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Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has called on the UK, Irish, Italian and Spanish Governments to protect flights that fly over French airspace during the ATC strikes which have again led to 100s of cancelled flights. The French Government has used minimum service legislation to protect French flights and French [read more]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has called on the European Union (EU) to take immediate action to protect flights over French airspace as the budget airline is forced to cancel over 400 flights during today’s strike by French air traffic controllers. The airline called the strike “unjustified” and it has achieved nothing but [read more]

UK holiday airline Jet2.com has expanded its winter 23/24 schedule of flights to Iceland giving customers more choice of dates for trips from nine UK airports. The increase means that Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) will feature for the first time in the 23/24 season. Other airports featured in the Winter 23/24 [read more]

Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) will see a boost to its winter schedule thanks to Ryanair’s (FR/RYR) biggest ever winter program from the airport. The Irish budget airline will operate a total of 80 weekly flights across 15 routes during the Winter 2022/23 season. This includes 6 new routes to Barcelona, Cork, [read more]

Romanian carrier Blue Air (0B/BLA) has hit out at the Romanian government after having its accounts frozen leaving it unable to operate flights. The Romanian Ministry for the Environment seized the accounts of the airliner and the National Authority for Consumer Protection [ANPC] warned passengers not to buy tickets leaving [read more]

Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has today launched its newest connection from Aberdeen (ABZ/EGPD) as it got its flight to Oslo underway. Operating every weekday, all year round, the new connection is a vital link for the oil and gas industries which often have strong connections to the two cities. [read more]

Budget airline easyJet (U2/EZY) is offering all Flexifare customers lounge access at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) as part of a trial. Customers who book a Flexifare with easyJet for travel between 1st September and the end of November will be able to access the Gateway Lounge for free to work [read more]

The UK’s largest regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) is today celebrating the one-year anniversary of the launch of its Aberdeen to Dublin route this week which reconnected the two cities after Stobart Air collapsed. Launched on the 5th of September last year, the Loganair service operates six days per week but [read more]