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Cardiff Airport has secured an agreement to manage passenger services at Anglesey Airport (VLY/EGOV) from December 2019. The airport is located within RAF Valley is the only commercial airport in North Wales, although it only sees two flights per day. The agreement with the Isle of Anglesey County Council will [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has introduced Artificial Intelligence to help speed up getaways from Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL). The Advance Neural Networks will use a network of cameras set up around the aircraft stand which will compare live footage of the complex turnaround process with the proposed schedule. [read more]
Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced it will drop its London Southend to Glasgow route from 3rd January 2020. Loganair is operating the route with a 49-seat Embraer RJ145 Regional Jet making it hard to compete against the numerous low-cost options between London to Glasow from airlines such as Easyjet and Ryanair. [read more]
Manchester Airport’s (MAN/EGCC) new private terminal for everyone, PremiAir, is now fully open and the airport is keen to show off the facility which can be booked for any flight for as little as £50. PremiAir is a private terminal that offers the ultimate lounge experience for 23 airlines flying [read more]
The Condé Nast Traveller Readers Awards is one of the travel industry’s most hotly awaited lists for those working in the travel industry, and this year, travellers have spoken once again. The top three cities in the UK to fly to with family are Edinburgh, London and Liverpool – all of which are also [read more]
Low-cost carrier EasyJet (U2/EZY) has bought the landing slots that belonged to Thomas Cook at Bristol and Gatwick Airports. The official receiver for the bankrupt Thomas Cook made the announcement this morning. The move will allow EasyJet to increase its presence at two key airports and brings the potential of [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has launched a flash sale this autumn releasing 30,000 seats to and from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) for £30 or less. Destinations available in the offer include Nice, Verona, Venice and Amsterdam. Winter sports destinations, Geneva and Turin are also available given cheap access to the Alps. European [read more]
Low-cost carrier Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced its flying programme for Summer 2020 at Southend (SEN/EGMC) which includes six new routes. The summer will see brand new routes to Bergerac, Girona and Marseille along with the addition of summer services to Bucharest, Venice Treviso and Vilnius. The additions bring the total [read more]
German airline Lufthansa (LH/DLH) is to commence flying from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) next year with the launch of a direct service to Frankfurt (FRA/EDDF). Frankfurt is a popular destination for British travellers and business and has been on one of the few major German cities not served from the regional [read more]
Norwegian’s latest new route from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) got underway today when it officially launched its service to Bergen (BGO/ENBR), Norway. Bergen is Norway’s’ second-largest city & a UNESCO World Heritage City. It is known as the Gateway to the Fjords and visitors can now fly non-stop to the region [read more]
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