BUSINESS CLASS | The Scotsman Special report | Wednesday 3 September 20082
CONTENTS
TRAVEL LIGHT, MOVE FAST
Theappealofbudgetairlines
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ENJOY YOUR STAY
Servicedapartmentsoffer
travellersahomefromhome
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DESTINATION ANYWHERE
Mapofroutes
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OUT OF TIME
Don'tletjetlagputadamper
onyourtrip
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ACCESS ALL AREAS
Makinglifeeasierfordisabled
passengers
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LEARNING THE LINGO
Thebestwaystopickupanew
language
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Crimevictimsabroad
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FLYING MACHINES
Thelatesttravelgadgets
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Cover AP Photo/Frank Rumpenhorst
Editor Stuart Farquhar, 0131-620 8879
Production Charlie Cooper, Tom Hunter,
Tom Maxwell, Dick Pringle, Andrew Rainey
Advertising Mike MacLennan,
0131-620 8980
"At Aberdeen, all our business trav-
ellers enjoy access to our complimen-
tary dedicated lounge with drinks and
newspapers.Onboard,therearehotand
cold drinks, snacks, a bar and our sig-
natureLansonchampagne.Thereareno
extracharges."
Globespanispredominantlyaleisure
airlineratherthanabusinessone,butin
May it introduced a new flight from
Edinburgh to Dubrovnik which may be
helpfultotradelinks.
This airline will also offer once-a-
successful Aberdeen to Stavanger route
a year ago. Not only is it practical and
usefulforbusinesstravellerswantingto
complete a day's work in Norway with-
outstayingovernight,thedestinationis
alsoanidealhubforonwardflights.
Susan McKeon, marketing manager,
says: "There is an outgoing flight at
6.50am which means travellers can
catch connecting flights or complete
meetingsandreturnonthe6.05pm."
WithEastern,travellersalsoenjoythe
kind of quality of service more usually
associated with business class. "I think
whatreallydifferentiatesusisouratten-
tion to detail, our friendly cabin crews
and the fact that we are one of the UK's
mostpunctualairlines,"saysMcKeon.
I
N SPITE of astronomic price hikes
in fuel, flight options out of Scot-
land have never been better. There
is a host of new routes, particularly
out of Edinburgh and Prestwick, with
indicationsofmoretocomesoon.
LeadingthepackisIrishentrepreneur
Michel O'Leary's Ryanair. His low-cost
airline has announced 19 new services
from Edinburgh alone, including
Berlin, Bratislava and Krakow. The new
autumn schedule also offers Malaga,
Billund, Bournemouth, Lodz, Stock-
holm,PalmaMallorca,Pozna�andWro-
claw all from the end of September.
From Prestwick, he's adding on Faro,
Grenoble,MalagaandTenerifeSouth.
Eastern Airways launched its highly
Sky's the limit as
host of new routes
come on stream
With all the options available, passengers flying from
Scotland are spoilt for choice. MaggieStanfieldreports
Ryanair has 19
new services
from Edinburgh
alone
Picture: AFP/Getty
"You can
complete a
day's work
in Norway
without
having
to stay
overnight"

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