Virgin Atlantic plans to exit its base at London Gatwick (LGW) as part of a series of measures being implemented to help the airline survive the coronavirus crisis.
Virgin Atlantic is closing its operations at LGW and cutting almost a third of its 10,000 staff as the airline scales back its business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LONDON—British Airways (BA) could pull out of London Gatwick Airport (LGW) as part of plans to downsize operations once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
British Airways offered more than 4 million departure seats from London Gatwick last year, but the airline has raised the possibility of leaving the airport as it grapples with the COVID-19 crisis.
Having originally planned to operate more than 12,000 flights this week, easyJet has now fully grounded its entire fleet of aircraft amid the COVID-19 crisis.
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) said it will consolidate all operations into its South Terminal starting Apr. 1 and limit scheduled flights to an eight-hour period from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. in measures taken to protect staff and passengers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has temporarily suspended flights from London Gatwick, instead focusing its London operations on London Heathrow, and has flown its first ever all-cargo flight.
Competition on services between Boston and London is set to further intensify from next March when American Airlines reinstates its route to Heathrow after a seven-year absence from its network.
Ahead of Routes Europe 2018 in Bilbao, Routesonline provides a snapshot of Spain’s leading international airlines and airports, as well as the most used aircraft types on international flights.
Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Airbus A380. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type.
Norwegian’s chief executive Bjorn Kjos has outlined plans for the low-cost airline to add additional routes to South America and Asia from the UK, with Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing in its sights.
WestJet has confirmed its first transatlantic operations to be served by Boeing 737-8 MAX, with the low-cost carrier set to make its debut on the European mainland.
Low-cost carrier Ryanair is to further expand its capacity from Manchester Airport this summer with the launch of ten new routes. It comes as new research reveals the UK airports which have enjoyed the largest passenger growth over the past year, with Manchester among the front-runners.
The administrators of failed British airline Monarch have revealed that advanced sale talks were held in the run up to the carrier’s collapse, while its management team were also mulling a change in business strategy to focus on profitable long-haul routes.
