The first flight between Teesside (MME/EGNV) and Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) in more than a decade has taken off today as the new Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) service got underway. The first flight marks the beginning of a daily service connecting the north-east with the UK’s biggest airport providing vital business and leisure [read more]
The new Manchester (MAN/EGCC) to Belfast City Airport (BHD/EGAC) t route has got underway today when the first of four daily return services took off The Aer Lingus Regional service is operated by Stobart Air using an ATR72-600. Julian Carr, Aviation Director at Manchester Airport, said: “It’s great to see [read more]
Cornwall County Council is due to meet next week where it will make a decision on whether to allocate a proportion of its £10m spaceport fund to prop up a shortfall at Cornwall Nequay Airport (NQY/EGHQ). Like most airports in the UK, Cornwall Newquay Airport has been hit by the [read more]
Communications from British Airways Cabin Crew Unions which are part of Unite show a deepening rift after one branch attempted to save its own members jobs at the expense of others. BASSA, which represents Eurofleet and Worldwide Cabin Crew on older legacy contracts have now reached an agreement in principle [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) had planned to operate around 54% of its normal network between October and December this year but it has revealed that a “levelling-off” in bookings could see that fall to just 40%. Like all airlines British Airways has been badly hit by the Coronavirus pandemic and is [read more]
Scotland’s airline, Loganair (LM/LOG) has called on the UK Government to introduce a program for aviation similar to the “Eat out to Help Out” scheme which will see Air Passenger Duty (APD) paused in a bid to get people flying again. Dubbed “Tax off for Take off”, Loganair says that [read more]
The Welsh Government has added 3 more Greek islands to the list of countries that require 14-days of self-isolation on return. Santorini, Serifos and Tinos now join those already on the list which includes Zante. In a statement, Minister for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething, said: “Yesterday I reviewed [read more]
Thomas Cook is set for a return as an online travel agency in a matter of weeks as Chinese tour operator Fosun finalises approval. Fosun was a major shareholder in Thomas Cook UK which collapsed in 2019 after failing to secure a further bailout and the Chinese company acquired the [read more]
The UK Government has added Seven Greek islands to the list of places that require a 14-day quarantine on return to England, Wales & Scotland maintain their own safelists. The islands of Crete, Lesvos, Mykonos, Santorini, Serifos, Tinos, and Zakynthos/Zante are all now off the safe list as the cases [read more]
Virgin Altlantic (VS/VIR) is to cut 1,150 more jobs as its £1.2bn rescue plan gets approved. The airline has already made significant with 3,500 jobs lost from its 10,000 strong workforce already. Virgin is being hit by uncertainty in the Transatlantic Market, which is its core business, and part of [read more]
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