Aurigny has stepped in to support its partner airline, Skybus, after the Cornish carrier secured an emergency Public Service Obligation (PSO) contract to operate flights between Newquay and London Gatwick from Sunday, 23 November 2025. The PSO route provides vital air connectivity for the remote Cornish community, and Skybus had [read more]
Leading UK holiday airline Jet2 has announced it is opening a base at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) from March 2026. The new base means the airline, which operates as Jet2.com also runs as a tour operator under Jet2Holidays, will operate from 14 UK airports. The base will consist of six aircraft, [read more]
Isles of Scilly based Skybus (IOS) has been awarded the Public Service Obligation (PSO) route between Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) and London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) following the collapse of the previous operator, Eastern Airways. Skybus will commence the flight on the 23rd November 2025 initially with a daily return trip with [read more]
United Arab Emirates airline Etihad has reached the significant milestone of 300 scheduled daily flights across its network as the carrier continues to grow its fleet and route network. Operating from the capital city, Abu Dhabi, Etihad now flies to over 90 passenger destinations, including London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL), London Gatwick [read more]
Plans for a second runway at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) have been approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. The project will see the current second runway (08L/26R), which is only used as a taxiway or when the main runway (08R/26L) is out of service, moved 12 metres to the north [read more]
Managers at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) will be breathing a sigh of relief after the Unite union called off planned strikes for later this month by baggage screeners was called off. The union called off the strikes after receiving a revised pay offer by ICTS, which employs the baggage screeners, [read more]
London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) is braced for a series of strikes by baggage screeners employed by ICTS over the late summer holiday period. The first strike is scheduled to start on August 22nd, running until August 26th, and then again over the bank holiday weekend from August 29th to September [read more]
An Air India flight from Ahmedabad in India to London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) has crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad. Flight AI171 was being operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (VT-ANB) and according to data from Flightradar 24, the last data was received from the aircraft “seconds after take-off”. The [read more]
Türkiye’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced it is adding additional flights from the UK & Ireland as part of its summer schedule offering more choice for those looking to visit Türkiye or fly globally via iGA Istanbul Airport. From London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) there will now be 47 weekly flights, [read more]
A planned strike by members of the Unite Union working for Red Handling at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) has been called off after the two sides were able to resolve the issue surrounding pensions. Over a hundred employees went on strike last month as Red Handling and Unite failed to get [read more]
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