Flybe has confirmed it has sold its Gatwick slots to easyJet. The carrier has sold its entire 25 slots for GBP20 million to easyJet, with Flybe to continue its services on routes from the airport up to 29 March 2014. Its network from other UK airports are unaffected. easyJet now owns 40% ...

Airlines, May 23, 2013

Egyptair is to start flights between Manchester and Cairo on 1 June. The new service will operate five times a week on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Specialist Discover Egypt is offering package holidays to Egypt using the flights. Flybe has launched new flexible fares giving added benefits to its ...

Airlines, May 22, 2013

Olympic Holidays has signed a deal with Air Partner for a new flying programme this summer. The air charter broker has organised flights from Gatwick and Manchester to all the Greek islands and Cyprus from May to November 2013. The flights will be operated on two Germania Airbus A319 aircraft. “This significant contract ...

Airlines, May 22, 2013

Thomson and First Choice have announced additional flights to Tenerife and Alicante from Cardiff Airport for the winter period. Flights will start from November and see an increase of 17% compared to winter 2012. The tour operator will also fly from Cardiff to Antalya, Bodrum, Corfu, Kefalonia, Faro, Gran Canaria and Sharm ...

Airlines, May 21, 2013

Switzerland-based carrier Darwin Airline has opened its base in Cambridge today announcing four international routes from the airport. The airline, which has a head office in Lugano, Switzerland and another base at Geneva, is to link the UK city’s airport to Amsterdam, Paris, Milan and Geneva. New services will operate under a ...

Airlines, May 20, 2013

Ryanair said it could “restart growth” at Stansted Airport and Dublin Airport this September if its talks with new owners are successful. Any new routes or frequencies from the airports could be made if the talks offer the right commercial agreements for the low-cost carrier, which pulled services from the airports ...

Airlines, May 20, 2013

Virgin Atlantic posted a bigger annual loss of GBP93 million in its year-end results up to the end of February. The figure was worse than its GBP80m loss last year and was blamed on the economic situation and the Olympic Games. Its revenue increased 5% to GBP2.87bn with 188,000 more passengers at ...

Airlines, May 16, 2013

Air India is pushing to launch flights from Birmingham to Delhi once its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners are delivered. The airline is said to have been requesting the link between the two cities for some time due to the large Indian population in Birmingham and could now commence as early ...

Airlines, May 16, 2013