Author: Lee Fletcher

Jet2 and Jet2holidays, the UK-based leisure airline and tour operator, have announced the addition of 45,000 seats for next October half-term. Jet2 said that the addition was in response to the ‘strong and sustained demand’ for summer 2023 to destinations including mainland Spain, Portugal, Greece, the Balearic Islands, Italy, Cyprus and Croatia. The extra capacity has been put on sale from nine of Jet2.com and Jet2holiday’s UK bases – Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle International and London Stansted Airports, and are perfectly timed for the October half-term. More than 50 extra weekly flights have been…

Flybe has commenced its services from Cornwall Airport Newquay on October 30, with a special Cornish cream tea for all passengers on board the flight to Manchester Airport. This marks the beginning of double daily flights to London Heathrow and daily flights to Manchester Airport from Cornwall Airport Newquay, adding one of the UK’s most popular staycation destinations to Flybe’s domestic routes. Amy Smith, Head of Commercial, at Cornwall Airport Newquay said: ‘It’s fantastic to be welcoming the new flybe to Cornwall Airport Newquay. The daily flights to London Heathrow and Manchester will add much needed extra capacity as well…

Cornwall Airport Newquay has said that Aer Lingus Regional, will commence a new link to Belfast City from Summer 2023. With a four-times weekly service, the Irish carrier will start operations from April 3, 2023, adding nearly 14,000 seats during the peak season. Improving the Cornish airport’s connectivity, Aer Lingus Regional has also confirmed an increased frequency of its Dublin service from its existing four-times weekly to daily service starting next summer, expanding connections to the carrier’s transatlantic flights from Dublin. Commenting on the announcement, Amy Smith, Head of Commercial, Cornwall Airport Newquay said: ‘It’s fantastic that Aer Lingus Regional…

Aer Lingus has resumed its service between Dublin and Miami. The service will initially operate twice weekly, from October 31, and will increase to thrice weekly subsequently. Dublin is Miami International Airport’s (MIA) only pre-clearance transatlantic destination, allowing Aer Lingus passengers to receive US Customs and Border Protection clearance before they leave Ireland and arrive in Miami as domestic passengers. Dublin is now MIA’s 16th nonstop European route. ‘Congratulations to Aer Lingus on their return to Miami-Dade County after two-and-a-half years,’ said Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Mayor. ‘I am so pleased to have the only nonstop service between South…

Irish airline Aer Lingus is set to suspend its service between Belfast and Heathrow at the end of October in accordance with the post-Brexit rules, media reports have said. Since the UK left the European Union, EU-based carriers are not permitted to operate scheduled services on UK domestic routes. Aer Lingus has been running the route under a temporary licence, which has now come to an end. Meanwhile, the carrier’s sister airline, British Airways, will run a three-flights-per-day service over winter. A final service from Aer Lingus will run on Sunday October 30. ‘We have not prohibited any airline from…

London Gatwick Airport – part of VINCI Airports’ network – has said that during this October half-term the Airport will serve almost 90% of the destinations it served during the same period in 2019. London Gatwick will serve 172 destinations during the forthcoming holiday period, compared to 197 (87%) in the same period in 2019. Top destinations for holidaymakers looking for a short break or some autumn sun this half-term include Dublin, Barcelona and Malaga, while Dubai, New York and Orlando top the long-haul charts. London Gatwick’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jonathan Pollard, said: ‘We are really excited to see the…

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the UK-based leisure airline and holiday company, have announced that their Summer Sun programme is early and now on sale for 2024 from all ten UK bases, with it becoming the first airline and tour operator to put Summer 2024 on sale. Flights and holidays are now available for 2024 from Birmingham, Manchester and London Stansted, after the launch of the programme from Belfast International, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle International last week. With 46 summer sun destinations on sale from across the ten UK bases, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are offering further choice…

Gatwick Airport has announced an expanded services of 51 flights per week to popular destinations in the US including New York, Orlando, Boston and Tampa. The improved transatlantic schedule comes in time for the peak booking period ahead of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season. With the new schedule, London Gatwick passengers will have increased choice to enjoy New York’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, sample the Black Friday sales, the city’s multitude of Christmas markets, the Rockefeller Centre ice rink or plan a festive trip to Disney World in Orlando. JetBlue’s second daily New York flight, which will commence on…

easyJet, the UK-based European regional airline, has said that it is partnering with disabled flying charity Aerobility to host an exclusive ‘Aurora Flight’, providing passengers the opportunity to experience the splendour of the Northern Lights at 30,000 feet. The flight will be the first Northern Lights experience that the airline and charity have operated since the pandemic. The airline has previously enabled hundreds of passengers to enjoy amazing views of the ‘Aurora Borealis’ from the sky over the past 8 years. The ‘Aurora’ flight from London Gatwick will be operated on February 18, 2023, and includes a two-course meal at…

British Airways has introduced a new route to its Aberdeen International Airport network operating to London City for winter. The new route will be operational from November and provide stronger domestic connectivity to London. Flights will begin operating on Tuesday November 1, 2022 and run until Sunday January 22, 2023 on the Embraer E190 aircraft. Matt Hazelwood, Chief Commercial Officer for AGS Airports Ltd, which owns Aberdeen International Airport, said: ‘This announcement is welcome news and will provide even more choice for passengers between the Granite City and London. ‘We look forward to working with BA Cityflyer to establish the…