Ryanair has announced cutbacks of 20 per cent at Dublin Airport, and simultaneously announcing 39 new routes to the Canary Islands. This winter the Irish low-cost airline will re-locate four aircrafts away from the gateway, resulting in a cut of the total number of flights to fewer than a thousand during the period. Also for the winter 2009 schedule, Ryanair will launch 39 new routes to the Canary Islands from across Europe. There will be 16 new routes to Gran Canaria, 15 to Lanzarote and eight to Tenerife.

Aeroflot has vowed to modernize its image by hiring new eye-catching stewardesses. The CEO of the Russian carrier has admitted to firing a lot of stewardesses for being rude to passengers, and will be looking into hiring new girls no larger than a certain size. They will also be looking into changing the color of their currently blue-and-orange uniforms, which apparently evokes revulsion in passengers.

Delta Air Lines has announced a sale counting both domestic and international flights. More than 20,000 fares are on sale in the ongoing “Fall Sale”. Seats are available on flights to hundreds of cities across the U.S., as well some international destinations, including London and Tokyo. Domestic fares are available from $ 59 (ca. € 42), one-way excluding taxes, while international flights are available from $ 159 (ca. € 113). Book by August 3 for international flights and by August 14 for domestic.