Air Transat to set to resume from Gatwick Airport

Air Transat A321LR at Gatwick Airport (Image: Gatwick Airport Limited)
Air Transat A321LR at Gatwick Airport (Image: Gatwick Airport Limited)
22/07/2020 News, Travel < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Canadian airline Air Transat (TS/TSC) will resume flights from London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) tomorrow following a prolonged grounding due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Flights betwen London Gatwick in Toronto will get undewway again tomorrow using the airlines brand new Airbus A321neoLR aircraft.

The news is welcome for London Gatwick which is still reeling from the loss of Virgin Atlantic and British Airways.

Air Transat is Canada’s third-largest airline and connects Gatwick with Toronto three-times-per-week from Thursday 23rd July.

According to the Air Transat website, seasonal services to Montreal resume on 24th July.

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About Nick Harding 2277 Articles
Nick is the senior reporter and editor at UK Aviation News as well as working freelance elsewhere. He has his finger firmly on the pulse on Aviation, not only in the UK but worldwide. Nick has been asked to speak in a professional capacity on LBC, Heart and other broadcast networks.

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