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Menzies Aviation increases Portuguese market share with acquisition

05/06/2024 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Edinburgh headquartered Menzies Aviation has completed the acquisition of a 50.1% stake in Portuguese ground handling agent, Groundforce Portugal. Groundforce Portugal handles around 100,000 aircraft turnarounds every year across five airports and its acquisition goes Menzies Aviation a 65% share in Portuguese market. Airports include Lisbon, Porto and Faro on [read more]

New My Lounge opens at London Luton

01/06/2024 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Airport lounge specialists Airport Dimensions in partnership with Swissport have opened a new lounge at London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) called My Lounge. My Lounge will be operated by No1 Lounge, which opened at the airport last year, and will help the airport meet increased demand for lounge access with a [read more]

Just Stop Oil planning mass disruption of summer holiday travel at airports

31/05/2024 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Activist group Just Stop Oil (JSO) is planning to target airports around the UK including London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Bristol and Manchester in a summer campaign aimed at disrupting air travel. The group, which pays volunteers for their activism, is planning to stage disruption inside airpot terminals and airside by [read more]

Scottish regional airports report steady growth

29/05/2024 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Airports owned by Highlands & Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) have seen a 3.5% growth in passenger numbers for the 2023/24 reporting period. Of the 11 airports owned by HIAL t Inverness saw passenger numbers rise by 5.6% to 792,150 with Wick John O’Groats airport growing an impressive 22.2% to 11,224 [read more]

JetBlue begins Edinburgh to New York flights

24/05/2024 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

US low cost carrier JetBlue (B6/JBU) has started its new service between Edinburgh and New York with the inaugural flight taking off yesterday. The new daily service is operated by an Airbus A320neo featuring JetBlue’s “Mint” cabin featuring 16 Mint Suites offering a fully lie-flat bed. Operating into New York [read more]

Aer Lingus to launch Dublin to Las Vegas flights

21/05/2024 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has announced it is launching flights to Las Vegas, USA from its hub at Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) from October this year. The route will operate three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays using an Airbus A330-300 airliner, the largest aircraft in Aer Lingus’ fleet. Launching [read more]

Launching the new Loganair Flight from Glasgow into Donegal Airport, Carrickfinn on Sunday evening. are from left Padraig Carroll, Ground Staff, Rosealeen Leitch, Flight Attendant, Pauline Sweeney, Communications Dojnegal Airport, Amy McClean, Communications Loganair, Gary Martin, Acting Chairman Donegal Airport, Ben McFarland, Pilot and Donna Mulholland, Ground Staff. Photo Clive Wasson

Loganair begins year round Glasgow to Donegal service

20/05/2024 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Leading UK regional airline Loganair’s (LM/LOG) Glasgow to Donegal service has become a year round service with the summer schedule coming into effect yesterday. There will be up to three flights per week between the two destinations offering a direct airline between Northwest Ireland and the Scotland. Passengers using there [read more]

A busy scene at London City Airport (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Alison FitzGerald appointed CEO of London City Airport

17/05/2024 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

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 A320neo (Image: UK Aviation Media)

easyJet to open 10th UK base at London Southend

16/05/2024 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

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]

New route to Varna from London Gatwick

14/05/2024 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

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]