Routes

Ryanair announces nine new UK domestic routes as govt slashes APD

Budget carrier uses milestone to reiterate call on government to axe Air Passenger Duty altogether to ‘promote tourism’ and ‘support job growth and much needed connectivity’

Domestic rail travel to cost a third more than flights, Which? finds

It comes as cuts to air passenger duty (APD) are set to encourage new and cheaper domestic flights from 1 April

UK-Los Angeles connectivity to hit record levels this summer

Weekly non-stop services to increase to 98 in July, making available nearly 30,000 seats – almost 20% more than in 2019

Air China to restart Gatwick flights this weekend

Chinese carrier to operate four-times-weekly Gatwick-Beijing service from 1 April, rising to daily later in the month

Air Canada to restart direct Edinburgh-Toronto service in June

Carrier will operate the route daily during the summer peak, starting 2 June, and will fly it three times a week this winter through to 8 January, with plans to resume flying again in spring 2024

Jet2 launches new Athens and Rome routes and city breaks

The inaugural flights departed Stansted on Thursday (30 March)

Brits willing to put nearly all spending on hold to preserve their holidays

New figures from Post Office Travel Money reveal 52% of people consider holidays abroad among their most important priorities after food and bills

Fiji Airways courts UK with resumption of Hong Kong and Tokyo flights

New connections will make it easier and cheaper for UK travellers to reach the islands, Tourism Fiji chief executive Brent Hill said

EasyJet launches new twice-weekly Tunisia service

The new Enfidha flights got under way earlier this week

Ryanair returns to Belfast International after two-year hiatus

The $200 million investment will be used to operate 140 weekly flights to UK and European destinations, including Stansted, Barcelona, Milan and Budapest

Loganair to expand Heathrow operation with BA slots lease

The Scottish carrier will up its Heathrow schedule from May after securing an additional 30 slots

Aer Lingus launches new London link and restarts Connecticut flights

BA stablemate has debuted a new London-Knock route, and resumed direct flights to Hartford

Air India to expand UK presence with new Gatwick services

Nearly 500 jobs are likely to be created in the UK as a result of the additional routes

British Airways expands Caribbean network with new Aruba route

Flag carrier launches first direct London-Aruba service

Scottish agents hail return of Emirates' A380 service to Glasgow

’Bringing it back to Glasgow for the season just proves Emirates’ commitment to the industry,’ one agent told TTG

Birmingham and Glasgow to gain new Italy routes this summer

Ryanair announces seasonal flights to Pisa

Delta to restore non-stop Heathrow-Los Angeles service

Route to take off again after an eight-year hiatus on Sunday (26 March)

New Virgin Atlantic codeshare to open up Asia and Australia

Deal with Korean Air to debut on Heathrow-Seoul service at the weekend, before being extended to more than a dozen more destinations across Asia and Australia