London Gatwick Airport
The latest aviation news, new routes, destinations and airline news for London Gatwick Airport based in London, UK.
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Cathay Pacific plans UK flight resumption
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Service to the UK was suspended in mid-December after a more transmissible COVID-19 strain was detected in the country.
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EasyJet to base four more aircraft at Gatwick
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Three new routes are being launched and capacity will be added to popular existing links.
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Qatar Airways returns to Gatwick
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The oneworld alliance member has resumed service to London Gatwick after a month-long absence.
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Route Analysis: London Luton-Gibraltar
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Wizz Air continues to increase flying to leisure destinations in Western Europe.
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Wizz plans Cardiff base and nine leisure routes
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The base becomes the third in the UK to be announced by the ULCC since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Extending slot relief ‘essential’ to recovery
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The Worldwide Airport Slot Board has urged regulators to commit to prolonging slot flexibility before the end of the year.
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JetBlue lands London slots but misses out on LHR
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The LCC will begin services to LGW and STN in 2021.
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JetBlue CEO outlines European ambitions
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Robin Hayes believes the US carrier’s entry into the transatlantic market will be “brilliantly timed.”
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Extending slots waiver into summer will ‘slow Europe’s recovery’
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The CEOs of Ryanair Group and Wizz Air have called on regulators to reinstate the 80/20 airport slot rule or risk stifling the recovery.
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Virgin Atlantic a ‘willing partner’ if Flybe is revived
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Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss said the airline remains an 'interested party' in Flybe amid a potential rebirth of the UK-based regional carrier.
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After England locks down, BA stops London Gatwick flying
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New COVID-19-related restrictions leads carrier to cut flights.
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Winter sun routes added to Wizz Air’s Luton network
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Two routes to warm weather destinations are joining the ULCC’s network from London Luton.
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Wizz to develop Western Europe leisure markets from the UK
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After opening two new bases in the UK in recent days, Wizz Air UK’s MD Owain Jones discusses the rationale behind the airline’s increased focus on...
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Recovery Tracker: Qantas, Air Europa, Virgin Atlantic and more
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Qatar Airways ‘committed to Gatwick route’
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Qatar's UK country manager Gary Kershaw discusses the airline’s UK network and shifting demand in response to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
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SpiceJet set for first low-cost India-UK flights
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The airline will become the first Indian LCC to operate flights to UK when service begins in December.
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BA switches Bermuda route to Heathrow
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Bermuda Tourism Authority believes the move to London Heathrow will increase traffic thanks to hub connections.
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Recovery Tracker: Jetstar, Cathay Pacific, Aeromexico and more
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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WestJet to increase network in October
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WestJet is adding more warm weather leisure routes next month, as well as resuming flights between Toronto and London Gatwick.
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Airlines urge trial testing to speed transatlantic return
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The US and UK governments are being urged to launch a testing trial for passenger flights between New York and London to speed the return of...