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Jet2 chief: Luton base launch opens up ‘whole new catchment’ for ‘loyal agents’
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays boss Steve Heapy has played down any crossover between its existing Stansted base and its newly launched Luton base
Luton becomes Jet2.com and Jet2holidays' second new base launch of 2025
Airline and operator will base two Airbus A321neo aircraft at Luton, where Jet2’s first based flight – to Majorca – took off on Tuesday morning (1 April)
EasyJet holidays plots deeper push into city breaks market
'We're well on our way': easyJet holidays chief spells out market leadership ambition
Garry Wilson has said it would easily possible for it to become market leader in packages using its parent company’s soon-to-be 100 million seats
EasyJet holidays credits agents for new Southend base's early success
EasyJet says its new Southend base has sold more package holidays as a percentage of sales than any other base and thanks local agents
EasyJet to base three aircraft at Southend airport this summer
Carrier’s 10th UK base will create around 1,200 jobs and support 140 direct roles
MPs to weigh airport expansion plans against green commitments at inquiry
The House of Commons’ environmental audit committee has launched an inquiry into whether airport expansion plans can go ahead without jeopardising existing environmental targets
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'It's morally wrong': hotels 'milking' Heathrow closure, says agency boss
Phil Nuttall, chief executive of Travel Village Group, slammed hotels that have looked to profit from the Heathrow power outage on Friday and increase prices by 500%
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Heathrow boss welcomes investigation into power outage as full operations resume
Nearly 300,000 passengers were impacted when an electrical substation in Hayes – north of Heathrow – erupted into flames last week
How agents worked through the night to save holidays during Heathrow shutdown
Agents have been working around the clock to save their customers’ journeys after a ’significant’ power outage shut down Heathrow
Heathrow to restart some flights following power outage
The UK’s largest airport is set to restart flights after being hit by a "significant" power outage early on Friday (21 March)
Gatwick pursues long-haul goal with new Kenya and Bahrain routes
The hub is counting the benefits of attracting more long-haul airlines, with Kenya Airways and Gulf Air the latest to bring services
Many consumers are not confident that they will be treated fairly by airlines
500,000 passengers impacted as German aviation workers walk out at 13 airports
The disruption is affecting some of Germany’s busiest airports – including Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich
Jet2 switches Amalfi flights away from new airport
The carrier has abandoned a deal with Italy’s new Salerno airport, offering the Amalfi coast via the more usual gateway of Naples
India's IndiGo places largest-ever commercial aircraft order
IndiGo to connect Manchester to as-yet-unnamed Indian destination
The Indian carrier will begin flying to the UK in July, it has said, but has failed to say which city it will serve from Manchester
FCDO issues 'coastal hazards' warning as Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears Australia
The category two cyclone is currently around 400 miles east of Brisbane and is expected to make landfall over the next couple of days
Mauritius reopens airport following Tropical Storm Garance but passengers advised to stay away
Garance was the strongest storm to hit the country since January 1989, with winds hitting speeds of 100mph
EasyJet holidays to support Manchester-Cape Verde launch with agent fam places
Five agent fam places up for grabs with year-round holiday departures starting from 28 October
‘This disruption can't go on’: Gatwick ATC chaos prompts call for ‘deep review’ of Nats
Gatwick second runway approved in principle but final decision deferred to autumn
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has granted provisional permission for Gatwick airport to bring its standby runway into daily use, but a final decision will now be made in the autumn
Tropical Storm Garance prompts Mauritius airport closure and Foreign Office alert
Mauritius shut its main international airport on Wednesday afternoon (26 February) while the nearby island of La Reunion will be placed under total lockdown later on Thursday (27 February)
Gatwick expansion: transport secretary signals support for second runway plan
Heidi Alexander confirms government’s backing for airport expansion, with a decision on a second runway at Gatwick due on Thursday, but reiterates growth must be balanced against environmental realities
Gatwick expansion: when is the decision due and what's at stake?
It’s a big week for Gatwick, which will find out whether the government will support its plans to almost double passenger numbers by bringing its standby runway into permanent use
Norse Atlantic to launch budget Gatwick-Bangkok route this winter

Up to four-times-weekly flights will get under way from 26 October 2025, with return fares leading in from £295pp including taxes.

Bangkok will become Norse’s first UK route to Asia; it currently flies transatlantic from Gatwick, and also to South Africa. "The introduction of this service marks a significant expansion of the airline’s operations in the UK market," it said.

Oslo-headquartered Norse has operated to Bangkok from the Norwegian capital since 2023, and will also serve the Thai capital from Stockholm this winter for the first time.

‘This disruption can't go on’: Gatwick ATC chaos prompts call for ‘deep review’ of Nats
Strikes set to disrupt flights to Italy and Greece this week
Pilots and air traffic controller strikes in Italy and Greece will take industrial action next week, disrupting services from the UK
New HS2 station to massively boost rail connectivity at Birmingham airport
The new high-speed rail link will cut the journey time between the airport and central London from 70 minutes to less than 40 minutes