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Robin Hood Airport (website: RobinHoodAirport.com) in Doncaster will benefit from the addition of two new holiday destinations thanks to First Choice and Thomsonfly (website: Thomsonfly.com).

The low-cost carriers said that from next May they will expand their route networks at the base, adding new services to Antalya in Turkey and Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.

Passengers travelling through Norwich Airport will soon be able to take advantage of a new connection with the popular Turkish resort of Dalaman.

Low-cost carrier Thomson Airways has confirmed that it will be adding the route to its 2010 timetable, operating flights once a week from the regional base.

Passengers flying with Thomson Airways can breathe easy following news that the low-cost carrier will no longer charge extra for oxygen services.

Until now, any disabled passenger requiring supplementary oxygen cylinders was forced to pay either £75 on short-haul flights or £125 on long-haul flights.

Thomson Airways has taken a novel approach to engaging passengers with its flight safety video, by enlisting the services of an all-kid cabin crew.

The low-cost carrier's pre-flight film now features a cast of young children who give a full demonstration of emergency exits, oxygen masks and lifejackets.

Thomsonfly (website: www.thomsonfly.com) has announced that it is terminating all services from its regional base at Coventry Airport.

The low-cost carrier said that the cancellations had become necessary due to increased demand for charter flights, which had placed its scheduled services under strain.

Its announcement comes just one week after the airport lost a High Court...

Thomsonfly (website: www.thomsonfly.com) has announced that it will end its scheduled flights from Coventry Airport from the beginning of next month.

The airline said that since the merger of Thomson (Web site: www.thomson.co.uk) and First Choice more emphasis has been placed on charter flights, with less attention on scheduled services.

The last outbound flights operated...

Thomsonfly (website: www.thomsonfly.com) is to stop flying from Durham Tees Valley Airport to the Spanish resort of Alicante, The Northern Echo reports.

The airline - which will soon be re-branded Thomson Airways after merging with First Choice Airways - said it will axe the regular service next summer.

The cancellation comes on the heels of a move by Hungarian carrier Wizz...

Thomsonfly has been officially recognised as the most popular carrier servicing the Spanish resort of Tenerife.

Figures released by airport regulator ANEA show that between November 2007 and March 2008 more than nine per cent of the nearly 2.4 million people who visited the Canary island used Thomsonfly.

In total some 209,645 British sun-seekers flew into the resort with...

More than 1,500 cabin crew working for Thomsonfly are set to consider voting for industrial action due to fears over possible compulsory redundancies.

The trade union Unite has organised a vote tomorrow (January 30) for all Thomsonfly's 1,700 cabin crew to gauge support for a full strike ballot.

According to the union, Thomsonfly staff are concerned about their job security...

Thomsonfly is to cut five routes from Bournemouth Airport next summer, although it will begin two new ones.

When the airline's summer schedule begins on May 1, flights to Alicante, Pisa, Salzburg, Tenerife and Valencia will come to an end, because of a lack of customer demand.

The new flights are to Dalaman, a gateway to many popular Turkish resorts, and Heraklion on the...

Thomsonfly has announced that it will cancel its Coventry to Barcelona winter service.

Citing competition from other airports in the region, the carrier will discontinue its flights between the two cities from this week, with the final service taking off on Thursday (November 1).

A spokeswoman said that the route would not operate over the winter months but that it may be...

Thomsonfly is to reduce the number of flights it operates between the UK and Jersey, with the first services set to be cut later this month.

The airline had announced that its direct services to Luton and Cardiff will end on October 28, followed by Doncaster from March 2008; although its link to Coventry is planned to continue at this stage.

Bosses at Jersey Airport have...

The first low-cost service between the UK and Israel will start later this year when Thomsonfly begins flights between the two countries.

The airline has said that from November 1 it will operate three flights a week out of both Luton and Manchester airports to Tel Aviv, with one-way fares starting from £79.99.

UK airline Thomsonfly has placed orders for greener fuel-efficient aircraft, which will replace the existing long and short-haul fleet.

Announced at the company AGM, the eleven 787 Dreamliners and 50 next-generation 737s will allow the airline to reduce its fuel consumption and reduce its carbon footprint.

The Dreamliner is constructed of a light carbon composite material,...

Thomsonfly is to begin new flights to some top holiday destinations from Birmingham and Newcastle next year.

For the summer 2008 season, holidaymakers wishing to travel from Birmingham will have weekly flights to Montego Bay on offer. The city is located on the northern coast of Jamaica, close to many luxurious holiday resorts.

Also new from Birmingham next year will be...

Travel company Thomson is to introduce flights to Los Cabos on Mexico's Pacific coast next summer.

A direct Thomsonfly service will operate fortnightly from both London Gatwick and Manchester, the Travelmole website reports.

The Baja California destination will feature in Thomson's Faraway Shores brochure, which goes on sale today (April 26).

Thomsonfly has added flights to Geneva from Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport to its winter timetable.

The airline has said flights will start in December and operate four times per week on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, with prices starting from £19.99 one way, including taxes and charges.

A similar service was operated by Thomsonfly until it decided to end the...

Thomsonfly has unveiled 15 new routes for next winter, with tickets on sale immediately.

Seven of the new routes will depart from Manchester, heading to Lisbon, Venice, Naples, Faro, Funchal, Paphos and Sharm El Sheikh. Flights to Venice will operate three times a week and prices start at £19.99, including taxes and charges.

The most expensive Manchester route, to Sharm El...

Thomsonfly is to add flights between Cardiff and Barcelona to its network from next summer.

The airline is set to launch the service on May 2 and will operate four flights a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

One-way tickets will start from £22.99, including taxes and charges, and the flight to Barcelona joins Thomsonfly’s existing routes to Faro, Alicante,...