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4. Learn the Lingo as You Go: New easyJet/Emirates Learn as You Fly Scheme


6. New Bulgarian Route for 2019: Harry Potter Star Launches New Service from Belfast


9. Driving Licence Worry After Brexit: No Clarity Yet for Drivers Going to EU


12.: In Love With Madeira After 60 Years: Colombo Shows No Signs of Leaving


16. Hotel With the Wow Factor!: Is This the Best Place to Stay in South Ken?


22. Not the Biggest But Among the Best: Patric Baird Reports from New Ship Norwegian Bliss


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June 2018 ABOUT US


Editorial Brian Ogle


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Tel: 028 9066 6151 News Extra New non-stop BA service to Durban


BRITISH Airways will become the only carrier to operate a non-stop flight between Europe and Durban when it launches a service from Heathrow to the South African city in October. The three-times-a-week direct flight will start on October 29. The new route adds to the airline's existing twice-daily flights between Johannesburg and London and daily flights between Cape Town and London.


BA said the Durban route expansion is part of a £4.5bn, five-year customer investment plan. "The service will be the only non-stop link between Europe and Durban and will be operated by the airline's newest aircraft, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner," BA said. "The aircraft will arrive at King Shaka


EMIRATES Holidays, which specialises in tailor- made, premium package holidays to Dubai, has launched in Ireland.


The tour operator acts independently of the airline, but uses it exclusively for holiday flights in its four and five-star packages.


Emirates flies twice daily between Dublin and Dubai, with traffic up some nine per cent this year, according to Enda Corneille, Emirates' Country


PASSENGER numbers at Dublin Airport increased by five per cent in April to 2.6 million, which made it the busiest April in the airport’s history 78-year history Passenger volumes to and from Continental Europe increased by six per cent with almost 1.4 million passengers travelling on flights to and from continental Europe in April.


Transatlantic passenger volumes grew by 13 per cent, with more than 296,000 passengers travelling to


MRS ARLENE MIJNDERS from Bangor is the winner of the Travel Solutions Alton Towers competition in last month’s issue.


International in the morning and land back at Heathrow in the evening."


The service will shave three hours off the current connection via Johannesburg and opens up the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, a popular tourist route.


It will also appeal to corporate travellers, says BA chairman and CEO Alex Cruz.


He said: "Durban is a gateway to many nature reserves, parks and historic sites, and has a thriving food, drink and art scene.


"Durban is home to the busiest port in South Africa and is a large manufacturing hub. The new route will secure another important link between the UK and the region that will be a welcome addition for business travellers.”


Packages holidays to Dubai are launched Manager for Ireland.


Lead-in offers include five nights at the four-star Lapita, Dubai Parks and Resorts, including flights and theme park tickets, from €735pp for travel in June.


As well as holidays in the United Arab Emirates, the company offers packages beyond Dubai, including honeymoon destinations like Mauritius and the Maldives.


Dublin Airport records its busiest April ever


and from North America in April. Other international traffic, mainly to the Middle East and Africa, grew by 14 per cent with over 79,000 passengers travelling to and from these destinations in April. Domestic traffic declined by four per cent in April.


The number of passengers using Dublin Airport as a hub to connect to another destination increased by 20 per cent with almost 157,000 passengers connecting through Dublin Airport last month.


Winner of Travel Solutions Alton Towers competition


Arlene wins a five-day trip to CBeebies Land and Nickelodeon Land at Alton Towers. The trip includes the services of a tour manager.


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