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400 transatlantic passengers stranded by snow

“Almost 400 transatlantic airline passengers bound for London were yesterday stranded overnight in Ireland because of the snow,” reports British newspaper Metro.

British Airways flight from Atlanta to London Heathrow and the flight from Dallas to London Heathrow had to be redirected to Shannon airport in Ireland, as London was covered in snow.

The Telegraph commented on the snow chaos at Heathrow: “The first serious snowfall of the winter saw 41 per cent of flights cancelled.”

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New nonstop flights with United/Continental between Manchester, UK and Washington, D.C.

United Continental Airlines announced new nonstop flights between Manchester, UK and Washington, D.C., starting May 2, 2012.

Flights from Manchester to Washington will start from £497 return, including taxes and fees:

Flights from Washington to Manchester will start from $765 return, including taxes and fees:

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New Brussels Airlines flights from New York to Brussels

Brussels Airlines has announced the launch of new direct flights from New York JFK to Brussels.

The new route will start in June 2012, with prices from US$696.

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Mid-Atlantic panic when British Airways mistakingly tells passengers they are about to crash

As the British Airways flight from Miami to London Heathrow was cruising over the Atlantic Ocean at 35,000 feet, a recorded message went off telling passengers: “This is an emergency announcement. We may shortly need to make an emergency landing on water.”

Read more of this story on the WhichBudget blog.

And to make things worse, this same thing happened back in 2010, this time on a British Airways flight from London to Hong Kong:

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New York flights now even more comfortable with Brussels Airlines

Brussels Airlines announced they will be renewing their long haul cabin on flights between Brussels and New York as from June 2012.

A new Business Class seat will feature an integrated massage function & adjustable lumbar cushion transformable into a 1.97m long full flat surface using the latest generation of touch screen interface. It will offer a choice out of 3 seat positions: Take off/Land, Lounge for watching movies or Bed for a good night’s rest. Pneumatic Cushion System, designed by Lantal Switzerland is adjustable from soft to firm for seating, relaxing & sleeping position, with memorization of your settings for each seat position, offering unique comfort & sleep quality.

The new Economy Class seat has an adjustable leather headrest, 33″ (84cm) leg space and an increased seat recline for more sleep comfort.

An all-new inflight entertainment experience is available in 6 languages, has an 8,9″ (22,6cm) touch screen in Economy and 15,3″ (39cm) in Business, a choice out of 100 hours of movies, documentaries, news, games, music and e-reading material, a 3D system allowing a follow-up of your flight route with views from the cockpit, the cabin and other camera perspectives and multiple connectivity solutions such as an audio mini-jack, compatible with your own personal headset & a USB power port for recharging MP3 device or smartphone.

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Avro adds flights from Newcastle and Cardiff to Sanford, FL

Avro, UK’s leading charter flight-only company, announced it will be start new summer flights from the UK to Sanford, Florida. Flights will be operated by Monarch Airlines.

Flights from Newcastle to Sanford will run between 29 May and 28 August 2012, with departures every Tuesday and prices start at £559 return, including taxes.

Flights from Cardiff to Sanford will run between 28 May and 27 August 2012, with departures every Monday and prices start at £539 return, including taxes.

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Lufthansa to introduce A380 on flights to Houston

Starting 1st August 2012, Lufthansa will introduce the Airbus A380 on flights from Houston to Frankfurt.

The A380 will replace Boeing 747-400 and is scheduled to operate until 27th October 2012.

Source: Airline Route

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SWISS is increasing frequency of Zurich – Chicago flights

From 7th June 2012, SWISS will be increasing the frequency of flights from Zurich to Chicago from daily to 11 weekly.

The new flight is operated by Airbus A330-300 aircraft.

Source: Airline Route

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Jet2 to commence “New York Shopping” flights tomorrow

Tomorrow morning Jet2 will be celebrating the departure of the first New York shopping flights from East Midlands and Glasgow Airports.

Flights from Glasgow to New York Newark are already fully booked! There are still some places left on flights from East Midlands to New York Newark, starting from £280 return, including tax.

Ian Doubtfire, Managing Director of Jet2, said, “We’re delighted to be operating the first ever flight from East Midlands Airport to New York. With 15 city, sun and sea destinations available from the airport, we are delighted to offer this special Christmas service. East Midlands is a very important base for us and we are committed to offering local holidaymakers even more exciting destinations to jet to. Our crew are thrilled to be working on the inaugural flight and are enjoying preparations for the departure tomorrow.”

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New flights between Berlin and Los Angeles in May 2012 with airberlin

German airline airberlin will be introducing new direct flights from Berlin to Los Angeles with the start of its Summer schedule in May 2012.

At the moment, the flights are operating via Dusseldorf. From May next year airberlin will be the only airline operating directly between Berlin and Los Angeles.

Klaus Wowereit, the Mayor of Berlin, commented: “The commencement of flights from Berlin to our twin city of Los Angeles fulfills something we have all dreamt of for a long time: at last we can travel non-stop from Berlin to the west coast. This is a positive signal for the future development of the new Willy Brandt Airport as a gate of Berlin to the whole world.”

Tickets are on sale already and one way fares start at 349.99 euros, including all taxes and charges.

Also in May 2012, airberlin will be increasing the number of flights from Berlin to New York from four times per week to daily.

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