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Easyjet announces new route from Bristol to Montpellier

15/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Low-cost airline Easyjet (U2/EZY) has announced a new route from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to Montpellier (MPL/LFMT) in Southern France. Located just 8 miles from the Mediterranean coast, Montpellier is a popular destination with those seeking slightly cheaper alternative to Nice. Flights to Montpellier from Bristol will start in June 2019 [read more]

British Airways adds two new short-haul destinations for 2019

06/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) is adding two new short-haul destinations from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) for 2019. Starting on the 11th July 2019, British Airways will operate a four-times-weekly service to Montpellier, France (BA336/337) followed by a twice-weekly service to Ljubljana, Slovenia (BA690/691) from the 15th July 2019. Montpellier is in Southern France [read more]

Ryanair faces legal action from CAA over compensation

05/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today commenced legal action against Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) over its refusal to compensation to passengers caught up in this summers strikes. The move comes after hundreds of Ryanair passengers had their claims rejected by the airline who said that the strikes by [read more]

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Ryanair traffic grew 11% in November

04/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Irish budget airline Ryanair has released figures showing its passenger numbers grew by 11% in November compared the same period last year. The figures show the airline is maintaining high load factors of 96% following a tumultuous year for the airline which saw its profits hit by industrial action by [read more]

WOW Air Airbus A320 TF-BRO (Image: Nick Harding / Aviation Wales)

Frontier Airlines owner seeks stake in WOW Air

01/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The parent company of Frontier Airlines, Indigo Partners, has said it plans to buy a stake in struggling WOW Air following the collapse of the takeover bid from Icelandair. The US based private equity firm already owns a stake in several budget airlines including European carrier Wizz Air. WOW Air [read more]

Norwegian to launch direct UK to Rio flights in 2019

27/11/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Low cost, long-haul specialist Norwegian has announced it is to begin flights from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG/SBGL) in March 2019. The airline says the new route will be the lowest priced non-stop option between the UK and Brazil with flights starting at just £240 one way [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

Virgin Atlantic eyes Flybe for potential take-over

23/11/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Leading UK airline Virgin Atlantic has confirmed it is in talks with Flybe about a potential takeover. The talks come after the airline put itself up for sale after concerns were raised about it’s susceptibility to cash flow demands from creditors and payment processors following multiple profit warnings. It is likely [read more]

China is dream destination for 1 in 4 British travellers

22/11/2018 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Research has shown that 1 in 4 British travellers consider China as a dream destination as more and more flights between the UK and China launch. The research carried out for Air China has shown that almost a quarter of Brit’s put China as top of their bucket list of [read more]

Flybe at Cardiff Airport (The Aviation Media Agency)

Flybe launches Black Friday sale with seats from £25

20/11/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE) has launched its Black Friday sale with 100,000 seats available for £25 one-way. From now until the 26th November 2018 these flights can be booked for travel between the 8th December 2018 and 27th March 2019. Flybe flies to destinations across Europe from leading UK airports [read more]

An Easyjet A320neo takes off from Bristol Airport (Max Thrust Digital)

Ryanair strikes help boost Easyjet profits

20/11/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

A summer of strikes for Irish budget airline Ryanair is one of the factors cited as helping Easyjet boost profits up by 41% for the year to September. Strong summer sales and a clear strategy for all BREXIT scenarios also helped the airlines pre-tax profits top £578m. Looking forward to [read more]