Korean Air has confirmed that after almost five years since it introduced the A380 aircraft to its fleet, the double-decker will come into service on the Seoul Incheon-London Heathrow route. The A380 daily flight will commence with the start of the summer service on March 27th, with the flight leaving Seoul at 13:25 arriving at…
Ryanair is launching a new route from London Stansted to Hamburg (Ryanair’s newest base), which will operate twice daily from the start of November, as part of its winter 2016 schedule. Details
easyJet has announced it will launch a new route to Zakynthos from London Stansted Airport. On sale today it will operate weekly throughout the summer with the first flights commencing on May 28th, 2016. The route is expected to be popular among leisure passengers and the airline is expected to fly 5400 passengers between the…
American Airlines is partnering with Uber to create a door-to-door streamlined service to help customers get from home or work to the airport and back The companies will work together to provide customers faster service, better airport navigation, rider promotions and mileage promotions. Details
Lufthansa, together with Airbus and the Pratt & Whitney engine manufacturer, is celebrating the delivery of the world’s first Airbus A320neo. Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa chairman, Airbus president Fabrice Brégier and the president of Pratt & Whitney, Robert Leduc, invited 700 guests and media representatives to the official delivery at Hamburg-Finkenwerder. Details
Emirates is to add an additional service to Heathrow. This is the introduction of a 6th daily flight to Heathrow. The new flight will operate on the Boeing 777-300ER and will change to an A380 in June. EK31 departs Dubai at 11:30 and arrives to LHR at 16:10 EK32 departs LHR at 19:50 and arrives…
Star Alliance and Heathrow Express have teamed up to offer Star Alliance Gold Card holders a special benefit when travelling on Heathrow Express trains – a free upgrade. Making use of this offer is very simple. Customers just need to purchase a standard class single or return ticket for the Heathrow Express, the fastest rail…
Visitors to Florida will soon be able to enjoy a flight connection between two of the states’ most popular destinations. Effective February 15th, 2016, Raven Air is launching flights from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Key West (EYW). Details
Eurowings continues to expand its services from its largest location in Düsseldorf and is launching a new connection to East Midlands Airport in the UK on March 27th. The regional airport offers fast access to the areas around Derby, Nottingham and Leicester. The German airline will operate the route every day except on Saturdays so…
Gatwick Airport has today announced the acceleration and expansion of its investment programme, totalling £2.5 billion, to cope with rapid passenger growth, and has opened discussions with contractors about building its second runway. Speaking to a group of more than 80 construction leaders and chief executives at Construction News’ quarterly breakfast briefing, Gatwick development director…
