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Direct flights from London Southend (SEN/EGMC) to Bergen, Norway got underway today when the inaugural Widerøe flight departed at 10:45am. Passengers on the 1hr 50min flight were treated to a water arch from the airports fire service on departure from Southend and had special cake to celebrate the launch. Christian [read more]
Switzerland could be removed from the UK’s coronavirus safe travel list later this week according to sources. The alpine country has just passed the UK Goverments threshold of 20 cases per 100,000 people with latest figures putting Switzerland at 20.7. Neighbouring Austria was removed from the list along with Croatia [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has released details of its planned flying programme for Summer 2021 with a total of 31 routes planned. The majority of the flights (24) will operate from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) while the rest will operate from Belfast (BFS/EGAA), Glasgow (GLA/EGPF) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC). As previously announced, Virgin [read more]
Atlantic Airways (RC/FLI) has confirmed its intention to return to London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) after a 6-year absence to operate a direct service to the Faroe Islands. The service between Gatwick and Vagar (FAE/EKVG) begins on the 23rd June 2020 and will operate until weekly (Tuesdays) until the 11th August 2020. [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is bringing back its London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Cape Town (CPT/FACT service from 25th October 2020. The route was last served by the airline in 2015 and Juha Jarvinen, chief commercial officer at Virgin Atlantic commented: “We’re delighted to be flying to Cape Town again – we’re [read more]
Low-cost airline Norwegian is launching a new direct service from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Aktion, Greece (PVK/LGPZ). The twice-weekly service will operate on a Thursday and Sunday starting from the 3rd May 2020. Aktion is a great way to access the lesser-known Greek regions of Preveza and Lefkada which offer [read more]
Romanian carrier Blue Air (0B/BMS) is launching a direct service between Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) and the Romanian city of Bacău (BCM/LRBC). The route will commence on the 15th June 2020 and will be operated by a Boeing 737. The new route to Birmingham is part of a group of six [read more]
Canadian carrier WestJet (WS/WJA) is to launch a direct service between Halifax (YHZ/CYHZ) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) this summer. The flight to Halifax will see passengers able to connect onward across Westjet’s network as well as visiting Nova Scotia itself. The route will be operated by a Boeing 737-700 and will [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) will become the only airline flying direct from the UK to Portland, Oregon all year round when it launches its new direct service on 1st June 2020. The new route to Portland (PDX/KPDX) will operate 5 times-per-week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from London Heathrow [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced a new route from London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) to Girona, Spain. The route will operate twice-weekly from April 2020 forming part of the Summer 2020 schedule at what is rapidly becoming a key airport for Ryanair. Ryanair’s Eimear Ryan said: “Ryanair is pleased to [read more]
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