2009 proved to be one of the most difficult years in Iberia Airline’s history, with huge losses posted today. The troubled airline, which has recently agreed to a merger with British Airways, blamed the terrible results on the global economic crisis and increased competition for air passengers.
The Spanish company, which has managed to record a [...]
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Iberia Airlines in the red
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Director Kevin Smith is told he is too big to fly
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Kevin Smith, the acclaimed director of Clerks and Dogma, posted on his Twitter page how he was stopped from flying on a passenger airplane because the crew said he was too big to fit in the seats. He was ejected off of a Southwest Airlines flight between Oakland and Burbank in California because he could [...]
BA take action after staff post inappropriate messages on internet
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Troubled airline British Airways has suspended 15 cabin crew members after reading “inappropriate postings” made by them on the website of union Unite. The union, who is balloting 13,000 staff members then accused BA of inappropriate conduct themselves as the messages were apparently posted on a site on Facebook, and not on its own website.
The [...]
Japan Airlines in new share price low
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Troubled airline, Japan Airlines, entered a new crisis as it share price fell 24% amid reports that the firm would file for bankruptcy in a bid to rid itself of its crippling debt problems. It is struggling with 1.5 trillion yen of debt (or $16bn) The Japanese government, previously responsible for bailing the airline out [...]
Snowy weather brings travel chaos
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009The recent snowy weather has wrecked travel across Britain, with roads closed off, trains cancelled and airports brought to a standstill. Many flights from a multitude of different airports have been affected, including Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Aberdeen airport even had to shut twice because the heavy snowfalls caused such problems.
Of all the [...]
Thousands of passengers left stranded as FlyGlobeSpan collapses
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Scotland’s biggest airline, FlyGlobeSpan collapsed yesterday, leaving over 4,000 UK passengers stranded abroad. The news came as the firms parents company, GlobeSpan went into administration, which signaled an end to the airlines operations and cancelling all of its flights.
800 jobs are likely to be lost unless a rescue package can be found. The vast majority [...]