Pictured is Aer Lingus CEO Lynne Embleton with Emerald Airlines CEO Conor McCarthy, at the announcement of the commencement of Aer Lingus Regional flights (Image: Fran Veale/Julien Behal Photography)
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Aer Lingus Regional to launch Bristol to Cork flights

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]

Eastern Airways ATR 72 (Image: Brad Simpson/Eastern Airways)
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Eastern Airways to launch Southampton to Belfast route

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 Boeing 737 aircraft
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Ryanair opens Summer base at Newcastle

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]

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Kuwait Airways to launch flights to Manchester

Kuwait Airways has confirmed it is launching flights from Kuwait International to Manchester (MAN/EGCC) from 1st May 2022. The gulf airline already serves London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) but will now add its second destination in the UK. Kuwait Airways chief executive Maen Razouqi said: “Kuwait Airways is proceeding, according to well-thought-out [read more]