09-May-2008 IRELAND :
Aer Lingus is to increase its long haul fuel surcharge on routes to the US, effective from 14-May-08. The increase is as a direct result of the record upsurge in the price of oil in recent weeks and the airline's rising fuel bill. No fuel surcharge is applied on any of the 82 short haul routes operated by Aer Lingus.
09-May-2008
Icelandair commemorated its first flight between Iceland and Toronto on 2-May-08. With up to five flights weekly, this service marks the extension of Icelandair's service into Canada under the Open Skies agreement between the Canadian government and Iceland.
09-May-2008
TAP Portugal announced it will launch five new branded products: tap É executive; tap É plus; tap É classic; tap É basic and tap É discount, based on the concept “Come aboard the freedom of choice”. The new products will be aimed at different targets, as of next June.
09-May-2008 UNITED KINGDOM :
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays.com confirmed that they will commence the first ever transatlantic flights to New York, from Leeds Bradford Airport. Jet2.com will have New York flights on sale from GBP579.98 including taxes. Jet2holidays.com will offer four-day Christmas shopping breaks direct from Leeds Bradford to Newark Airport from GBP699.
08-May-2008
SAS announced plans to add a fuel surcharge on domestic and European services, effective immediately, to mitigate rising fuel costs (Reuters, 07-May-08). SAS will add a EUR10 charge to domestic services in Sweden and Denmark and an EUR8 charge on services to Norway. On other European services, a EUR15 charge will be implemented.
08-May-2008
Aer Lingus announced plans to increase long-haul surcharges by up to 30% on services to the US, effective 14-May-08 (The Irish Times, 07-May-08).
08-May-2008
easyJet CEO, Andy Harrison, has predicted Europe’s weaker carriers will “downsize and disappear”, as the “laws of the jungle” play out under extreme fuel prices and continued expansion by the leading LCCs. Mr Harrison stated airlines that operate older, less fuel-efficient fleets and have higher cost bases are vulnerable.
08-May-2008
Airbus and Latecoere have terminated negotiations regarding the sale of the Airbus sites in Meaulte and Saint Nazaire Ville since a viable solution could not be finalised within the required time frame, in particular due to the current difficult financial environment.
