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EasyJet has put 16 new routes from the UK on sale today, including the airlines 1000th route. The Luton based low-cost carrier’s 1000th route is Manchester to Bordeaux, which launches in Winter 2018. In addition to Manchester, EasyJet also put new routes on sale from Belfast, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Luton and [read more]

Ryanair has confirmed it has had to cancel a number of flights from Ireland as a 24hour pilot strike gets underway. The 24-hour walkout by pilots based at Dublin and other Irish airports began at 01:00hrs (BST) today and will last until 01:00hrs (BST) tomorrow. The Irish budget carrier confirmed it had [read more]

You may have recently seen a Twitter statement regarding delays from Irish budget airline Ryanair which blamed ATC shortages for delays to its flights on the 9th and 10th July Whilst not unusual in itself, it got more attention when NATS (National Air Traffic Services), the UK’s air navigation provider responded [read more]

Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) has unveiled its latest initiative to promote the airport as welcoming and accessible to all passengers. The airport has launched a hidden disabilities lanyard which can be collected at the airport and worn by passengers who may need a little more time or assistance while travelling through the [read more]

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has had its busiest ever June as it prepares to celebrate its 80th birthday. June saw 1,562,308 passengers pass through the airport, the 17th consecutive month of 1,000,000 plus passenger numbers. The figures for June are 4% increase on June 2017. The airport celebrates its 80th anniversary [read more]

The UK’s primary Air Traffic Control provider, National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has publicly accused Ryanair of misleading passengers over the cause of delays. In a tweet on Monday, 9th July, Ryanair blamed French, German, Spanish and British ATC shortages for delays to 44% of its flights. Much to Ryanair’s surprise [read more]

Low-Cost airline Primera Air will reduce the frequency of some of its transatlantic flights from London Stansted for the winter season. Primera recently extended its Transatlantic schedule until next spring but the flights from Stansted to Toronto and Washington Dulles will reduce from 5 times per week to 3 times per week [read more]

Thomas Cook has announced it will start its flying programme at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) from the 3rd April next year as it aims to take advantage of the Easter getaway. The airline normally operates a summer schedule only, starting from May 1st, at Cardiff Airport using a leased A320 but [read more]