Routes

Jet2 to launch flights and holidays from Liverpool next year

Airline and operator chooses Liverpool John Lennon airport as its 11th base

Transatlantic travel almost back to pre-Covid levels

Data published on Friday (12 May) shows there are 4,414 flights scheduled to depart in March, 1% below the 4,456 scheduled in May 2019

Direct Beijing flights to restart from Edinburgh this summer

Hainan Airlines to operate twice-weekly linking the Scottish and Chinese capitals

Ryanair to expand operations to Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Morocco

Chief executive Michael O’Leary, told journalists on Tuesday (9 July) that Ryanair was looking at increasing its operations in Europe-adjacent countries, such as Egypt

UK departures over coronation weekend hit highest levels in over three years

Data published by aviation analytics firm Cirium on Friday (5 May) shows that departures are at 86% of pre-pandemic levels

Air Transat ramps up services from Gatwick in time for summer

Commercial director Sonia Kurek said on Thursday (4 May) the airline is “well placed” to satisfy the soaring number of passengers who want to travel to Canada

Emirates and Etihad expand interline agreement to boost UAE options

This summer, customers of each airline will be able to purchase a single ticket to fly into either Dubai or Abu Dhabi

Vietnam Airlines to resume daily LHR services from October

The airline’s general manager for the UK and Ireland said on Friday (28 April) that re-establishing the connection was a “key priority” for Vietnam Airlines

Ryanair to base additional three aircraft at Luton airport

Chief executive Eddie Wilson said the ongoing rollout of its new Boeing aircraft was a key strand of its journey to net zero

Virgin Atlantic to relaunch daily London-Shanghai services

The restart marks the post-Covid return of all of the airline’s routes, with Shanghai the final to be reinstated

Sustainable aviation ‘an aspiration, not a reality’, sector warned

Cait Hewitt, policy director for the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF), said there are "huge uncertainties" over aviation’s 2050 net-zero carbon emissions goal

Jet2 adds Vienna to winter 23/24 city breaks programme

It comes as the airline and Jet2CityBreaks expands its upcoming winter schedule in response to an uptick in demand

Loganair given green light to switch Derry and Dundee routes to Heathrow

The regional airline announced its intention last week to move the Dundee and Derry flights to the London hub

Eastern Airways launches new Cardiff-Paris service

The new route comes as part of a partnership between the carrier and Air France

Tui bets on summer 2024 with huge increase in capacity

European travel giant is putting an extra 550,000 holidays on sale to both existing and new customers through all distribution channels

Loganair to switch Derry and Dundee routes to Heathrow next month

Scottish carrier’s public service obligation air routes set to operate to Heathrow in future

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks expand winter 23/24 Iceland programmes

The expansion sees more services added from Leeds Bradford and Newcastle airports in response to strong demand

Crystal Ski to launch new Norway charter for 2023/24 season

Tui Airways will operate the Gatwick-Oslo route every Sunday from mid-December 2023 to late-February 2024

Irish Ferries to add new vessel to Irish Sea route

The ship, originally called the Star, was built in 2007 in Finland for Tallink Grupp

Vistara to ramp up Heathrow presence with Mumbai route

Five-times-weekly service to get under way in June

Jet2 expands Stansted programme with new destination and extra based aircraft

Airline and operator to offer Bulgaria’s Bourgas from Stansted this summer

New Bristol-Athens route to offer Cairo, Tel Aviv and Beirut links

West Country airport hails impact of first-ever service to Greece’s capital

Govt pledges further £2.2m to secure Derry-London air route

The Department for Transport will continue to subsidise the route alongside the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland

Virgin Atlantic expands India codeshare with 18 new destinations

The UK carrier announced on Friday (31 March) the partnership will offer customers “even more choice when travelling to India”