London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK), the worlds busiest single runway airport, could have dual runway operations by 2019 according to the Airports Cheif Executive. Currently, the 2nd runway (08L/26R) is only used for contingency during runway maintenance work or if the main runway is closed however Stewart Wingate, Cheif Executive of Gatwick Airport Limited [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced the busiest summer ever at London’s Gatwick airport. Summer 2017 at Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) saw around 1000 flights per week from British Airways but 2018 will see around 160 additional weekly flights. The increase comes after the successful acquisition of slots made available when Monarch [read more]
Norwegian has outlined its expansion plans for 2018 at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) including more US flights and its first South American flight. The low-cost airline will start a four-times-weekly service from Gatwick to Buenos Aires (EZE/SAEZ), Argentina will on 14th February using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. New destinations in the USA [read more]
Norwegian has said it plans to increase the frequency of its London Gatwick to Boston service from June 2018. The service, which currently operates 4-times per week will increase to daily from 12th June. Norwegian Air International operates the transatlantic service from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Boston Logan (BOS/KBOS) using a [read more]
British Airways and Aer Lingus are to expand their operations at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) thanks to a deal which sees parent IAG buy the majority of slots belonging to defunct carrier, Monarch. International Airlines Group (IAG) has reportedly reached a deal with Monarch administrators KPMG to buy most of the [read more]
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