14th January 2010

E-Clear Ordered to Come Clean on the Missing Money From Globespan

It seems that a judge has just recently ordered that the payment processing company, E-Clear that was connected to the collapse of Scottish carrier Flyglobespan, needs to prove it has £35 million in the next two days. E-Clear has been ordered to prove that it has this money, which the company allegedly held back from the failed airline, seemingly causing it to collapse last month.
When the airline went down, more than 4,500 people were left stranded just before Christmas. The collapse of this Scottish carrier also led to 550 redundancies.
Administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers has been asking a judge to put E-Clear into [...]

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14th January 2010

Aer Lingus Slots at Gatwick Airport Filled by EasyJet

It seems that airline easyJet will fill the slots at Gatwick Airport, which will be vacated by Aer Lingus later this year. The budge airline is adding three aircrafts to its fleet at Gatwick but has not revealed where they will be flying to.
Aer Lignus, meanwhile, will take two of its Airbus A320’s out of operation and reduce its fleet size to just three at Gatwick. The move will become effective starting at the end of March. The three aircrafts will continue to serve three existing routes to Malaga, Dublin and Knock and a new route to Cork.
Aer Lingus has [...]

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14th January 2010

Heavy Snow In UK Still Causing Problems

Everyone that lives in the UK is well aware that snowfall and bad weather is still causing a ton of travel problems for people. In fact, the snow has just recently shutdown Gatwick Airport for the second time in a week. As of right now, Heathrow is currently open, but its operators say that travelers should be aware that there are a number of cancellations and delays taking place.
Other airports like Birmingham Airport and even Cardiff Airport were also closed for a bit but are now back open. However, they too warn of pending delays and cancellations due to the [...]

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14th January 2010

Aid sent to Haiti from around the globe

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told parliament that aid will be sent to the devastated island of Haiti in the form of rescue teams, finance and emergency equipment. He also said that more aid would follow to help the people of Haiti rebuild their lives after the disaster is over. President Barack Obama has also [...]

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