A sighting of an object suspected to be a drone has once again caused flight operations at London Gatwick (LGW./EGKK) to be suspended. The sighting occurred just before 2pm and caused at least 12 flights to be diverted to nearby airports whilst the situation was investigated. Flights resumed at the [read more]
Air India has launched flights from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) creating to 500 direct and indirect jobs in the process. Switching its main UK hub from Heathrow will see the airline fly to Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Kochi and Goa with up to three flights per week on each route. Flights from Gatwick [read more]
TAP Air Portgual has announced it is relaunching its popular stopover scheme which allows transiting passengers to stopover in Portugal for up to 10 days. The scheme is being operated in association with Turismo de Portugal, the Portuguese tourist board, and is being launched to coincide with this year’s International [read more]
Low-cost long-haul carrier Norse Atlantic Airways (N0/NBT) has announced four new US destinations from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) for 2023. The first to launch is Washington DC which launches on the 1st June and operates up to six times per week during the summer with return fares from £430. A daily [read more]
Oslo, Norway-based low-cost carrier has ceased trading after failing to secure backing for its new financial plan leaving the board with no viable alternatives. The airline was set up in 2020 by Erik G. Braathen who previously ran Braathens before its subsequent collapse in 2004. Flyr operated flights to two [read more]
When it comes to how busy an airport is it’s very easy to look at the number of flights or passenger numbers but what about where those seats go? How important is that airport to the worldwide market? That is exactly what Cirium’s analytics on the fly tells us in [read more]
Lufthansa has confirmed it is launching flights from Frankfurt to Belfast City and London Gatwick as part of a raft of new additions for Summer 2023. The Belfast city service will operate four times per week whilst the Gatwick rotation will be twice daily. The new services are part of [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) and Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) have both gained slots at London Heathrow (LHR.EGLL) according to data from Airport Coordination Ltd (ACL) – the UK’s airport slot regulator. Completed slot trades for both airlines show BA has leased (swapped) slots from fellow IAG airline Iberia and Virgin has purchased [read more]
Air traffic services at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) transferred back to National Air Traffic Services (NATS) over the weekend as the contract with the current provider, Air Navigation Solutions Limited (ANSL) came to an end after six years. Existing controllers working for ANSL at Gatwick transferred over to NATS ensuring [read more]
The latest entrant into the low-cost long-haul market Norse Atlantic (N0/NBT) has confirmed it will launch its first route from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) on 12th August. The route between London Gatwick and New York’s JFK airport will fly for the first time departing on 13:00hrs on the 12th with a [read more]
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