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Tag Archives: European Low Fares Airline Association

27Sep/17

Grounded: Ryanair cancels flights of another 400,000 customers

September 27, 2017Transportairline, Airlines, Alitalia, Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, Aviation, Business/Finance, Company: Alitalia Maintenance, Company: Ryanair Hldgs, European Low Fares Airline Association, Low-cost carriers, Mia Womersley, Michael O'Leary, Ryanairsmbale

Ryanair cancelled the flights of another 400,000 customers and scrapped a bid for Alitalia on Wednesday, in a plan to keep its pilots on side and draw a line under its rostering fiasco. Mia Womersley reports. Continue reading →

06Sep/16

British Airways A318 at London City Airport

Air passengers face lengthy delays at City airport after BA glitch and Black Lives Matter protest

September 6, 2016TransportBlack Lives Matter, Britain, British Air Transport Association, British Airways, Company: Black Lives Matter, Company: British Airways, Country: United Kingdom, European Low Fares Airline Association, Expansion of Heathrow Airport, Heathrow airport, Heathrow Airport Holdings, London, London Borough of Hillingdon, London boroughs, London City Airport, Plane Stupid, Social Issues, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

Passengers face lengthy delays at London City Airport, after a British Airways computer fault and a protest by Black Lives Matter shuts the runway.

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09Jul/15

Hard landing for Greek travel agents

July 9, 2015Economyairline, Airline tickets, Airlines, Athens, Aviation, Brussels, Business, Emirates, European Low Fares Airline Association, George Paliouras, Greece, Human activities, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Ryanair, Ticket, Tickets, Transport, Transport law, Travel agency, Turkish Airlinessmbale

(REUTERS) – Try buying your air ticket through a travel agent like this one in Athens, and you could end up like the Greek economy.

Grounded.
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15Jun/15

EasyJet to use automated drones for aircraft inspection

June 15, 2015Innovationairline, Apple, Ashley Napier, Aviation, Avionics, Computing, Drone, EasyGroup, EasyJet, EASYJET PLC, Embedded systems, Emerging technologies, European Low Fares Airline Association, Ian Davies, LIDAR, Low-cost airlines, Mark Bunting, Meteorology, Oculus VR Inc, Robotics, Science and technology, Technology, Technology/Internet, Transport, United Kingdom, Unmanned aerial vehiclesmbale

Budget airline easyJet is testing automated drones to perform safety inspections of grounded aircraft. The drones scan the aircraft for signs of damage following incidents such as lightning or bird strike, and quickly identify any issues, so the amount of time the planes are out of action is substantially reduced.

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08Jun/15

Kate Moss escorted off flight following reports of disruptive behaviour

June 8, 2015Celebrityairline, Bedfordshire, British brands, China, Counties of England, EasyGroup, EasyJet, European Low Fares Airline Association, Kate Moss, Local government in England, London Luton Airport, Low-cost airlines, Low-cost carriers, Luton, Luton Airport, Sadie Frost, Topshop, Turkey, Unitary authorities of England, United Kingdomsmbale

British supermodel Kate Moss escorted off flight upon UK arrival after reports of disruptive behaviour
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