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Jetstar Takes Leadership Position With International Market Growth

31-Jul-2009
AUSTRALIA : Low fares leader Jetstar has surged to become the second largest international airline in terms of passengers carried within the Australian market during May 2009 based on the release of the latest Federal Bureau of Infrastructure Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) international air traffic data.

Airtran’s Sunny Getaway Fares as Low as USD39

29-Apr-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today launched a sale for travel to all the airline's destinations with fares starting as low as USD39 or via AirTran Airways' reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN.

Ryanair price comparison only website

29-Apr-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, 28-Apr 09 announced that it will allow “price comparison only” websites to access its timetable and pricing information in order to compare Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares with those of high fares, fuel surcharging, competitor airlines.

GoAir welcomes the summer season

24-Apr-2009
INDIA : GoAir Welcomes the summer season with extremely competitive prices and more baggage allowance

GoAir le da la bienvenida al verano con precios muy competitivos y ampliando el límite en el peso del equipaje.


bmibaby runs special flights for the RBS 6 Nation games

22-Apr-2009
Rugby fans around the country will be able to watch their team in action at the RBS 6 Nations rugby in 2010, as bmibaby announce special flights for the games.

Southwest Airlines Announces new fares and flights

15-Apr-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Southwest Airlines announced (15-Apr-09) the carrier's low fares and flight schedule from Boston Logan International (BOS) beginning on 16-Aug-09. The airline will begin service with ten daily nonstop flights,five to Chicago Midway and five to Baltimore/Washington International. Southwest is offering these new flights with fares as low as USD89 one-way for Chicago and USD49 one way for Baltimore/Washington.

Tiger Airways eight millionth customer celebration

15-Apr-2009
SINGAPORE : To celebrate Tiger Airways’ eight millionth customer this week, Tiger Airways announced an new offer to fly between Sydney and Melbourne for AUD39 (one way).

Tiger Airways fly anywhere sale

14-Apr-2009
SINGAPORE : Tiger Airways announces (10-Apr-09) an incredible offer for travel in May-2009 with fares from just AUD30 one-way available on Tiger Airways’ routes across Australia.

Jet2.com new launch of direct flights

08-Apr-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Direct flights to Canary Island available from GBP 68.99 Northern Ireland's winter sun seekers will have even more choice this year with Jet2.com's launch of direct flights to Tenerife from Belfast International Airport.

Jet2.com announces cheap fares

06-Apr-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Spring is in the air and Jet2.com's fantastic city offer is sure to put more than a spring in your step! The airline with the friendly low fares is offering an amazing 50% off ALL city breaks so that's 2 flights for the price of one!

Ryanair returns to Newquay Cornwall Airport

03-Mar-2009
IRELAND : Newquay Cornwall Airport announced the return of Ryanair and its daily flights between Newquay Cornwall Airport and London Stansted from 02-Mar-09.

Air Southwest announces low fares between Newquay and London Gatwick

02-Mar-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Air Southwest has added (27-Feb-09) thousands of extra low-fare seats on its four-times-daily service between Newquay and London Gatwick.

AirTran Airways launches fare sale

25-Feb-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : AirTran Airways launched (24-Feb-09) a sale for travel to all the airline's destinations with fares starting as low as USD39. These special fares are available for purchase through 05-Mar-09.

AirTran Airways launches low fare sale

18-Feb-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : AirTran Airways launched (17-Feb-09) a sale with fares starting as low as USD39. These special fares are available for purchase through 19-Feb-09 and are good for travel through 10-Jun-09.

Cebu Pacific removes surcharges on all international fares

18-Feb-2009
PHILIPPINES : Cebu Pacific has removed the surcharges on all international fares starting 18-Feb-09; while the new fare for CEB’s Manila-Osaka service is applicable beginning 01-Mar as per Japan Civil Aviation Board approval.

Jetblue announces fare refunds for people who experience involuntary job loss

18-Feb-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : JetBlue Airways Corporation announced (17-Feb-09) The JetBlue Promise Program, boosting customers' confidence to book travel by honoring a full refund to anyone who experiences involuntary full-time job loss prior to their trip.

Jetstar expands New Zealand services, launches promotion

17-Feb-2009
AUSTRALIA : Jetstar announced (17-Feb-09) its future expansion into New Zealand with special launch JetSaver Light^ web fares from NZD1 one way at Jetstar.com on all of its new domestic New Zealand routes for a strictly limited period commencing 12 noon, 17-Feb-09 (New Zealand time) and ending at 1400 hours, 17-Feb-09 (New Zealand time) unless seats sell out prior^. (^ Terms & conditions apply).

