The Wales National Airshow 2020 has been officially cancelled by organisers Swansea Council as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The free event is held annually in Swansea Bay and attracts tens of thousands to the local area providing a welcome boost to the economy each year but the 2020 [read more]
Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) has become the latest airline to suspend flights due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as it cancels all but one flight for at least 24 days. The airline announced today that is was suspending all its passenger services with the exception of the Aberdeen to Humberside flight [read more]
Loganair (LM/LOG) is suspending all flights from Carlisle Lake District Airport from the 27th March in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The airline, which is the airports only commercial operator, has already suspended its Dublin service but now London Southend and Belfast City will join the suspension leaving the airport [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) Chief Executive Officer Alex Cruz has told staff that he will not be taking a salary for two months during the Coronavirus pandemic. In an email to staff seen by UK Aviation News, Mr Cruz says that “We are having to act fast to preserve funds. We [read more]
Emirates (EK/UAE) has announced that it will stop passenger flights by the 25th March 2020 in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Emirates is a key airline for UK travellers and employs many pilots and cabin crew from the UK. Many British travellers have been using it to repatriate back [read more]
The Farnborough International Airshow 2020 due to take place in July has now been cancelled because of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The airshow is one of the biggest trade events in the world and is held bi-annually alternating with the Paris Air Fair. The organisers said in a statement: “After very [read more]
Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has taken the decision to close Terminal 2 & 3 following the reduction in flights caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The airport said that the fall-off in flights, and the expectation it will further decline, prompted it to make the decision to change to single terminal operations. [read more]
Proposals set out by Low-Cost Carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) to temporarily change employees terms and conditions have gone down badly with staff according to sources close to the airline. Easyjet wanted to make changes to the terms and conditions from the 23rd March 2020 to 15th November 2021 under an agreement [read more]
Jet2 (LS/EXS) has said that it is cancelling all its flights and holidays until at least the end of April. The holiday made the announcement in a statement where CEO Steve Heapy said: “As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is advising against [read more]
The Airport Operators Association (AOA) has warned that UK could be shut within weeks if the UK Government doesn’t introduce measures to help them cope with the massive drop in passenger numbers as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Karen Dee, Chief Executive of AOA said: “Governments across the world [read more]
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