http://www.wgtsport.com Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:13:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.wgtsport.com/aa-launches-mobile-boarding-at-heathrow/ http://www.wgtsport.com/aa-launches-mobile-boarding-at-heathrow/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:13:34 +0000 admin http://www.wgtsport.com/?p=425
Heathrow joins 41 US cities where AA and its subsidiary American Eagle already offer the mobile boarding pass option. The airline says it also plans to launch the service across its international network.

As with mobile boarding passes offered by other airlines, AA passengers can opt to receive a 2-D barcode to their mobile phone, which can then be scanned at security and American Airlines gates. Those wishing to check in luggage can also scan the barcode at AA’s self-service machines at the airport.

Passengers should note that at present those wishing to use the mobile boarding pass option can only list one person in their reservation.

German carrier Lufthansa and subsidiary Bmi both offer similar mobile boarding pass options from London Heathrow.]]> http://www.wgtsport.com/aa-launches-mobile-boarding-at-heathrow/feed/ 0 http://www.wgtsport.com/ryanair-to-slash-stansted-winter-capacity/ http://www.wgtsport.com/ryanair-to-slash-stansted-winter-capacity/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:11:55 +0000 admin http://www.wgtsport.com/?p=422
The airline will base 22 aircraft at Stansted this winter (down from 24 last year), and says it will operate 135 fewer weekly frequencies. 

Ryanair is blaming the UK government’s “tourist tax” for the move, which it says “continues to damage British traffic, tourism and jobs”. The carrier says that it will switch some of its London based aircraft to “to other European bases where governments have scrapped tourist taxes and reduced passenger charges, in some case to zero, in order to grow tourism and traffic”.

Capacity will reduced at most of Ryanair’s other UK bases, although Edinburgh and Leeds will be spared the cuts]]> http://www.wgtsport.com/ryanair-to-slash-stansted-winter-capacity/feed/ 0 http://www.wgtsport.com/ba-extends-sale-to-economy-cabins/ http://www.wgtsport.com/ba-extends-sale-to-economy-cabins/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:10:50 +0000 admin http://www.wgtsport.com/?p=419
This latest promotion runs until July 20 and offers savings on return economy flights to destinations including:

• Sharm El Sheikh - £268 (saving up to £42)


• Dubai - £358 (saving up to £69)


• Miami - £409 (saving up to £75)


• Montego Bay - £449 (saving up to £89)


• Hong Kong - £511 (saving up to £108)


• Rio de Janeiro - £569 (saving up to £65)


• Cape Town - £734 (saving up to £104)

There are also discounts on World Traveller Plus (premium economy) fares, including New York from £602 (saving up to £321) and Tokyo from £1,031 (saving up to £390), as well as discounted package holidays to destinations such as Ibiza, the Maldives and Dubai.

The sale is valid for “various travel dates” from July 15, 2010 until March 31, 2011, and a Saturday night stay is required on flight-only long-haul bookings. For more information contact WGT Corporate / Sport on 0845 5050 175]]> http://www.wgtsport.com/ba-extends-sale-to-economy-cabins/feed/ 0 http://www.wgtsport.com/heathrow-waterloo-link-in-the-pipeline/ http://www.wgtsport.com/heathrow-waterloo-link-in-the-pipeline/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:03:36 +0000 admin http://www.wgtsport.com/?p=411
The Spanish-owned airport operator had ring-fenced around £700 million, as part of its £5 billion capital investment plan, for its runway plans but could now divert these funds.

BAA says that investment plans will centre round surface access to the airport and Airtrack, the plan to build a rail connection from Staines to Heathrow which would make a direct link to Waterloo and southwestern rail services.

BAA said it would begin detailed talks with airlines to find out what they want for the airport.

Other plans include building a new transit system at Heathrow which would link all terminals together, building a new, huge Terminal 2 and closing Terminal 1.]]> http://www.wgtsport.com/heathrow-waterloo-link-in-the-pipeline/feed/ 0 http://www.wgtsport.com/airasiax/ http://www.wgtsport.com/airasiax/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:53:51 +0000 admin http://www.wgtsport.com/?p=407
London Stansted to Kuala Lumpur, which launched last year, is set to go from a daily service to nine-times weekly with double flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays in time for the summer schedule.

Air AsiaX recently unveiled its new long haul premium flat-bed product, now available on the London-KL route.]]> http://www.wgtsport.com/airasiax/feed/ 0