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L-R: Loganair Captain Mahmood Nasib, cabin crew Sandra Thomson and First Officer Nischal Shakya

Loganair celebrates 350,000th passenger at Southampton

27/05/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Leading UK regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has celebrated its growth at Southampton Airport (SOU/EGHI) as it saw its 350,000th passenger pass through the terminal. The lucky passenger was Rachel Emmerson from Glasgow who is the Commanding Officer of Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities’ Officer Training Corps. Rachel regularly flies to Southampton [read more]

A british airways plane departs London Heathrow

British Airways flights hit by yet another IT problem

26/05/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

British Airways (BA/BAW) was forced to cancel over 50 flights from London Heathrow last night as an IT glitch hit the airline. Flights continue to be delayed or cancelled this morning as the bank holiday weekend starts with over 90 flights being cancelled and over 150 flights affected. On Social [read more]

Aer Lingus flights to Cleveland start today

19/05/2023 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) first new transatlantic route since 2019 got underway today as the new service from Dublin (DUB/EIDW) to Cleveland, Ohio took off. Operated by a brand new Airbus A321neo LR, the four times per week service will open up the midwest off the US with Aer Lingus being [read more]

A British Airways Airbus at London Gatwick Airport

Drone sighting halts flights at London Gatwick

14/05/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

A sighting of an object suspected to be a drone has once again caused flight operations at London Gatwick (LGW./EGKK) to be suspended. The sighting occurred just before 2pm and caused at least 12 flights to be diverted to nearby airports whilst the situation was investigated. Flights resumed at the [read more]

Loganair CEO Jonathan Hinkles and Heathrow’s Aviation Director, Joanna Taso

Loganair’s new flights from Heathrow take-off

12/05/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The UK’s leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has launched its new routes from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) as it switches flights from outlying London airports. The new routes will operate from Terminal 2 at London Heathrow and include Derry, previously operated from London Stansted and Dundee, previously operated from London City. [read more]

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 G-VOWS (Image: TransportMedia UK.)

Virgin Atlantic relaunches Shanghai flights

01/05/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has resumed flights to China today for the first time since 2020 as it relaunches its London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Shanghai (PVG/ZSPD) service. The move will help to re-establish import business and leisure connections between the UK and China and also provide additional cargo capacity between the [read more]

TAP launches super sale for UK passengers to Portugal and beyond

21/04/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Portuguse flag carrier TAP Air Portugal has launched a “super sale” for UK and Irish passengers looking to visit Portugal or travel via Lisbon. The sale sees fares from the UK to Lisbon and Porto as low as £89 with the holiday islands of Madeira and the Azores just £218 [read more]

Loganair to launch new domestic routes from London Heathrow

17/04/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The UK’s leading regional airliner Loganair (LM/LOG) is set to launch a raft of new domestic routes from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) after they were approved by the UK Government. Following the acquisition of additional slot pairs, the airline aims to connect Dundee, Derry, Orkney and Shetland with the UK’s capital. [read more]

Aer Lingus upgrades its Manchester to New York service offering 72% more seats

16/04/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Just over a year after launching transatlantic flights from Manchester (MAN/EGCC) to New York (JFK/KJFK), Aer Lingus UK (EG/EUK) is upgrading the route from a long-range Airbus A321 to an Airbus A330. The move will see the airline being able to offer 72% more seats on each flight by moving [read more]

Icelandair looks to Airbus for 757 replacement

08/04/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Icelandair (FI/ICE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 13 Airbus A321XLRs to replace its ageing Boeing 757 airliners. The MoU also includes options for a further 12 of the type making it a deal potentially worth 25 Airbus A321s. Icelandair is already in talks to lease [read more]