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easyJet, Tui and Jet2 all cancel package holidays to Rhodes as evacuation flights ramp up

24/07/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

easyJet Holidays, Jet2 and Tui have all confirmed they are suspended packsge holidays to the Greek island of Rhodes as a huge wildfire ravages the holiday island. The move comes as all three airlines are sending empty aircraft out to Rhodes to evacuate British holidaymakers who have been forced out [read more]

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Qatar Airways return to Cardiff takes a step closer

21/07/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Qatar Airways return to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has taken a step closer with the airline applying for slot pairs into the Welsh Capital from Doha. The application made to Airport Coordination Ltd (ACL) shows the airline has requested four weekly slots starting on the 18th December 2023. Information from application [read more]

An easyJet Airbus lands at Gatwick Airport (Image: UK Aviation Media)

easyJet launches eight new flights for winter 2023/24

18/07/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Leading low-cost airliner easyJet (U2/EZY) has put eight new flights on sale for winter 2023/24 from several UK airports. The new batch includes four new flights to Hurghada, Egypt from Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Liverpool. For those travelers looking for a more Christamas-themed getaway, easyJet has new flights to Rovaniemi, [read more]

Jet2 Boeing 737 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Jet2 completes first sustainable FX agreement with Lloyds Bank as it strives to decarbonise

17/07/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Leeds-Bradford based holiday airline Jet2 has completed the first Foreign Exchange (FX) agreement with Lloyds Bank which is sustainaby linked. Carrying out sustainable transcatioms will help the airline move towards its decarbonisation goal of reducing the gCO2 emissions per passenger kilometre travelled. Lloyds Bank has worked with Jet2 for some [read more]

Loganair gets Armed Forces Gold standard

14/07/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

The UK’s leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has become.the first airline to be awarded the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. The UK Government scheme recognises businesses for the opportunities theu provide Armed Forces community. Loganair currently employs 16 people who are part of that community. Among them is Captain Aakash [read more]

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UK flight cancellations lowest since the pandemic

09/07/2023 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

The number of UK flight cancellations in the first half of 2023 is the lowest seen since the covid pandemic hit in 2019. 6,665 flights were cancelled in the first half of this year according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium equating to 1.53% of scheduled flights. Unsurprisingly 2020 saw the [read more]

Loganair: New ATRs for Glasgow base

03/07/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The UK’s biggest regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has started operations with new ATR aircraft at its Glasgow base as it replaces older turboprops. The ATR 42-600 aircraft are part of a multi-million-pound fleet investment and are larger, quieter, and more efficient than the Saab 340s they replace. The new aircraft [read more]

Wizz Air to make Luton an all A321neo base

14/06/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Hungarian Low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air and its UK subsidiary Wizz Air UK has confirmed it will make London Lution (LTN/EGGW) an all Airbus A321neo base by 2025. The airline currently has 11 aircraft based at London Luton which are a mix of Airbus A320, A321 Neo and classic types. [read more]

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Viva Brazil! Virgin Atlantic to add Sao Paolo to its network

05/06/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has announced it is to launch flights to Sao Paulo in Brazil from Summer 2024 marking the airlines first move into South America. The service from London Heathrow willl operate daily from the 13th may 2024 using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with 31 Upper Class, 35 Premium [read more]

Loganair increases global connections with Aer Lingus deal

05/06/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The UK’s biggest regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has taken another step to increasing its global connectivity with an interline deal with Aer Lingus (EI/EIN). 9The deal will see it open up transatlantic routes to its customers via Manchester (MAN/EGCC) and Dublin (DUB/EIDW) with the Irelands premier airline. Passengers from Aberdeen [read more]