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Norwegian 787 landing at Cardiff Airport (Image: Nick Harding/TransportMedia UK)

Norwegian plans Gatwick long-haul changes for Winter 18

04/06/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Norwegian Air UK (DI/NRS) is planning changes to its long-haul schedule from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) for Winter 18/19. One of the biggest changes planned is a change to Buenos Aires (EZE/SAEZ) service. The route currently operates 3-times-per-week but the low-cost carrier is planning to move it to daily from the [read more]

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 G-VOWS (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

Virgin move Las Vegas flights from Gatwick to Heathrow

22/05/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Virgin Atlantic is moving its London to Las Vegas flights from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) from March 2019. The route will also benefit from an upgrade to a state of the art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft instead of the current Boeing 747-400. The upgrade means an increase in [read more]

Norwegian 787 Dreamliner at London Gatwick

Norwegian increases Gatwick to New York frequency

03/05/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Low-cost carrier Norwegian.com has announced it is increasing its London Gatwick to New York service to 3 times per day. The additional flight will operate 6 days per week (excluding Saturdays) and will leave Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) at 09:50hrs, arriving in New York (JFK/KJFK) at 13:00hrs. Giving passengers the option of 3 [read more]

WestJet flies 737 Max 8 into Gatwick

30/04/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Canadian low-cost airline WestJet has started its 737 Max transatlantic operations when it flew a 737 Max 8 from Halifax to Gatwick yesterday. WestJet has 6 Boeing 737 Max 8’s in service but Sunday’s flight was the first time they have flown one across the Atlantic. WestJet’s Interim EVP Commercial, Tim Croyle said: [read more]

Thomas Cook to add Sri Lanka flights in Winter 18/19

12/04/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

UK holiday airline Thomas Cook is planning to add a series of charter flights to Sri Lanka to its Winter 18/19 program. The flights will operate from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) to Colombo (CMB/VCBI) in October 2018 and January 2019 using an Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Colombo is the [read more]

Norwegian’s new US routes get underway

28/03/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Low-fares airline Norwegian has this week launched two new routes to the US from London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK). On Sunday (25th March) daily flights began from Gatwick to Chicago, Illinois followed two days later by the start of its 3-times-weekly service to Austin, Texas. The flights are operated by Norwegian Air [read more]

Tianjin Airlines favours Heathrow over Gatwick

12/03/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Tianjin Airlines (GS/GCR) will start a twice-weekly service to Xi’An (XIY/ZLXY) from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) for Summer 2018. The route, which begins on the 7th May replaces the plans Tianjin Airlines had to operate from London Gatwick (LHR/EGKK). Tianjin Airlines will fly the route with an Airbus A330-200 aircraft and it will [read more]

Norwegian 787 maintenance to be carried out at Gatwick

21/02/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Norwegian has said that it will use Boeing Gatwick for the maintenance of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners from 2019. The 787’s which are currently maintained under Boeings Gold Care program have gone to various facilities including British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC). BAMC had hoped to get the long-term 787 work from [read more]

Norwegian eyes big Gatwick expansion after ‘terrible 2017’

16/02/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Low-cost carrier Norwegian has said it is planning to base up to eight long-range A321neo aircraft at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) in 2020 as it plans to expand its trans-Atlantic operations to the US Mid-west including Detroit, Minneapolis and Philadelphia. Chief Executive Bjorn Kjos made the statement ahead of the results [read more]

Virgin Atlantic fills the Cornish sky with love

14/02/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

A Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) flight has filled the Cornish sky this Valentine’s day by painting a giant heart on flight trackers. An Airbus A330-200 (G-VMIK) was used for the flight, which left London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) at 11:27GMT this morning, used e callsign Virgin 850P for its cupid mission over [read more]