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The first passengers to use Manchester Airports (MAN/EGCC) Terminal 2 extension will pass through the facility today. Jet2 and TUI are the first airlines to use the new flagship facility which is part of the airports £1bn expansion programme. The T2 expansion was due to open in Summer 2020 but [read more]

Monday (12th July) saw Loganair (LM/LOG) commence its new service connecting Norwich Airport (NWI/EGSH) with the South West of England’s Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE). The new service will operate up to four times per week during the summer on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays offering opportunities for both business and leisure [read more]

In a blow to the recovery of Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) Wizz Air UK has cancelled its planned Cardiff to Jersey route which was due to start later this month. It has also cancelled the planned service from Doncaster Sheffield airport (DSA/ EGCN). Passengers who were booked on the route have [read more]

Passengers who have had both COVID-19 vaccination jabs will no longer have to self-isolate when returning to the UK from countries on the amber travel list from. the 19th July. Transport secretary Grant Shapps MP announced the move today saying: “I can confirm today from 19 July UK residents who [read more]

The UK’s largest regional airline has today confirmed that despite the easing of Coronavirus restrictions, it will still require passengers to wear a mask on its flights after 19th July. The airline led the way with mask wearing being the first in the UK to require it for all passengers, [read more]

Latvian carrier airBaltic has launched its twice-weekly flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to Riga (RIX/EVRA) yesterday. The route, which is operated by an Airbus A220-300, operates on Sundays and Wednesdays. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic said: “Riga is a dynamic city and the key business centre of the Baltic [read more]

In a stark demonstration of what a difference a year makes, Ryanair’s latest figures show it carried 5.3 million passengers in June 2021 compared to just 0.4 million in June 2020. The results give the airline a load factor of 72% for the 38,000+ flights it operated across all its [read more]

According to sources close to the airline, British Airways (BA/BAW) is reviewing its operations at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) on orders from owners International Airlines Group (IAG) who want to protect the landing slots at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). IAG reportedly wants British Airways to focus on operations from London Heathrow as [read more]