Bristol Airport

Bristol Airport has launched a consultation on its 2040 expansion plan, aiming to increase passenger capacity to 15 million annually.

MagniX unveils hybrid testbed; VoloCity vibration testing; UK gets first vertiport; electric aircraft training.

Certifying electric engines; Call for UK hydrogen funding; More eVTOLs for USAF; and the UK’s future flight road map.

The LCC has unveiled a string of new routes, including the resumption of flights between London Southend and Amsterdam after an absence of three years.

CEO Matthew Hall said a more diverse airline mix is helping to drive the recovery at the Northern Ireland airport.

The ULCC has scheduled more than 3.4 million departure seats from its two Milan bases during the winter 2022/23 season.

The ULCC has blamed a “stupid and illogical” tax imposed by the Hungarian government.

The carrier is only starting one new service in its 2022/23 winter schedule.

Two new destinations in the UK will join the Turkish-German carrier’s network in 2023.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The carrier is building its network for the upcoming winter vacation season.

Finnair’s new codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines, flydubai adding a second destination in Romania, and PLAY’s Amsterdam launch plans are among the latest new route announcements and services resuming.

None of the new routes from PRG will touch Eurowings' home market Germany.

The routes are mostly to popular leisure destinations in Europe.

The LCC hopes to capitalize on demand for warm-weather vacations.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.

The additional services include its first-ever route to Belfast City Airport.

The carrier returned to MME in February after an absence of almost three years.

The latest COVID-19 travel restrictions have forced the British leisure carrier to suspend service.

The leisure airline is planning to operate a new three-aircraft base and launch routes to 33 destinations.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

KLM is restarting routes from a number of UK cities as it seeks to rebuild its pre-COVID network during summer 2020.

With British Airways back on board, Bristol’s ambitious expansion project should see its network grow substantially in the coming months and years

In our regular Routes News series we aim to help the air service development community to better fulfil their jobs with guidance on industry trends and key topics.

This marks the return of the two routes after a four year absence and will be the only direct long-haul services to be offered from Bristol Airport. The move is part of the holiday company’s strategy to ensure customers across its home UK market can fly more easily from their local airports.