Airline news

Low-cost airline easyJet (U2/EZY) has confirmed it is adding an additional Airbus A320 aircraft to its base at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) for Summer 2022. The move will see an additional 176,000 additional seats to destinations across Europe within easy reach of people from the South West of England and South [read more]

The future of Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has been thrown into doubt today following comments made by the Welsh Labour-controlled Government that owns the airport. Welsh Labours deputy minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters MS, has told the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) that further subsidising of the airport would not be in [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced it will operate 130 flights per week from East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) in Summer 2022. The move will see East Midlands become one of the Key airports in Ryanairs UK network with flights to 31 European destinations being available from April. Destinations include [read more]

Regional airline Loganair LM/LOG) has reported a pre-tax loss of £5.6m for the 2020/2021 financial year having reduced its losses on the previous year by 77%. Like all airlines, Loganair was badly hit by the Coronavirus pandemic and the lockdowns that followed and it saw its passenger numbers drop from [read more]

The re-opening of US Borders to vaccinated travellers from the UK could see the north of England benefit from a transatlantic boom as passengers look to travel away from the busy London airports. Manchester Airport, the UK’s third-largest, will see direct transatlantic flights return on Monday 8th November with Virgin [read more]

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a cut to Air Passenger Duty (APD) for domestic flights in todays budget. The move means that passengers using domestic airlines such as Loganair will no longer be penalised by paying APD in both directions putting them on par with airlines flying to Europe. Mr Sunak [read more]

The upcoming budget could see chancellor Rishi Sunak cut or slash air passenger duty (APD) for flights within the UK. Under current tax laws, air passenger duty is charged on all flights departing a UK airport which means domestic flights are charged on all sectors. Currently APD is charged at [read more]

It is not uncommon for people to recognise the Concorde, that divisive but ground-breaking piece of aviation engineering; yet few can name its supersonic rival. Breaking both records the Concorde seemingly claims, the Soviet Tupolev 144 was the first supersonic commercial design aircraft to break the sound barrier and the [read more]