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Hat Trick of award wins for Jet2.com and Jet2holidays

Awards wins 013 cropped M Hat Trick of award wins for Jet2.com and Jet2holidaysJet2.com and sister company Jet2holidays are celebrating a trio of wins at two of the top award ceremonies in the travel industry calendar.

Jet2holidays led the awards haul after being voted Best Tour Operator to the Iberian Peninsula and Islands at the prestigious British Travel Awards. As the largest survey of public opinion on UK travel

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Jet2.com takes off to Toulouse

005 M Jet2.com takes off to ToulouseNewcastle holidaymakers can now jet off to Toulouse for the first time thanks to leading leisure airline Jet2.com.

Jet2.com’s brand new direct weekly service will operate throughout the summer until Sunday 4th September 2011, with prices starting at just £29.99 one way including taxes.

Chris Sanders, Aviation Development Director at Newcastle International, said:  “We very much welcome this new route from Jet2.com as it makes access

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Factfile: easyJet

967308922 UDTuJ S Factfile: easyJetBargain flight destinations have opened the door to explore Europe and beyond. At euVue Travel’s ‘Getting There’ section you will find information on airlines, airports, ferry routes and other service providers that are essential to your trip.

Established in 1995 the EasyJet Airline Company – better known to the travelling public as easyJet – now carries more passengers than any other UK based airline. easyJet is the UK’s largest

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Factfile: Jet2.com and Jet2holidays

1006082902 QfMRE S Factfile: Jet2.com and Jet2holidaysBargain flight destinations have opened the door to explore Europe and beyond. At euVue Travel’s ‘Getting There’ section you will find information on airlines, airports, ferry routes and other service providers that are essential to your trip.

Jet2.com launched as a low-cost airline in its own right in November 2002 at Leeds Bradford Airport and its first flight took off for Amsterdam in February 2003.

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Drive, arrive and park up with Airparks

1007999796 fogo3 S Drive, arrive and park up with AirparksHopping into a taxi or a friend’s car to catch a holiday flight isn’t always an option. These days the traveling public has a fantastic list of destinations to choose from and, when the airport doesn’t happen to be conveniently on the doorstep, it’s often worth a drive and arranging parking.

Making sure this part of your holiday preparations

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Jet2.com to fly Edinburgh to Budapest from 2011

998435996 o694G S Jet2.com to fly Edinburgh to Budapest from 2011Jet2.com has announced significant new investment in Edinburgh airport today with the launch of a new route to Budapest and additional flights to the popular holiday resort of Majorca. Jet2.com will run flights to Budapest three times a week during peak season. Flights will begin on 21st April with fares starting from just £29.99 one-way including taxes.

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Flying from Edinburgh

967324875 EbD5Y S Flying from EdinburghThe list of flights out of Edinburgh airport makes for impressive reading. Offering services to over 120 domestic and international destinations, the travelling public is spoilt for choice.

Hardly surprising then, that the BAA operated airport – the sixth largest in the UK –  is currently catering for around 9.1m passengers a year, numbers that are expected to increase to over 13m over the next few years.

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Jet2.com flying high with five new routes from Newcastle

932073387 wNnVk S Jet2.com flying high with five new routes from NewcastleFriendly low fares airline Jet2.com today signalled further investment into the North East with the announcement of its summer 2011 schedule. It includes five new direct routes from Newcastle International Airport – establishing Jet2.com as the carrier to offer the widest range of international routes from the airport.

Jet2.com’s new services will include the only

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Newcastle International Airport is flying high for punctuality

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Flying high for punctuality at Newcastle

Newcastle International Airport is in the top flight. It is the most punctual airport in the UK for arriving and departing flights, according to figures released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

The punctuality figures show that from July to September 2009 the on-time performance of Newcastle

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Branson brands Government aviation tax increases out of control

Sir Richard Branson, President of Virgin Atlantic, today warned that the UK Government’s plans to increase taxes on air passengers are out of control.

He predicted they would hurt passengers, the aviation industry and seriously damage developing regions such as the Caribbean and Africa. 603182136 7fk4g S Branson brands Government aviation tax increases out of controlThe Air Passenger Duty (APD) paid by passengers leaving the UK

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