British Airways has launched direct flights to Rome (FCO/LIRF) from its BA Cityflyer base at London City airport (LCY/EGLC). The service will operate 6 days per week (not Sundays) and will run all year round operated by an Embraer ERJ-190. To celebrate the launch the airline had a special bust [read more]
Polish airline LOT is planning to start a direct service between London City (LCY/EGLC) and Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW/EPWA). The airline plans to introduce twice-daily service (daily at weekends) from January 2019 using a 112-seat Embraer E190 aircraft. Warsaw is the capital of Poland and passengers will be able to connect to [read more]
Berne based regional carrier Skywork Airlines has insisted that it is still very much “alive” despite the Swiss regulator, FOCA, refusing to renew its operator’s licence on Sunday. The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) declined to renew Skyworks licence over financial concerns. Skywork suspended operations on the 29th October as [read more]
With disruption set to hit the rail network again this summer why not let the plane take the strain if you’re travelling from Cardiff to London. Work to electrify the railway will see major disruption affecting trains running via Bristol Parkway to London between August and November and buses replacing trains [read more]
Flybe have today started the Cardiff Airport (EGFF/CWL) to London City (EGLC/LCY) route which will operate until October 21st. The first flight, operated by a Flybe Bombardier Dash-8 Aircraft (G-PRPB) left Cardiff Airport this morning, touching down in London just over an hour later. Flybe stepped in to operate the [read more]
New regulations regarding flight operations at London City Airport have forced Flybe to change the times of its Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) to London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) route during September. A number of passengers took to twitter & email to complain that the early flights had been dropped meaning the earliest [read more]
Antwerp based VLM Airlines has filed for bankruptcy today. In a statement on its website it said “We are sorry to have to inform you that VLM Airlines NV has filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday 22nd June 2016. All flights are cancelled with immediate effect” VLM was due to operate [read more]
Flybe has today notified customers that it is taking control of the Cardiff to London City route following the problems with the planned operator VLM Airlines. The route which is due to start in September was to be operated by a VLM Airlines Fokker F50 however sent emails to customers [read more]
VLM Airlines, who will operate the Cardiff Airport to London City Airport route for Flybe, have filed for Bankruptcy protection to restructure its operations after 2015 saw losses totalling 13m euros. The European regional carrier filed for the protection in a Belgian court and asked for 6 months protection from [read more]
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