Author: Lee Fletcher
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks, one of the UK’s leading airline and holiday operators, has recently announced the launch of its popular Winter City Breaks programme for 23/24. Jetr2 is offering a choice of eight leisure city break destinations for Winter 23/24, with flights and city breaks available from six UK bases – Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle and London Stansted Airports. The expanded programme offers 28 routes to eight popular city break destinations – Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Krakow, Paris, Prague, Rome and Venice. The programme includes two brand-new winter city routes – London Stansted to Athens and London Stansted to…
Cardiff Airport has said that it is resuming direct flights to Italy again and the first ever route to Romania from Wales, when Wizz Air launches services to Milan and Bucharest this winter. Scheduled services were last operated to Italy in 2019, though the airport has never had regular flights to Romania. The new links will enable both business and sports travel to explore either destination on a city break, along with those heading to ski slopes around Milan or Bucharest. Wizz Air will offer two weekly flights to both European cities from October 30. Flights are now on sale…
Ireland-based airline Ryanair has today announced six new routes from Newcastle International Airport as part of its largest ever winter schedule from the North East. The airline is offering flights to Barcelona, Cork, Bergamo, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Riga. All destinations will be served by twice weekly flights using the airline’s two aircraft that are permanently based at Newcastle. Ryanair now flies a total of 15 routes from Newcastle, an expansion that means it will have doubled the number of North East passengers it carries from around 500,000 pre-Covid to nearly one million. Bosses have also praised Newcastle’s handling of…
British Airways and British Airways Holidays have announced the launch of their September sale, with discounts offered across a range of flights and holidays for travel until summer of 2023. The sale, that runs until September 20, 2022, offers discounts on travel across the globe, from Europe city-breaks to distant Caribbean getaways and 2022 winter sun trips to 2023 holidays. The return British Airways flights available include Heathrow to Dubai from GBP399, Gatwick to New York from GBP308, Heathrow to Miami from GBP339 and Heathrow to San Francisco from GBP397. Claire Bentley, managing director of British Airways Holidays, said: ‘We…
British carrier Virgin Atlantic and Indian airline IndiGo have entered into a new codeshare between the UK and India, offering seamless connections and enabling frequent flyers to earn more points. Subject to approval, the codeshare flights will be available this week for booking for travel beyond September 27, 2022. With the new codeshare, customers booking a Virgin Atlantic ticket will be able to fly on the airline’s London Heathrow to Delhi and Mumbai flights and connect to and from seven additional cities in India. Later this year the agreement will be expanded to cover a total of 16 destinations throughout…
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks, the UK-based airline and largest operator of city breaks to Europe, has announced the launch of the Winter City Breaks programme for 23/24 from Newcastle International Airport. Jet2 is offering a choice of three leisure city break destinations for Winter 23/24 from Newcastle International Airport, with up to two weekly flights and city breaks on sale to Krakow, Prague and Rome. With weekend and mid-week services available from Newcastle International Airport to these city break favourites, it will provide increased choice and flexibility throughout the winter, Christmas and the February half-term. Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and…
According to research conducted by London North Eastern Railway (LNER), family leisure trips, memory-making experiences and time spent together really matter for nine in 10 families, who are looking for summer savings to offset rising cost of living. The online survey conducted for LNER by UK parenting network Mumsnet, showed that 91 per cent of people agree that leisure trips are important for bonding and making memories, leading to 85 per cent looking for deals. London tops the list of places families want to visit most along the 900-mile LNER network, followed by York and Edinburgh. The Northumberland coast, Newcastle,…
flybe, the low-fares European airlines based in Exeter, UK, has announced plans to introduce a daily service between Southampton and Glasgow next year, Southampton Airport has announced. The new flight will commence on March 2, 2023 as part of flybe’s wider schedule, and adds to the airline’s existing flights including Manchester and Birmingham. Tickets are available to book at: flybe.com Matt Hazelwood, Chief Commercial Officer for AGS Airports Ltd, which owns Glasgow Airport, said: ‘This announcement is welcome news and will provide even more choice for passengers between Scotland and England’s south coast. ‘I have no doubt the route will…
London continues to be one of the top destinations for global travellers, particularly North American travellers, with the UK capital reporting its strongest hotel occupancy numbers and flight bookings since the pandemic, London & Partners has said. The destination celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this past spring with record crowds, entertainment and royal family sightings. Visitors from North America continue to outdo other international markets, ranking London among the top destinations on their travel bucket list. According to the latest Traveler Insights Report from Expedia Group Media Solutions, London was the third most booked destination globally in the second quarter…
Cornwall Airport Newquay has announced the return of flybe as the airport continues to expand its route network. The regional airline is returning to the skies under new ownership, and is expected to enhance UK connectivity in a responsible and sustainable way. Commencing on October 30, flybe will launch twice daily – Monday to Friday – flights to London Heathrow with daily service at weekends, while also adding a daily link to Manchester. Fares start from £49.99 to London Heathrow and £29.99 to Manchester. ‘We’re delighted to be welcoming the new flybe as our 10th airline partner at Newquay. With…