News from the world of Civil aviation and air travel. Including UK airlines and airports.
Flights between the UK and India are set to resume from 8th January following their suspension after a new variant of Coronavirus was found in the UK. India’s Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that initially only 15 flights per week would be allowed in order to allow India [read more]
The final Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 has left Heathrow Airport for the final time setting off to the US for its new life. 19 year-old G-VROY ‘Pretty Woman’ is heading to Las Vegas where it will be used by its new owners Atlas Air for, amongst other things, troop transport [read more]
The UK’s biggest holiday company TUI has cancelled holidays and flights due to depart from Luton Airport as it is inside the Tier 4 Area. A spokesperson for the holiday company said: “Any customers that live in tier four and are due to depart in the next 14 days will [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is restarting a route between London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) and Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC). The flight will operate daily from 28th March 2021 and shows that British Airways does still aim to operate flights from Gatwick and to maintain its valuable slots. British Airways services at London Gatwick all [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has been banned from flying passengers into Hong Kong until 25th December after a flight landed in Hong Kong on 8th December with four passengers who tested positive for COVID-19. In addition to the four COVID-19 positive passengers, one passenger also failed to comply with prevention requirements. [read more]
Aer Lingus has filed for permission to operate a number of UK to US routes using its new subsiduary, Aer Lingus UK. Aer Lingus UK is currently in the process of obtaining an Air Operators Certificate (AoC) from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority and is hoping to launch transatlantic flights [read more]
The last British Airways Boeing 747-400 has left Cardiff Airport for what is the final flight of the type for the airline. BOAC liveried G-BYGC departed Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) at 13:37L for the short flight to St Athan where it will be preserved by eCube Solutions. The aircraft flew with [read more]
The new Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) route from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to Islamabad, Pakistan has got underway today with the first departure earlier today. Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and is a popular destination for the Pakistani diaspora living in the North of England as well for tourists to the [read more]
Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (AT/RAM) is set to launch a direct service from the Atlantic coast city of Agadir to Manchester (MAN/EGCC) and London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). The routes will be served by two-flights per week. In addition to Agadir, Royal Air Maroc will also be launching a four-flights-per-week [read more]
BA Cityflyer (CJ/CFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of British Airways, launching summer services from Southampton Airport (SOU/EGHI). BA Cityflyer will offer up to 17 flights per week from Southampton from 1st May to 31st October 2021 to destinations including Malaga, Florence, Faro, Mykonos, Ibiza, Palma, Bergerac, Limoges–Bellegarde, Nice Côte d’Azur, Edinburgh [read more]
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