Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated flights between its hub in Addis Ababa and London LGW Tuesday 21 November, becoming its second London airport after Heathrow. The 5,875-kilonetre service will be maintained 3-weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, with the 343-seat A350-900 aircraft. It faces no competition on the route. Flight ET718 departs Addis Ababa at 00:15 local […]
November 24, 2023 | Latest Route News +
British Airways launched flights between London LGW and Accra in Ghana on Sunday 29 October. The 5,050-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, increasing to 4-weekly from April 2024. Operations will be maintained with the carrier’s 336-seat 777 aircraft. British Airways faces no competition on the route. It complements the airline’s […]
November 6, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Norse Atlantic introduced its latest long-haul service on Saturday 2 September by launching limited operations between London LGW and Boston. The 5,285-kilometre service will run 5-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with its 338-seat 787-9 aircraft. Flight Z0750 departs London LGW at 15:00 local time, arriving in Boston at 17:20 local time. The […]
September 6, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Gatwick Airport is on a mission to expand its long-haul operations with China, India and South America in focus for future growth. Having one of the wealthiest catchment areas in the country has put Gatwick in a strong position for growth. “Long-haul is our big focus”, said Stephanie Wear, Vice President Aviation Development at London […]
June 19, 2023 | Air Service Community News
TUI Airways introduced two new routes from the UK to Ohrid in North Macedonia during the last week of May. These include services between London LGW and Ohrid, as well as between Manchester and Ohrid, both of which were inaugurated on Wednesday 31 May. The 1,950-kilometre route from London LGW and the 2,190-kilometre service from […]
June 6, 2023 | Latest Route News +
British Airways commenced flights between London LGW and Montpellier on Saturday 27 May, through its BA Euroflyer subsidiary, marking the British carrier’s return on the route for the first time since 2007. The 900-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays using the A320 aircraft. British Airways will face direct competition from […]
June 2, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Lufthansa added flights between Frankfurt and London LGW on Sunday April 23, as part of its summer expansion. The German carrier will maintain the 2-daily 630-kilometre service with A320-familly aircraft. It faces no direct competition on the route. Gatwick becomes the third airport in London to be served by Lufthansa, joining Heathrow and City. What […]
April 25, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Delta restored flights between New York JFK and London LGW on Monday 10 April following a fifteen-year hiatus. The 5,585-kilometre route will be maintained daily with the 226-seat 767-300. The SkyTeam member faces direct competition from three other airlines, including daily flights by British Airways with its 777, a daily jetBlue service maintained with the […]
April 13, 2023 | Latest Route News +
TUI welcomed 11.30 million passengers last year with an 89% load factor, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority. While traffic was 4% lower than in 2019, it was still its third best year since 2008. To put the recovery into context, TUI had 1.73 million passengers last August, just 293,000 fewer than the whole […]
March 1, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Sudan’s largest carrier Badr Airlines launched 2-weekly flights between Khartoum and London LGW on 24 February. The 4,910-kilometre route operates Tuesdays and Fridays via Istanbul IST on the outbound and via Cairo on the inbound service. Badr Airlines is using a wet-leased B737-800 from Air Explore on the route, as the Sudanese carrier is banned […]
February 28, 2023 | Latest Route News +
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
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