London Gatwick Airport

The Hungarian ULCC is mounting a challenge to easyJet and BA’s new short-haul subsidiary.

The news comes after BA relaunched London Gatwick-Doha service.

The UK airline will resurrect short-haul operations from London Gatwick in March when its new lower-cost subsidiary is set to go head-to-head with easyJet.

Alongside BA’s latest transatlantic plans for summer 2022, Atlantic Joint Business partners American Airlines, Finnair, Iberia and LEVEL are also increasing connectivity between the US and Europe.

The carrier said nearly 90% of its pre-pandemic flying has been restored.

Routes selects 75 new air services set to start around the world in December 2021, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The subsidized routes are part of the UK government’s effort to restore regional, domestic connectivity.

The UK’s busiest airport will join the Canadian carrier’s network from next year.

Stephanie Wear will head up the UK airport’s aviation development operations.

The long-haul, low-cost carrier will make London its third destination in Europe alongside Athens and Berlin.

The three destinations will join Air Transat’s network from Montreal next summer.

The Canadian leisure carrier will start serving London from Quebec City during the summer 2022 season.

Korean Air restoring flights to Hawaii, Air Nostrum’s latest tender win, and Singapore Airlines restarting service to Houston are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.

In-market testing of services has become the most reliable barometer of success, the CEO of Flyadeal tells World Routes delegates.

The Irish carrier plans to relaunch US, Europe routes ahead of the winter holidays.

At 3,459 mi., New York JFK to London Gatwick is the farthest route in JetBlue’s network.

Routes profiles the latest operations of New York-based JetBlue Airways, the World Routes 2021 attendee that has just launched its second transatlantic service.

The LCC said ORK's operator extended a COVID-19 recovery scheme at the airport until October 2022, providing an incentive to reopen the base with two aircraft.

The carrier is expanding its UK network to six gateways and upping the number of Airbus A380 routes operating from 16 to 27.

The move follows the airline’s decision to scrap plans for a low-cost subsidiary at the UK airport.

Ryanair’s domestic expansion in Sweden, Swoop adding a fourth destination in Mexico, and Austrian Airlines returning to Montreal are among the latest new route announcements and service resumptions.

LCC easyJet is targeting leisure travelers seeking a warm-weather vacation with its new route to Jordan.

CEO Ed Sims says the carrier will proceed with 'caution' when building back its European network.

The winter season schedule is boosted by the arrival of the carrier’s first new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

After it emerged that British Airways is planning the launch of a subsidiary to run short-haul routes out of London Gatwick from next summer, Routes looks at the carrier’s operations from the UK airport pre-pandemic and the latest schedules filed for 2022.