News from the world of Civil aviation and air travel. Including UK airlines and airports.
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]
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]
Leading UK low-cost airline easyJet (U2/EZY) has placed its 8th Airbus A320 aircraft at Belfast International Airport (BFS/EGAA) for the launch of easyJets new service to Rhodes, Greece. The airline is operating its biggest ever network from Northern Ireland this summer with a 23% increase of capacity compared to pre-pandemic [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has announced the return of Dubai to its network for the first time since 2019 as it looks to bolster its options for those seeking winter sun destinations. The destination willl be served four times per week from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) from the 28th October through to [read more]
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]
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