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Low cost airlines least child friendly.

Low fares airlines including Ryanair and easyJet have fared badly in Rough Guide’s survey of the most child friendly airlines.

The airline voted best for kids in the Rough Guide survey was Virgin Atlantic, with 36% of the votes. In second place was British Airways with 32%. But easyJet picked up only 6% of the vote, while Ryanair with just 2% was the least popular airline with families.

Heathrow acts to stop lost baggage.

Heathrow airport owner BAA and Emirates Airline are trialling RFID technology at Heathrow to improve baggage handling and overcome problems with lost and delayed bags.

BAA is hailing RFID (radio frequency identification) as “an enormous step forward in baggage handling”. The six months, £150,000 trial at Heathrow will test RFID against the airport’s existing barcode tracking system.

Most romantic locations for Valentines.If you’re looking for a last minute flight from your local airport for Valentine’s Day, the top 10 places in Europe to propose have been revealed.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, travellers and editors at the travel and holiday advice website TripAdvisor have been nominating the most romantic destinations in Europe to pop the question.

The best place to propose in Europe, according to findings, is the Eiffel Tower in Paris, perhaps the most romantic city in the world. “Go early in the morning to avoid the crowds and pop the question atop the Eiffel Tower after enjoying the beautiful views of Paris,” advises one traveller.

High places seem to be popular because at number 2 is the British Airways London Eye. Top advice here to make the most of the romantic moment is to avoid onlookers and book a private capsule complete with champagne.

Completing the top three is a more suprising choice – Oia in the beautiful Greek island of Santorini. The caldera in Oia offers breathtaking views of the Aegean Sea and stunning sunsets.

Airline Eos to launch Stansted Dubai flights.

Business class only airline Eos Airlines will offer flights from Stansted to Dubai from July, competing with rival Silverjet.

Eos launched in October 2005 and has the world’s only fleet of Boeing 757s configured for just 48 passengers. The airline claims to carry one in every nine business class passengers on flights between London and New York JFK airport.

Gatwick relaxes hand baggage rules.

Gatwick airport is moving towards allowing passengers to carry more than one item of hand luggage.

From today passengers on flights connecting through the North Terminal at Gatwick will be able to carry more than one item of cabin baggage, as long as their airline allows it.