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Flybe adds seven new routes to summer 2020 schedule
Regional carrier, set to be rebranded Virgin Connect next year, will operate six new domestic routes from Southend as well as a new Manchester-Stuttgart service
Edinburgh airport passenger numbers fell 1% in October
Edinburgh airport cites axed Ryanair route for stalling passenger numbers
Passenger numbers down 1% this October ending almost five years continuous passenger growth
BA is suspending its operations at Gatwick
EasyJet buys Thomas Cook's Gatwick and Bristol slots
The airline paid £36 million for the slots
Virgin's Heathrow-Sao Paulo service will take off on 29 March 2020
WTM London 2019: Virgin ponders Asia and India routes
Asia and India are both under consideration for new Virgin Atlantic routes
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Red Sea Holidays to launch Sharm flights from Birmingham
Egypt specialist’s Birmingham flights to get under way on 19 December
Brendan Griffin said Norwegian's decision to pull out of Ireland was a major setback
WTM London 2019: Ireland invests in new air and sea routes
Tourism Ireland to grow Fill Your Heart With Ireland campaign to stave off Brexit doubts
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WTM London 2019: Low-cost carriers face long-haul struggle
Low-cost, long-haul carriers can expect ongoing turbulence in the market until smaller aircraft with bigger ranges are created
China Airlines celebrated its 60th anniversary this year
WTM London 2019: Asian airlines flying high
From new routes, increased capacity and modernised fleets to upgraded onboard product, Gary Noakes shares news from leading airlines in the Asia Pacific region
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WTM London 2019: Barbados looks for investors to expand air capacity
Barbados is looking for a partner to deliver a multi-million-pound expansion of the island’s airport
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WTM London 2019: New flights boost Sri Lanka recovery
New flights from Poland, Russia and China are to boost Sri Lanka’s recovery even further over the coming year
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Tui flying to new Florida airport from 2022
The operator will be flying to Orlando Melbourne International airport (MLB) and the airport will be investing millions in terminal enhancements.
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WTM London 2019: Colombo-Sydney in the pipeline for SriLankan Airlines
SriLankan hopes Sydney flights will launch by the middle of next year
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Three new routes coming to Gatwick this winter
Passengers will be able to fly to Kuwait, San Jose del Cabo and Memmingen from Gatwick this winter
Lufthansa pilots caused severe disruption to the airline
Lufthansa launches Bristol-Frankfurt service
The service starts in time for summer 2020
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Flybe to boost capacity on London-Edinburgh route
New jet services to offer extra seats at peak times
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Air Transat bolsters summer 2020 UK and Ireland schedule
Gatwick-Toronto service doubled to twice daily; Gatwick-Montreal up to five-times weekly; additional services from Glasgow and Dublin
Ryanair says it may yet be forced to shut bases this winter
Cork airport releases winter schedule
Ryanair will be operating five new winter services
A Visit Brazil Travel Association roadshow event in Norwich
Visit Brazil to host roadshow amid hopes for tourism investment
The events are being held in Manchester, Leeds, and Glasgow.
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Virgin Atlantic: ‘We’re going to evolve how we’re working with agents’
UK and Europe sales chief Lee Haslett explains how the airline is bringing agents along on its expansion ride
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Qantas completes New York-Sydney non-stop test flight
The journey marks the world’s longest flight at 19 hours and 16 minutes
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Flybe dismisses claims it will axe all domestic flights
Flybe has dismissed reports it plans to axe all domestic flights as "purely hypothetical and not based in fact whatsoever".
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Norwegian and JetBlue ink interline agreement
Move follows JetBlue’s decision to enter the transatlantic market in 2021
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Virgin Atlantic: ‘Public want more choice at Heathrow’
New survey by Virgin reveals 57% of British travellers want more competition at Britain’s busiest airport
Jet will launch flights to Skiathos next summer (Image: Nick Karvounis / Unsplash)
Jet2 announces Skiathos flights from Birmingham and Manchester
Skiathos becomes Jet2’s 10th Greek destination