Beginning on October 2, EasyJet will be flying three times a week from Bristol to the Polish capital, Warsaw.  Return flights, including tax, can be purchased on their website from £49.98.  The airline is expecting 50,000 passengers on the route in the next year. In addition to the new route, Easyjet has added flights onto  Continue Reading »

Three major UK carriers are pioneering to recycle magazines and newspapers left on board by passengers. Virgin, British airways and easyJet have begun collecting recyclable paper in response to criticism about the environmental impact of carbon emissions. Trial runs over the last couple of months have turned out to be feasible, with passengers having been  Continue Reading »

British Immigration Minister Liam Byrne says a larger number of travellers will be subject to checks ahead of entering the UK in an effort to make the country’s borders safer. By implementing a visa waiver program similar to the U.S., the authorities hope to be able to better screen people they want to welcome and  Continue Reading »

After six months of closure for extensive refurbishment, the short term parking at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal just reopened, a week ahead of schedule. If you think that it shouldn’t take that much time or money to improve some cement parking stalls, then you need to drive out to Gatwick, just to check out the new  Continue Reading »

Wizz-Air has a promotional spring sale with fares as low as £0.01 one way, not including tax.  Flights must be booked before March 28th and are for selected travel dates between April 12 and October 24. Promotional seats are limited, so when booking, be flexible with travel dates. Wizz Air offers flights from various locations  Continue Reading »

Flybe, a low cost British airline, is replacing British Airways Connect as the main carrier on the London Gatwick to Inverness route, offering customers savings of up to £19 on the flight.  To celebrate the new route, Flybe renamed one of its planes, the “Spirit of the Highlands.” Inverness is the transportation hub for the  Continue Reading »

A milestone agreement between the EU and the United States was reached on Thursday, set to boost competition and lower fares on transatlantic routes. Under the deal, EU airlines will be permitted to offer services to any U.S. destination from any destination in the 27-member union and the other way around. While backed by all  Continue Reading »

The UK Home Office on Tuesday defended the plan to establish 69 passport and identity card offices around the country. According to a spokesperson, as many as 10,000 passports are issued to fraudulent applicants by post every year. Obligatory interviews would go a long way to reducing false applications, since individuals involved in illegal overseas  Continue Reading »