New Routes

British Airways has launched direct flights to Rome (FCO/LIRF) from its BA Cityflyer base at London City airport (LCY/EGLC). The service will operate 6 days per week (not Sundays) and will run all year round operated by an Embraer ERJ-190. To celebrate the launch the airline had a special bust [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced its latest transatlantic destination for Summer 2019 as Charleston, South Caroilna. The airline with fly from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Charleston twice-weekly from April 4, 2019 using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Voted the best small city in the US for 8 years running, Charleston was [read more]

Austrian budget airline Laudamotion has announced it is launching a direct service from London Stansted (STN/EGSS) to Vienna (VIE/LOWW) later this month. The city of Vienna was recently voted the most livable city on the planet. It is renowned  for its art and culture and passengers jetting off from mid-November [read more]

Britain’s Ben Murphy just missed out on a podium place when he finished 4th at the Indianapolis Air Race last weekend. The Blades Racing Team pilot got through to the final round of 4 after beating American Kirby Chambliss in the round of 8. That result saw Ben scored his [read more]

Budget long haul airline Norwegian.com has announced it is launching domestic flights in Argentina allowing passengers travelling from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires to connect to six destinations across the South American country. A fleet of Norwegian Boeing 737-800 aircraft will operate flights from Buenos Aires to Córdoba & Mendoza from [read more]

Ryanair has announced it is to start flights from Exeter Airport for Summer 2019. The Irish budget airline will launch flights to Malta, Malaga and Naples from April next year. Exeter Airports Managing Director Matt Roach said it was a “significant vote of confidence in the continued growth of Exeter [read more]

Ryanair has put a twice weekly service to Malta from Cardiff Airport on sale on its website. The flights, which begin in April 2019, are designed to work with Ryanairs new partnership with Air Malta which offers onward flights from Luqa Airport with the Maltese airline. The route is the [read more]

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced it will launch a new service from Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) to Cluj in Romania. Cluj is the gateway to North Western and Central Romania and is the unofficial capital of the Transylvania region. Cluj is also a destination for nature addicts and avid city explores [read more]