Gatwick

On Monday, the airline operated its first scheduled flight from its Freetown hub to the British capital, London. This is its first intercontinental route.

Ugandan flag carrier, Uganda Airlines, has recently announced that it will start connecting the capital of the United Kingdom with its main hub, Entebbe.

A runway closure created havoc for travelers at Gatwick Airport.

On April 10, Delta Air Lines began nonstop service between New York (JFK) and Gatwick (LGW), bringing back service to London’s two main airports. The reactivation of this route coincides with the airline’s 45th anniversary of the start of operations between the United States and United Kingdom. See also: After three years, Delta resumes non-stop flights […]

Norse Atlantic Airways is strengthening its London Gatwick (LGW) operation with four new routes to the United States for the 2023 summer season. The British capital becomes the company’s main base where it will offer seven transatlantic services and an offer of 25,688 weekly seats between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. In addition, the […]

JetBlue announced its plans to offer twice daily flights from Boston to London this summer. The carrier will offer nonstop service from the Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to both London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Heathrow Airport (LHR).  Flights between Gatwick and Boston will begin mid-summer on July 19, 2022, with its London Heathrow service […]

After negotiations with the Unite union, the main labor union representing more than 10,000 cabin crew and ground workers of British Airways, the carrier has moved a step closer to launching a low-cost airline to operate short-haul routes from London Gatwick Airport. Sean Doyle, the chief executive of British Airways said the plan of the […]

The recovery of the aviation industry from the effects of the pandemic is contingent on multiple factors including government restrictions on travel, vaccination rates and individual airlines’ abilities to adapt to the new environment. This week the Wall Street Journal reported that British Airways’ parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) was planning to restructure the […]

British flag carrier British Airways is considering permanently shutting down its operations at London Gatwick airport in order to consolidate all its operations at London Heathrow and therefore maintain the pool of slots it holds at the airport even after temporary waivers are lifted. As the airline industry struggles to recover from the unprecedented crisis […]

British flag carrier British Airways is considering permanently shutting down its operations at London Gatwick airport in order to consolidate all its operations at London Heathrow and therefore maintain the pool of slots it holds at the airport even after temporary waivers are lifted. As the airline industry struggles to recover from the unprecedented crisis […]