Airline and transport news

Eurostar to add more London-Paris services:

Eurostar has increased its services between London and Paris. 18 services per day will leave London for Paris on Mondays to Thursdays. Weekend Eurostar services will increase to up to 20 trains from London on Fridays.

From September 8th 18 Eurostar trains will serve the

• British Airways to buy French airline L'Avion

• 'Punitive' emissions trading scheme would break airline industry warns IACA

• Network Rail announces five possible new routes

• Text service launched by Ryanair - flight updates direct to your phone

• Flying fearlessly with Virgin Atlantic

• Duty free spreads its wings and goes online

• easyJet discounts all seats in latest sale

• Ryanair launches 40 new European routes

• Banks to lend BAA billions to redevelop UK airports

• Silverjet suspends operations with immediate effect

• Airlines go electronic - the age of the paper ticket is over

• Calls for emergency fund to help stranded passengers

• Higher fuel costs 'may impact upon flight availability'

• easyJet celebrates 10 years at London Stansted

• More mergers likely in airline sector, warns BA boss

• Virgin launches seat sale

• BA's OpenSkies authorised to commence operations

• Ryanair introduces new APIS requirements

• Zoom announces new San Diego service

• Flybe announces more flights for Isle of Man TT races

• Heathrow boss 'chooses to leave job'

• Finnair offers a 1950s style experience

• BA to start moving long-haul flights to Terminal 5

• Jet2 hops across the pond - flights to New York now on sale

• Virgin Atlantic tops airline comfort poll

• US airlines slowing down the pace and saving fuel

• Silverjet announces multi-million pound cash injection

• Regional airports 'offer passengers more choice'

• EU and Australia sign aviation agreement

• Nationwide Airlines suspends flights

• BA move sparks merger talk

• New deal sees easyJet and Holiday Taxis partner up

• Trains are "more relaxing" than planes

• New flights for easyJet, Ryanair and British Airways

• Aviation industry 'is tackling climate change'

• BAA break-up 'would help passengers'

• Ryanair offers airport transfers

• Aer Lingus backtracks on £4 flights to the USA

• Merger will create the world's biggest airline

• BA chiefs go after Terminal 5 fiasco

• Big airlines 'are cutting fares to compete with low-cost rivals'

• Silverjet announces record passenger numbers

• Rail 'a viable alternative to flying'

• Monarch expands popular routes

• "Cursed" Italian airline on brink of collapse

• Customers 'hit by unclear baggage charges'

• Flybe announces 'exciting' new routes

• Aviation 'can achieve sustainable growth'

• Plane sailing for mobile users?

• Terminal 5 open for business

• Carbon labelling 'will educate travellers'

• Increase in web users looking for holiday information

• Environmental impact of flights 'not a major issue for passengers'

• Open skies 'should mean cheaper fares for US-bound flights'

• Spain and Portugal announce new airport plans

• Automated check-in 'takes some of the hassle out of flying'

• Airlines 'could slash fares'

• Travel industry 'should stave off recession'

• Check the small print before you check-in

• New York tops Heathrow destinations

• Cheap flights draw in holidaymakers

• Passenger demand flying high

• Ryanair announces new routes

• Competition on Heathrow-Seattle route next year

• Flybe opens 23 new summer routes

• Regions will 'benefit from Heathrow expansion'

• Flight choice boosted by budget airlines

• New airport for St Vincent

• Budget carriers help fuel regional airport growth

• More people 'willing to splash out for luxury on flights'

• New flights opening to Cyprus

• Hand luggage restrictions could be relaxed

• Portugal tourism set to rise with new flights

• Airbus complete first passenger flight

• Ease of use praise for eco-friendly airport

• Ryanair adds to Bristol's 'extensive range of destinations'

• Alanya airport fillip for property market investors

• Internet has 'revolutionised' the travel industry

• Regional airport growth 'nothing to do with Heathrow'

• Passengers 'should not be discouraged from flying'

• Regional airport and low cost airline expansion comes 'hand in hand'

• Environmental concerns 'won't stop Brits going on overseas holidays'

• UK families 'taking advantage of cheap flights'