Tiger Airways launches 2-for-1 fares

13-Feb-2009
SINGAPORE : Tiger Airways announced (13-Feb-09) it is offering 2-for-1 fares on their available fares, starting 18-Wed-09. 2-for-1 fares are available for travel between 01-Apr-09 and 03-Oct-09. The 2-for-1 deal are available in both directions, on the following Melbourne routes:

Virgin Blue launches AUD1 sale

09-Feb-2009
AUSTRALIA : To celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of Virgin Blue services between Canberra - Sydney and Canberra - Coolangatta, as well as Port Macquarie - Sydney and Albury - Sydney, Virgin Blue launched an internet only ‘AUD1 for one hour’ sale 05-Feb-09.

Flybe launches 10 day promotion

06-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Flybe launched (05-Feb-09) a 10-day promotion. Each day for 10 days, from 05-Feb-09, visitors to the airline’s website will be able to check out the Half Price destinations offered for booking with 50% off selected fares from GBP11 one way including taxes and charges, available for 24 hours only.

Frontier Airlines launches 43 hour sale

02-Feb-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Frontier Airlines announced (01-Feb-09) it is holding a 43 hour sale starting 01-Feb-09 with fares from USD39* each way to more than 50 destinations across the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica. Sale-priced tickets must be purchased by 9:59 on 02-Feb-09 for travel through 10-Jun-09.

easyJet launches Spring sale

30-Jan-2009
easyJet announced (29-Jan-09) a Spring sale, with up to 25% off flights between 04-Feb-09 and 15-Jul-09. This includes Valentine's Weekend, Half-Term and Easter. The carrier will be offering discounts on 16 million seats.

Sky Express releases sale for Summer schedule

29-Jan-2009
RUSSIA : Sky Express announced (29-Jan-09) sale of flights for Summer schedule is open. The new schedule is effective from 29-Mar-09 through 24-Oct-09. Passengeres can purchase flights for 9 destinations in the Ural, North-West and South regions of Russia.

Southwest Airlines offers nationwide fare sale

29-Jan-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Southwest announced (27-Jan-09) a nationwide fare sale. Fares are available from USD49 one-way for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays or USD59 one-way for travel Thursdays through Mondays when purchased by 19-Feb-09.

Flybe launches sale

27-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Flybe launched a sale by slashing a number of fares by up to 50% on the quarter of a million seats on sale for travel to and from Scotland between 01-Mar-09 to 31-May-09

Jet2.com launches sale for Milan service

27-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Jet2.com announced (23-Jan-09) that the destination of Milan is now on sale for Winter 09/10. Fares are starting at GBP25.99*.

Jet2.com launches sale on Tenerife and Lanzarote service

22-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Jet2.com launched (21-Jan-09) a sale on Tenerife and Lanzarote services for Winter 09/10. Fares will start from GBP68.99 (one way inc. taxes). Passengers can travel to Tenerife from Blackpool, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle and to Lanzarote from Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle.

Frontier Airlines launches 3 day sale

22-Jan-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Frontier Airlines launched (20-Jan-09) a three-day sale starting 21-Jan-09, with fares as low as USD39* each way. Sale-priced tickets must be purchased by 23-Jan-09 for travel through 20-May-09.

Jazeera Airways offers special fares

21-Jan-2009
Jazeera Airways announced (20-Jan-09) it is offering passengers one way air fares including all taxes and additional fees, for AED129. On 21-Jan-09 and 22-Jan-09, customers can book tickets for travel between 01-Feb-09 and 28-Mar-09 to a selected range of the airline's destinations.

Flybe launches promotion

12-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Flybe announced (09-Jan-09) a ‘Just Pay Taxes & Charges’ promotion on a number of routes across its network to a range of destinations across the UK. The four-day only sale runs from 09-Jan-09 to midnight on 12-Jan-09 for travel between 30-Jan-09 and 08-Apr-09 and all passengers have to pay for their ticket are the taxes and airport charges.

Ryanair offers seats for EUR2.50

12-Jan-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair launched (09-Jan-09) a promotion offering 1 million seats for EUR2.50 on over 300 routes Europe wide. Seats were available for booking until 11-Jan-09 for travel in January, February and March.

easyJet launches sale

12-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : easyJet launched a sale with up to 25% off flights between 01-Mar-09 and 30-Jun-09, including Easter and Half-Term, offering discounts on 16 million seats for early Summer travel.

bmibaby launches sale for all routes

06-Jan-2009
bmibaby is offering up to 50% off all routes for travel between 01-Jan-09 to 24-Oct-09*. The offer includes all routes from Cardiff International Airport, and is valid for bookings made between 30-Dec-08 to midnight on 13-Jan-09.

easyJet launches sale for flights from London Luton

26-Nov-2008
UNITED KINGDOM : easyJet announced (26-Nov-08) its Summer 2009 schedule from London Luton Airport. Destinations include places in Alicante and Faro along with many cities - Edinburgh, Paris and Amsterdam.

