| Yorkshire Cricket Club fly Yorkshire’s favourite airline!
Yorkshire's favourites were welcomed by Yorkshire's favourite airline as the Yorkshire County Cricket Club gents checked in bright an early for Jet2.com's flight to Alicante earlier this week!
Not quite so bright-eyed and bushy tailed as on the field, the gents were still able to sweep through the check-in process and smile for a group picture before making the long hop to the departure lounge!
The team were travelling with Jet2.com to Alicante for a spot of training in La Manga, south of Alicante. The team will be there for a week so any budding fans can catch a glimpse of Yorkshire's finest by booking online now at Jet2.com - you'll be bowled over by our fares with flights from just £12.99 one way ex. charges! .
FTO to challenge APD
Tour operators are to launch a legal challenge against air passenger duty (APD), which they claim breaches international aviation agreements. The Federation of Tour Operators (FTO) is leading the campaign against APD, claiming that it contravenes human rights laws and the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.It wants to see the tax scrapped altogether and if it is successful in its challenge, could force the government to pay back more than £2 billion to passengers and airlines affected by the charge. FTO director general Andrew Cooper said: "As a tax levied on passenger numbers not aircraft, its effects are perverse in that it penalises environmentally-friendly airlines with high load factors and rewards those with half empty flights."APD was introduced in 2004 but the fees were doubled earlier this year, with passengers on short-haul economy flights to popular tourist destinations such as Malaga, Las Palmas and Alicante now paying £10.The prices then range up to £80 for first class passengers on long-haul journeys to places such as Orlando Sanford.
Midlands enjoys Malaga sun
Holidaymakers from the east midlands have taken the opportunity to jet off to warmer climes, new figures have revealed. In January, East Midlands Airport has reported a year-on-year increase of 28 per cent, as more passengers jetted off to escape the winter weather. Figures from the airport show that Malaga, Alicante and Tenerife were the three most popular European destinations, with 17,223, 17,108 and 15,032 passengers respectively jumping on flights. Dublin and Glasgow also proved popular with tourists looking for a change of scenery during the month that is regarded as the most depressing of the year. Penny Coates, East Midlands Airport managing director said: "This is a really strong start to a new year and we are confident the growth trend will continue during the rest of 2007. "This year we're adding a number of new destinations and increasing our long-haul portfolio further."Ms Coates has also confirmed that an £8 million redevelopment of the airport's main terminal will improve the facilities and services for passengers passing through its doors.
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