Airline news

When you are talking about start-up airlines, and we see many, you often approach it with a pinch of salt, probably 9 out of 10 never get passed a funding stage and some even border line on a scam (see Firnas Airways!) so when something drops into your inbox about [read more]

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]

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 (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 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]

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 (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]

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]