Hundreds of flights from the UK have been cancelled as a result of yet another strike by French Air Traffic Controllers. The strike, the latest in run of disputes than seem to have been going since Louis Bleriot fist flew across the channel, have caused cancellations from most UK & [read more]
A growing list of Airlines and Aviation Authorities are grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 in the wake of yesterdays fatal crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 which killed 157 people including nine Britons. China was the first to act with the Chinese aviation authority grounding the type. This was [read more]
London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has just recorded its busiest February on record with 1.2m passengers passing through its terminal, a 13.1% rise over the previous February. Luton Airport is not home to Easyjet (U2/EZY) and TUI Airways UK (BY/TOM) it is also a major base for Ryanair (FR/RYR) and Wizz [read more]
A Laudamotion flight to Austria has been evacuated on the runway after performing a rejected take-off (RTO) at London Stansted (STN/EGSS)airport this evening. It is not yet clear what caused the pilot to reject the take-off but Twitter user Sam Long (@slongy20) posted an image of the slides deployed on [read more]
Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has announced it is to build a private terminal which will offer a ‘private jet experience’ to all passengers, no matter what airline they are flying with. Called PremiAir, the terminal will be separate from the three main terminals at the airport and will offer guests a [read more]
As the new year begins, so do the January sales but rather than picking up that new scarf or dress, why not pick up a bargain flight. Here is our round up of the very best New Year sales from the UK airports. Norwegian Norwegian.com is offering flights to the [read more]
London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) is expected to be closed until at least 16:00hrs today following a sustained drone attack on the airport that forced it to close its runway late last night. Reports first emerged just late yesterday evening that a number of drones where being flown in the vicinity [read more]
Cardiff Airport (IATA: CWL/ICAO: EGFF) is located about 12 miles west of Cardiff City Centre and is the only commercial airport in Wales. It is a base for Flybe and Tui but also sees flights from other airlines including Thomas Cook, Ryanair, Vueling. With the exception of Flybe, Cardiff Airport [read more]
Bristol Airport (IATA: BRS/ICAO: EGGD) is located 8 miles southwest of Bristol City Centre and is the South West’s largest regional airport by passenger numbers. It is a hub for low-cost airlines Easyjet and Ryanair as well as a busy base for Tui and Thomas Cook. As a result of [read more]
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]
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