tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28694411569106653442024-02-19T08:53:09.800-08:00Budget Airline NewsA central hub of news specialising in new budget airlines around the world.Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-90914175590882506112009-09-28T03:09:00.001-07:002009-09-28T03:09:59.856-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpmCKkS4ap5w3SQ9-xdw55_fVtM4zRCB7yTlFYcBWPBTWemn4YSelirU2X1EHan4bHwL-fgKkNesLJoxVsjpZtXhopE3P6eBR5xxGqsS9nrlwlMx00KFOeEcSbKlonuLd62VPj47O-GCq/s1600-h/youtube-logo-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 93px; height: 42px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpmCKkS4ap5w3SQ9-xdw55_fVtM4zRCB7yTlFYcBWPBTWemn4YSelirU2X1EHan4bHwL-fgKkNesLJoxVsjpZtXhopE3P6eBR5xxGqsS9nrlwlMx00KFOeEcSbKlonuLd62VPj47O-GCq/s400/youtube-logo-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386458481168995266" /></a>Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-71935817203818280952009-09-28T03:06:00.000-07:002009-09-28T03:07:00.616-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp8ZTB6GY5gRXr6PXIWFgW6nGC0ZjF2beFn5itfQ8FJQBoQFWhrHf19lmYroSldyYWpz0Pag7ujrpxYww4V2bzepMKsnn7ZjD1Wr6qQXbV5VsTsfD2jIPcGcPDfGGaQUwupggHmvZzfLh/s1600-h/YouTubeLogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8-v6spcmdNusOY74s_L-sgeddy0qGgudwoqe-2dAw70ROijcj6LrbVRxm_xFJeJ7kDtispEX4eoke25HgD_3QwxCEPn9GRpoL83oYGMLUT2kR7uQxo-Q1ncgorSIeLeyD2zr3Bp24960/s400/hourbike+logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379212993684651890" /></a>Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-5813491921690085412009-09-08T13:24:00.000-07:002009-09-08T13:26:53.541-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa7wxQympdQRfqzPE3V2o5CvPsoq0yMuxvLVqwBOy-PAA0MQkwzd-e_EKedUJAZmP1zyr7H0Yz6BDMbVg0P6Wn6qdFTJF6loY0ZhtVnHuAjrJTfiWz_H5GHt3LA8c-T442xOMVhPiI7IM/s1600-h/kaypadandlock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa7wxQympdQRfqzPE3V2o5CvPsoq0yMuxvLVqwBOy-PAA0MQkwzd-e_EKedUJAZmP1zyr7H0Yz6BDMbVg0P6Wn6qdFTJF6loY0ZhtVnHuAjrJTfiWz_H5GHt3LA8c-T442xOMVhPiI7IM/s400/kaypadandlock.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379195726895503634" /></a>Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-71697827995111603752009-09-08T13:07:00.000-07:002009-09-08T13:11:00.181-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkj2ns25HtHudvpDExWGEkcVey4YhLoD-JmaJGD_xO5CEjB2QVlhbCNGXNggON1oJUCNJdHcSr1XuBvusIAio23iSl-dj22d4DmwJMacqFX_s3sMvOyQWgV3dNGTd_zTk5B3ez41dTact/s1600-h/nl_logo_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkj2ns25HtHudvpDExWGEkcVey4YhLoD-JmaJGD_xO5CEjB2QVlhbCNGXNggON1oJUCNJdHcSr1XuBvusIAio23iSl-dj22d4DmwJMacqFX_s3sMvOyQWgV3dNGTd_zTk5B3ez41dTact/s400/nl_logo_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379191629302967794" /></a>Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-41350974113975742132008-02-14T15:37:00.000-08:002008-02-14T15:48:30.533-08:00Cebu Pacific Air start services from Manila to VietnamCebu Pacific Air from the Philippines has opened a new budget airline service. It will fly a daily service over to Vietnam.<br /><br />The Philippine budget airline will carry passengers on four flights each week starting on April 1st, departing from Manila and arriving in Ho Chi Minh City. Then a further three flights a week from the Philippine capital to Hanoi.<br /><br />The airlines will use Airbus A319, A320 and A321 planes for these proposed new routes.<br /><br />This new air service will be in competition with Philippines Airlines who also offer daily flights between Manila and Ho Chi Minh City.Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-17344359133559273422008-02-04T14:44:00.000-08:002008-02-04T15:38:38.020-08:00Virgin Russia - Mr Branson looks at possible Russian budget airline<p class="textar">Sir Richard Branson has anounced he has been talking with domestic Russian airlines about Virgin competing in this lucrative market.<br /><br />He expects to make a statement in the next few months about whether 'Virginski airways' will take to the skies and Britians most successful entrepreneur will start a new Russian budget airline.<br /></p><p class="textar">"We think we can maybe do it better than it is being done at the moment," he said. "There's lots of potential to take business away from the rail service."</p>Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-39721644719499648072008-01-31T01:21:00.000-08:002008-12-10T05:49:18.955-08:00JetBlue, Expanding flights to 30 destinations out of Boston.