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Following the example set by Monarch Airlines with its ‘Mflex‘ add-on that enables passengers to make one flight change at very low-cost (£2.50 per flight) without paying the full admin fee, Flybe is surpassing this with its new ‘Flybe Flex’ option, which …

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Whatever will airlines come up with next, with their revenue-earning maneuvers ‘cunningly’ disguised as “improving the passenger experience”? Over in the United States, American Airlines is launching a new boarding procedure, whereby passengers who are not carrying hand luggage – and, …

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Before embarking on the inbound leg of a flight from London Gatwick to Malaga with Monarch Airlines, “Boggles” had forgotten to pack her Rufus Roo travel jacket that would have carried up to 10kg of excess items in its big …

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By today – April 30, 2013 – budget carrier Easyjet will have implemented its recently-announced plan of phasing-out all airport check-in desks. Passengers will be required to check-in online between 30 days and two hours before departure and print their …

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Airbus introduces wider seats on its A320 planes to accommodate obese airline passengers

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Aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, has announced that it will offer optional extra-wide seats on its A320 jets to cater for “trends in demographics” – in other words, the increasing prevalence of obese airline passengers. Following on from Samoa Air’s recent “fat …

 

Budget Airline Watch in ‘Living Spain’ magazine feature about low cost flights

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Following our recent quotation in IDEAL newspaper, Spain, the Budget Airline Watch team and our friends at Which Budget appear in the spring issue of ‘Living Spain’ magazine in a feature about low cost flights. In particular, we examine booking …

 

Airline fat tax: will other carriers follow Samoa Air with “pay as you weigh” air fares?

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Last week, Samoa Air became the first world-wide airline to introduce a system of charging passengers  according to the weight of their bodies and luggage combined. A domestic carrier providing short ‘hops’ between Pacific islands, Samoa Air operates 12-seater planes …

 

New EU passenger rights section added to our site

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Budget Airline Watch has added a new section explaining the complex web of EU legislation governing passenger rights within Europe, and briefly explaining forthcoming changes to this legislation that will improve the situation for passengers. Interestingly, the largest number of visitors …

 

BA confirms the launch of flights to Granada Spain from London City Airport

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Budget Airline Watch has today received confirmation from the British Airways press office that the carrier is launching flights to Granada Spain from London City Airport. Flights commence on July 25, 2013. Previous flights to Granada Airport operated by UK …

 

New page added – our humorous take on Easyjet’s flying with children advice

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Easyjet has just launched some advice pages for parents flying with children. While Easyjet’s advice is well-written and useful, here at Budget Airline Watch could not resist adding our humorous take on “what it says and what it really means”. …