Not a single European or American carrier in there… I wonder what that says about Western air transport?

It does from 2nd April! (DL4 to JFK)

Oh really?

Thanks!

Air Force One

Any news about where/when Airforce One will be arriving in/departing from the UK this week??

Andrew

Try ATC. They were very accomodating when I approached them about 7 years ago… and they offered me a week…

I suspect you might have to do 2 weeks, but perhaps you could do one week at ATC and one elsewhere.

A letter will probably be more fruitful than an email I’d expect!

I’d be very interested to see what happens to Air Asia X…

With Zoom, Silverjet, Eos, Oasis, and Maxjet all going out of business in the last year or so, can a startup airline really crack the long haul market at this point?

And particularly a low cost airline? All of the above were able to offer fares lower than their competitors (for the level of service).

I think Air Asia’s biggest mistake is trying to associate themselves too closely with the UK short haul low fares operators, which have a decidedly bad reputation. I, like many, would be very hesitant about booking a low cost long haul flight if I expected to be served ryanair-style

Edit: I realise that Air Asia is not strictly speaking a start up airline, but they are entering a completely new market

There’s something that isn’t very clear here… perhaps someone can clarify how they interpret it.

From FRs website:

· Phase 1: From 19th March 2009, Ryanair’s web check-in service will be extended to (a) non EU/EEA citizens, (b) passengers travelling with checked baggage and (c) reduced mobility customers.

Customers choosing web check-in and travelling with only carry-on bags will continue to enjoy this service free of charge. A web check-in fee of £5/€5 per person/per flight will apply to passengers travelling with checked baggage, while customers who wish to use airport check-in will be charged an airport check-in fee of £10/€10 per person/per flight at the time of booking.

· Phase 2: From 1st May 2009 all new bookings will be required to use web check-in, and the use of traditional airport check-in desks will be phased out over the summer months. The web check-in fee of £5/€5 per person, per flight will apply to all new bookings (except promotional fares) from 1st May 2009. In order to dissuade passengers from using airport check-in desks, the fee for airport check-in will double to £20/€20 per person/per flight at the time of booking.

Are we taking this to mean that from 1st May all passengers, regardless of whether they have luggage, will have to pay the fee?

And don’t they already charge for bags anyway?

Andrew

Very reasonable prices here too! £65 for a STN – JER return will be hard to pass on this summer 🙂