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX8xjBfvg6UlMYQBuMu6GCZwhCXAspKX3Rgt2JqqvsJCG22Zdc5nN1gAbx3NV1yr22QhIpfJNqGIo4-NSGDlCvyWl7hZzO_fWxdfEJQKyxsjXHoDe1q6ttkOlQ2MF3kX_HsE9NtJLCj7G/s1600-h/JetBlue2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX8xjBfvg6UlMYQBuMu6GCZwhCXAspKX3Rgt2JqqvsJCG22Zdc5nN1gAbx3NV1yr22QhIpfJNqGIo4-NSGDlCvyWl7hZzO_fWxdfEJQKyxsjXHoDe1q6ttkOlQ2MF3kX_HsE9NtJLCj7G/s400/JetBlue2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161574123543327698" border="0" /></a><br />JetBlue Airways has been flying now for over four years out of its base, Boston.<br /><br />It announced today they have introduced two more popular routes to their list by including: Chicago O'Hare and New Orleans.<br /><br />JetBlue already offers its services from Logan International Airport to thirty destinations across the USA, Aruba, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico.<br /><br />"We are thrilled that JetBlue will offer nonstop service from Boston to New Orleans and Chicago's O'Hare Airport," said Edward C. Freni, Massport's director of aviation.<br /><br />This is welcome news for the citys residents with family and friends in Chicago and New Orleans.Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-41719680736855214372008-01-30T03:00:00.000-08:002008-12-10T05:49:19.231-08:00Community Airlines, New Tanzania budget airline<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNppQcBWkAdfOfuYQgIasHtrxuUiHuNxMcM7OLsjzFvGRxLgC6Ak66wlWg44zfScTdDLiLsrh0SZwoEIv-nS13V-QuzbWuHk1ulxHNX4v1-9Awtf_OqLOEqlv2WEi8On9LCHoNUPI7Bd3/s1600-h/com_airline.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNppQcBWkAdfOfuYQgIasHtrxuUiHuNxMcM7OLsjzFvGRxLgC6Ak66wlWg44zfScTdDLiLsrh0SZwoEIv-nS13V-QuzbWuHk1ulxHNX4v1-9Awtf_OqLOEqlv2WEi8On9LCHoNUPI7Bd3/s400/com_airline.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161229546907104162" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="story-body">I wouldn't be the first to say 'Africa's the latest emerging market' and when a story comes out that Tanzania has started a budget airline, it shows this continent is demonstrating its economic ability to expand and grow.</p><br /><p class="story-body">Tanzania is one of Africa's most beautiful <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">countries</span> and has a healthy tourist <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">industry</span>. Its new passenger service, <a href="http://www.communityair.co.tz/">Community Airlines</a>, was created to stimulate the economy in the country.<br /> <p class="story-body">The chief executive is a Mr Paul <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Chizi</span> said the name is "a reflection of the Tanzanian community - which means it is a true people's choice"</p><p class="story-body">An example of the prices on Community airlines - a single fare from Dar es Salaam to mount Kilimanjaro Airport is 49,000 Tanzanian shillings, around $42 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">USD</span>.<br /></p><p class="story-body">This airline will be most welcomed by the thousands of tourist's and business people who have to rely on the bus service to travel around the country.</p><p class="story-body">Community Airlines will use modern 118-seat Boeing 737-200s and start flying around June or July.<br /></p>Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-11029632528666148262008-01-29T00:40:00.000-08:002008-12-10T05:49:19.513-08:00Air Downunder, Budget flights from the UK to Oz and NZ?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3L2hjTNyvXhp_IuRg-9-T0wUApUSPggauHq30aCN_P5RwQUBXDJaPkYBUAkXmFyS-q4xt5GS2n4rEhzUJIuf4E1JNB4mmst-RWXYdGvzmqMZt08wdqVqZ4ksD-oOx9N3qEW4EBc9QYEI/s1600-h/airdownunder.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3L2hjTNyvXhp_IuRg-9-T0wUApUSPggauHq30aCN_P5RwQUBXDJaPkYBUAkXmFyS-q4xt5GS2n4rEhzUJIuf4E1JNB4mmst-RWXYdGvzmqMZt08wdqVqZ4ksD-oOx9N3qEW4EBc9QYEI/s400/airdownunder.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160825824276247442" border="0" /></a><br />This website <a href="http://airdownunder.com/">airdownunder.com</a> came to my attention today. It claims to be a budget airline that can take you from the UK to Oz from AU<strong>$899</strong> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">rtn</span> / <strong>£380</strong> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">rtn</span> or <span class="PageSubTitle">Auckland to London from NZ<strong>$1099</strong> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">rtn</span>.<br /><br /></span>Here is some of the information from their site;<br /><br />"Air <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Downunder</span> is set for take off from Melbourne to London <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Stansted</span> towards the third quarter of 2008. Flights from Auckland should take off towards the end of 2008. Online booking will be available in February 2008.