The British research company, Skytrax has crowned Qantas as providing the best food in economy class based on 15 milliion interviews amongst passengers around the world. Last years winned, Etihad Airways from the United Arab Emirates were this years runners up. Cathay Pacific top the list in First Class, whilst Austrian topped in Business Class.

Danish Sun Air have started a three times weekly route between Billund in Denmark and Gdansk in Poland, following last months start on Århus in Denmark to Stord on Norway's west coast, as well as Oslo to Stord.

Swedish NextJet, owned amongst others ABBA member, Björn Ulvaeus, will commence operations between Linköping and Copenhagen. Starting October 6th, NextJet will fly three times daily and once daily during weekends. NextJet already operate between Örebro in Sweden and Copenhagen.

Low-cost carrier RyanAir will cease operations of its East Midlands and Glasgow Prestwick routes from Cork at the end of October. The East Midlands route will end on October 26 and the Glasgow Prestwick route will end on October 28. RyanAir cited a 20% increase of airport charges at Cork as the reason for the closure. 

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Jet4U has a number of offers from €7.08, one-way excluding taxes and charges. Try Paris - Orly to Agadir, Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech, Milan to Casablanca from €8.85 one-way excluding taxes and charges and Casablanca to Marseilles and Lyon for €11.43 one-way excluding taxes and charges.

Off to watch the cycling world championships in Varese, Italy? Then check out whether Volareweb flies near you. To celebrate the world championship, Volareweb will take your bicycle for € 0,01, instead of € 25 per flight. Get the real feeling of the competition, experience the World Championships tracks, cycling through the breathtaking mountains, lakes and charming villages of Lombardy. Carry your bicycle with you!

JetBlue has put hundreds of seats on sale for travel before the end of October. Tickets must be purchased 14 days in advance and cover 50 destinations in the US, Mexico and the Carribean, with fares as low as $49, excluding taxes and charges. Sample fares include San Jose - Long Beach for $49, Burbank - Las Vegas from $59, Las Vegas - Salt Lake City from $59, Washington D.C. - Orlando from $99 and New York - New Orleans from $114.

Book by midnight Thursday and receive a £20 discount on all Monarch Airlines scheduled return flights to Spain, Portugal and Cyprus.

Finally RyanAir has announced 7 new routes out of the UK's Luton Airport, bringing the total to 20 routes out of Luton. Starting October 27th, the new routes are: Derry, Ireland (three times a week), Beziers, France (two times a week), Biarritz, France (three times a week), Rzeszow, Poland (two times a week), Szczecin, Poland (three times a week), Trapani, Italy (two times a week) and Kaunas, Lithuania (three times a week).   

To celebrate exclusive shopping, fashionable streets and monumental buildings co-existing with lederhosen, brass music and rustic beer halls as well as the world famous October fest, EasyJet's cheap flights to Munich start from just £29.99 single including taxes, leaving you plenty of money to join in the celebrations!

Book by August 30th and Condor have lots of seats available for as low as €59, one-way including taxes and charges. For example between Stuttgart and Chania, Ibiza and Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart; Istanbul to Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hanover and Munich - to mention some of the possibilities. Likewise Condor have long haul flights from Frankfurt to Dubai, Grenada and Halifax on sale for €199 one-way including taxes and charges.

Air Baltic will start daily flights between Amsterdam and Riga, Latvia starting October 26th with fares as low as €75 one way including taxes and charges. In addition Air Baltic will be starting flights between Riga and Dubai on October 24th, with twice weekly flights on Mondays and Fridays and fares starting at €280 one-way, and Riga to Tampere in Finland, twice daily starting October 1st and fares starting at €51 one way includding taxes and charges.

Italian low cost carrier MyAir has cut prices for a short period to a number of destinations - Venice to Cagliari from €36, Genova to Paris CDG from €33 and Milan to Paris, Sofia from €34, and to Napoli and Cagliari from €35.

If you have time to kill at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), three new art exhibitions exploring the city's natural and urban landscape are on display located in Terminals 1 and 2 on the departures level, and in the lobby of the arrivals level in the Tom Bradley International Terminal.

In Terminal 1, 'Oceano Romantico' explores the beauty and the moods of the Pacific. In Terminal 2, 'A Place in the Sun: Desert Landscapes' is focussed on the deserts around LA, whilst in the Tom Bradley terminal, works based on urban LA are on display – this exhibition is entitled 'Alternative Places'.

All three exhibitions are free of charge and are on display through fall 2008. Only ticketed passengers can view the exhibitions in Terminals 1 and 2, but the one in the Tom Bradley International Terminal is open to the public as well.

As the environment becomes a hot topic in election year US, Denver Airport (DEN) implemented a two-megawatt solar energy system to help power the airport. The solar cells are spread out across some seven-and-a-half acres near the entrance of the Mile High megaport. Officials say it can generate more than three million-kilowatt hours of clean electricity annually, which equates to a reduction of CO2 emissions of almost 3 million kilograms (6.3 million pounds) per year. Denver International ranks as the fifth-busiest airport in the nation, and serves some 50 million flyers each year. Let's hope more airports around the globe follow Denver's lead.

They may be the leading fashion of kids and teans (and even adults), but when it comes to travel, Crocs and flip-flops can be dangerous - at least according to officials at Atlanta's International Airport. An airport spokesman says at least three children have been injured in the last two months after their flip-flops or Croc shoes got stuck in airport escalators. Airport officials released a 35-second public service announcement that airs every five minutes at the airport.

Book by Monday evening to take advantage of Sterling's offer of up 50% off 900.000 seats across its route network. 

Book by September 1st to take advantage of some great offers from Air France. Copenhagen to Paris starting at 1.160 DKK (€155), and Beijing for 4.320 DKK (€ 580). In addition the start of direct flights from the UK to a number of US cities are also on offer. Travel until March 31st 2009. The price examples are from Denmark, but Air France have great offers departing from numerous locations, including the US and Asia

Jet2.com has added three new routes to its summer 2009 schedule. The previously announced Leeds-Bradford to Rhodes service, will be complemented with Leeds-Bradford to Larnaca, with prices starting at £78.99 one-way (€100). In addition Jet2 has announced Newcastle to Ibiza with fares starting at £46.99 (€60) and Manchester to Sardinia at £49,99 (€64). All flights can be booked on www.momondo.com.

AirAsia X, the Malaysian long haul arm of Air Asia, has announced it will start flights from London Stansted to Kuala Lumpur starting in Marck 2009.