Travel

Scandinavian carrier SAS has announced it will launch a weekly service from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to the new airport of Scandinavian Mountains. Located between the Ski resorts of Salem in Sweden and Trysil in Norway the flight will give easy access to some of the worlds best skiing. The weekly [read more]

Budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has accused the online travel website Kiwi.com of issuing fake boarding passes for its flights meaning that passengers will be turned away from flights they have paid Kiwi.com for. Founded in 2012 and previously known as Skypicker, Kiwi.com is based in the Czech Republic and claims [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has added 4 new routes from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) including a four-times-per-week service to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) in Wales. The new service to Cardiff will be the first direct connection between the two capitals since Flybe collapsed and is welcome news for the struggling Welsh [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has announced it is launching a new service from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to Montego Bay, Jamaica later this year. The three-times-per-week service will begin on the 6th November 2021 with tickets going on sale from the 16th August. Virgin Atlantic has recently resumed its Barbados service from [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) is turning its back on London Southend airport after it announced it was closing its base on the 1st November. Southend has already lost rival budget airline EasyJet (U2/EZY) as a result of the airport courting Ryanair to operate from there on competing routes. Eskin [read more]

Double-jabbed Passengers arriving from the United States of America and the EU will no longer need to self-isolate from next week. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that the UK Government will recognise US and EU digital and paper coronavirus vaccine certificates for those who have had approved vaccines. The new [read more]

Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced it is canceling its Isle of Man to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) service from 11th August after the Isle of Man Government failed to agree on essential financial support for the route beyond July. The airline had stepped in following the collapse of Flybe [read more]

An inquiry has been launched by the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) to explore the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on Scottish airports. The committee, which is chaired by SNP MP Pete Wishart, will look into the impact that covid-19 had on communities using airports in Scotland, many of which are [read more]