<br /><br />Air <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Downunder</span> are currently in talks with a major Asian airline to acquire two Boeing 747 jets for their two opening routes. Air <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Downunder</span> names top management, aims to offer lowest fares from UK to Australia Nov 2007, Melbourne<br /><br />Australia's newest budget carrier Air <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Downunder</span> has unveiled its top management. At the same time, it is serving notice to rivals that it aims to be the lowest priced carrier in the region.<br /><br />Paul Moss, a veteran of the pharmaceuticals industry, was named as Air <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Downunder's</span> chief executive. William Smith, the managing director and co-founder of Air <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Downunder</span> will be the airline's chairman."<br /><br /><br />Its an interesting website which really is lacking in quality of content, however it's not April 1st so I will keep an eye on.<br /><br />Expect a fresh blog as soon as the first plane load of Air Downunder passengers happily arrive at their destination.Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-78049950132406447712008-01-28T21:13:00.000-08:002008-01-29T01:36:54.100-08:00FlyYeti, Nepal's First Budget Airline<span class="entry"><p>If you are currently looking at one of the limited and expensive flights in and out of Kathmandu, then look no further, as Nepal welcomes it's first ever budget airline, <a href="http://flyyeti.com"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">FlyYeti</span>.com</a>.</p></span>Air Arabia and Yeti Airlines have joined forces to start Nepal's first low-cost airline.<br /><br />Air Arabia is already an established budget airline that carries passengers around the middle East region and Yeti Airlines are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Nepals</span> leading domestic carrier.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">FlyYeti's</span> maiden voyage was from Kathmandu this week to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sharjah</span>.<br /><br />"This newest hub will give air travellers who use Air Arabia access to new destinations in India and wider south Asia, as well as the Far East and central Asia," said Adel Ali, chief executive of Air Arabia.<br /><span class="entry"><p><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">FlyYeti</span> will give <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">passengers</span> an inexpensive way to connect Kathmandu with India,the far east, South Asia and central Asia.</p> <p>This is the fantastic news all <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">those</span> budget travellers and backpackers have been waiting for.<br /></p></span>Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869441156910665344.post-70609494884648523572008-01-28T14:05:00.000-08:002008-12-10T05:49:19.702-08:00AirAsia X, New Malaysian budget airline starts.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J62ohrqGLHjHBX_L_duRPN5qim_xkiLhyAP85BLmerPFEwzMmmL7nYlrHuEGTA21kkCknD6xy5TBFzFB92_JC1lZBOaNSfR5XIrRM-ko07cw3u0rGHbp0dW4TYpwGxO8OJ9SSaCT7irO/s1600-h/air+asia.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J62ohrqGLHjHBX_L_duRPN5qim_xkiLhyAP85BLmerPFEwzMmmL7nYlrHuEGTA21kkCknD6xy5TBFzFB92_JC1lZBOaNSfR5XIrRM-ko07cw3u0rGHbp0dW4TYpwGxO8OJ9SSaCT7irO/s400/air+asia.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160691310195504002" border="0" /></a><br />A new budget airline opened this week offering cheap flights from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kuala</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lumpar</span></span> to several main destinations <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">across</span> the world.<br /><p><a href="http://airasiax.com"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">AirAsia</span></span>X</a> will fly you to Australia, the far East, the middle East and Europe, with prices starting for as little as $99.<br /></p><p>The airline is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">subsidiary</span> of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">AirAsia</span></span>, another low cost airline. One of the new owners of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">AirAsia</span> X include <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">billionaire</span> Sir Richard <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Branson</span></span>.<br /></p><p>The fleet of aircraft will include the smart new Airbus A330.</p><p>This new airline is great news for people looking for international budget flights.<br /></p>Cooper Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098577719418355726noreply@blogger.com0