United Kingdom (UK)
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COVID-19: European market update (w/e May 10)
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Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Virgin Atlantic to end London Gatwick operations
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Virgin Atlantic is closing its operations at LGW and cutting almost a third of its 10,000 staff as the airline scales back its business in response...
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British Airways could leave Gatwick
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British Airways offered more than 4 million departure seats from London Gatwick last year, but the airline has raised the possibility of leaving...
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Branson: Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia need government help
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Mogul asserts his wealth isn’t viable route to save airlines.
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Infographic: the global picture (w/c March 30)
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How airlines around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Infographic: the global picture (w/e March 29)
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How airlines around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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British Airways suspends London Gatwick flights
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Resumption is planned following the COVID-19 crisis.
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UK government makes routes vow
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The UK government will spend up to £75 million ($93 million) to repatriate citizens with the help of easyJet, Jet2.com, Titan Airways and Virgin...
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London Gatwick closing terminal, limiting hours of operation
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The airport is taking the measures to as the UK goes into a lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Jet2.com suspends all routes until May
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UK leisure airline Jet2.com has suspended its flying program until at least May 1.
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Aurigny to operate former Flybe routes
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Guernsey-based Aurigny has become the latest airline to take over routes previously operated by Flybe.
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Loganair to take over 16 Flybe routes
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The first of the services will commence on March 16.
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Flybe collapse: the loss of a ‘great regional asset’
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Following the insolvency of Flybe, Routes analyses the potential impact of the regional carrier’s demise on the UK and wider European market.
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Nouvelair to begin scheduled UK-Tunisia service
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Nouvelair will offer its first scheduled flights from the UK to Tunisia this summer, replacing some of the capacity lost by the failure of Thomas...
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Air Senegal to open London route
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Air Senegal has chosen London Stansted for its first ever UK service.
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United evaluates next New York-Manchester move
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Weekly capacity between New York and Manchester during the summer is set to drop by a third compared with 2019, but United Airlines is awaiting...
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BA and Royal Air Maroc to codeshare
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British Airways and Royal Air Maroc have signed a new codeshare agreement ahead of the Moroccan airline’s entry into the oneworld alliance.
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London Stansted secures EL AL return
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EL AL Israel Airlines is resuming service to London Stansted after more than a decade away.
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BA to start Newquay operations
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British Airways will start flights between Newquay and London Heathrow this summer.
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UK lifts restrictions on Sharm el-Sheikh flights
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Restrictions on flights between the UK and Sharm el-Sheikh have been lifted after almost four years, paving the way for airlines to relaunch routes...