Author: Lee Fletcher

Newcastle International Airport has said that its only official ‘Premium Meet and Greet’ car park has fully reopened to passengers following two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Located directly in front of the terminal, the Premium Meet and Greet car park allows passengers to drop their car off and head straight into the terminal. Inside the facility, there is a modern waiting area – with a hotel-style reception, and uniformed members of staff to welcome and collect passenger keys. Dean Ward, Director of Commercial at Newcastle International Airport said: ‘This is another milestone in the recovery of…

Ryanair, the Ireland-based low-cost airline, has announced its largest ever Summer schedule from its three London airports – Gatwick, Luton, and Stansted – with 14 new routes (181 total) to holiday destinations across Europe, including Naples, Madeira, and Stockholm. As Covid travel restrictions have now been lifted, UK holidaymakers can now book the much needed Summer break benefiting to a wide choice of destinations, including the beaches of Spain, Portugal and Italy. The 14 new Summer 2022 routes from London airports include Burgas, Naples, Catania, Orebro, Helsinki, Stockholm, Lublin, Tampere, Maastricht, Tangier, Madeira, Trapani, Menorca and Vaxjo. Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary…

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the UK-based leisure airline and holiday company, has announced the addition of new flights and holidays to Tenerife from five UK bases, following strong demand from holidaymakers looking for sunshine. The announcement comes as the Spanish government relaxes its vaccine requirement for British teenagers and allows them to enter the country with a negative PCR test performed 72 hours prior to arrival. With travel returning to normality, Jet2 has introduced additional services from East Midlands, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, Glasgow and Manchester Airports from February 25 to May 23. The additional flights represent more than 7,000 extra departing…

Virgin Atlantic has said that it is reinstating its full portfolio of US destinations for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, as travel bookings rise 50 percent year on year. Starting from April, Virgin Atlantic will add frequencies and reintroduce services to key US gateways. Flights to Seattle and Washington DC will take off next week, with services to New York, San Francisco and Atlanta also increasing. In April, a third daily service to Los Angeles will commence, serving the Californian city more than any other airline. Virgin Atlantic will operate Orlando flights from its four UK…

easyJet, the UK-based airline, has announced the introduction of 90,000 extra seats to some of Europe’s most popular ski and beach destinations, as holidaymakers prepare for much needed Easter and summer getaways this year. With the announcement, UK customers now have more flights from London Gatwick, London Luton, Bristol, Manchester, and Liverpool to choose from with fares starting from just £22.99 to Geneva, £26.99 to Salzburg, £20.99 to Faro, and £25.99 to Alicante. For those looking to hit the slopes before the end of the season, 50,000 of the additional seats are available to a selection of popular ski destinations…

British Airways is partnering with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower to become the first UK airline to formally recognise the Sunflower badging. The move comes as satisfaction among customers with accessibility needs has more than doubled after the airline’s investment in a number of initiatives, including a specialist customer care team for travellers who require additional assistance. Customers can choose to wear a Sunflower lanyard as an indication that they may require additional support, assistance or just a little more time while travelling. The initiative forms part of the airline’s efforts to make travel simple and easy for customers with additional assistance…

British Airways has announced the launch of a new, daytime flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to London Heathrow – its third daily flight from Newark to London as business travel returns in 2022. The additional flight, which launches on June 6, will depart at 7.55am from Newark – allowing travellers to spend an extra night in the New York area before departing on business or leisure, or to arrive in the evening in London to spend the night at home or their hotel. The flight will depart Heathrow at 7.10pm, also allowing travellers to spend the entire day in…

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the UK’s largest tour operator to many leisure destinations across the Mediterranean and Canary Islands, has announced the addition of more choice to several sunshine destinations from Manchester Airport following continued demand for Summer 22 flights and holidays. With customers looking to book their Summer 22 holidays following the removal of testing and travel restrictions by both the UK and overseas Governments, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have added more capacity to the Balearic Islands (Majorca and Ibiza) and Santorini, as well as one of their brand-new destinations for Summer 22 – Sardinia. The additional flights added include Sardinia…

Gatwick Airport has said that it will reopen its South Terminal in March – after nearly two years of closure – to serve the increased demand this summer and beyond as international travel returns. The announcement comes after the government eased testing requirements for those arriving into the UK significantly, with fully vaccinated passengers (two doses) and those under the age of 18 no longer needing to take pre-departure and post-arrival tests. Flights have been operating solely from the airport’s North Terminal since June 15, 2020 to save on costs, but activity will return to the South Terminal from Sunday…

Premier Inn has announced its top 10 romantic destinations for a Valentine’s Day getaway. The hotel chain has also announced rooms throughout the UK for GBP39 and under, for this spring. Premier Inn has over 800 hotel with more than 85,000 rooms in the UK. Not all stays are standard, so neither are all Premier Inn rooms. The classic romantic breaks that make to the top 10 list include York, St Andrews – where Prince William famously met future wife Kate Middleton, Edinburgh and Bath. There are also surprise contenders including Wolviston, which makes the top three, and Watford. According…