FRANCE: Air France And bmi Codeshare On Bristol To Paris Flights.

Today, Air France and bmi will announce a brand new codeshare partnership on bmi’s Bristol to Paris service.

Beginning travel from 14th May 2018, the partnership will provide customers from Bristol Airport with access to 25 French cities via Air France’s hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

The news comes less than a month after bmi announced that it would be increasing the frequency of its Paris CDG service from its Bristol hub.

The airline currently flies twice daily between Bristol and Paris but, in response to demand from customers, will be adding a further flight three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays as of 14 May 2018.

As well as opening up new destinations to the South West and South Wales, the move strengthens both airlines’ network presence at Bristol Airport and is also expected to benefit inbound tourism.

Access to even more destinations from the convenience of their local airport.

Benedicte Duval, general manager for Air France KLM in UK & Ireland said, This new codeshare agreement is excellent news for our customers in the South West.

Both business and leisure passengers will now benefit from the enhanced opportunity of connecting to a range of exciting destinations across France via our hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle.

From the fashionable Cote d’Azur to the picturesque vineyards of Bordeaux, this new partnership improves connectivity and offers customers access to even more destinations from the convenience of their local airport.

A comprehensive network of strategic airline partnerships.

Jochen Schnadt, chief commercial officer of bmi, said our new codeshare enables customers from across the South West to book through-tickets with Air France to 25 cities across France.

With up to three daily services to Paris Charles de Gaulle, bmi provides seamless and convenient access to France.

This is yet another step for bmi in building a comprehensive network of strategic airline partnerships.

This new partnership delivers additional connectivity for the South West and South Wales region, enabling even more people to fly straight from their local airport.

As well as offering French corporate and leisure customers the advantage of superior access to Bristol, the South West of England and Wales.

Passengers wishing to fly from Bristol Airport to Air France destinations within France via Paris Charles de Gaulle are able to book at www.airfrance.co.uk


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UNITED KINGDOM: WOW Air Launches £139 California Flights From Bristol Airport

Icelandic low-cost airline, WOW air, today announced the launch of flights to San Francisco and Los Angeles from Bristol Airport via its Reykjavik hub.

Following the announcement in December that Bristol was to become WOW air’s second UK departure point for flights to Iceland and North America, tickets for flights to California beginning 13 June 2016 have gone on sale this week from just £139 one way.

Flights will depart Bristol Airport on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with all services providing the opportunity to connect onwards to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Passengers travelling to North America now also have the opportunity to add a stopover in Reykjavik to their travel itinerary, combining an American adventure with a short break sampling the natural wonders of Iceland.

Skúli Mogensen, founder and CEO of WOW air, said: “The addition of Los Angeles and San Francisco to our rapidly expanding network is a game changer for WOW air as we cement ourselves as the industry leader in the ultra-low-cost long haul category. We always aim to be the cheapest flight provider on the routes we fly to and with the £139 fare between the UK and California we have accomplished this once again.

“Our low fares and service with a smile have been integral to our success and we expect that these new routes, at this price, will continue to excite guests from the UK and leave them asking where WOW air will fly next.”

UK Busiest 40 Airports

There are 24 commercial international airports within the UK and many other domestic or private airfields.

Heathrow Airport is currently the busiest airport in the UK and serves passengers for domestic flights within the UK, external flights to the rest of the world and it is also a hub for connecting flights to many countries as well. The UK is a small country but it can take hours to drive from one end of the country to the other which is why domestic internal flights are popular from the smaller airports.

The above tables show the number of passengers for the top 40 busiest airports in the UK for last year (2012) and the year previous (2011) as well as the Year on Year change between them.

You may of noticed that Southend Airport has increased by a massive 1353.9%? We can confirm that this isn’t an error and the above figures are correct!

Airport Information Index:

1. The busiest airport are ranked depending on the number of passengers flying to or from each airport.

2. Passenger may only be catching connecting flights from an airport to another destination.

3. Passenger Number data is related to the Airport Council International estimated full year figures for 2012.