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Archive for October, 2007

Punctuality record worsens

The punctuality of airlines has worsened in recent times, but average delays are still relatively minor.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the on-time performance – defined as early to 15 minutes late - of scheduled airlines between April and June 2007, at ten UK airports, fell from 72 per cent to 68 per cent compared [...]

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Can VisitEngland solve our problems?

The growth of cheap flights and a strong economy has led to a jump in people going abroad and a slump in the numbers holidaying at home.
The solution? The creation of a new body called VisitEngland, according to the government.
The body’s chairman, members and observers have been drawn from the public and private sectors with [...]

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Old fashioned check-in disappears

Queueing up at airport check-ins to hand over old-fashioned paper tickets will soon become a thing of the past.
Over 50 per cent of airlines offer online check-in and 89 per cent are planning to offer it within two years. Passengers are not taking it up quite as quickly as it is being offered; 21 per [...]

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

UK moves a step closer to mobiles on flights

The likelihood that the use of mobile phones on aircraft will be permitted in the UK has increased with new proposals recently announced.
The move will send a shiver down the spine of many customers, who have written in their masses to protest against such a move.
Ofcom has set out its proposals to enable airlines to [...]

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Superjumbo has beds – but what about the seatbelts?

The new so-called ‘superjumbo’, the A380, is the first commercial aircraft to offer a double bed in the sky. But will romantic couples be forced to wear a seat belt during their trysts?
The A380 is the largest passenger aircraft ever built. Singapore Airlines is the launch customer and will shortly use them on the Sydney [...]

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

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