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5,000 roles available at ex Thomas Cook employment event

Published 03/10/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Manchester Airport is playing host to a special employment event today (3rd October) for former Thomas Cook staff where 5,000 roles are on offer. Manchester was one of the biggest …

Ryanair’s Lauda to launch flights to Bristol Airport

Published 26/09/2019 Written by: UK Aviation News < 1 minute read

Ryanair subsidiary Lauda (OE/LDM) is to launch flights from Vienna (VIE/LOWW) to Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) from March next year. The twice-weekly flights will be operated by an Airbus A320 and …

FlyBosnia get flights underway from Luton

Published 20/09/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) saw its latest airline get direct flights to Sarajevo underway yesterday. FlyBosnia (6W/FBS) flew its inaugural flight from Luton to Sarajevo (SJJ/LOSA) after being sent off from …

Busiest summer for Luton Airport but Wizz Air UK drops routes

Published 11/09/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has enjoyed its busiest summer ever with 5.3 million passengers passing through the airport in August alone. The airport says that the most popular destinations included …

Loganair announces six new routes for 2020

Published 09/09/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Growing regional airline Lognair (LM/LOG) has announced that it is launching six new routes from UK airports in 2020 including its first route from Wales. The new routes are the …

Adria Airways to launch direct service to Liverpool

Published 06/09/2019 Written by: Lisa Parkes < 1 minute read

Slovenian airline Adria Airways (JP/ADR) is set to launch direct flights from Ljubljana (LJU/LJLJ) to Liverpool (LPL/EGGP) com May 2020. The twice-weekly flight will operate using a Bombardier CRJ900 regional …

Loganair’s new jet routes get underway

Published 02/09/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Loganair’s (LM/LOG) latest jet routes have got underway from Aberdeen (ABZ/EGPD) and East Midlands (EMA/EGNX) airports. Aberdeen’s new jet routes to Newcastle (NCL/EGNT) and Norwich (NWI/EGSH) got underway yesterday (1st …

Gatwick Airport starts process to put Northern Runway into use

Published 28/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) has begun the planning process it needs to put the northern runway, which is currently a standby runway, into use on a regular basis. Runway 08L/26R …

Thomas Cook to restart Gatwick to Lemnos flights

Published 27/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) is to restart flights to the Greek island of Lemnos for summer 2020. The UK charter airline last flew to the island in 2014 but from 25th …

British Airways will phase out older aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400 over the next few years

British Airways Pilots announce September strike dates

Published 23/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

British Airways Pilots have said they will begin a series of strikes on September 9th 2019. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has given the airline formal notice that its …