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Flights from Manchester to Tel Aviv

MrTJ — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:00:00 +0000

The additional service to the already existing Monday and Thursday flights comes due to strong customer demand on the route, which started in May last year and got great success. The overwhelming demand for the service is also the reason Jet2.com to double the frequency of its flights to Tel Aviv during the winter. The increased frequency will make more than 4,000 extra seats available for travelers flying between Manchester and Tel Aviv and the prices for the popular destination will start from just £99.99 one way including taxes.
The key to this success is the friendly flight times, which ensure that passengers get the most out of their trip, a huge 22kg bag allowance, allocated seating on all flights and a generous loyalty scheme to thank regular customers, said from the airline.
The announcement was welcomed by Manchester Airport's new Managing Director Andrew Harrison, who said the development would not only offer both business and leisure passengers more opportunities of visiting a major city in Israel, but would also strengthen Jet2.com’s position further at Manchester.

United Airlines and Continental Airlines will merge

Katina — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:00:00 +0000

United Airlines is going to buy Continental Airlines Inc for $3.2 billion, creating the world’s leading carrier. The new airline will be called United Airlines and would be based in Chicago. It will have over $29 billion in annual revenue and the deal is expected to save more than $1 billion a year. The merger brings together two of the world's premier airlines, creating a combined company well positioned to succeed in an increasingly competitive global and domestic aviation industry. The new carrier is considered to be a world-class and truly global airline with an unparalleled network serving communities worldwide with outstanding customer service.

United Airlines has 46,000 employees and a mainline fleet of 333 planes made by Airbus and Boeing Co. It has hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. and has a strong presence on Asia-Pacific routes, Europe and Latin America. Continental has about 41,000 employees and hubs in Newark, New Jersey, Houston and Cleveland. The new company will have a combined work force of nearly 90,000 employees and a combined fleet of 693 planes. It will continue to serve all the communities each carrier currently serves and will fly 144 million passengers a year to 370 destinations in 59 countries worldwide.

It is believed that the combined company will have more staying power than each of them individually. Experts have said consolidation would lend much-needed stability to the industry, which has been dogged by low-fare competition, terror concerns, volatile fuel prices and overcapacity.

The current world's largest airline is Delta Air Lines which was formed by a merger in 2008 between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines.

New Wizz Air routes and destinations

MrTj — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:00:00 +0000

London Luton to Split starting on June 18th
London Luton to Dubrovnik starting on June 19th
London Luton to Venice Treviso starting on June 19th
London Luton to Belgrade starting on June 20th

Bristol to Warsaw starting on September 19th

British Airways and Iberia Sign Merger Agreement 09APR2010

Katina — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0000

The two carriers have been working together since 1999 when was the first phase of Iberia's privatisation by the Spanish government. In July 2008, both BA and Iberia said they were holding talks on a possible merger, with both brands to be retained as part of a combined group. The most anticipated merger in airline history was provisionally agreed in November last year and it is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

The two companies announced that the agreement would benefit shareholders, employees and customers. The signature of the merger would also secure the future of the two unprofitable carriers and it is expected to save the airlines 400m euros ($533m; £350m) a year.

The new company will be called International Airlines Group, but the BA and Iberia brands will continue to operate as normal. The intention is to imitate the model of Air France-KLM, allowing both Britain and Spain to continue having a national carrier. The company will have its headquarters in London and it is expected to become Europe's third largest airline by revenue. In total the group will operate 408 aircraft and carry more than 58 million passengers a year.

Now British Airways and Iberia face severe competition in domestic and European markets, both from budget airlines and - in Iberia's case - from high-speed train services. However, the Spanish carrier remains unrivalled in its services to Latin America, a region where BA has cut back flights in recent years.

All cheap Flights on British Airways and Iberia can be booked with Traveljungle.co.uk Price Comparison.

Blacklist Airlines- EU Blacklist of Unsafe Airlines from 30MAR2010

MrTj — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0000

To improve safety in Europe further, the European Commission – in consultation with Member States’ aviation safety authorities – has decided to ban airlines found to be unsafe from operating in European airspace. A new list has been released end of March 2010.

