New Routes

Guernsey flag carrier Aurigny is launching a twice-daily service to London City Airport from Guernsey from the end of March. The new service, which starts on the 31st March, will open up connections to over 30 UK and European destinations for passengers flying from Guernsey. Aurigny’s interline agreement with BA [read more]

Atlantic Airways has confirmed it is launching a new direct service from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Vagar on the Faroe Islands for Summer 2024. Starting from the 1st of June 2024 the twice weekly service will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays offering the chance of short breaks and longer stays [read more]

Emerald Airlines (EA/EAI) is to launch a new service from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to Cork (ORK/EICK) under the Aer Lingus Regional brand. The six-times-per-week service will commence on the 28th of April and will complement the airline’s daily service from Bristol to Dublin. Ciarán Smith, Head of Commerical at Emerald [read more]

Low-cost long-haul carrier Norse Atlantic Airways (N0/NBT) has announced four new US destinations from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) for 2023. The first to launch is Washington DC which launches on the 1st June and operates up to six times per week during the summer with return fares from £430. A daily [read more]

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) has confirmed it is launching a new connection between Southampton Airport (SOU/EGHI) and Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) from the 9th of February next year. A 72-seat ATR72 turboprop will operate the new daily route which will provide a connection to the UK’s south coast including Hampshire, Dorset and [read more]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) is set to return to the Austrian alps gateway airport in Klagenfurt (KLU/LOWK) after agreeing a deal that will see the airline return from two UK airports. From 1st November 2022, Ryanair will launch a twice-weekly service to Austria’s six-largest city from London Stansted (STN/EGSS) followed by a [read more]

Australian national carrier Qantas (QF/QFA) has set out its future Airbus fleet plans that include the Airbus A350 which will form the backbone of the airline’s Project Sunrise, a project that will see any worldwide city just one flight away from Australia. At a ceremony in Sydney, the airline announced [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has opened its two aircraft summer base at Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) bringing 10 new routes and 60 directly-employed jobs to the North-East. The new base will see Ryanair fly a total of 19 routes from Newcastle and up to 130 flights per week. New routes [read more]