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Article: Price war over [pounds sterling]129 flight to New York.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- June 22, 2007
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Transport Editor A TRANSATLANTIC air fares battle started yesterday as a budget airline began flights to New York from as little as [pounds sterling]129.
Zoom launched its service with a packed Boeing 767-300 aircraft taking off from London Gatwick to JFK Airport.
The 268 passengers on board were the first of nearly 10,000 who have so far booked Zoom's cut-price fares which went on sale in April.
The airline aims to combine the low prices of 'no-frills' airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair with the on-board perks of traditional airlines such as BA and Virgin.
An economy passenger gets a baggage allowance of 20kg, free meals and one ...