It seems that a pandemic is no excuse to start up an operation in Abu Dhabi, with Wizz Air Abu Dhabi taking to the air from the 15th January 2021. First Wizz Air Airbus A321neo – Image, Airbus The airline will operate out of Abu Dhabi International Airport, with the first destination being Athens. The airline will also start a route to Thessaloniki on 4th February … [Read more...]

Emirates is finding more work for its Airbus A380 fleet, with plans to operate the type to São Paulo, Brazil.  Emirates Airbus A380 departing Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline will operate the A380 for a limited period between Dubai – São Paulo route from 9th January to 30 January 2021. The Emirates A380 will be deployed four times weekly to … [Read more...]

Emirates is continuing to reconnect its network, with plans to re-establish its route to Istanbul. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER at Oslo Gardermoen Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline is adding a daily flight, operating as follows EK121 DEPART DXB 14:20 ARRIVE IST 18:20 EK122 DEPART IST 20:50 ARRIVE DXB 01:20+1 Commences 21st December 2020 Booked … [Read more...]

airBaltic of Lativa is getting ready for Summer 2021, with plans to add five new destinations to its network The airline is planning to operate 65 destinations from its Riga base. New for the summer season are five new destinations. These are: Bergen, Norway Manchester, United Kingdom Trondheim, Norway Yekaterinburg, Russia Yerevan, Armenia As well … [Read more...]

Southampton Airport has suffered since the collapse of FlyBe and the ongoing COVID situation. However, there might be some cheer ahead as British Airways is setting up a summer schedule at the airport. BA CityFlyer will be operating the services, flying from Southampton to destinations in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, France and Germany. The … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways is moving forward with its plans to launch a service to Seattle, with the airline due to launch services on 15th March 2021. In turn, it is partnering with Alaska Airlines too. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 climbing out of Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline will offer four flights a week, based on the following … [Read more...]

With the reaction to changes in isolation/quarantine requirements when travelling from Dubai to the United Kingdom, Emirates is to add extra capacity- in the form of the Airbus A380.  Emirates Airbus A380 taxing at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  So, what services are getting boosted? Starting with the London Heathrow service, this will scale to … [Read more...]

United Airlines some years ago retreated to it Newark Hub, abandoning New York-JFK. It seems the airline is planning to move back, with services from JFK to San Francisco and Los Angeles. United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER departing Chicago - Image, Economy Class and Beyond It's been five years since United Airlines left JFK behind. It will resume services from the 1st of … [Read more...]

Something that flew under my radar last week was that Virgin Atlantic is continuing to build out its Manchester Airport network, with plans formally to launch services to Mumbai and Delhi. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new services will start from Manchester to Mumbai on 19th December and Delhi on 5th January … [Read more...]

In a positive move, Singapore Airlines is set to reintroduce it’s ultra long haul service between Singapore and New York. Singapore Airlines A350-900 at Changi Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The ultra-long-haul service will restart on 9 November 2020, when it launches non-stop flights between Singapore and John F. Kennedy International Airport (as opposed to … [Read more...]