Routes

Delta to serve Heathrow twice a day from December

Dublin service will also go daily from 6 December, US carrier reveals

Chancellor reportedly poised to raise Air Passenger Duty

Long haul travellers may have to pay more to fly as Sunak prepares to overhaul APD to reflect environmental damage

EasyJet and Tui to operate Morocco repatriation flights

Move comes after country banned all flights from UK amid Covid-19 fears, with flights home set to be available for much of the rest of the month

British Airways and Kenya Airways reach codeshare agreement

The deal means BA customers flying to Nairobi will be able to connect onto 20 destinations across east and central Africa

Tui suspends Morocco programme after UK flight ban

All flights to Marrakech and Agadir have been cancelled up to and including 31 October

New data shows demand increase for US Christmas bookings

Skyscanner reported weeks commencing 13 and 20 December have seen the most demand since the country confirmed its reopening date

Edinburgh to gain twice-weekly Marrakech service

Ryanair route to take off on 18 December

Shapps: 'We will review our travel policy in the new year'

The transport secretary told delegates at the AOA conference the measures will ’go a long way in sparking the recovery of the market’

Emirates restarts Newcastle flights after Covid hiatus

Flight EK033 will land at the airport at 7.10pm and return flight EK034 will depart at 9.10pm arriving in Dubai tomorrow at 7am

Qantas to restart London-Sydney flights next month

Aussie carrier will operate the route on an up to five-times-weekly basis from 1 November after it was confirmed New South Wales’ borders would reopen from the start of November

Virgin Atlantic reveals plans for South Africa return

Carrier to up Johannesburg flights to daily next month, and bring forward Cape Town resumption to mid-December

British Airways to up Barbados flights this winter

Second Heathrow-Bridgetown service to operate in December and January

BA eyes next summer for Gatwick short-haul resumption

‘We will continue discussions with our colleagues, trade unions, suppliers and other stakeholders following this positive result’ - British Airways

Jet2.com to offer new Chambery service as part of winter ski portfolio

The airline will operate a total of eight ski destinations including Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg and Innsbruck

Tui cancels October La Palma flights amid volcanic eruption

Impacted customers will be contacted directly to discuss options

Air New Zealand to require passenger vaccinations from February 2022

The mandate will apply to those aged 18 and over departing or arriving in the country

Qantas to restart London flights next month

The move comes after Australia announced it will reopen its borders in November

New transatlantic carrier confirms first US routes

Norse Atlantic’s inaugural services from Oslo base confirmed, with details of Gatwick operation expected to follow

JetBlue touches down in Gatwick ahead of JFK route launch

It will run a daily nonstop service between New York and London from November

British Airways must mind the gap if it downsizes Gatwick

Axing short-haul at Gatwick will save cash for BA, but what happens to the vacant slots? Gary Noakes explores BA’s options

Emirates to restart Gatwick flights in December

Gulf carrier to operate daily B777 flight to Sussex airport to capitalise on ’upsurge in passenger demand for winter sun’

Cyprus Airways to up trade focus ahead of London route launch

Three-times-weekly Heathrow-Larnaca link to launch on 5 November, with Flight Directors serving as GSA

British Airways to increase Mauritius capacity for winter 2021/22

Three additional flights will be added from Heathrow from 3 November until 8 January 2022

Corendon Airlines adds Bodrum routes for summer 2022

Turkish carrier says bookings have doubled week-on-week after it was announced on Friday that Turkey was set to be removed from the UK’s red list