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The number of people jetting off this easter from UK airports is still down 13% on pre-pandemic levels according to the latest data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. 10,218 flights are scheduled to depart the UK over the easter weekend, equivalent to over 1.8 million seats Good Friday is expected to be [read more]
Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has started its new Knock (Ireland West) to Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) flights The first flight, operated by an Airbus A320, left Heathrow on Sunday afternoon. Knock gives passengers easy access to Irelands Wild Atlantic Way providing great opportunities for tourism. Lynne Embleton, Aer Lingus CEO, said: “The west [read more]
Air India has launched flights from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) creating to 500 direct and indirect jobs in the process. Switching its main UK hub from Heathrow will see the airline fly to Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Kochi and Goa with up to three flights per week on each route. Flights from Gatwick [read more]
Leading regional airliner Loganair (LM/LOG) has it a milestone of 30,000 passengers on its Isle of Man to Birmingham route. Isle of Man resident, Sidney Cunningham, was Loganair’s 30,000th passenger to fly from Isle of Man to Birmingham and as a result, was gifted a free return flight courtesy of [read more]
Low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) has outlined a raft of new routes from Belfast International and Belfast city which is the equivalent of 140,000 additional seats from the Northern Irish capital. The airliner is launching brand new routes from Belfast City (BHD/EGAC) to London Luton (LTN/EGGW) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) with up [read more]
Romanian startup Dan Air is set to launch a service from Transylvania to London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) from the 16th of June 2023. Dan Air, is set to commence operations on Wednesday this week. The airline is wet leasing Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft to operate its network and was formally set [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair has announced that it plans 14 additional routes from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) this summer to destinations across Europe. The new routes include Asturias and Castellon in Spain, Brindisi, Genoa and Venice in Italy, Kos and Zakynthos in Greece, Cluj and Lasi in Romania, Stockholm in Sweden, [read more]
TAP Air Portgual has announced it is relaunching its popular stopover scheme which allows transiting passengers to stopover in Portugal for up to 10 days. The scheme is being operated in association with Turismo de Portugal, the Portuguese tourist board, and is being launched to coincide with this year’s International [read more]
Emerald Airlines, operating under Aer Lingus Regional, has announced two new routes from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) to the UK and Northern France. Operating 11 flights per week, the new service from Dublin to Liverpool will begin on the 27th of April with flights departing Dublin at 11:15 (daily) and 14:30 [read more]
Abu Dhabi-based airline and Manchester City sponsor Etihad has flown four aspiring young female footballers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Manchester after an invitation from England Lionesses star Chloe Kelly and her teammates. The airline flew the girls, who all attend City Football Schools in the UAE, to [read more]
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