Kanourgia apo thn Air Scotland. Tipota spoudeo gia Ellada, ektos pou 8eloun na auxisoun ths pthseis gia ATH me mikrotera aeroplana.
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http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5038007.html
BUDGET airline Air Scotland today announced plans to launch direct flights from Glasgow to America, Canada and Cuba.
The company has leased two jets and applied to the Civil Aviation Authority to fly twice a week to Miami and New York and once a week to Havana and Toronto in Canada from July.
Air Scotland chairman Dhia Al-Ani believes the new services will double the company's annual trade of 250,000 customers by opening up competitive routes for Scottish holiday-makers.
It will use two 309-seater Tristar L1011-500 aircraft leased from Globe Jet Airlines to start the service.
Mr Al-Ani said: "We are delighted to announce this expansion to our fleet.
"We have been looking at various options for many months and believe these aircraft will allow us access to long haul markets.
"We are constantly receiving requests from Scotland and overseas for us to operate across the Atlantic.
"Having researched the market, we have applied to the CAA for permission to operate to Miami, JFK in New York, Canada and Cuba and hope we will receive the necessary permissions soon.
"If we do we will be the first low-cost carrier to operate long-haul flights at that scale."
Glasgow Airport terminal manager Paul White said: "These are ambitious plans from Air Scotland and we wish the company well in its discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority."
If the routes are approved Air Scotland will join Thomas Cook and Zoom, who have flights across the Atlantic from Glasgow Airport.
They offer fares to Toronto for under £200 return.
From summer 2006 flyglobespan will also start flying direct from Glasgow Airport to Orlando or Sanford in Florida.
Air Scotland currently operates weekly to European destinations - Athens, Paris, and three Spanish airports, Malaga, Alicante and Palma.
In February, the firm revealed plans to fly twice a week from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam starting from May.
However, this has been postponed until August while negotiations take place to add another two small jets to its fleet.
The company hopes that by securing smaller aircraft, flights will be able to operate to Amsterdam five times a week and boost its Athens and Paris routes.
Mr Al-Ani said: "We want to operate to Amsterdam more than twice per week from the beginning, but due to schedule constraints this was not possible.
"So we have decided to delay the start of the Amsterdam service.
"Around 150 passengers currently booked on the flights will be offered flights with alternative carriers, full refunds, or change of travel date or destination.
"By using our smaller aircraft we will also be able to expand our European network and offer our clients a wider range of routes."
http://www.air-scotland.com/otherinfo/flight_info.asp
