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OSL - BER

Flyr carried 1.6m passengers in 2022; many routes not resuming in S23 though Gatwick and Corfu added

Norwegian carrier Flyr began commercial operations from Oslo on 30 June 2021, focussing on domestic services. That remained the case during winter 2021/22, although by then the airline was offering several international routes from the Norwegian capital. However, last summer saw Flyr launch almost 30 international routes, not only from Oslo, but also from Bergen […]

January 26, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

BA adds Gatwick Routes

British Airways adds four short-haul routes from Gatwick; short-haul share at airport is just 9% in Q2

British Airways (BA) has been London LGW’s second biggest short-haul operator since 2008, when it was overtaken by primary competitor easyJet. According to Cirium schedules information data, BA had 1.3 million one-way, short-haul seats across Europe and North Africa from Gatwick in 2022, having only resumed short-haul operations from the airport at the start of […]

January 10, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

Lufthansa adds Belfast BHD and London LGW; its UK airport network reaches 12

Lufthansa to add Belfast BHD and London LGW flights from Frankfurt in S23; will then serve 12 UK airports

Belfast BHD is set to receive flights from Germany for the first time. On 23 April 2023, Lufthansa CityLine will begin Frankfurt, with the 4-weekly, 1,110-kilometre service using the 100-seat Embraer E190. It will provide an additional option to reach the wider world from Northern Ireland, will be the country’s sole German route following Ryanair’s […]

December 20, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

Bamboo at Gatwick

London Gatwick Long- and short-haul expansion signals positive recovery

“Since the reopening of the South Terminal, we’ve had really strong performance from our incumbent airlines; new airlines choosing to fly to Gatwick and, with more in the pipeline, it’s a really positive time for Gatwick following a turbulent couple of years.” explains Stephanie Wear, Gatwick’s VP of Aviation Development Recent developments: This summer, Gatwick’s […]

November 13, 2022 | Air Service Event News

Gatwick,Norse Launch

London Gatwick Long- and short-haul expansion signals positive recovery

More than six months after the restart of flights from Gatwick’s South Terminal, London Gatwick is experiencing unexpected demand. “It is fair to say the incredible demand for travel we’ve seen over the summer surpassed anything we expected,” explains Stephanie Wear, Gatwick’s VP of Aviation Development. “Since the reopening of the South Terminal, we have […]

October 10, 2022 | Air Service Event News

LGW - JFK

Norse Atlantic makes it seven carriers offering flights between London and New York this summer

New York is by far the biggest US market from the UK, as confirmed in our recent story looking at the London-Boston market. The market welcomed a new carrier on 12 August when Norse Atlantic Airways began daily service between London LGW and New York JFK using 787-9s, formerly operated by Norwegian. Between 2004 and […]

August 19, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

BOS - LGW

JetBlue makes it six carriers offering flights between London and Boston; United also new in 2022

In 2019, Boston ranked as the fourth biggest US travel destination from London based on scheduled, non-stop seat capacity, as collated by Cirium. It was only beaten by New York JFK, Los Angeles and Chicago ORD. However, if measured by ASKs (Available Seat Kilometres), Boston falls to sixth behind San Francisco and Miami. At around […]

August 10, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

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