New transatlantic airline Global buys first plane Global Airlines A new UK-US airline, Global, which is intending to launch flights across the Atlantic by spring 2024, has officially announced the acquisition of its first plane. The company said this morning that it had acquired an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, according to the PA news agency. It confirms last week’s revelation’s in [...]
37 per cent of flights delayed last year – but London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports not worst offenders London not top spot More than a third of flights to and from UK airports last year were delayed, new figures show. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said an “unacceptable” 37 per cent of flights were at least 15 minutes late in 2022. That is up from 17 per cent in both of the preceding two years and 25 [...]
Short haul powers London Gatwick’s return to profit after £830m pandemic loss Gatwick London’s second busiest airport, Gatwick, is “cautiously optimistic” about a full recovery from the pandemic as passenger demand levels reach 70 per cent of pre-covid levels. The West Sussex hub reported 32.8m passengers in 2022 as it announced a £250m investment in the site to reach net zero by 2030. In its annual results this [...]
Gatwick’s passenger numbers soar staggering 420 per cent on 2021 – but airport is STILL behind pre-Covid levels January 13, 2023 Gatwick’s passenger numbers have soared over the past 12 months following the reopening of air travel post-pandemic restrictions, but it’s still down on pre-Covid levels . The West Sussex hub reported that almost 33 million people passed through its gates in 2022, up over 420 per cent on last year’s 6.3 million passengers. Nevertheless, the [...]
Border Force staff walk out at airports as Royal Mail workers back on strike December 23, 2022 The UK’s major airports will be hit with a walk-out of Border Force workers on Friday, as posties walk-out over pay again, causing disruption in the run up to Christmas. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will walk out from Friday 23 December to 26 December as well as 28 December and [...]
Border force to walk out this week as Christmas chaos to hit UK airports December 19, 2022 Millions of Britons will need to brace for additional chaos during the festive season as Border Force staff at several UK hubs are set to down tools. Around 1,000 members of the union PCS will strike at the likes of Heathrow and Gatwick between 23 and 26 as well as 28 and 31 December after [...]
Border Force strike: Suella Braverman warns Britons to ‘think carefully’ about Christmas plans December 8, 2022 Home secretary Suella Braverman has warned Britons going away for the festive period to “think carefully” about their Christmas plans. Braverman’s remarks come after Border Force staff at several UK airports – including Heathrow and Gatwick – announced their plans to strike for eight days, between 23 and 26 as well as 28 and 31 [...]
Delta resumes flights from Gatwick in April following 11-year hiatus September 26, 2022 Delta will resume flying from Gatwick to the US in April following an 11-year hiatus. The legacy carrier announced on monday that a daily service to JFK will restart on 11 April, with tickets already on sale. “Delta is a huge name in the transatlantic market and being able to offer passengers across London and [...]
‘Business as usual’: Gatwick returns to black and scraps passenger cap August 23, 2022 Gatwick has returned to business as usual following a turbulent two years, plagued by Covid and, more recently, by this summer’s travel chaos. Chief executive Stewart Wingate told City A.M. that the West Sussex airport recovered strongly following the UK Government’s decision to scrap all Covid travel rules, posting a profit after tax of £50.6m [...]
Gatwick exploits Heathrow’s woes by luring major airlines to shift global flights to its Sussex hub July 25, 2022 It seems Gatwick Airport is increasingly taking advantage of the ongoing travel chaos at Britain’s largest airport, Heathrow, to lure major airlines to shift intercontinental and other major flights to its hub. The most prominent airline to do so, so far, has become Emirates, as the Emirati aviation giant confirmed on Friday it will increase [...]