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Alison FitzGerald has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) with immediate effect. Alison was selected by the board after holding the role as Co-CEO since January together with Chief Financial Officer Wilma Allan. Appointed as Chief Operating Officer in 2016, Alison has helped [read more]
easyJet will open its 10th UK base at London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) from March next year directly creating around 130 jobs in the local area. Three Airbus A320neo airliners will be based at the Essex airport enabling the budget airline to launch six new routes from Southend. easyJet already serves [read more]
Ultra-low-cost airline Wizz Air is launching. New route from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Varna, Bulgaria from 18th June. The three-times-per-week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and will operate throughout Summer 2024. The popular city break destination is already served by Wizz Air from London Luton but the airline now wants [read more]
RwandAir, the national airline of Rwanda, has begun daily flights between Kigali and London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) up from its previous four flights per week. The frequency increase shows the demand for the route which is operated by an Airbus A330. The daily flight from London to Kigali WB711 departs Heathrow [read more]
CAVU, founded by Manchester Airports Group, has unveiled its planned introduction of a private terminal called “aether” at Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) which will open later this year. CAVU, which operates 24 lounges, has formed a strategic partnership with BMW and award-winning chef Adam Reid to deliver the new premium experience [read more]
Airports across the UK are returning to normal today after the overnight failure of all Passport eGates across the country caused chaos for arriving passengers. During the chaos many passengers were stranded on planes on the tarmac waiting to disembark for hours at some of the busier airports. The UK [read more]
Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) is launching a direct flight between Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) and Teesside Airport (MME/EGNV) restoring North-east England connectivity to Scotland. Starting on the 20th May, the new service will initially operate daily Monday to Friday and on a Sunday but this will increase to twice daily from the [read more]
Refuellers employed by AFS at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) have called off their planned strike over the coming bank holiday weekend after agreeing a new deal. The action, called by the Unite Union, was a result of new employees being offered less pension benefits and sick leave creating a two-tier [read more]
London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) is facing more disruption this summer as aircraft refuellers employed at AFS plan to strike over pay and conditions. 50 refuellers from AFS will walk out for 72 hours on the 4th May potential causing disruption to around 35 airlines that use Heathrow over the bank holiday [read more]
Icelandic low-cost carrier Play will launch a limited flight run between Keflavik, Iceland and Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) in October and November this year. The twice-weekly flight will operate for 6 weeks on Mondays and Fridays between 10th October & 20th November and is a welcome lifeline for the struggling Welsh [read more]
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