Ryanair subsidiary Lauda (OE/LDM) is to launch flights from Vienna (VIE/LOWW) to Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) from March next year. The twice-weekly flights will be operated by an Airbus A320 and will run on Sundays and Wednesdays. The Sunday flight will leave Vienna at 10:00hrs arriving at Bristol at 11:35hrs and [read more]
Over the last few days some unusual aircraft had started to appear at UK and Irish airports including three Boeing 767’s from Eastern and a Malaysian Airbus A380. This combined with handling requests for other wet-lease operators such as HiFly at Gatwick and Manchester were the first clue that the [read more]
The UK’s oldest tour operator, Thomas Cook UK PLC, has collapsed tonight leaving thousands of holidaymakers abroad and up to 9,000 people in he UK without jobs. The group had been seeking a last minute rescue deal which included asking the government for help raising the £200m it needed to [read more]
Sources close to Thomas Cook PLC have suggested that hopes of a private rescue deal are all but over putting the company into the ‘final hours’. The news came as it emerged that the company has asked the UK Government to provide £200m in funding aid to prevent its collapse. [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) will keep its Airbus A340-600 aircraft flying a bit longer than its planned 26th October retirement date. The Airbus A340-600 will now continue to operate to flights to Delhi and New York until 8th December according to updated schedules listings. Some Virgin Atlantic were brought out of [read more]
Wizz Air’s UK subsidiary, Wizz Air UK (W9/WUK), is launching daily flights to Russia from London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) from October 2019. The airline will fly daily to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO/UUWW) on a daily basis with flights leaving Luton at 06:50 and returning at 15:15. In addition, Wizz Air UK [read more]
The Ministry of Defence has said it is withdrawing from Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) along with Airbus Defence and Space and has informed the Canadian Government accordingly. The project will see Canada purchase 88 advanced fighter aircraft in order to maintain Canada’s defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged; as well [read more]
After being dropped in 2019, Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) is set to relaunch its seasonal flights from Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) to Palma de Mallorca (PMI/LEPA) in 2020. The flight to the popular Spanish island is due to restart on 6th May 2020 and will be operated by a 220-seat Airbus A321 [read more]
Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) is to restart flights to the Greek island of Lemnos for summer 2020. The UK charter airline last flew to the island in 2014 but from 25th May 2020 package holidays will available for the island from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) Lemnos is currently only served by British [read more]
Low-Cost Carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) is launching a new service from London Luton (LTN/EGGW) to Prague (PRG/LKPR) from W19 onwards. Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic. It is popular with British travellers looking for a city break of a weekend getaway. In addition to Pragues famous [read more]
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