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Easyjet has cancelled its planned service between Aberdeen and Manchester which was due to start in just two-weeks due to a travel ban imposed by the Scottish Government. The low-cost carrier had been due to begin the four-times-per-week service on 9th July but Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon imposed a [read more]

Ryanair has joined forces with Manchester Airports Group (MAG) to mount a legal challenge to the UK Governments’s traffic light travel system during the pandemic. The system allows for countries to be graded Red, Amber and Green with green being the only colour that doesn’t require a quarantine on return. [read more]

Aer Lingus’ UK subsiduary, Aer Lingus UK has delayed the planned start of transatlantic flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) as Coronavirus restrictions on both sides of the Atlantic continue to prevent all but essential travel. Aer Lingus UK was due to launch flights to New York and Orlando on 29th [read more]

Air Canada is planning to launch a direct flight between Toronto and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) in Summer 2022. According to filings the route will commence on 1st June 2022 and will be operated by a Boeing 737 Max. The route is currently served by Canadian carrier, Air Transat.

Aer Lingus has finally confirmed the transatlantic routes it plans to operate from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) with the first operating to New York and Orlando. In what has been one of the worst kept secrets of modern times, the flights will be operated under Aer Lingus UK with a UK [read more]

UK holiday airline Jet2 (LS/EXS) has said that it will be increasing the number of flights from Manchester Airport this summer to cater for the expected rise in package holiday bookings to Europe. Jet2 saw an almost 1000% increase in holiday enquiries after the Coronavirus roadmap was unveiled seemingly clearing [read more]

easyJet (U2/EZY) has announced two new routes to Newquay Cornwall Airport from Manchester and Glasgow. Flights from Manchester start on 21st June 2021 and will operate five-times-per-week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The Glasgow flights start 29th June and operate twice-weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. easyJet’s UK Country [read more]

Aer Lingus is to begin sales of transatlantic flights between Manchester and the US from Friday subject to approval from the US Department of Transportation. According to filings the airline has sought approval from the US DoT to promote, advertise and sell tickets from the UK to the US from [read more]