The United States is to reintroduce the requirement of a negative test for Chinese travellers following the relaxation of travel rules from china and a surge in COVID cases in the US. The move means that passengers arriving in the US from China will have to provide evidence of a [read more]
London Gatwick, London Luton and Bristol Airport have been listed as some of the worst airports in the UK for delays according to CAA data examined by flying experience provider, Flydays.co.uk The study, which measured data during August, September and October, found that over 30% of flights at Gatwick and [read more]
The Border Force strike called by the PCS Union appears to have backfired after passengers arriving in to the UK have been praising the efficient service they received from the staff that didn’t strike and the military backup provided by the UK government. Rather than the holds up and delays [read more]
UK air traffic services provider NATS has issued an urgent message to airspace users to make them aware of a special visitor to UK airspace. According to the SANTAM a nine-reindeer-powered aerial hypersonic sleigh will be using the airspace under the callsign SANTA1 and will not be able to comply [read more]
The boss of the PCS Union Mark Serwotka has said that the Union has a mandate for strikes until May 2023 in a warning that strikes at airports could go on for months unless the Government enters fresh pay talks. Thousands of passengers arriving into the UK over the festive [read more]
Aer Lingus (including Aer Lingus UK) has launched a massive sale of seats from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) for transatlantic bookings made between now and 16th January. The sale could be perfect for those looking to banish the post Christmas blues by booking a a trip to New York or a [read more]
Weston Air Festival, the popular free airshow held at Weston Super Mare will not return in 2023 after the county council said it could not afford the subsidy needed to run the show. The event needs a subsidy of £135,000 which North Somerset Council said it could not justify during [read more]
Finnish flag carrier Finnair (AY/FIN) is restarting flights from Helsinki to Osaka, Japan in 2023 as the demand increases on Asian routes post-pandemic. The flight times have been designed with easy onward connections to London Heathrow, Manchester and Dublin and passengers can choose from three weekly flights from Helsinki to [read more]
Flights between the 21st December and 4th January will remain 14% lower than pre-pandemic levels according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirum with 30,979 flights set to depart UK airports. easyJet (U2/EZY) is set to rank top of the Christmas flights with 5,928 flights departing over the festive period [read more]
Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) has confirmed it is increasing its Doha (DOH/OTHH) to Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) service to ten flights per week from February 2023. The service is operated by a Boeing 787-8 aircraft and will add further connectivity from Scotland’s busiest airport to the rest of the world via Doha. Kate [read more]
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