Virgin Atlantic is continuing to strengthen its network, with planned routes from the United Kingdom to Pakistan. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 arriving at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline plans to start these services in December 2020. Three routes are planned to be launched, which are: London Heathrow - Lahore London Heathrow - … [Read more...]

If it’s Thursday it must be time to go through UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) quarantine list and see which countries are being added or removed from the travel corridors. This week three countries have been added to quarantine upon return to the United Kingdom, and one country being removed from this list The three new countries added … [Read more...]

Getting customers back into the air is important for airlines - with different airlines trying different strategies. Virgin Atlantic is to offer complimentary COVID-19 global insurance cover for all bookings Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The cover - "Virgin Atlantic COVID-19 Cover" will apply to all existing and new … [Read more...]

It seems Lufthansa Group is tightening the use on its face coverings as it continues to navigate through the wonders of this pandemic.  Lufthansa Airbus A320 departing Hamburg Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond From 1 September 2020, an exemption from the obligation to wear a mask during the flight for medical reasons will only be possible if a medical certificate … [Read more...]

Emirates is planning to re-introduce its Dubai - Warsaw route, making it the 25th European destination to rejoin the Emirates network Emirates Boeing 777-300ER arriving at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The route will initially fly twice a week from the 4th September, scaling up to three times a week from the 7th October. Planned operation is as … [Read more...]

It seems I haven't written about an aircraft delivery for some time - thanks to the pandemic. However, it seems that Volga-Dnepr Group is happy to take delivery of a Boeing 777F (the freighter version of the Boeing 777), operating for AirBridgeCargo. AirBridgeCargo 777F - Image, The Boeing Company AirBridgeCargo will operate the airplane via a sale-leaseback agreement with … [Read more...]

It seems that Ryanair is having trouble weathering the current storm, with the airline planning to cut into its planned operation for September and October.  Ryanair Boeing 737-800 coming into land at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The cuts will see a drop in flights by about 20%. The airline notes that forward bookings have notably weakened over the last … [Read more...]

For some, this day is unwelcome, as British Airways start formally withdrawing and retiring its Boeing 747-400 fleet. The beginning of the end - British Airways Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The first to depart will be G-CIVD, which will depart the British Airways fleet on Tuesday. Originally, the Boeing 747-400 fleet was due to be … [Read more...]