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Wizz Air Announce Further Expansion at Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Hungary’s Wizz Air, which has quickly become Europe’s ninth largest airline by passenger traffic, has announced a new route from Doncaster Sheffield Airport this week to Romania’s third largest city, Timisoara. This announcement comes just weeks after the airline stated its intention to start flights from Doncaster Sheffield to Krakow, Poland and Budapest, Hungary. Doncaster […]
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Flybmi to Launch Service Between Leeds and Munich in April
Flybmi has recently announced the launch of a new daily service between Leeds Bradford Airport in the U.K. and Munich in Germany. The new route, which is set to start on April 8, 2019, will provide business and leisure travellers in the North of England with a convenient link to a key business destination and […]
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Manchester Airport Reveals Holiday Travel Forecast
Manchester Airport, Britain’s third busiest, is estimating an extra 7 percent of passengers will travel through the gateway over the festive period. An additional 100,000 passengers, compared with the same period last year, are set to travel through Manchester Airport. The airport is set to see 1.56 million passengers fly through the northern hub and […]
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Leeds Bradford Airport Expansion Approved by Council
Plans for an extension to the main terminal building at Leeds Bradford Airport have been approved by the Leeds City Council. The decision allows for the construction of a two to three story extension, providing an improved arrival experience – including significantly larger immigration and baggage reclaim areas – improved departure gate facilities, additional retail and […]
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British Airways Looks Toward Centenary, Announces Sustainable Fuels Challenge
With plans to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2019, British Airways has begun planning events focused on the future of flying, with particular emphasis on sustainable fuels. In collaboration with Cranfield University, British Airways has created a challenge, which has been dubbed as “BA 2119: Future of Fuels”, with plans to look toward academics across […]
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Brussels Airlines Boosts Service for Summer 2019 Schedule
Belgium’s national airline, Brussels Airlines, has announced its plans for Summer 2019, where it will be increasing the frequency of services to places across Europe and Africa, as well as adding some new destinations. The Brussels-based airline will begin to operate daily flights to Accra in Ghana and Lomé in Togo, as well as to […]
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Delta Tacks on More Airbus A330neo Orders to Support International Growth Strategy
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has expanded their current A330neo order from 25 to 35 aircraft with the order of ten additional Airbus A330-900s, according to a press release from the airline. The order, which was made to support Delta’s international growth strategy, goes alongside an agreement by the airline and Airbus to defer ten previously […]
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El Al Relaunches Manchester to Tel Aviv route
Israel’s flag carrier airline El Al has announced a new nonstop service from Manchester Airport to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport, scheduled to start on May 26, 2019. El Al also serves the route from London’s Heathrow airport but will be the sole full-service airline to operate this route from the north of the […]
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TUI Continues Growth at Doncaster Sheffield
Earlier this week, TUI UK – the U.K.’s largest holiday operator – announced a further commitment to Doncaster Sheffield Airport, including the start of a new weekly long-haul route to Cancun, Mexico starting in Summer 2020. The U.K.’s favorite airport, according to Which? Magazine, also will begin service to Orlando Sanford in May 2019. Both flights […]
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United Kingdom Releases 2018 Budget, Outlining Changes for Air Travel Industry
Earlier today, the United Kingdom’s Chancellor, Philip Hammond, revealed the annual budget, set by Her Majesty’s Treasury to outline the expenditure of the public sector. While many of the changes are expected to impact numerous industries, there were several changes in particular that will likely impact the number of passengers and expected revenue for the […]