Travel

British Airways (BA/BAW) has signed a code-share agreement with Fiji’s national airline, Fiji Airways (FJ/FJI). As of today, British Airways passengers can book flights to the Fijian gateway of Nadi from its hubs at Singapore, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The South Pacific has traditionally been a hard place to [read more]

The cabinet recently approved the Heathrow Expansion plan but what does that mean for regional airports? How have they taken the news? We ask 3 major regional airports for their views. Cardiff Airport was quick to point out how Cardiff can complement London’s air traffic. Chief Executive Officer Deb Barber [read more]

Norwegian airline Wideroe is to begin direct flights from Liverpool (LPL/EGGP) to Bergen (BGO/ENBR) later this year. The twice-weekly flights will begin on the 17th August and operate on Mondays and Fridays. Bergen is Norway’s second city and known as the gateway to the Fjords. Surrounded by mountains and fjords Bergen is [read more]

Low-cost long-haul airline Primera Air is suspending transatlantic services from Birmingham Airport due to delays of its new aircraft. Primera Air started flights to New York in May using a leased National Airlines 757 and had planned to start flights to Toronto later this month but it has now suspended [read more]

The UK Government has blocked a bid by the Welsh Government to increase the passenger numbers on the Intra-Wales PSO route between Cardiff Airport and Anglesey Airport (Yns Mon). The Welsh Government had applied for a derogation, where an exemption from or relaxation of a rule or law is sought, with [read more]

Norwegian Air UK (DI/NRS) is planning changes to its long-haul schedule from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) for Winter 18/19. One of the biggest changes planned is a change to Buenos Aires (EZE/SAEZ) service. The route currently operates 3-times-per-week but the low-cost carrier is planning to move it to daily from the [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is making changes to its schedules from Manchester Airport as it switches to an all Boeing 747-400 operation for Winter 18/19. The airport previously had a mix of Airbus A330 and Boeing 747 aircraft but the latest changes to its Atlanta and New York JFK flights see [read more]

Smelly passengers and out of control kids top the list of worlds words passengers according to airlineratings.com. The website surveyed its readers on ten types of airline passengers with those having poor personal hygiene coming out on top. AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas thinks the level of frustration for the smelly passenger reflects a [read more]