LONDON (Reuters) - Criminals are increasingly using budget airlines to flee to Europe and evade capture, a senior police chief said on Thursday. Greater extradition powers are needed to combat the trend, says Merseyside Chief Constable Bernard Hogan-Howe.
Some crew at a leading budget airline are refusing to fly part of the company's fleet saying poor air quality is putting them and passengers at risk. Crew from Exeter-based Flybe say they are scared to work on the company's British Aerospace 146 fleet.
The One-Two-Go air crash in Phuket, which killed 89 people, including 10 Britons, has raised new concerns over whether it is safe to fly on the Asia Pacific region's burgeoning budget airlines.
There have been 1p flight sales before, but until now Ryanair has never paid for people to fly.
Fed up with over-priced cities and overcrowded trains? The new breed of commuters are going to fly into work from their homes in Spain and eastern Europe, claims a trendspotting report.
How long to fly from France to Manchester? 2 Hours? Not if you are on Aer Arann. How long do you say? 4 hours? 6 Hours, 12 hours, 24 hours? Of course I have never flown on Aer Arann, so I can't make any constructive comment.