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Aer Lingus will use jets to replace Stobart's propeller fleet
Aer Lingus announces schedule following Stobart Air collapse
The airline will operate six routes until at least the end of August 2021
One of the aircraft is named after leader of the Suffragette movement Emmeline Pankhurst
BA and Virgin Atlantic join legal action over traffic lights
Two airlines are involved in the case being led by Manchester Airports Group
British Airways is reducing its schedule because of the current four-week lockdown in England
British Airways to launch four new routes from Belfast
Exeter, Glasgow, Newquay and Leeds Bradford services to be added this summer
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Travel to mount legal challenge over traffic light system
Ryanair to join effort spearheaded by Manchester Airports Group
Tui is adding a further three weekly Portugal flights
EasyJet officially opens summer base in Faro
Faro operation is easyJet’s third in Portugal
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Govt to step up vaccine roll-out and Heathrow expansion doubts
Plans to increase the pace of Covid vaccinations could, though, be hit by a shortage in supply of jabs
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EasyJet shifting UK capacity to European network

The airline has confirmed over the past week, it added an extra 150,000 seats to its intra-European network. This includes relocating UK-Palma capacity to Berlin-Palma, among other changes.

Following Monday’s announcement (14 June) that the UK’s domestic unlock has been pushed back to 19 July, with no further information on the resumption of international leisure travel, easyJet said it had been forced to "evaluate" its schedule.

The flights will get under way on 25 June
'Big rise' in Gibraltar, Israel and Iceland bookings
Additional flights have been introduced to the countries on the green list
Aer Lingus Regional has begun two new routes
Aer Lingus cancels flights following Stobart Air collapse
Franchise partner ceased trading and filed for liquidation at the weekend
Heathrow says it is ready to scale up its operations to meet demand as it returns
Heathrow says public confidence ‘undermined’ by traffic light system
Airport questions why “green watchlist” has not been used by the government
easyJet's first Ibiza flight touched down on Thursday (9 July)
EasyJet secures discounted PCR testing option
Customers can book a Covid-19 test for £43 through Randox
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June airline stats spell out stark contrast with summer 2019
Huge drops in capacity on key UK routes identified by OAG
Kuoni will offer Covid testing packages (Credit: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)
BA offers discounted at-home PCR tests
Testing specialists from Wren Healthcare will administer the Covid tests at customers’ homes
Singapore Airlines is introducing a new distribution capacity to the UK
Singapore Airlines announces Manchester return
It is hoped that in time we’ll see the return of the westbound transatlantic connection to Houston
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Portugal tourism chief blasts UK govt's traffic light decision
Luis Araujo said Portugal remained confident of safely welcoming visitors this summer
The new bilateral deal will allow UK-US travel to continue once the UK’s EU transition period expires (Credit: Kevin Lanceplaine/Unsplash)
Travel and aviation leaders unite to call for resumption of transatlantic travel
Rallying cry comes ahead of G7 summit in Cornwall, starting on Friday (11 June)
Tim Alderslade from Airlines UK has asked chancellor Rishi Sunak for a "comprehensive" package of measures
Airlines UK demands clarity from Shapps over traffic light changes
Alderslade has a series of questions about the methodology used to determine a country’s status in regards to the opening of international travel
Heathrow's boss has called for the UK government to support sustainable aviation fuel production
Heathrow achieves sustainable fuel ‘milestone’
Airport has started using sustainable aviation fuel to power some flights
Arrivals from 33 countries will be met at the airport and taken to quarantine accommodation (Credit: Belinda Fewings / Unsplash)
'DfT source' warns of major airport delays this summer
Warnings of four hour waits for families at Heathrow arrivals
Byway finds a new way to sell travel
Heathrow warns of 'billions' in lost UK revenue if green list not extended
New study for airport reveals impact of lack of inbound visitors
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye says a lack of government support now will make it even harder for the sector to resume
Heathrow opens dedicated red list terminal
Travellers from more than 40 countries will be processed at Terminal 3 to separate red list arrivals from those from amber and green destinations
Kuoni will offer Covid testing packages (Credit: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)
Passengers forced to take second Covid test after ‘unclear’ first result
Healthcare firm sees “surge” in travellers taking second PCR test to avoid missing flights
Ryanair will reduce its aircraft based in Faro from three to two, but will keep the base open
Wizz Air restarts flights from Doncaster Sheffield
Budget carrier offering 25 destinations from Yorkshire airport, including Faro, Crete and Fuerteventura
Newquay airport is searching for an airline to link it with London
Government gives airports and ground handlers £87 million
Department for transport details grants made to aviation