Sun Sentinel: Zoom Airlines to offer Fort Lauderdale-to-London flights - by Tom Stieghorst
Zoom Airlines to offer Fort Lauderdale-to-London flights - by Tom Stieghorst
Broward County will get regular nonstop flights to London for the first time in 10 years under a plan unveiled Tuesday by Canada's Zoom Airlines. Zoom has agreed to fly twice weekly starting in May 2008 between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and London's Gatwick Airport. The price for the flights will start around $750 to $800 round trip, including departure taxes, fees and an unspecified fuel surcharge. The London connection has been avidly pursued by tourism promoters in Fort Lauderdale. The 370,000 people who visit Broward annually from the United Kingdom typically fly through Miami or Orlando. Nonstop service makes it easier to sell Fort Lauderdale as a turnkey destination.
Labels: Airline Industry, EU, Fort Lauderdale, Tourism, US
