by SASIG | Feb 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
4 February 2011 EasyJet saw a 19.1% rise in passengers for January 2011 – 3.74 million from 3.14 million in January 2010; and a 0.4% decrease in load factor for the month – slipping 0.4% to 78.9% from 79.3% last year. The budget airline has now passed the 50...
by SASIG | Feb 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
4 February 2011 Ryanair carried 4.66 million passengers in January 2011, a 5% increase on the same month in 2010. The airline’s load factor was 71%, up 1 percentage point on 2010. In the year to the end of January 2011 the airline sold 72.9 million seats with...
by SASIG | Feb 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
3 February 2011 Thomson Airways has begun the biggest charter fleet overhaul in British aviation history, with the first of its 22 new Boeing 737-800s flying in to East Midlands Airport. The delivery signals the start of the upgrade of a third of the airline’s fleet....
by SASIG | Feb 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
3 February 2011 Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North, Labour): British Midland Airways recently announced the withdrawal of its service between Glasgow and Heathrow. That will result in hundreds of job losses, and will also have an impact on the local economy...
by SASIG | Feb 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
3 February 2011 The following dates have been announced: February Recess · House Rises: Thursday 17 February 2011 · House Returns: Monday 28 February 2011 Easter Recess · House Rises: Tuesday 5 April 2011 · House Returns: Tuesday 26 April 2011 May Bank Holiday · House...