British Airways (BA/BAW) is restarting a route between London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) and Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC). The flight will operate daily from 28th March 2021 and shows that British Airways does still aim to operate flights from Gatwick and to maintain its valuable slots. British Airways services at London Gatwick all [read more]
Turkish-German airline Sun Express (XQ/SXS) is set to launch a direct flight from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to Antalya in Turkey in 2021. The service will begin on the 26th March 2021 and will initially operate twice-weekly before increasing to four-flights-per-week from 30th May 2021. “After a year of staying at [read more]
Aer Lingus has filed for permission to operate a number of UK to US routes using its new subsiduary, Aer Lingus UK. Aer Lingus UK is currently in the process of obtaining an Air Operators Certificate (AoC) from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority and is hoping to launch transatlantic flights [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has cancelled its plans to start flights from Manchester to India, the first of which was due next week according to sources close to the situation. The airline had announced flights to Mumbai and Delhi which were due to start on in January 2021. The news comes [read more]
The new Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) route from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to Islamabad, Pakistan has got underway today with the first departure earlier today. Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and is a popular destination for the Pakistani diaspora living in the North of England as well for tourists to the [read more]
Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (AT/RAM) is set to launch a direct service from the Atlantic coast city of Agadir to Manchester (MAN/EGCC) and London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). The routes will be served by two-flights per week. In addition to Agadir, Royal Air Maroc will also be launching a four-flights-per-week [read more]
BA Cityflyer (CJ/CFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of British Airways, launching summer services from Southampton Airport (SOU/EGHI). BA Cityflyer will offer up to 17 flights per week from Southampton from 1st May to 31st October 2021 to destinations including Malaga, Florence, Faro, Mykonos, Ibiza, Palma, Bergerac, Limoges–Bellegarde, Nice Côte d’Azur, Edinburgh [read more]
Tomorrow (3rd December) will see the last ever departure of a Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) Boeing 747-400 from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC). The moment will come when G-VXLG departs at around 9 am (local) to start its new life in Tel Aviv. The 22-year-old aircraft is the last 747 to leave the [read more]
The first airline to operate zero-emission flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) will not pay landing fees for 5 years after the airport set out a series of ambitious commitments to net zero. The offer is effectively a challenge to airlines and a first for the industry with the winner getting [read more]
Aer Lingus (EI-EIN) is set to launch transatlantic flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) next year securing around 1,500 slots for the northern airport. Sources close to the airline say that it will base Four long-haul aircraft at the Manchester, most likely a single Airbus A330 and 3 Airbus A321LR aircraft. [read more]
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