Airline news

Iberia, TUI Airways UK and Pegasus are all relaunching flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) this week which means passengers using the airport now have a choice of 120 destinations. Pegasus is resuming flights to Dalaman, Turkey and TUI Airways UK is adding Larnaca & Paphos in Cyrpus as well as [read more]

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air, and its UK subsidiary Wizz Air UK are to set up a base London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) putting it in direct competition with Easyjet. Wizz Air will initially launch with a single aircraft operating flights to Athens, Lanzarote, Malta and Naples which all are all [read more]

British Airways the latest of Boeing 747-400 retiree, G-CIVD, to an airport in Spain tomorrow as the airline begins the retirement of its final 31 jumbo jets. ‘Victor Delta’ is expected to fly from London Heathrow tomorrow and make its way to Castellon Airport, the Spanish of home eCube Solutions, [read more]

Low-cost carrier Easyjet has confirmed it is closing its bases at Newcastle (NCL/EGNT), London Stansted (STN/EGSS) and London Southend (SEN/EGMC) in September. We reported on the airlines plans back in June but the airline has now confirmed when the closures will happen with the loss of hundreds of jobs. Although [read more]

Ryanair’s new Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to Vienna (VIE/LOWW) service has officially launched today as the first flight departed the South West of England regional airport. The flight will now operate twice-weekly for the duration of Ryanair’s summer schedule at Bristol Airport and in operates in under the Vienna based Laudamotion [read more]

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) is launching flights from Teesside Airport (MME/EGNV) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) in September 2020. The daily jet service will provide a crucial North-South link connecting the Tees Valley area, which includes Hartlepool, Darlington and Middlesborough, with the Captial helping with important business links. Roger Hage, Eastern Airways’ [read more]

The assistant general secretary of the Unite Union Howard Beckett led a scathing attack on British Airways dismissal by email of at least 4,000 of its staff members on what is being dubbed Black Friday. Mr Beckett said: “This is a very bleak day for the incredible BA workforce and [read more]

Thousands of British Airways Cabin Crew, Ground Staff, Engineers and Pilots are finding out today whether they still have a job with British Airways or are one of the thousands being sacked by the airline. British Airways is looking to shed around 12,000 members of its 43,000 strong workforce as [read more]