Air Berlin: More Sylt in summer 2010

Non-stop from Nuremberg and Münster/Osnabrück to Westerland
Air Berlin, Germany’s second largest airline, is expanding its flight services to Sylt. The summer schedule will include the airline’s first non-stop flights from Nuremberg and Münster/Osnabrück to the island in the North Sea. From 27th March 2010 onwards, Air Berlin passengers can reach Westerland airport from both departure points every Saturday. Air Berlin will be offering other non-stop flights to Sylt from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Munich and Stuttgart.

The new flights to Sylt can now be booked online (airberlin.com), by calling the airline’s Service Centre (Tel.: 01805-737 800) any time or through travel agents. Early bookers can snap up bargain fares from just 29 euros one way, including taxes, charges and miles.

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Ryanair low cost raised its annual profit forecast

Ryanair today raised its annual profit forecast after a major fall in fuel costs helped the budget airline reduce its losses in the last three months of 2009.

The airline reported a loss of 11 million euros (£9.6 million) for the October to December quarter - significantly down on the 102 million euros (£88.8 million) loss it posted in the same period during 2008.

Ryanair said the result was brought about by a 37 per cent reduction in fuel costs for the quarter, which helped offset a 12 per cent drop in fare revenues

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1247639/Ryanair-raises-profit-forecast-losses-ease.html#ixzz0eYbtiaFM

Air France clarifies new rules for overweight passengers

Clarifying the recent amendment to its policy, Air France noted that from 1 February it will offer refunds to anyone paying for a second seat provided their flight is not full.
On fully-booked flights the customer will still have to pay an additional 75 per cent for the second seat – equivalent to the price of a full-fare ticket excluding taxes and surcharges.
“Air France has never made it compulsory for obese passengers to purchase a second seat,” the company said. “The airline has merely offered this as an option since 2005.”
Its statement went on to explain: “The only new addition to Air France’s policy comes in to force from 1 February 2010. From this date, Air France will refund the cost of any second seat purchased by obese passengers in economy class if the cabin is not fully booked.”
The French flag carrier was forced to clarify its policy after reports began circulating that it had decided to make obese passengers pay double for “safety reasons”.
Previously, low-cost carrier Ryanair had enraged discrimination campaigners after announcing its own plans to implement a ‘fat tax’ for obese passengers.

NEW RYANAIR ROUTES FOR MALAGA

On May 5 the Irish airline Ryanair will begin flights from Malaga to Girona and Lille in northern France. Initially there will be two weekly flights which will increase to three from 28 June. The company said that the flights will be 'low cost'.
According to forecasts, the new routes will carry about 40,000 passengers a year. The flights will take place initially on Wednesdays and Saturdays and after June 28 also on Monday.

Air Berlin: new summer services to Rimini, Italy

Germany’s second largest airline is continuing to expand its services to Italy with four new non-stop connections. In summer 2010 Air Berlin will be flying to Rimini from Berlin-Tegel, Hamburg and Münster/Osnabrück (on Saturdays) and from Stuttgart (on Sundays). From 15th May 2010 Air Berlin passengers will be able to fly to the resort on the Adriatic coast from Hamburg and Münster/Osnabrück. The service from Stuttgart will start on 16th May, while the one from Berlin-Tegel will begin on 05th June 2010.

In addition to the direct flights from Cologne/Bonn to Rimini (every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday), the non-stop Saturday flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Nuremberg will again be included in the timetable. These will also begin on 15th May 2010.

MALAGA AIRPORT ONE OF THE FEW PROFITABLE AIRPORTS IN SPAIN

Only nine out of the 48 airports made money last year

OF the 48 airports in Spain, only nine made a profit in 2009. Alicante is at the head with 30.58 million followed by: Palma de Mallorca (26.58 million); Girona (12.66 million); South Tenerife (13.9m); Malaga (12.8m); Gran Canaria (6.5m); Ibiza (3.9m); San Javier (Murcia) (1.5m) and Bilbao (0.11m). Lanzarote and Sevilla broke even.