READY FOR TAKE-OFF
Flights ++ Airports ++ New routes
QUICK BUY
SAS is cutting fares from the UK to Asia if you book before midnight on Tuesday. Flights are via Copenhagen, Stockholm or Oslo and include Heathrow to Beijing from £399 return and Tokyo from £559 return. Travel must be between November 1 and June 10, 2020 excluding December 19 to January 5, 2020. (flysas.com)
HELP AT HAND
FLIGHT delayed? Missed a connection? Want to know if you’re entitled to assistance or compensation? As the summer holiday season peaks, you can find comprehensive information on air passenger rights on the website of the Civil Aviation Authority. (caa.co.uk/passengers)
FINEST HOUR
TICKETS are on sale for the Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow in Cambridgeshire on September 21-22. Spitfires, Hurricanes (one is pictured below) and a Lancaster bomber take to the skies with admission from £35. Free for children aged 15 and under. (iwm.org.uk)
CZECH IN
EASYJET has a new service from Luton to Prague starting October 28. Book now to catch the city’s Christmas Market starting November 30. Miss Sophie’s is a friendly hotel in the New Town with compact doubles from £72 including breakfast. (easyjet.com, miss-sophies.com)
AFRICA BY AIR
SKY Safari is an eight-day, trip-of-alifetime adventure that whizzes guests around luxury lodges in Kenya or Tanzania in a nine-seater Cessna. Weekly departures all-inclusive cost from £5,778 pp travelling between October 30 and December 15, excluding international flights. (skysafari.com)
CARIBBEAN CLASS
LAUNCHING December 12, Bequia Air is a new airline offering swift connections between Barbados and Bequia, in St Vincent and The Grenadines, using a luxurious nine-seater Beechcraft King Air B200. Guests staying at Bequia Beach Hotel can book direct from £569 return, or Carrier offers seven nights half-board from £3,555 per person including flights from Gatwick. (bequiaair.com, carrier.co.uk)
TIME FOR TURIN
RYANAIR will start flights from Bristol to Turin on December 14. The capital of Piedmont is close to numerous ski resorts and is a walkable city with a rich architectural heritage. The four-star Hotel Victoria Torino is central and has a pool, double rooms cost from £156 with breakfast. (ryanair.com, hotelvictoriatorino.com)