A British Airways Boeing 777 took off for Turks and Caicos yesterday for the first time since the island was struck by Hurricane Irma marking the airlines return to normal service in the Caribbean and Florida after they were disrupted by the worst hurricane to hit the region for decades. [read more]
Easyjet has launched Worldwide by easyJet, the first global connections service by a low-cost airline Designed to be a disruptive force in air travel Worldwide by Easyjet offers a simpler alternative to the costly and complex codeshare agreements of legacy airlines. Now passengers can connect with airline flights by launch [read more]
Qatar Airways begin flying from Cardiff Airport on May 1st, 2018 so we have selected 5 top worldwide destinations from Cardiff that are a maximum of one stop away. Let Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet you off to a world of destinations that is now available to passengers travelling from Wales [read more]
Qatar Airways has today confirmed the details of daily flights from Cardiff to Doha which begin May 1st next year. The flights mean that passengers will be able to connect to worldwide destinations including Australia and Asia via Doha. The flights will commence on the 1st May 2018 and will [read more]
The airport in the Isle of Barra Scotland may be bijou and quirky but the civilian airport at RAF Valley on the Isle of Anglesey is the very model of compact modern efficiency. Known in Welsh as Maes Awyr Môn, Anglesey Airport (VLY/EGOV) only handles two flights a day, both [read more]
Eastern Airways has introduced a fifth aircraft type to its fleet. Two new ATR 72-600 are coming straight from the production line in Toulouse, France. ATR is part of the Airbus group and the aircraft offers a comfortable cabin environment with a state-of-the-art glass cockpit incorporating the latest technologies. It has [read more]
The St Athan Coastguard Rescue helicopter has carried out its 500th mission since the Search and Rescue (SAR) operation around the UK was privatised. The base at St Athan was one of the first purpose-built sites operated by Bristow Helicopters as they took over from Royal Air Force and Royal [read more]
Pilots flying for UK leisure airline Thomas Cook are staging a 12-hour walkout over pay. The strike, which began at 3 am this morning following a failed last ditch attempt by Thomas Cook to obtain an injunction to prevent the action. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) authorised the strike which is [read more]
One person has died when a light aircraft crashed at Caernarfon Airport this evening. The Pilot, who was the only person on board, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses described a massive fireball as the aircraft crashed just before 6:30 pm this evening. North Wales Police received their first [read more]
Ryanair has announced it is ending its policy of allowing two cabin bags as it says people are abusing it and causing flights to be delayed. The move, which comes under Ryanair’s “Always getting better” policy means that from the 1st November passengers will only be able to take one [read more]
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