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From March 2020, EI380 and 381 between London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) and Shannon (SNN/EINN) will be operated by Aer Lingus’ newest aircraft, the Airbus A321LR. The A321LR will be operation transatlantic services for the Irish carrier but like most airlines, when a new aircraft comes into service it is used on [read more]

TUI Airways UK (BY/TOM) is adding several new winter routes from UK airports including Bristol, Birmingham, London Gatwick, Edinburgh, London Stansted and Manchester. The new routes include the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, Moroccan hotspot Agadir and the Alpine town of Chambery. Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) sees a new service to Memmingen, Germany [read more]

Virgin Atlantic VS/VIR) has revealed its first Airbus A350-1000 has left the paint shop in its full Virgin Atlantic livery. The aircraft, the latest to join the Virgin Atlantic fleet, is due to take to the skies later this summer and will be used on the London Heathrow to New [read more]

Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) is to increase the frequency of flights from Doha (DOH/OTHH) to Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to three flights per day. The increase to three flights per day reflects the growing demand there has been for the route since it began back in 2003. The additional daily service will [read more]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has agreed to purchase Maltese start-up airline Malta Air in order to increase its presence on the Mediterranean island. The investment into a Maltese AOC (Air Operators Certificate) will see Ryanair move six of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft onto the Maltese register (9H) and allow it to access [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) short-haul fleet has topped Heathrow Airports ‘Fly Quiet and Green’ league table for the first quarter of 2019 helping to reduce the West London airports environment impact. This was achieved because the short-haul fleet is made up of efficient Airbus A320 family aircraft, with the latest ultra-efficient [read more]

According to Dutch travel claims website AviClaim, A Dutch judge has agreed that Ryanair is liable to pay EU261 compensation to passengers affected by pilots and cabin crew strikes. EU261 says that compensation should be automatically paid to passengers who are subject to significant delays or flight cancellations except in [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has operated a flight from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Islamabad (ISB/OPIS) in Pakistan for the first time since stopping flights to the country 10 years ago. The flight marks the recommencement of a three times per week service connecting the two capitals and bolstering key trade links [read more]