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Jet2 to increase capacity on 4 key routes from Manchester

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

Leading UK airline Jet2 is to increase capacity on four key routes from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) for Summer 2020 (S20). These routes that will see the increase are Manchester to Nice (NCE/LMFL), Almeria (LEI/LEAM), Corvera (RMU/LEMI) and Preveza (PVK/LGPZ). The four routes are currently operated by 189-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft [read more]

Easyjet add London Luton to Prague for W19

23/08/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Low-Cost Carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) is launching a new service from London Luton (LTN/EGGW) to Prague (PRG/LKPR) from W19 onwards. Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic. It is popular with British travellers looking for a city break of a weekend getaway. In addition to Pragues famous [read more]

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

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

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 members will strike on September 9th, 10th and 27th after an agreement could not be reached on a pay deal. [read more]

Ryanair fails to block strike by British Pilots

21/08/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Ryanair has failed in its attempt to get the courts to block a strike by British Pilots this weekend clearing the way for the first of two planned walkouts. Pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) voted to strike after the airline failed to reach an [read more]

Confirmed: Easyjet’s A321neo flights from Bristol Airport this Winter

19/08/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Easyjet is to begin Airbus A321neo operations at Bristol Airport this winter and now we have the full picture of what routes Easyjet’s lastest fleet addition will be operating. Easyjet received its first A321neo, G-UZMA, in July 2018 and currently has six in service. The A321neo has many enhancements over [read more]

All Seoul and no Goa for Thomas Cook’s Cairns charter

19/08/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

UK Charter Airline Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) has changed the route of its one-off charter to Cairns, Australia in 2020. The flight leaves the London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) on 8th January 2020 and was originally due to operate via Goa, India (GOI/VOGO) but a change to the scheduling now means it will [read more]

Delta to return to Manchester, and they’re bringing a 757

17/08/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) is set to return to Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) next year as it starts to share the Manchester to Boston Route (BOS/KBOS) with Virgin Atlantic. Delta is set to begin flying the route from 21st May 2020 and it has now been confirmed that the route will be [read more]

Iceland Calling – Land of Fire and Ice

17/08/2019 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Iceland is known as the land of fire and ice thanks to its location within the arctic circle and its geothermal activity making it one of the most contrasting places you can visit and that’s perhaps why its become so popular with Brits looking for an adventurous break. The Icelandic [read more]

Loganair teams up with Wideroe to open up Norway

16/08/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Loganair (LM/LOG) has entered into an agreement with Norwegian regional airline Widerøe to offer seamless connectivity across Norway for Loganair passengers. Passengers arriving into Bergen or Stavanger from Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) will be able to interline onward to Alesund, Floro, Kristiansund, Tromso, Bodo and Molde with Kristiansand and Sandefjord-Torp. While passengers [read more]

British Airways preparing A350 for first long-haul service

15/08/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) is preparing its Airbus A350-1000XWB aircraft for its first long-haul service next month. G-XWBA, which recently joined the British Airways fleet, is due to fly its first long haul service to Dubai (DXB/OMDB) on the 2nd September 2019 and the airline is busy putting the aircraft through [read more]