Heathrow Airport

The UK government has said throughout the pandemic that it was working in partnership with the air transport industry on when and how to re-open international travel. But airlines and airports appear to have reached the end of their patience with talks that are leading nowhere, and some are looking to a legal remedy.

The route to the UK’s largest airport comes less than two years after the LCC first entered the London market.

Capacity today between the countries is at just 15% of pre-COVID times.

Heathrow Airport has integrated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into its fuel distribution in a proof of concept that the airport hopes will lead to greater quantities being used in the future.

A process has begun to reallocate oneworld slots for routes between London and three cities in the US.

The Indian carrier is poised to add destinations in the US to its long-haul network.

JetBlue Airways will make its debut in the transatlantic market this August, launching flights from both airports.

The airline’s long-awaited first transatlantic service will take off in August.

Civil unrest in Israel has prompted a number of carriers to halt flying to the country.

Two new domestic leisure routes are being added to the carrier’s network, while capacity is being increased on services to 13 European vacation destinations.

New connections to Frankfurt and London Heathrow are planned.

Routes speaks to SIA’s new general manager for the UK & Ireland to learn how the carrier aims to rebuild passenger and cargo networks.

International routes will largely remain dormant until the 2022 summer season, CEO Stein Nilsen says.

As Indian carrier Vistara signals its intention to begin flying to the US, Taiwanese airline Starlux has made headway in its efforts to serve the North American country.

In the future, the airline's passenger network will be based on its cargo network, CEO Vipula Gunatilleka tells Routes Reconnected.

Atlanta has lost its crown as the world’s busiest airport as Guangzhou takes top spot.

Nonstop service between Azerbaijan and the UK is set to resume in May ahead of Wales’ Euro 2020 matches taking place in Baku.

The carrier’s planned transatlantic routes have moved a step closer.

Routes profiles Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier and Routes Reconnected attendee.

Heathrow’s CEO sees more short-term potential for long-haul flights than short-haul from his airport given mainland Europe’s latest COVID-19 spike.

Alan Joyce hopes to progress Qantas’ ultra-long-haul plans over the next 12 months—and he believes the airline’s Airbus A380 fleet will fly again.

Securing air service to a hub is a key target for City of Derry (LDY) as the Northern Irish airport seeks to rebuild connectivity in the wake of the pandemic.

The French flag-carrier will launch 22 new routes.

Bamboo Airways’ European expansion ambitions have taken a step forward after the Vietnamese carrier was granted takeoff and landing slots at London Heathrow (LHR) to operate six flights per week from May.

The airline has made no secret of its desire to begin long-haul services to Europe, with flights from Vietnam to London moving closer.