It is a new delivery for Helvetic Airways, as they take their first Embraer E195-E2. This is the first of four aircraft for the airline that will be delivered from Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos, with the three further E195-E2s delivered by the end of next month, July 2021. The E195-E2 is the largest variant of the Embraer E2 E-Jet … [Read more...]

Come one, come all to the great Avios sale! British Airways after putting Avios points on sale - with some new twists… British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond As part of the promotion, British Airways are offering up to 50% bonuses on purchases of Avios. You'll note the term up to. We'll they've got a little canny this time to … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group are adding holiday destinations for Summer 2022, with plans for  Eurowings Discover to take to the air. Eurowings Discover Airbus A330 - Image, Lufthansa Group Both Frankfurt and Munich will gain extra routes. Breaking the offering down, here are the new routes from both Munich and Frankfurt: Munich Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), twice a … [Read more...]

For a lot of people who have headed to the airport today - it's an important day, as England moves from out of Stage 2 restrictions and into Stage 3. What can you do in Stage 3? International Leisure Travel re-opens, with Green, Amber and Red Lists.  For those who need to get away for a break, the time is now - depending on if a country will let you in.  The … [Read more...]

BA CityFlyer - the London City Airport based arm of British Airways is adding two new routes to Guernsey. British Airways CityFlyer Embraer E190 at London City Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline will launch two new routes from London City Airport to Guernsey and Guernsey to Edinburgh, operating twice a week from 25 June 2021. The route will operate … [Read more...]

Whilst some work has been carried out to check the Class 800 trains have been carried out in the past 48 hours, it seems that cancellations will be spreading into the working week. Both Great Western Railway and London North Eastern Railway have their operations heavily impacted. Great Western Railway (GWR) GWR state that disruption is expected to continue during the … [Read more...]

Well, Grant Shapps has stood in front of a lectern and has spoken. Which countries are on the green list, and which have been added to the red list?  Speaking currently at Number 10 - Image via BBC News. Here is list. GREEN LIST COUNTRIES Portugal Israel Singapore Australia New Zealand Brunei Iceland Gibraltar Falkland Islands Faroe Islands South … [Read more...]

With its fingers crossed, Finnair is preparing to expand its Summer 2021 network to 60 destinations across its network. Finnair Airbus A350-900 Marimekko - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Like a lot of airlines, it has chosen to focus on leisure destinations rather than the usual business networks, as counties continue their vaccine rollouts, with a focus on the Greek … [Read more...]

British Airways is continuing to target holiday and leisure operations, with the announcement of four new routes out of London Heathrow. The airline will add the following for destinations Wroclaw in Poland Gdansk in Poland Riga in Latvia Cluj-Napoca in Romania The routes will operate from the beginning of July, running throughout summer. All flights will be served … [Read more...]