The travel meta-search site momondo.com which joined the Cheapflights Media stable earlier this year has launched a new search engine enabling users to search for flight round trips with several stop-overs.

The initiative makes it possible to search flights with multiple destinations in just one search and compare the best prices for the total trip.

The multi-destination flight search engine is a new addition to Momondo’s travel search product that previously only offered one-way and return trips on flights.

”We’ve got millions of users worldwide and thousands have requested an easy and fast way to find the best offers on round trips and more complex flight tickets. That is why we’ve put a lot of knowhow and resources into developing our new search engine, which we’ve launched in a beta version”, says Martin Lumbye, partner in Momondo.

Examples of round trips could be flying from London to Paris and further on to Rome from where one flies home, or it could be flying to New York, take a road trip to California and flying back from Los Angeles.

Previously a user had to spend a long time conducting several searches between the respective cities to get a full overview of the entire round trip. With Momondo’s new search engine the user can get an overview of the best prices for the entire round trip in just one search. All the user has to do is enter the destinations once and Momondo will aggregate and compare the best prices on flights across more that 700 online travel agencies and airlines.

You won’t have to hassle with buying multiple tickets from difference places – you’ll get all your flight tickets from a single supplier in just one easy process

Try the new search engine in a BETA version here: momondo.com

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Ryanair, the world’s favourite lowcost airline, welcomed its victory in the Commercial Court of Barcelona (in a case brought by screen-scraper website Atrapalo), which confirmed that Ryanair is entitled under the Spanish Constitution to exclusively distribute its low fares.
 
The Spanish Court also ruled that Ryanair’s comparative advertisements complied with Spanish law. These same ads were previously censored by another Spanish court, a decision which Ryanair appealed to the Constitutional Court of Spain.
 
The Court finally upheld Ryanair’s right to defend its exclusive distribution policy by publicly addressing screenscrapers in terms such as: “illegal sellers”, “parasites of the sector” and “dead wood”. The Court ruled that Ryanair is not allowed to describe screenscrapers as “bastards”.
 
This Spanish court victory is yet another milestone win for Ryanair after similar court wins against other screenscrapers in Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK.
 
Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:
 

“This Spanish court victory is another milestone in Ryanair’s fight against internet screenscrapers and resellers. Websites such as Atrapalo have for too long been getting away with unauthorised reselling of Ryanair’s flights, with the addition of charges which consumers don’t pay when they book directly with Ryanair.
 
Ryanair is pleased that the Spanish Court has recognised Ryanair’s constitutional right to exclusively sell its low fares on www.ryanair.com. This policy is at the core of Ryanair’s low-cost / low-fare business model and at the heart of our ongoing pro-consumer fight against the unauthorised use of Ryanair’s website.
 
Genuine price comparison only websites, who wish to present Ryanair’s low fares information to consumers, as opposed to reselling Ryanair flights with additional fees and charges, can enter into a licence agreement with Ryanair to provide price comparison only information. If Atrapalo is genuinely interested in providing an honest price comparison service, it is welcome to sign up to this licence which is subject to a charitable donation of €100.”

Sorce: Ryanair.com

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Before booking and paying on-line – do a check on the website!

The Air Service Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 provides clear rules on the obligations for the travel industry to provide an “all-inclusive” final price at the beginning of the booking process, a breakdown of the final “all inclusive” price which is to include the fare or rate, the taxes, the airport charges and other charges and a clear distinction between unavoidable and optional charges.

The Regulation also prescribes how this information must be presented to consumers: for instance, optional charges must be offered in an “opt-in basis”.

These rules apply to fares and rates published on the Internet. Airlines and tour operators selling airline tickets for air services departing from an EU airport are under the obligation to comply with these provisions since 1st November 2008.

Get your 14 points Check List for website’s compliance with Consumer Rights Legislation in the Airline Sector at my-timeshare-week.com 

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This fare applies to Bratislava flights to/from Alicante, Barcelona (Girona), Brussels (Charleroi), Rome (Ciampino), Liverpool and London (Stansted).
 

Ryanair also pledged to assist with the repatriation of passengers who may….

Read Press-Release Ryanair

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BRUSSELS – Following the news that Sky Europe has filed for bankruptcy, ELFAA, “European Low Fares Airline Association” member airlines have sprung into action to offer an emergency rescue package to those passengers who find themselves stranded as a result of the suspension of Sky Europe’s operations.

ELFAA airlines that have overlapping routes with Sky Europe will be offering specially reduced fares to enable passengers who booked with Sky Europe to return home cheaply and quickly. They will be transported back to their original point of departure or the nearest airport served by the ELFAA airline concerned.

Read the full Press-Release ELFAA.com

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(Reuters) Bratislava/Viena, Sept. 1. After struggling to restructure debt and cope with sinking revenues in the economic slump SkyEurope Airlines has announced its bankruptcy this morning on the website of the Vienna Stock Exchange, which also means the immediate suspension of all of their flights.

Prague airport had said it would bar SkyEurope landings from Tuesday because it had failed to pay outstanding bills. Vienna airport already stopped servicing SkyEurope on Aug. 15 for not paying outstanding invoices by midnight on the previous day.

SkyEurope had a fleet of 14 aircraft with 697 employees serving 38 destinations at the end of 2008. Its flight load factor was 72.7 percent.

Read the News: Reuters.com

You will find following announcement visiting their site:

“Dear Guests

Please be advised that SkyEurope has suspended its sales and operations immediately.

Those of you who have purchased flights with a credit card, please turn to your credit card issuing bank to seek refunds for unused portions of SkyEurope’s flights.

In case you have paid directly to SkyEurope in other means than credit card (e.g. bank transfer, cash), please be advised that a refund may not be possible.

If you have ordered your flight tickets via a travel agency or organizer, you should discuss the matter with them first.

If you are already at the destination or have rented a car through SkyEurope’s business partner, you may stay at the hotel and use the vehicle during the period originally agreed. You must, however, order a return flight from some other airline at your own expense.

You may also wish to contact your insurance provider to seek further guidance and support.

We regret for the inconvenience that have been caused to you”

skyeurope.com

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