Cheapflights.co.uk is pleased to announce the addition of NINE new airlines on its site – Canadian specialist Zoom, Kazakhstan specialist Air Astana, Ukraine International, Pulkova Aviation, Air Scotland, German Wings, Belavia Airlines, Air Moldova and EUJet.
In total Cheapflights now offers over ONE MILLION deals from airlines and travel agents, making it far and away the UK’s leading travel price comparison site.
The new airlines consolidate Cheapflights position as the UK’s favourite travel price comparison site and ensure that whatever the destination, customers can easily access the best deals from across the travel industry.
The new partners
Zoom – Canadian specialists
Air Astana – Night airline to Kazakhstan with onward internal networks
Ukraine International – Daily flights from LGW to Kiev as well as an expanding internal network
Pulkova Aviation – Flights from LHR and LGW to StPetersburg
Air Scotland – A subsidiary of Greece Airlines, flying high frequency Charter routes from Scotland and Newcastle
EUJet – New low-cost airline flying from Kent International ( Manston Airport)
German Wings – Germany specialists
Belavia Belarussian Airlines – Direct non-stop flights from LGW to Minsk
Air Moldova – LGW and LHR to Chisinau (Kiv) via Prague
David Soskin, CEO of Cheapflights Ltd, comments:
“The success of the travel price comparison site format in 2004 has been enormous. British consumers are increasingly favouring this model - pioneered in the UK by Cheapflights.
“It is a point of pride for the Cheapflights team that we are able to offer users of our sites the best deals to destinations around the world. We are therefore very happy to be able to announce these valuable new additions to our advertising partners.”
Notes to Editors
Founded in 1996, and profitable since launch, Cheapflights.co.uk pioneered the travel price comparison model in the UK. Each day, Cheapflights displays over one million fares on flights, holidays, short breaks and accommodation, from over 700 travel partners. This makes Cheapflights the most comprehensive directory of travel deals available and a natural starting point for travel.
Leading online measurement company Hitwise describes Cheapflights.co.uk as ‘the UK’s favourite travel price comparison site’; and the Company's unique user numbers support this, reaching over 2,000,000 unique users in August 2004 (source: WebTrends).
The company estimates that it will generate travel product sales of over £525 million for its more than 700 UK partners this year. And these advertisers read like a Who’s Who of the travel world - ranging from British Airways, Thomson and Lastminute.com to specialist operators like Barwell Travel, Journey Latin America and Serenity Holidays.
Additionally, Cheapflights is one of the few British Internet companies successfully to establish an operation in the USA with Cheapflights.com. Launched in May 2003, it is already in the top 25 US travel sites (source: Hitwise USA, Travel Agents Category) and heading for similar popularity.
The company also operates the highly successful global accommodation website Cheapaccommodation.com and launched a similar site for the package holiday market - Cheapholidaydeals.co.uk - in January 2004. Cheapholidaydeals, the only major UK internet travel site to launch in 2004, won the WebUser Gold Award and was runner-up in the travel category for the New Media Age effectiveness awards.
In 2004 Cheapflights won The National Business Award, South East Region, for the "best growth strategy" category.
