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Spain to cut airport tariffs to boost traffic

MADRID, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Spain will cut the tariffs airlines pay to use the country's airports and remove the charge entirely in some cases in an attempt to boost falling traffic, the government said on Monday. The cuts will reverse increases made over the past two years, which doubled ta

Russia's Aeroflot to launch budget airline Dobrolet

* Investments seen at $100 mln in two years * Ticket prices will be up to 40 pct lower * Aeroflot is Russia's largest airline By Gleb Stolyarov and Megan Davies MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Russian carrier Aeroflot plans to launch a low-cost airline next year, it said on T

EasyJet to cut flights due to French strike on Thursday

Budget airline easyJet plans to cut flights to and from France by nearly a third on Thursday due to a strike by French air traffic controllers. The carrier is reducing services from Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly to southern European destinations by 30%. It said the action was likely to hi

UPDATE 1-French strike to hit flights on Thursday

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Flights to and from France face disruption on Thursday due to a strike by air traffic controllers that has prompted companies including EasyJet, Ryanair and Lufthansa to scale back their normal schedule. France's DGAC civil aviation authority said it was urging air

EasyJet to cut French flights by 30 pct on Thursday

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - British low-cost airline easyJet plans to reduce flights to and from France by around 30 percent on Thursday due to an air traffic controllers strike in the country on Thursday. "EasyJet has been asked by the DGAC (France's civil aviation authority) to reduce its

Global deal struck on aviation emissions - partial win for EU

FTSE 100 movers: Standard Life leads financials higher

Financials were performing relatively well today with insurers Standard Life, Prudential, Resolution and RSA moving higher, along with banking groups HSBC and RBS. Standard Life was boosted by JP Morgan, which reiterated its 'overweight' rating on the stock, and commented that growth continued to

European budget long-haul gets a window of opportunity

* Dreamliner a game changer due to fuel efficiency * Norwegian has just two Dreamliners, six more to come * Norwegian CEO sees 4-5 year head start to make long haul work * Asian carriers the biggest likely challenge By Balazs Koranyi OSLO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Norwegian

Broker tips: easyJet, SABMiller, Tesco

Panmure Gordon has kept its 'buy' rating and 1,500p target price for easyJet after a strong pre-close trading update from the budget airline on Thursday morning. "We believe that the long-term prospects for this business remain exciting. The company has a strong structural cost advantage over most

London midday: Stocks edge higher as data offsets US shutdown

Markets were rangebound on Thursday as investors focused on mixed economic data as the US government shutdown extended into its third day. "With little contagion from across the pond, at least until markets open, European indices are a touch higher this morning aided and abetted by positive corpora

Broker snap: Long-term prospects for easyJet look exciting, says Panmure

Panmure Gordon has kept its 'buy' rating and 1,500p target price for easyJet after a strong pre-close trading update from the budget airline on Thursday morning. The broker said that the statement "suggests that the commercial and operational performance has continued to be robust across the networ

London open: Stocks snap losing streak after Chinese data

Markets opened with small gains on Thursday morning as investors turned their focus away from another day of the US government shutdown and instead concentrated on a raft of economic data. While the continuing budget impasse Stateside will lead to non-essential government agencies being shut for a

UPDATE 1-easyJet nudges up profit guidance after strong year

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Britain's easyJet underlined its growing advantage over rivals such as Ryanair in the low-cost sector on Thursday, raising its outlook due to a strategy of adding flights on routes where rivals have cut back. The Luton, southern England-based firm said it now exp

London pre-open: FTSE to edge higher ahead of EU data

City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around six points higher than yesterday's close of 6,437.50, as US benchmarks picked up off their lows. That said, US stocks still finished Wednesday's session with moderate losses as concerns about the looming debt-ceiling deadline and the ongoing budget

UPDATE: EasyJet Says Results To Hit Top Of Guidance, But Warns On Fuel