Author: Lee Fletcher

Emirates has announced that it will expand its A380 operations with the iconic double-decker returning to Glasgow on March 26, 2023 and Birmingham on July 1, 2023. The airline will also resume its second daily service to Stansted starting from May 1, 2023, using its wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with the ‘Game Changer’ First Class product. With the reintroduction of a second daily flight to Stansted, Emirates will strengthen its operations to London with 11 daily flights, including six times daily to London Heathrow and three times daily to Gatwick. The Emirates A380 boasts unique on-board features such as…

London Gatwick has said that Air India will be launching four new routes to Goa, Ahmedabad, Amritsar and Kochi (Cochin), starting from March 26. In addition, Air India has also announced five additional services to London Heathrow Airport. These new routes strengthen the established links between the UK – particularly London – and India. The Indian airline will be operating 12 flights a week between London Gatwick and the four Indian destinations on 787-8 aircraft, with 256 seats across business and economy classes. These include: * Three flights a week to Goa, on the western coast of India, famed for…

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the UK-based leisure airline and holiday company, has announced a major expansion to its schedule at Bristol Airport for summer 2023. Following strong demand for flights and package holidays, Jet2 has significantly expanded its programme for Summer 23, in its third summer of operations at Bristol Airport. This expansion includes two brand-new destinations for Summer 23 – Malaga and Chania (Crete), the latter which is an exclusive destination from the airport. In total, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have 32 sun and city destinations on sale for Summer 23 from Bristol Airport – with capacity increasing by 13 percent…

British Airways has said that BA Euroflyer, its Gatwick-based subsidiary, has added Montpellier, Corfu, Mykonos and Innsbruck to its short-haul route network, in addition to a new summer Salzburg service. Montpellier is a new addition to British Airways’ network, operating three times a week in the summer from May 27, 2023. The service to Mykonos strengthens the existing summer routes from London Heathrow and London City, while Corfu is in addition to the existing London Heathrow service. Innsbruck sees an addition of eight new weekly flights in the winter season, which complements the current six times weekly service from London…

Qatar Airways Privilege Club, British Airways Executive Club and IndusInd Bank have announced a new partnership, to introduce a unique multi-branded credit card powered by Visa. A first-of-its-kind initiative, the multi-branded credit card is expected to be launched in the first quarter of the financial year 2023 – 2024. Under the arrangement, members will be able to collect Avios, the rewards currency for British Airways Executive Club and Qatar Airways Privilege Club, by signing up and choosing their preferred loyalty programme. This credit card will be available in the Infinite variant of Visa, and will offer rewards, multiple benefits for…

British Airways has announced a new daily flight from London Heathrow to Florence, Italy, for Summer 2023. Starting on April 16, 2023, 07:50, the new flight will operate daily from London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 on an A320Neo aircraft. Return flights are on sale from London Heathrow to Florence now, starting from £114, and can be booked at www.ba.com. Florence will be one of 11 Italian cities served by British Airways from London Heathrow in Summer 2023, including Rome, Milan, Venice and Naples. The London Heathrow to Florence flight joins a host of new routes starting in the Summer 2023 season,…

British Airways has announced a new daily flight from London Heathrow to Florence, Italy, for Summer 2023. Starting on April 16, 2023, the new flight will operate daily from London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 at 07:50 on an A320Neo aircraft. Known for its Renaissance art scene, architectural masterpieces and Tuscan fare, Florence is in central Italy, and within close proximity to Bologna and Pisa for those who are looking to explore further afield. Neil Chernoff, director of Networks and Alliances at British Airways, said: ‘We know our customers love visiting Tuscany, which is why we already operate flights from London City…

Following its return to Belfast with the introduction of 12 new routes back in July, Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair is now launching four additional routes from the Northern Ireland capital for the spring and summer seasons. The new flights will operate to Hungary, Wales, and Spain next year. Belfast International Airport was planned to be home to two Ryanair aircraft, but two more will soon join to cater to the growing route network. Commenting on the Belfast expansion’s impact on further job creation of approximately 800 direct and indirect open vacancies in Belfast, Ryanair’s director of Digital & Marketing, Dara…

Ryanair, the Ireland based European regional airline, has announced two new summer destinations to Kos and Brindisi as part of its Dublin Summer ’23 schedule. The airline said that it would fly to the Greek island of Kos in the Aegean and Brindisi on Italy’s Adriatic coast from Dublin over the summer. Ryanair will fly twice weekly to both destinations, with Kos taking off in May and Brindisi in June, until September. To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a limited-time seat sale for early customers on their Summer’23 holiday with fares from EUR39.99 available now. Ryanair’s CEO Eddie Wilson said: ‘With…

Loganair has said that it will operate three flights per day between Southampton and Newcastle from May next year. The addition of the third daily service follows the success of Loganair’s Summer 2022 season and increased demand for the popular Southampton Newcastle service. One of these daily services will also include an onward connection to Southampton’s sister airport in Aberdeen. Customers travelling to the Granite City will not need to leave the aircraft on the one-stop flight. Christopher Tibbett, Group Head of Airline Relations and Marketing for Southampton Airport, said: ‘Newcastle was very popular this summer, so it’s fantastic that…