses. It will be interesting to see who buys BMI since it is a major user of Heathrow Airport. BMI is now up for sale after its found itself £105 million in [...]
Transport Salaried Staffs Association Warns of Rail Ticket Offices Closing
Posted on: September 8th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Apparently, there could be a few less railway ticket offices in England and Wales in the coming months. This is because many railway ticket offices could be closed under new recommendation in a government-commissioned report. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association said that the list of possible ticket offices that could be closing includes 675 locations. [...]
Premium Economy Cabin Added by Cathay Pacific
Posted on: September 2nd, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Cathay Pacific has been in the news for a lot of reasons lately. This time, however, it finds itself in the news for a good reason. Apparently, this Hong Kong based flag-carrier is going to become the latest airline to include premium economy seating for travelers. The airline will start rolling out its new premium [...]
Hurricane Irene Cuts into Airlines’ Profits
Posted on: August 29th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Hurricane Irene is no longer even a hurricane. In fact, by the time it reached the New York area it had already dropped down to a tropical storm. However, before that, the storm was able to bash the east cost of the United States. While making its slow journey up the cost line it was [...]

