| Innsbruck is one of the best known European ski | | | | which is the nearest airport to the Andorra skiing |
| resorts, with first class facilities for both experienced | | | | resort. |
| and novice skiiers alike. | | | | In addition to the flight taking passengers to ski at |
| And Innsbruck isn't resting on her laurels after a poor | | | | Andorra, there are several more flights connecting |
| 2006/7 season due to a lack of snow in the resort - | | | | travelers to their favourite ski destinations. Flights |
| it's invested over 50 million Euros, with a contribution | | | | from London, Glasgow, Bristol, Liverpool, Blackpool |
| from the Austria government, and is providing a new | | | | and Newscastle all connect UK skiiers individuals to |
| cable car that will take skiiers direct to the skiing at | | | | their favourite ski resorts. |
| over 7000 feet from the city for the first time. | | | | The reason airlines have chosen to increase the |
| In an effort to blend the new infrastructure in with | | | | number of direct routes they provide to ski resorts |
| the environment, the stations en route to the ski | | | | for the 2007 winter holiday period is due to the fact |
| areas have been designed cleverly to look like natural | | | | business is booming. As of the end of October, the |
| ice formations. | | | | UK's leading no frills airline alone has had over 2.5 |
| With many European ski countries seeing a dip in | | | | million bookings for individuals and families wanting |
| visitor numbers last year for the first time in a | | | | their flying services to travel to skiing destinations in |
| decade, many have invested in both on and off | | | | Europe during the winter. Increasing the number of |
| mountain facilities to try and tempt past and new | | | | direct routes of these low costs airlines allows even |
| visitors to take a ski holiday in 2008. | | | | more individuals to book flights for their holiday plans. |
| In theory ski holiday numbers should be up for the | | | | Innsbruck is set to gain as much as any ski area as |
| 2007/8 season as snow has fallen heavily in many | | | | just started are low cost flights six days a week |
| European and North American ski resorts, and low | | | | from London Gatwick Airport to Innsbruck. This |
| cost airlines are flying to more ski destinations than | | | | weekly schedule will accommodate Britons who want |
| last year. | | | | inexpensive travel to a locale that lives and breathes |
| Several airlines recently announced a plan to | | | | skiing. |
| encourage more trips to ski resorts by opening up | | | | Innsbruck is located in the federal state of Tyrol. |
| additional routes for travel. These fly passengers | | | | Located in the Inn Valley between high mountains, it |
| directly to the airports that are closest to several of | | | | is ideally suited to winter activities and skiing in |
| the major skiing destinations for many individuals and | | | | particular. The name Innsbruck means "the bridge |
| families on holiday. For example, the UK's top low | | | | over the Inn". And with its new facility Innsbruck has |
| cost airline flies passengers on holiday into Barcelona, | | | | the best of both the old and modern. |