Ryanair will further reduce its capacity at Dublin Airport this summer and focus on "higher-yield, outbound, peak-month, summer sun routes, rather than stimulating year-round inbound tourism with low-access fares." It cited "high and rising" airport charges and the Irish government's €10 ($14.18) "tourist tax" ( ATWOnline, June 18, 2009). The LCC will cut its Dublin-based fleet from 18 aircraft last summer to 15 and trim weekly rotations by some 19% from more than 600 to fewer than 500.
The Irish low-cost airline company, Ryanair, has announced that it has launched three new flights between Morocco and Spain, says Morocco Business News.
Captain Abdulkhalek Al-Kadi, Chairman and CEO of Yemenia said at the Bahrain Airshow today that assessors from the UK are in Yemen already preparing their report on the airline's security systems.
Sakhir Air Base – the venue for the inaugural Bahrain International Air Show – could become a new centre for business aviation during the Formula One Grand Prix.
Royal Jet, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered executive flight services company, and the luxury Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, have teamed up to offer a travel experience to remember.
China Airlines will launch thrice-weekly Taipei-London Heathrow service on March 28. CI previously served LHR through Amsterdam. Aer Arann will operate weekly Galway-Lorient service May 30-June 21, increasing to twice-weekly June 22-Aug. 29.
