It's been 15 years since Delta Air Lines upped sticks and moved to Heathrow. But after a break, the airline has returned to its original London gateway - Gatwick Airport.  Returning to Gatwick - Image, Delta Air Lines. The return to Gatwick coincides with its 45th anniversary of serving the UK-US market, with the airline flying daily nonstop … [Read more...]

After an absence of nearly three years, Qatar Airways will return to the Midlands of the United Kingdom, serving Birmingham Airport. Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Qatar Airways is dressing this up as a return to Birmingham in time to watch the  British Grand Prix in Silverstone on the 9th of July. The … [Read more...]

JetBlue has announced it wants to serve Amsterdam. But no dates or anything useful. Why? Slots of luck. Or not as the case may be Like any high-demand airport, slots are the crux of the issue - the ability to land and take off an aircraft. And JetBlue has been petitioning for the use of slots vacated by everyone's favourite zombie airline - FlyBe. Slots are … [Read more...]

SAUDIA is continuing its network expansion, with the airline adding capacity across its network, with 56 flights to 14 destinations being available for the Summer 2023 season. Saudia Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner departing London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Let us see where the carrier is adding capacity Bangkok -The airline will add three … [Read more...]

For those who want to see the delights of Toronto and its streetcar system, there's good news, with Emirates planning to scale up to operating a daily service from Dubai. From 20 April, daily flights will operate on the busy route to serve the pent-up demand for passenger services between the cities.  The move comes as bilateral relations between the United Arab Emirates … [Read more...]

Finnair is making more commercial changes - this time cutting services to two of its domestic destinations. Finnair ATR72-500 at Helsinki Vantaa Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The Finnish national carrier will cease flying between Helsinki and the cities of Turku and Tampere with a bus connection as of May 1, 2023. Currently, the scheduled flight time to … [Read more...]

After the first flight to Dubai by a United Airlines flight for some time, the Emirates and United activated their respective codeshares. The codeshare will allow Emirates customers to enjoy easier access to an expanded choice of U.S. destinations. Emirates customers will be able to fly to three of the nation's biggest business hubs - Chicago, Houston or San … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic has announced a new codeshare agreement with Korean Air, offering its passengers opportunities to fly to South Korea and beyond. The first phase of the agreement, which launches on 25 March, will allow customers booking through Virgin Atlantic the opportunity to travel directly to Incheon Airport, in South Korea’s capital, Seoul. By June, … [Read more...]

Etihad Airways is boosting its interline agreements, with three new partners and relaunching agreements with another three. The three new airline partners are Philippine Airlines (PAL), Austrian Airlines (OS) and Airlink South Africa (4Z). Ethiad will be re-launching interline links with Biman Bangladesh and codeshares with Air Seychelles (HM) and ITA Airways … [Read more...]

Air Mauritius is in the throws of planning to switch operating from Heathrow Airport to Gatwick Airport. With the move, Air Mauritius will switch to a daily operation, flying between Gatwick and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, from the 29th of October 2023 in time for the winter season to commence. This compares with the current operation at Heathrow … [Read more...]