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Ryanair adds Bournemouth to Malta this summer

27/04/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced it has added a direct flight between Bournemouth (BOH/EGHH) to Malta’s Luqa airport this summer. The new route will operate twice per week and brings the number of destinations available from Bournemouth with Ryanair to 15. Managing Director of Bournemouth Airport, Steve Gill said: [read more]

A british airways plane departs London Heathrow

Government wants CAA to have more powers to fine airlines that dont refund

25/04/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Transport Select Committee has said that current powers held by the UK aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are inadequate to deal with airlines that avoid refunding customers for cancelled flights. In the UK Aviation: Reform For Take-Off the committee recommends giving the CAA the power to fine [read more]

Direct Manchester to Toronto service set to resume

21/04/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Air Canada has said that it will be restarting its direct Manchester to Toronto service from the 1st of June. The flight will operate five times per week leaving Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) at 12:15 and arriving in Toronto at 14:55 (local times) and will be operated by an Airbus A330. [read more]

Manchester Airport to fully reopen terminal 3 from Friday

19/04/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) is set to fully reopen its terminal 3 from Friday 22nd April to cope with the growing demand for air travel as the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic ease. The terminal, which closed at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic when air travel fell off a cliff, [read more]

UK charter specialist JOTA Aviation ceases trading

17/04/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

UK charter specialist JOTA Aviation (ENZ), which specialised in sports, music and film charters, ceased trading yesterday. No reason has been given for the collapse however Companies House lists its accounts as overdue suggesting serious financial issues. Formed in 2009 JOTA Aviation was one of a number of companies that [read more]

Flybe is back! The UK’s Phoenix airline returns to the skies today

13/04/2022 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

The airline dubbed Flybe 2.0 is returning to the skies for the first time since the original company collapsed in 2020 as the airline’s first flight between Belfast City and Birmingham got underway today. BE404 was the first passenger-carrying flight under the Flybe brand since March 2020 and it left [read more]

Aberdeen to Wick John O’Groats commence with Eastern Airways

13/04/2022 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) has launched its Aberdeen (ABZ/EGPD) to Wick John O’Groats (WIC/EGPC) service with the first flight leaving Aberdeen yesterday. The service will now operate (up to) twice daily on weekdays and Sundays and an additional early morning departure will commence from the 25th of April on Mondays, Tuesdays [read more]

Norse Atlantic: The new low-fares transatlantic airline coming to Gatwick

12/04/2022 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Olso based Norse Atlantic Airways, a new low-fares transatlantic airline, has confirmed it has been awarded slots for Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) as it eyes a market left by Norwegian Long Haul at the airport. Norse had planned to start operations in 2021 but has currently delayed its initial launch until [read more]

Loganair has a charity partnership with CHAS, Scotland’s only children’s palliative care charity and currently provides free flight’s to CHAS children and staff to support the charities efforts. As a gift to CHAS children and their families this Easter,

Loganair gives CHAS children an air experience

07/04/2022 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Children under the care of CHAS, Scotland’s only child palliative care charity, have been treated to an eggcellent air experience thanks to Loganair (LM/LOG). The children and their families were taken on a special flight from Glasgow Airport around the Scottish highlands and islands. Loganair’s very own Easter bunny kicked [read more]

Ryanair opens Summer base at Newcastle

31/03/2022 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has opened its two aircraft summer base at Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) bringing 10 new routes and 60 directly-employed jobs to the North-East. The new base will see Ryanair fly a total of 19 routes from Newcastle and up to 130 flights per week. New routes [read more]