Weekly news round-up
October 13, 2006It was a good week for businessman Dermot Desmond, who is due to pocket almost £1bn from the sale of London City Airport. Meanwhile, the airlines were busy announcing new routes and special offers, the best of which are collected below.
London City Airport sold to consortium
A US-based consortium, which includes the insurance firm that sponsors Manchester United Football Club, has bought London City Airport.
Birthday bargain flights from MAXjet
To celebrate its chief executive's 55th birthday, MAXjet Airways, the all-business-class airline, is offering return flights with taxes to the States from £599.
BA offers discounted Caribbean trips
British Airways is offering special offers on trips to the Caribbean for those booking before October 31.
Ticket hunt on new Lufthansa website
German airline Lufthansa has revamped its website to make it more user-friendly and is offering a pair of free flights in a ticket hunt promotion.
Leeds Bradford gets link to Toulouse
Jet2.com has announced another new route, this time linking Leeds Bradford with Toulouse in the south west of France.
New route to Inverness from Southampton
A new link is to be offered by Eastern Airways from Southampton to Inverness later this month.
Spring launch for Stockholm to Gatwick route
Sterling.dk has announced that it will begin flights between Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport and Gatwick next spring.
New routes to Madrid from Ryanair
Low-cost airline Ryanair is to launch new flights to Madrid from Dublin, Nottingham East Midlands, Bournemouth and Shannon, as well as other cities around Europe.
Link to Liverpool started by Air Malta
Air Malta is to begin flights to Liverpool from next year, offering passengers the chance to visit the Mediterranean isle.
New Poland links from Wizz Air
Wizz Air has announced new routes to Katowice (Poland) from Belfast, Bournemouth and Coventry, beginning next summer.
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