Clik here to view.
Air Nigeria adds its first Airbus A330 as it returns to long-haul flying
Air Nigeria (Lagos) is leasing this Airbus A330-243 registered as SU-GCI (msn 696) from EgyptAir (Cairo). SU-GCI is named “Papa Do” and was leased on May 13, 2012. London (Gatwick) service was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
British Airways announces its winter schedule
British Airways‘ (London) winter 2012 schedule, beginning on October 28, 2012, has been unveiled, with UK regions set to benefit thanks to parent company IAG’s purchase of bmi (East Midlands). The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alitalia receives approval to acquire Wind Jet, with stipulations
Alitalia (2nd) (Rome) has received approval from the anti-trust regulators to acquire Wind Jet (Catania). However due competitive issues, Alitalia must give five slot pairs of Wind Jet for other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hong Kong Airlines to drop the London Gatwick route on September 10, will...
Hong Kong Airlines (Hong Kong) has confirmed it will discontinue the Business Class Hong Kong-London (Gatwick) route on September 10. The carrier added the route only in March 2012. The airline will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
British Airways to start nonstop London Gatwick-Colombo service on March 31
British Airways (London) will start nonstop London (Gatwick)-Colombo (Sri Lanka) flights starting on March 31, 2013. The route will be operated three days a week and flown with Boeing 777-200 ERs....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Air Nigeria suspends all operations for at least a year
Air Nigeria‘s (formerly Virgin Nigeria Airways and Nigerian Eagle Airlines) (Lagos) owner, Jimoh Ibrahim, on September 5 announced he was suspending operations for a year due to the “disloyalty” of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Air Arabia Maroc arrives in London Gatwick
Air Arabia Maroc (airarabia.com) (Casablanca) on October 28 launched new service connecting Casablanca and Tangier with London (Gatwick). A total of five weekly flights will be operated between...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thomson Airways to introduce the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on May 1 to Sanford...
Thomson Airways (London-Luton) is planning to introduce the new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on May 1, 2013 on the East Midlands-Cancun and London (Gatwick)-Sanford (near Orlando) routes subject to change....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Norwegian to make London Gatwick and Alicante new operational bases
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is upgrading its presence at both London (Gatwick) and Alicante to operational bases. The company issued this statement (translated from Norwegian): In the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
British Airways launches London Gatwick-Las Vegas flights
British Airways (London) today (October 29) began its second London-Las Vegas service, helping high rollers travel from London Gatwick to the Nevada city. The three-times-a-week service will be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ryanair cuts Madrid by 35% and Barcelona by 23%
Ryanair (Dublin) is cutting back on its schedule to both Madrid (35 percent reduction) and Barcelona (23 percent reduction) in response to higher airport charges at both airports. The airline issued...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Norwegian to add two new routes to Alicante, Spain, announces the new routes...
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) on April 3, 2013, will launch its second international route from Umeå Airport to Alicante, Spain. In addition, on April 9, 2013, Norwegian will also...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Garuda Indonesia to launch nonstop Jakarta-London Gatwick flights in late 2013
Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta) has announced it will launch nonstop Boeing 777-300 ER flights from Jakarta to London (Gatwick) starting in the fourth quarter of this year. The flag carrier has 10 copies...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EasyJet to fly to Norway
EasyJet (UK) (easyJet.com) (London-Luton) has announced the launch of its first ever services from London Gatwick to Bergen – also known as the “Gateway to the Fjords” in Norway. The new route will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BBC: Flybe is in discussions with EasyJet to sell its 25 slots at London Gatwick
Flybe (Exeter) is reportedly in discussions with EasyJet (easyJet.com) (London-Luton) and others to possibly acquire its 25 landing and takeoff slots at London (Gatwick) according to this report by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EasyJet launches London Gatwick-Bergen, Norway flights
EasyJet (easyJet.com) (London-Luton) yesterday (May 20) launched its first ever services from London Gatwick to Bergen, Norway. Norway is the 33rd country EasyJet flies to with the airline expecting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Germania expands in the UK and Erfurt-Weimar
Germania Fluggesellschaft (Germania Group) (Berlin) is expanding in the United Kingdom for this summer season as part of its international strategy. The airline issued this statement: Germania to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EasyJet’s traffic to more than double at London Stansted over the next five...
EasyJet (easyJet.com) (London-Luton) has reached a new agreement with the new owners of London Stansted Airport (STN) (north of central London). New owner MAG previously acquired STN from Heathrow...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thomson Airways puts its first Boeing 787-8 into revenue service
Thomson Airways (London-Luton and Manchester) yesterday (June 21) placed its first new Boeing 787-8 into revenue service between London (Gatwick) and Mahon Airport on Menorca. Flights operated on June...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Flying on Norwegian’s first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on a “Dreamtour”
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is currently operating the pictured Boeing 787-8 EI-LNA (msn 35304) (above) (Antony J. Best) on European routes before it enters its long-haul service...
View Article