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Blue Air
Airline news

Blue Air to move flights from Luton to Heathrow

30/10/2020 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

As from the 1st December 2020, Romanian low-cost airliner Blue Air is moving its flights from London Luton (LTN/EGGW) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) creating the first low-cost link between Heathrow and Bucharest. Initially the airline will operate flights between Bucharest and Heathrow 5-times-per-week which will increase to 11-flights-per-week in Summer [read more]

British Airways Dreamliner
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BA to take on Virgin in Pakistan

16/09/2020 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced that it plans to added a second route to Pakistan, from London Heathrow to Lahore. The move comes just days after Virgin Atlantic announced that it was launching services to Islamabad and Lahore from London and Manchester. The British Airways flight will operate 4 times-per-week [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (Image: UK Aviation Media)
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Virgin Atlantic announces new routes for Winter 2020

25/02/2020 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has announced new routes from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) and London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) starting this Winter season. Manchester Airport Manchester sees a new route to Delhi (DEL/VIDP) from 26th October 2020 and coincides with the airlines 20th year of flying to Delhi from the UK. The three-times-per-week service [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (Image: UK Aviation Media)
Destinations

Virgin Atlantic to relaunch Cape Town service

17/02/2020 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is bringing back its London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Cape Town (CPT/FACT service from 25th October 2020. The route was last served by the airline in 2015 and Juha Jarvinen, chief commercial officer at Virgin Atlantic commented: “We’re delighted to be flying to Cape Town again – we’re [read more]

British Airways
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British Airways announces Newquay to Heathrow flight

12/02/2020 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced that it will start a direct Cornwall Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) flight from 2nd July 2020. The flight will operate five times per week throughout the summer season on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The British Airways service replaces the PSO (Public [read more]

A Loganair Saab at London City Airport (Image: TransportMedia UK)
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Loganair to move Dundee service to London City

20/12/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Loganair (LM/LOG) will move its Dundee to London service to London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) from March 2020. The Public Service Obligation (PSO) route currently connects Dundee to the UK’s capital via Stansted but the move to London City will put those flying on the route directly into the heart of [read more]

Juneyao Air Boeing 787 (Image: N509FZ/CC BY-SA4.0)
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Juneyao Air to launch new route from Manchester Airport

23/11/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Chinese carrier Juneyao Air (HO/DKH) is to launch a fifth freedom route from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC). From 31st March 2020, the airline will operate a three-times per week service From Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International (PVG/ZSPD) via Helsinki (HEL/EFHK), Finland. The route will be operated by a Boeing 787-9 [read more]

A Lufthansa Airbus A321 at Frankfurt Airport
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Lufthansa to start flying from Bristol Airport

30/10/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

German airline Lufthansa (LH/DLH) is to commence flying from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) next year with the launch of a direct service to Frankfurt (FRA/EDDF). Frankfurt is a popular destination for British travellers and business and has been on one of the few major German cities not served from the regional [read more]