easyJet and Ryanair Unveiled New EasyJet

easyJet and Ryanair, the leading low cost carriers have unveiled new routes today. While easyJet is starting a new route from Gatwick to Istanbul on 12 December 2008, Ryanair has announced the launch of three new routes from the UK, connect Liverpool and East Midlands with Paris (Beauvais) and Stansted with Agadir, Morocco.

easyJet’s new route to Istanbul is the fifth new route to be added to its Gatwick base this winter and the airline expects over 100,000 passengers to travel on the new service in the first 12 months. Ryanair will operate daily services to Paris (Beauvais) from Liverpool from 3 November and East Midlands from 28 October while the London Stansted service will offer a twice weekly return service to Agadir.

Ryanair Hikes Their Baggage Check-In Charges

Ryanair, Europe’s biggest budget airline announced it would raise the fee for transporting baggage in the hold of the aircraft to GBP6 pounds (USD$11.74) from GBP5 and the cost to passengers of checking in at the airport rather than online will rise to GBP3 from GBP2.

“Ryanair remains determined to encourage more and more passengers to travel with carry on luggage only, which allows them to use our free of charge web check-in”, Peter Sherrard, the airline’s head of communications, said in a statement.

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