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Book by 30 July 2010: Just because summer will shortly be coming to an end, doesn’t mean your travel plans have to.Aer Lingus has flights on sale from the UK to some of Ireland’s most popular destinations. Book flights now to Dublin, Cork, Shannon or Knock and pay just the applicable taxes and charges.

Book by 3 August 2010: Dublin-based low-cost carrier Ryanair is offering discounts of up to 50 per cent on flights during September, it has been announced.

Book by 30 July 2010: Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways has announced that its special offer on flights from London Gatwick and Heathrow airports to destinations throughout the world will be ending on Saturday.

Book by 13 August 2010: German flag-carrier Lufthansa has announced that customers may apply for a voucher code on its website that allows a £20 saving on intercontinental flights (excluding North America) departing from the UK between now and 14 December 2010.

Book by 1 August 2010: Flag carrier British Airways is marking the occasion of Newcastle Airport’s 75th anniversary by introducing a £1 return fare from London Heathrow to the north-eastern airport.

Book by 2 August 2010: Flybe has announced that it has discounted fares on seven million seats. Valid with a wide variety of destinations within the UK and Europe, Flybe's latest promotional offer will meet any vacation needs.

German low-cost carrier Germanwings has put on sale a number of cheap flights to Germany.Discounted one-way fares offered by the Cologne-based airline include flights from London Stansted to Stuttgart, Hanover or Cologne from £13.99.

Low-cost carrier easyJet is offering discounted fares for travel on a raft of its routes between 21 July and 21 September.The sale features one-way fares from UK airports including Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, London Gatwick, London Luton and London Stansted airports.

Book by midnight 29 July 2010: No-frills carrier Ryanair announced this week that it has put half a million fares on sale for £10 each, for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in September.

Bmibaby is giving holidaymakers the chance to cram in a second holiday this summer by releasing a raft of discounted fares for travel in August and September.The low-cost carrier has put return flights on sale for as little as £9.99, including taxes and charges, with services departing from four of its bases across the UK.

Swiss International Air Lines has put on sale a number of cheap intercontinental flights, connecting from its Zurich hub, which include destinations in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Australian flag-carrier Qantas has announced that its Walkabout Pass promotion is due to finish on 2 August 2010.Walkabout Passes afford customers discounts on Economy Class flights to Australia or New Zealand from London Heathrow Airport, in addition to domestic travel within those countries.

British airline Monarch has released a raft of cheap flight deals featuring popular European holiday destinations such as Turkey, the Algarve and the Canary Islands.

Book by 2 August 2010: Middle Eastern airline Emirates has put on sale a range of discounted Economy Class fares featuring destinations across the globe.

The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has finally given its blessing to closer cooperation between British Airways and American Airlines on their transatlantic route networks.With American regulators no longer blocking the joint venture, BA stands to benefit from synergies of up £230 million each year by coordinating its pricing and flight schedules with AA.

No-frills airline bmibaby has announced that its ‘offer of the week’ is one-way flights to Jersey for as little as £14.99.

Book by midnight tonight (21 July 2010): Today is the last day of low-cost carrier Flybe’s sale, in which a selection of one-way fares for travel until 26 March next year are available for 'free' at just the cost of charges and taxes.

Bmi is marking the recent launch of its 'bmifriday' cheap flights promotion on Twitter by offering its customers the chance to win a free holiday in Berlin for up to ten people.

Online travel agency lowcostholidays.com has unveiled its summer sale, in which savings of up to 50 per cent can be found on a number of all-inclusive packages.

Book by midnight tonight (20 July 2010): Anyone wishing to take advantage of British Airways' worldwide sale has just hours left to place a booking.