It seems its time for easyJet to open another base (or more accurately, re-open a base), this time at London Southend Airport (or Southend Airport for those of us old enough to remember the place). The new base will open in March 2025, with the airline planning to operate a three-aircraft base at London Southend. easyJet estimates the investment will create around 130 … [Read more...]

Last week, Emirates teased its first A350 destinations. One of those was Edinburgh -  which is returning to the network after an absence. Let's dive into what the plans are to serve the Scottish Capital. Emirates A350-900 - Rendering, Emirates Operations will commence on the 4th of November 2024. The planned timetable is as follows; EK23 DEPART DXB 14:50 ARRIVE EDI … [Read more...]

It seems Etihad Airways is still interested in making friends, with the airline adding five new airline interline partners. Etihad Airways has launched reciprocal interline partnerships with: Kam Air of Afghanistan SKY express of Greece Rex Airlines of Australia Jeju Air of Korea Myanmar Airways International The interline agreements give customers of … [Read more...]

There's going to be more choice out of Tampa to Europe, with Delta Air Lines planning to relaunch a route between Tampa, Florida to Amsterdam. Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The route will relaunch for the winter season, starting on 26th October 2024  This route strengthens the airline’s Florida-Europe network, complementing the … [Read more...]

After the successful relaunch of A380 services to New York JFK, Etihad is preparing to expand its A380 operations to Paris, France. The A380 will return to the Abu Dhabi – Paris CDG route from 1st November 2024. The French capital becomes the third major city to enjoy the Etihad A380 experience after London and New York. As usual, Etihad will offer multiple classes of … [Read more...]

Icelandic carrier Play is toying with a new destination - the Welsh capital, Cardiff. The flights will commence on the 10th of October 2024, wrapping up after six weeks on the 20th of November. The flights will operate on Mondays and Fridays. So, why such a limited service? Football is the name of the game (and we're talking about the game where you don't carry a ball … [Read more...]

Korean Air and Westjet of Canada are deepening their codeshare relationship, to provide more transpacific destinations to its customers. Korean Air will begin selling flights on WestJet’s new route between Seoul Incheon and Calgary, which will launch on 17th May 2024. Flights on the newly launched Seoul Incheon - Calgary route will operate three times a week using Boeing … [Read more...]

Norse Atlantic Airways is trying something very different with its low-cost long-haul model, with the airline planning to operate a service to Cape Town, South Africa.  The new route connecting London Gatwick and Cape Town is set to commence on October 28th, 2024. Flights will operate three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, travellers can now … [Read more...]

We might have finally climbed out of Winter, (or whichever false winter we've all recently encountered), but Finnair is planning for winter 2024 and summer 2025. Let us dive in to see what's new on the Finnair map, and what's building in frequency. Winter 2024 Finnair has updated its winter 2024 traffic programme, adding frequencies to Dallas, making it a year-round … [Read more...]