Author: Lee Fletcher

British Airways has announced a further round of cancellations, eliminating 10,000 flights to and from Heathrow until the end of March 2023, The Guardian has reported. Heathrow’s directive comes as it struggles to find the staff amid post-Covid recovery to meet returning demand from business travellers and tourists, leading to chaos and long queues over Easter, spring half-term and into early summer. The carrier, owned by International Airlines Group, has decided to reduce its short-haul schedule by eight percent after the London airport extended the summer’s 100,000 daily cap on passenger numbers by six more weeks until the end of…

easyJet has said that it has resumed its service between Newcastle International Airport and Geneva. The new flights will commence from December 10, 2022 with twice weekly departures on Wednesday and Saturday throughout the winter season until 22 March 2023, providing customers in the North East with direct connections to Switzerland this winter. Tickets are on sale at easyJet.com and via its mobile app from £24.99. Located on the southern shore of Lake Geneva with a mountainous backdrop, Geneva is an ideal base to adventure the Alps, being within easy reach of many Swiss and French ski resorts including Zermatt…

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the UK-based airline and tour operator, has said that it has put an expanded Winter Sun programme on sale from Newcastle Airport for Winter 23/24 – including a new winter route to Malta. In addition, the companies’ Ski and City Winter 23/24 destinations will also go on sale from Newcastle Airport starting next month. With 12 Winter Sun destinations going on sale from Newcastle Airport, the programme includes a brand-new route from the base for Winter 23/24 to Malta – with a weekly service. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are offering more choice to Antalya from Newcastle Airport too,…

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the UK airline and tour operator to Turkey, has said that it is extending Summer 2023 to Dalaman and Izmir by starting the services earlier. The expansion means that Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will start flying to Dalaman from March 17 next year, giving holidaymakers and independent travel agents more choice to reach Turkey’s Turquoise Coast. In addition, the companies are also bringing forward the start of flights to Izmir for Summer 23, with flights now operating from April 15. The announcement comes after Jet2 brought forward the start of their Summer 23 season to Bodrum, with flights…

easyJet has said that low summer fares are still available with seats to a range of destinations across Europe for fares starting from £22.99. The UK-based budget airline said that over a quarter of seats available for this summer are currently under £50 (all fares are one way per person including taxes), including: * London Gatwick to Copenhagen, Edinburgh and Inverness from £27.99, Dubrovnik from £30.99, Bari and Ibiza from £33.99 and Kos from £34.99 * London Luton to Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca from £26.99, Pula, Malaga for £29.99, and Venice from £35.99 * Bristol to Edinburgh and Glasgow…

JetBlue has announced the launch of its new service between London Gatwick and Boston’s Logan International Airport. To celebrate the launch, for a limited time, US- originating travellers can benefit from special roundtrip fares from Boston to Gatwick starting at $539 in core and $2,199 for JetBlue’s premium Mint experience. U.K.-originating travellers can fly to Boston for GBP369 in core and GBP1899 in Mint- available online only t www.jetblue.com. JetBlue flights between the US and London are scheduled to operate using the Airbus A321LR aircraft with 24 Mint suites, 114 core seats and its Airspace cabin interior. ‘Our London service…

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks, the UK leisure airline and operator of European City Breaks, has said that it has more than doubled its flying programme to Nice from Birmingham, Leeds Bradford and Manchester. In response to strong customer demand for Summer 23, Jet2 has added a new route to Nice from Birmingham Airport and doubled the frequency of services from Leeds Bradford Airport, in addition to extra flights from Manchester Airport for the Rugby World Cup in September. The expansion means Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks are offering up to seven weekly services to Nice for Summer 23 and giving customers and independent…

Emirates has said that it has resumed services to London Stansted (STN), serving its third London gateway with a daily flight. The airline has advanced plans to increase capacity from five-weekly services to a daily flight, starting August 1. With the return of services to Stansted, Emirates has strengthened its operations to London with nine daily flights, including six daily flights to Heathrow and a double daily flight to Gatwick. London Stansted will be served by Emirates’ wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with its ‘Game Changer’ First Class product. Emirates flight EK65 will depart Dubai at 08:50hrs and arrive in…

A new Bottega Prosecco Bar & Caffe has opened in the departure lounge of London Stansted Airport earlier this month. The premium wine bar format, created by Bottega in 2014, will offer passengers at London Stansted the opportunity to taste Bottega’s selection of still and sparkling wines. The new bar will be operated by SSP UK, an operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations. Stephen Martin, Retail Director of Stansted Airport said: ‘Bottega deliver a premium experience and to have their incredible Prosecco Bar & Caffe at London Stansted Airport, partnered by SSP, is an exciting time for…

Flybe has launched two summer routes to France from Southampton Airport. The summer flights to Avignon and Toulon took off for the first time during the weekend. The routes will be operated on a 78-seater Bombardier Q400 – the quietest turboprop flying today that also boasts 30 percent lower emissions than similar capacity jet aircraft. Dave Pflieger, Flybe’s CEO said: ‘We’re excited to be flying from Southampton with the start of flights to Belfast, as well as seasonal flights to Avignon and Toulon in France. Southampton represents Flybe’s commitment towards connecting regions and people with the places that matter most…