News and notes from around the interweb:
- $99 fares to Iceland and cheap connecting fares to Europe will now start earlier out of Baltimore.
- Third time’s the lucky charm? After rejecting a second proposal two weeks ago, Aer Lingus may be set to accept a takeover bid by British Airways and Iberia parent IAG.
- FlyHermes.com ceases operations. This is the Malta-based airline, not the luxury brand.
- Someone is bringing a Boeing 747 to Burning Man. Since this environmental excuse doesn’t work, I think it’s a definite sign, if we needed another, of a shark that has been jumped.
- US-issued MasterCards can be used in Cuba starting March 1.
- What happens when an aircraft stalls. Relevant to the Indonesia AirAsia crash investigation. (HT: Alan H.)
- BBC’s new six-part documentary just debuted. (HT: Reid F.)
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When would Aer Lingus sale be expected to be completed, and what would be the impact on the use of Avios on Aer Lingus without fuel surcharge?
The WOW Air $99 flights sadly seem to have now all gone (not least down to their wide publicity from the blogs…), but with flights still available at $154 one way, there’s definitely still some value there. You just have to search a bit more for it.
@Brian we do pay fuel surcharges on Aer Lingus now, they’re just low. Sale would take awhile, the airline would be run separately, and a shift in management philosophy in terms of how fares get filed would take awhile – certainly not the next years. And if Aer Lingus becomes an Avios currency issuer, we might get something like Iberia where points are transferrable and when you do you pay lower fuel surcharges. We’ll see. Not worrying yet, although I’d prefer an independent Aer Lingus of course.