Cebu Pacific cuts fares by up to 75%

15-Oct-2008
PHILIPPINES : Cebu Pacific will reduce its ‘Go Lite’ fare on most of its Asian routes and some domestic services starting 15-Oct-08. The lowest year round one-way ‘Go Lite’ fare from Manila to Ho Chi Minh was cut by 75%, from PHP1,799 to PHP299. The Manila-Kota Kinabalu one-way ‘Go Lite’ fare was also lowered from PHP799 to PHP299.

Jet2.com launches new routes from Edinburgh Airport

01-Oct-2008
UNITED KINGDOM : Jet2.com has announced new destinations to be served from Edinburgh International Airport. Flights to Ibiza, Menorca and Venice are on sale and will start flying in summer 2009.

Frontier Airlines announces three-day sale

01-Oct-2008
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Frontier Airlines announced a three day fare sale to destinations across the United States starting 30-Sep-08.

Ryanair extends 1 million free seat sale

26-Sep-2008
IRELAND : Ryanair extended its 1 million seat sale by 24hrs until 26-09-08 5pm.

Ryanair announces lowest fares while loss making airlines go bust

24-Sep-2008
IRELAND : Ryanair announced the launch of the guaranteed lowest fares in Europe. Ryanair now operates 771 routes across Europe offering the best route network and the guaranteed lowest fares with no fuel surcharges.

Ryanair announces new routes from Forli

24-Sep-2008
IRELAND : Ryanair announced 6 new routes from Forli in Italy. Flights can be booked for travel from December to Alghero, Bari, Cagliari, Lamezia, Olbia and Palermo.

Cebu Pacific offers more than 50,000 seats online for free

22-Sep-2008
PHILIPPINES : Cebu Pacific celebrates its continued domestic market leadership by offering more than 50,000 domestic seats at absolutely zero all-in fares for guests travelling with no check-in bags (‘Go Lite’).

SkyEurope introduces Flexi fares and SkySaver

19-Sep-2008
SLOVAKIA : SkyEurope Airlines announced the introduction SkySaver, a new loyalty program that allows savings of up to 20% off SkyEurope airfares, and a new flexible fare product, Flexi-fare, allowing unlimited free changes to be made to a booking.

Ryanair’s guidance largely unchanged at AGM

19-Sep-2008
IRELAND : Ryanair held its AGM in Dublin to update shareholders on trading, the difficult economic environment and recent airline industry developments in Europe.

AirAsia offers low fares up to 90% discount

17-Sep-2008
AirAsia is offering low fares up to 90% discount to all of its Asia destinations departing from its hubs in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Johor), Thailand (Bangkok) and Indonesia (Jakarta and Bali).

Ryanair urges customers to book with financially robust airlines

17-Sep-2008
IRELAND : Ryanair urged customers to book with financially robust airlines as it released five million seats for travel in October and November for just EUR5 each way.

clickair launches EUR50 rescue rate for stranded XL and Futura passengers

16-Sep-2008
SPAIN : clickair announced a EUR50 flat fee, per sector fare to help XL and Futura passengers stranded in Spain primarily in the Balearic and Canary Islands get home.

Frontier Airlines announces a mile high sale

15-Sep-2008
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Frontier Airlines announced a Mile High sale on fares between Denver and 51 of the airline's most popular destinations. The Denver-based airline is holding a four-day online sale 13-Sept-08.

Ryanair - no ‘futura’ in high fares

12-Sep-2008
IRELAND : Ryanair intensified further its campaign against high airfares as it released 3 million seats for travel in September and October for just EUR1 one way. These tickets can be booked only on www.ryanair.com for 5 days from 10-Sep to 14-Sept-08.

bmiBaby launches Summer 2009 sale

11-Sep-2008
bmiBaby’s Summer 2009 flights are now on sale. Additionally, some new destinations for next summer on sale. From East Midlands bmiBaby will be flying to Almeria - Andalucia's most eastern capital.

Cebu Pacific offers Cebu hub and Manila-Busuanga seat sale

11-Sep-2008
PHILIPPINES : Cebu Pacific is offering a promotional sale for all of domestic services from its Cebu hub and its daily Manila-Busuanga flights after it announced that it will base two ATR aircraft in Cebu.

Jetstar Pacific unveils international expansion into Thailand and Cambodia

10-Sep-2008
Jetstar Pacific will expand into international markets for the first time under the Jetstar brand offering daily direct services from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok* (Thailand) and Siem Reap* (Cambodia).

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