New flight route from Manchester to Helsinki

MrTj — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Situated on the shores of Baltic Sea, Helsinki is a modern and dynamic city. Located some 400 kilometers east of Stockholm, Sweden and 300 kilometers west of St. Petersburg, Russia, Helsinki is a crossroad of Eastern and Western Culture. In 2000, while celebrating its 450th anniversary, Helsinki was an official European City of Culture and recently, it was voted to be the third World Design Capital for 2012.

Helsinki's Design District is a creative hub in the centre of the city spreading over 25 streets and featuring over 170 points of design interest from fashion boutiques such as the well known Marimekko to heavyweight furniture and design emporiums including Artek and national glass designer Iittala.

Besides design, Helsinki offers plenty of museums, churches and cultural events. Here you can see the world's largest historical maritime fortresses – Suomenlinna, built on six islands in the 1700's to protect the Eastern part of the empire against Russian attack.

You can also get a sightseeing cruise and enjoy Helsinki’s beautiful archipelago or you can take a walk in some of the many parks in the city and admire different historical styles and sights.

Another thing in Helsinki that you should not miss is a visit to the sauna - the best way to experience local everyday life and Finnish traditional customs.

If you plan to visit Helsinki search for cheap flights and cheap hotels in Helsinki on Traveljungle.co.uk

Ebookers Without Fees for Hotel Cancellation

MrTj — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000

So far Customers who need to amend or cancel their bookings had to pay a standard fee.
With the new rules Customers will only be required to pay a fee if the hotel has a own cancellation policy in place.
ebookers.com Hotel has also removed booking fees across its entire hotel portfolio.

Wizz Air Web Check In

MrTj — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Airport check in purchased at the time of booking will cost 5€ and if purchased at the airport on the day of departure 10€ will be charged.

Web check in is available at the following departure airports:

Brussels Charleroi (CRL)
Bucharest (BBU)
Budapest (BUD)
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)
Cologne/Bonn (CGN)
Cork (ORK)
Doncaster/Sheffield (DSA)
Dortmund (DTM)
Eindhoven (EIN)
Frankfurt Hahn (HHN)
Gdansk (GDN)
Glasgow Prestwick (PIK)
Gothenburg (GSE)
Hamburg Lübeck (LBC)
Katowice (KTW)
Liverpool (LPL)
London Luton (LTN)
Malmo (MMX)
Munich West-Memmingen (FMM)
Paris Beauvais (BVA)
Pisa (PSA)
Poznan (POZ)
Prague (PRG)
Sofia (SOF)
Stockholm Skavsta (NYO)
Timisoara (TSR)
Tirgu Mures (TGM)
Turku (TKU)
Warsaw (WAW)
Weeze (NRN)
Wroclaw (WRO)
Zagreb (ZAG)

Web check in service will be extended to additional airports and it should be fully deployed by spring 2010.
Web check in is available from 7 days up to 3 hours before the scheduled departure time of the flight.
Travellers with checked baggage should proceed to the baggage drop off desk before proceeding to boarding at latest 40 minutes prior to departure.

Source: Wizz Air

Germanwings Pilots on Strike

MrTj — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Travellers who have made plans to travel during that period can book new tickets, provided that the original booking was made before February 17th, for flights scheduled until March 25th. The new bookings will not allow for a change in route.
As a low cost airlines they don´t offer Passengers a free phone number so please call them to support higher salaries for their pilots !

Further information can be obtained from Germanwings Website.

Qantas Removes First Class Seats from Nine Boeing 747-400

MrTj — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Qantas Airlines will replace its first class cabin on Boeing 747-400 aircrafts by new business class flatbed seats which are already in use on the existing Airbus A 380 models.

On the 12 A380´s already in use or ordered until 2012 Qantas will retain the first class but will reduce the number of seats in its business cabin, and increase the premium economy and economy offering. The remaining 8 A380s due to be delivered from 2012 will feature a three-class cabin without first class.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce explained the decision as follows:

“Maintaining a First offering on flagship routes is essential for Qantas as a premium airline. It is vital that we align this offering with forecast demand which is expected to be relatively slow compared to business, premium economy and economy.

“Our 14 A380 First suites will be offered on twelve aircraft and on daily services from Sydney and Melbourne to London via Singapore and Los Angeles.

The upgrade and reconfiguration programme will commence at the end of 2011 and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2013.