• Cheap flights 'to open up Far East market'

• More flights set to boost York tourism

• Liberalising air routes 'should bring fares down'

• Indian airport to go international

• Budget SA airline signs publicity deal

• Faster baggage handling for Fuerteventura airport

• The end for paper air tickets

• Cyprus airports report record numbers

• Demand for air travel on the rise

• Holidaymakers to benefit from paperless ticketing

• New London to Oslo flight launched

• easyJet launching 46 new winter routes

• Holidaymakers should plan ahead this weekend

• Katowice continues to attract new flights

• Flights for next year on sale

• Ryanair expands Spanish routes

• Ryanair to boost ski resort visitors

• New flights to top Euro destinations

• Increase in budget airline passengers

• Ryanair guarantees no fuel surcharge

• New low-cost flight promotion announced

• French skiing boosted by flights

• Flights to Larnaca boost visitor numbers

• Cape Verde boosted by Gatwick flights

• New flights for Canary Island travellers

• Low-cost flights to ease disappointing summer

• easyJet expands route network

• Floods encourage Brits abroad

• Virgin Atlantic offers online check-in incentives

• Italy benefitting from new airline routes

• Heathrow set for busy weekend

• Better check-in services for Bristol travellers

• More travel options for Menorca visitors

• New options for travellers to Canada

• Demand for cheap transatlantic flights high

• Holidaymakers 'not put off' by terrorist attacks

• Customers 'most satisfied' with BA and Virgin Atlantic

• Holidaymakers urged to take the train to help the environment

• Virgin launches Glasgow to Orlando service

• Thomsonfly offers cheaper flights

• Passenger handling improvements continue

• Spanish airline to "eliminate check-in"

• New Birmingham to France flights

• Passenger traffic to increase

• Luggage-free airports could speed up travel

• Ryanair extends flight guarantee

• Budget airline promises no fuel surcharges

• New UK to Poland flights

• Cheap European winter flights on offer

• Budget airline profits soaring

• Airline offers flights for a penny

• IATA: passenger numbers increase

• Malaga to be redeveloped

• Tenerife to attract more tourists

• New long-haul flight services to boost travel

• Availability of low-cost flights helps holiday hotspots

• New French flight route

• New flight services to Budapest and Riga

• New Paphos flight routes unveiled

• Airline targets property hotspots

• Year-round demand for Tenerife

• Cyprus encourages greener travel

• Increase in European passenger numbers

• Wizz Air to expand fleet

• Cheap flights to boost European travel

• May to see record flight numbers

• New Ibiza flight route launched

• Flights to Nuremberg launched by Finnair

• Virgin Atlantic launches London to Chicago service

• More UK holidaymakers travelling abroad

• In-flight comfort top priority for airline passengers

• BA leads lost luggage league

• Virgin Atlantic launches print from home service

• Jet2.com launches Belfast to Milan service

• Edinburgh to Avignon flight service to launch

• Open skies deal will 'make way for cheaper air travel'

• Leeds to Copenhagen flight service launched

• Virgin launches London-Nairobi service

• London to Zurich service launched by easyJet

• 'Heathrow world's most family-friendly airport'

• Jet.com expands European flight service

• Demand sees Ponta Delgada flights increase

• Airlines 'taking passengers for a ride'

• Low-cost airlines boost Cyprus property market

• Brits turn to online resources when booking holidays

• Long-haul flights 'could soon be reserve of the elite'

• Eurostar passenger numbers at record high

• Monarch begins Cyprus flights

• BA cuts fuel surcharges

• Brits reluctant to give up flying, says study

• BA voted world's best airline

• Low-cost airlines 'boost travel market'

• BA offers the independent traveller a higher level of luxury

• Revolutionary in-flight mobile service launched

• Hand luggage rules relaxed

• Flight routes open up Spain

• Airline passenger numbers rise despite terror alerts

• BAA unveils Glasgow airport expansion plans

• Durham Tees Valley to get new European routes

• Passenger confusion over hand luggage rules

• Flybe opens new route to Nice

• Jet2 launches new destinations from Newcastle