Author: Lee Fletcher

Emirates has said that it will increase the frequency of its services to/from London Gatwick airport and Dubai with the addition of a third daily flight, effective July 27 until August 3, 2022. The third daily flight is aimed at serving the high demand from customers travelling to and from London this summer. It will also provide additional seats to accommodate Emirates passengers affected by capacity adjustments on flights from London Heathrow, which will help ease operational pressures at the airport. The additional daily flight will be operated by a wide-body Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft offering seats in First, Business…

Bournemouth Airport has announced the launch of new flights to Venice operated by European airline group, Ryanair. The new twice-weekly service will begin operating from December 22, 2022, with passengers able to get away to the Italian city all year-round. The new service to Marco Polo Airport will leave Bournemouth every Thursday and Sunday and is now available to book at ryanair.com. Venice is one of the most visited cities in Italy and is home to some of the country’s best known tourist attractions, including St Mark’s Square, the Basilica, Doge’s Palace and the renowned Grand Canal with its gondolas.…

With costs rising on foreign holidays and high temperatures this summer, Brits are looking to holiday closer to home and enjoy the Great British Pub as part of their staycation this summer. As almost 50% of international tourists choose to visit a pub on their trips to the UK, pubs are showcasing their international draw to UK holidaymakers with diverse food menus, newly renovated accommodation and great British hospitality. The call from pubs comes as data shows that the average cost of a family holiday abroad has rocketed over the past few months, with everything from car hire to accommodation…

easyJet has recently added three new routes to its UK network for winter 2022, with packages from easyJet holidays also available. The new winter services are to some of Europe’s favourite city, winter sun and festive destinations including London Gatwick to Porto Santo, Bristol to Rovaniemi in Finland, and Manchester to Fuerteventura. Additionally, for next winter the airline will re-establish daily flights from Liverpool to Paris, flights six times a week from London Luton to Madrid, and a twice-weekly service from Manchester to Rovaniemi in Finland. Further, easyJet Holidays is also offering package holidays to book for this winter on…

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is expanding its portfolio of destinations for the coming winter season with a new service to Bristol in Southern England, served from Zurich. Bristol will be served once weekly starting from February 4, 2023. The new service will be operated with SWISS Airbus A220 equipment and the Embraer E190 aircraft of wet-lease partner Helvetic Airways. ‘Given this summer’s difficult operating situation throughout Europe’s air transport sector, we are focusing on further stabilizing our SWISS services in the coming winter schedules,’ said Chief Commercial Officer Tamur Goudarzi Pour. ‘In doing so, we’ll be offering our customers…

Virgin Atlantic has announced its transatlantic expansion with a new direct route from London Heathrow to Tampa, launching on November 3, 2022. The new year-round Florida service will initially fly four times a week before increasing to daily from November 28. This latest addition follows the airline’s launch of direct flights between London and Austin, Texas in May 2022. Tampa is known for its rich history and culture as well as being the home of the Superbowl winners, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and ice hockey legends, Tampa Bay Lightning. With year-round beautiful weather and stunning Gulf Coast beaches, Tampa is…

Gatwick Airport has announced the addition of a new Hanoi route this autumn, operated by Bamboo Airways allowing passengers across London and the South-East to fly to the Vietnamese capital city. From Hanoi, passengers will also be able to connect onwards with Bamboo Airways to destinations across Vietnam, as well as Australia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Taipei. Bamboo is one of several new airlines introduced to Gatwick in recent months. Passengers travelling on Bamboo’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft will have three classes of travel to choose from, including premium economy and business class flatbeds. The service will initially fly…

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the UK leisure and holiday operator, has announced the expansion of flight services and package holidays to Dalaman from London Stansted Airport as the companies celebrate five years of service on the route. When Jet2.com and Jet2holidays first launched flights and holidays to Dalaman from London Stansted Airport, the companies operated up to two weekly flights from the base to the Turkish sunshine. With demand for flights and holidays to Dalaman increasing, Jet2.com and Jet2holiays have since expanded their Dalaman programme from London Stansted Airport to up to 12 weekly flights for Summer 22, with daily flights…

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the leading leisure airline and UK’s leading tour operator, have announced the start of their Summer 23 season to Bodrum, with flights operating from the beginning of April from Birmingham, Manchester and London Stansted Airports for the first time. The additional services mean Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are operating up to seven weekly services to Bodrum from the three London bases during April 2023. Stretching from Turkey’s southwest coast into the Aegean Sea, Bodrum is situated amongst crumbling ruins, beautiful bays and yacht-filled marinas and provides the perfect blend of age-old tradition and modern attractions. A favourite for…

Bournemouth Airport has announced the launch of year-round flights to the Mediterranean island of Malta starting July 2, with flights operated by Ryanair. The latest addition to the airport’s schedule, the new twice-weekly flights with Ryanair follow the start of a new service to Zadar on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast two weeks ago. Announcing the launch of its Malta services earlier this year, Ryanair’s Marketing Director, Dara Brady had said: ‘As Europe’s no. 1 airline, Ryanair is delighted to announce an exciting new Summer’22 route to Malta which will operate twice weekly starting this July.’ Steve Gill, Managing Director of Bournemouth…