Source: Qantas

Get Naked at Heathrow Airport

Mr TJ — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000

for more details please click here

KLM Flight specials from 15 UK Airports , Amsterdam from 89 GBP incl taxes

Mr TJ — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000

AMSTERDAM
Fly from 15 UK airports
book until 22nd Feb 2010, travel until 30th June 2010

Direct flights to AMS return, incl. taxes

LHR-AMS £89
BRS-AMS £95
BHX-AMS £95
MAN-AMS £95
LPL-AMS £95
EDI-AMS £95
LBA-AMS £95

EUROPE
Fly from 15 UK airports
book until 22nd Feb 2010, travel until 30th June 2010

From London via Amsterdam to...
return, incl. taxes

Barcelona £139
Bucharest £159
Munich £159
Zurich £159
Helsinki £139
Geneva £159
Madrid £159

WORLDWIDE LONG HAUL
Fly from 15 UK airports
Book until 3 March 2010, Travel until 30th June 2010

From London via Amsterdam to...
return, incl taxes

Guangzhou £450
Manila £552
Dubai £313
Kuwait £372
Teheran £330
Aruba £559
Doha £356

For more destinations click here

ebookers.com goes mobile

Mr TJ — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000

This app allows you to browse for flights, hotels and car rental deals just as you would do from the ebookers.com full sized site. Its fast, easy to use and once you’ve found what you are looking for you can either talk to one of our operators to make your payment or we’ll mail and sms the link back to your booking so you can do it later. Try it now!

Source: Apple

Top 5 * Hotels in January 2010

MrTj — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000

#1 Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Kong
#2 The Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver
#3 Hesperia Tower Hotel Barcelona
#4 Grand Hotel Esplanade Berlin
#5 Waterfront Village Cape Town

new Partner for Traveljungle Hotel Price Comparison

Mr TJ — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:00:00 +0000

about Otel.com

Otel.com's mission is to offer the lowest prices on accommodations and related travel services in Europe. They have access to large blocks of discounted rooms at a wide range of properties, from two-budget to five-star luxury hotels. By this they directly offer their customers inventory at up to 70% off hotel rack rates-the rate they would get if they were to book through the hotel itself or through most travel agents.

With offices in New York and in Europe, they have a customer service team dedicated to providing customers with friendly, efficient service 24 hours a day. There is always someone on hand at their offices to handle our concerns. Whether it is a room change, upgrade, or change in travel plans altogether; they're here to assist the customer.

TravelJungle claims social networking first

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Other new features added to the include price charts, showing the cheapest time to travel to a particular destination, and country summaries, providing essential details on airports, language and time zones.

‘If you just want to find a good deal fast, TravelJungle.co.uk will still search out the most competitive hotel, car and flight offers quickly and with no fuss,’ said director, Gereon Krahn.

‘But we know that some people want more than just a fast and efficient meta search, which is why we have added these innovative new features.

‘As well as providing a more flexible way to search with more options, we have added lots of useful travel information to make planning your trip even easier.

‘And then, when you have found a flight, hotel or car deal that you like, you can share it with your friends and family through Twitter or Facebook – an option that we believe is currently unique among travel meta search sites.’

TravelJungle.co.uk searches flight, hotel and car hire offers from nearly 30 online travel sites, including British Airways, easyJet, ebookers.com, Economy Car Hire, hotel.info, lastminute.com and Octopus Travel.

The company was founded in 2001 in Germany and launched in the UK in 2003. It also operates in Spain.

Source: e-tid.com

50 ways to save money this Christmas

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000

escape Britain- fly where the sun goes

TJ — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0000

from October 29th easyjet will take off each Thursday from Manchester to Marrakech
further routings are:
London Gatwick to Porto from November 2nd
Liverpool to Fuerteventura from November 2nd
Liverpool to Arrecife ( Lanzarote ) from November 3rd
London Luton to Sharm el Sheikh from November 3rd
London Luton to Paphos ( Cyprus ) from November 4th
London Stansted to Fuerteventura from November 4th
London Gatwick to Agadir from November 4th
London Luton to Tel Aviv from November 4th
Manchester to Copenhagen and Manchester to Munich from November 6th
Edinburgh to Lyon from December 17th
and on February 2nd 2010 they start with a London Gatwick Hamburg service

Is the Flight Price right?

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0000