Entries by Paul

European flooding alert.

Please note that the flooding in Austria, the Czech Republic, parts of Germany and Slovakia has forced the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes. Should you be due to travel in the near future to any of these countries, please check with your local contacts before travelling. Heavy rains have swelled the Elbe, Danube and […]

Brian McFadden Versus Ryanair!

Tales of woe involving passengers on Ryanair have become familiar over the years. Nonetheless, it is good to be reminded of the fairly harsh financial penalties which the airline imposes on it’s customers who forget to print out their boarding passes and the like. Former Westlife star Brian McFadden has Tweeted about his recent experience […]

Belfast Airport – delays during G8 Summit.

Belfast International Airport has issued a warning to passengers to leave extra time to catch their flight during the G8 Summit, which is being held in Northern Ireland on June 17 and 18. The airport said there will be increased security and delays on all roads around the airport, in the days leading up to, […]

Heathrow To Provide Free wifi.

Heathrow Airport now offers all passengers free wifi. The London hub will offer online access without charge for 45 minutes per calendar day across all five terminals. Heathrow Rewards cardholders will receive 90 minutes of free browsing. Passengers who want to surf the web for longer can do so, but will then have to select one […]

New International Routes For Cambridge Airport.

Swiss regional carrier, Darwin Airline, is set to start four new services from Cambridge Airport this September. The airline will operate fifty flights a week, starting 2nd September, to Amsterdam, Geneva, Milan & Paris. Darwin Airline offers economy and Premium Economy cabins on board their aircraft, plus online check in and in-flight catering.

New easyJet Cabin Bag Guarantee.

Effective 2nd July 2013, easyJet is introducing a new cabin bag guarantee in order to try and alleviate the problem of a lack of cabin space on board their aircraft – and good luck to them! Provided a passenger has a cabin bag which measures no more than, 50 x 40 x 20 cm, including […]

Brussels Airport – Industrial Action.

Please note that due to industrial action currently being taken by employees of the airline handling agent Swissport, many airlines and their passengers are experiencing delays in having their hold luggage returned to the carousel/belt within the airport terminal. For further information, please visit http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/alarm/36274/ or ensure you check in online prior to departure.

GTM Early Closing…

Please note that today, Monday 13th May, we will be switching our phone lines over to our out of hours team a little earlier than usual at 1700. This is because we have Part II of our company conference this evening, which kicks off at 1715. Our apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause, however, […]

New BA Leisure Routes.

British Airways is launching two new routes this year to Gran Canaria and Larnaca. London Gatwick to Larnaca commences Sunday 30th June 2013 and will operate three times a week on Mondays, Wednesday & Sundays. Please note this new service is in addition to BA’s existing Larnaca service from London Heathrow. Gran Canaria commences on […]

Fast Track With Easyjet.

Passengers purchasing a Flexi fare with easyJet can now beat the queues by using the Fast Track security lanes at twenty of the airports easyJet operates from – see below. Aberdeen, Athens, Basel, Budapest, Koln-Bonn,  Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Glasgow, Hamburg, London (Gatwick, Southend & Stansted), Lisbon, Liverpool, Munich, Newcastle, Porto, Prague, Tallinn & Venice. Passengers who purchase […]