Flybe from Southampton to Perpignan starts in May

Flybe from Southampton to Perpignan airport.

Flights start operating on 1st May until 25th September on Wednesdays and Saturdays; and from July Mondays and Fridays as wel.

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New summer flights to Bordeaux and La Rochelle

With news of airports closed due to snow yet again, its cheering to see that Ryanair are proposing new routes for the summer. Visitors from Ireland will be able to take direct flights from Cork to Bordeaux and also a direct flight from Cork to the lovely west coast destination of La Rochelle. (pictured above)

Those living in the Irish capital can add direct flights from Dublin to Nantes to their choices for flights from Ireland to France.

France Airport Guide has useful information on all these airports and many others.

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Airports in France closed due to snow...........

The following airports in France are closed due to snow until further notice;

• Biarittz airport
• Carcassonne airport
• Limoges airport
• Poitiers Airprot

Watch this space for more updates on airports in France.

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76% vote "Yes" to fat tax.................

76% of people believe that airlines should charge “Fat Tax”, according to the latest poll on Skyscanner.

Only 22% of voters disapproved against such a move, with more than 550 people taking part in the poll altogether.

Such a ruling would force those who could not comfortably fit into a standard airline seat to purchase a second, normally at a discounted rate.

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Flybe looks to the future

Low cost airline Flybe says it has weathered the recession well and looks to the future despite a significant drop in profits.

Flybe currently has routes from the uk to the following airports in France;

• Avignon Airport
• Bergerac Airport
• Brest Airport
• Chambery Airport
• Limoges Airport
• Paris Airport
• Rennes Airport
• La Rochelle Airport

More shopping opportunities at Bordeaux airport

Retail group Aelia has been awarded the contract to run tax and duty free retail outlet at Bordeaux airport following open tender.

The contract terms include the master retail concession at Bordeaux airport's new "Simplified Services" terminal due to open in May 2010.

Aelia will operate a 200 sqm airside tax and duty free concession at Bordeaux airport's Terminal A offering a selection of perfumes, cosmetics, liquor, tobacco, confectionery and fine food.

In Termianl B at Bordeaux airport the company will open an 80 sqm land side store offering fashion accessories, cosmetics and perfume.

Meanwhile the new “simplified services” terminal at Bordeaux, known as “Billi”, features almost 600m² of commercial space, including a 355m² tax- and duty-free store, a 110m² news and gifts outlet and a 120m² bar and café. The F&B outlet will be managed by airport catering specialist Elior, while the press element will be run by Relay, Aelia’s sister company within the Lagardère Services group.

Ryanair Makes Marseille its Hub in France

I knew that Ryanair had set up a "hub" at Marseille airport but I hadn't realised just how many flights they are operating each week. How does this affect travellers from UK?

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New Shopping Experience at Bordeaux Airport

Shopping is set to get a whole lot more exiciting at Bordeaux Airport. The retailer Aelia is planning to upgrade its stores in both terminals and to open a large new shop in May 2010.

Apart from the usual duty-free fare the stores will offer a large range of other merchandise from sunglasses and cosmetics to books and magazines.

There will also be a large wine section. Well this IS Bordeaux after all!

Flybe reports drop in profits

Devon based budget airline Flybe reports that its pre-tax profits have dropped by nearly two thirds.

The reported figures cover the year until end March 2009 and show that pre-tax profits have dropped from £35.4 million in 2007-2008 to £12.8 million.

Flybe attributes a lot of this to the fact that business travel for them virtually stopped in the first quarter of 2009.

However.............during the same period, British Airways reported a pre-tax loss of £401 million.

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Rodez airport guide uploaded

I have just uploaded our new guide to Rodez airport. Here you will find all the information you need concerning Rodez airport, including Rodez airport arrivals, Rodez airport departures, Rodez airport weather and of course, how to get the best dela son Rodez airport car hire.

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Ryanair Courts the Business Traveller

Ryanair have opened a new "No 1 Traveler" lounge at Stanstead Airport. Costing £17.50 this appears mainly to be aimed at business travellers since it offers free UK land line calls, free wifi and other business essentials such as printing and fax. However, there are also newspapers, magazines and TV screens so anyone can choose this extra little bit of comfort if they so wish.

You can find the lounge near Gate 49. This is the second "No1 Traveller" lounge at Stanstead so make sure you go to the correct location.


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