Ryanair may quit its base in the French city of Marseille because of a case filed by French prosecutors addressing work practices. A French newspaper quotes Michael O’Leary as saying the airline may announce alternative plans, which would involve closing its Mediterranean hub in Marseille and relocating it outside France. It comes after prosecutors in [...]

The US government plans to advise its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of heightened concerns about a potential al Qaida terrorist attack, State Department officials said today. The travel “alert” will be issued today for travellers’ guidance and is general in nature and will not focus on any specific country, location [...]

American Airlines said it will cut more than a dozen flights from Puerto Rico to the US and the Dominican Republic next year as a result of the economic crisis. Spokeswoman Andrea Huguely said that the service to cities including Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Tampa will be discontinued by early April, resulting in a drop [...]

Ryanair has announced that it is going to cut its services at Shannon Airport by a fifth from the beginning of November, which will be 20%. The low-fares airline is to close its Shannon to Paris route and it will reduce frequency on routes to London Gatwick and London Stansted. The airline’s chief executive, Michael [...]

Ryanair has officially reported today that it flew 7.68m passengers in August, up 12% from the 6.88m passengers for the same month last year. Load factor for the month – the number of passengers as a percentage of the number of seats available – was 89%, a 1% decrease on August 2009. The latest figures [...]

The Indian travel destination of Goa, located on India’s west coast, is facing a potential tourist disaster after the leakage of tonnes of oil into the Arabian ocean just off its shores. The oil, which is believed to have come from a rogue cargo ship, is already washing onto the beaches, merely a month before [...]

Hipmunk presents the new improved search for flights. It comes with new approach and advancements which makes search much easier for people. Hipmunk organizes flights on a colorful and easy-to-use interface, enabling browsers assess their choices in real time. The summer project that concluded in the launch of Hipmunk will lead Adam Goldstein and his [...]

On Wednesday, American Airlines company announced about their plans on adding fee to the front rows in coach class. American’s new Express Seats will start at $19 per flight for choice spots in the first rows in the cabin. Passengers who opt for designated Express Seats will board in the first group of general boarding, [...]

It is hard to think about volunteerism and not to have in mind celebrities such as Angelina Jolie or other A-list movie stars. But how much do they inspire to do volunteering in general? And is it really a positive influence? One thing is for sure – in our celebrity obsessed society many organizations see [...]

Royal Caribbean says its Jewel of the Seas is experiencing “a mechanical issue” on a cruise in Europe and has had to adjust the ship’s itinerary. The ship is on a 12-day Scandinavia and Russia sailing. The problem is with one of the four hydraulic motors on the starboard propulsion system, according to spokeswoman Cynthia [...]