United Kingdom (UK)

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

Host of issues are leading European airlines to scale back summer plans.

The regional airline sees strong leisure and VFR demand for flights to Newquay.

The LCC is growing its offerings from Northern Ireland.

The proposal is part of a plan to grow capacity through more flexibility rather than building new infrastructure.

Elsewhere, Helsinki Airport is poised to formally combine its two terminals into one.

The carrier is moving back to using a passenger aircraft for cargo-only flights, citing rising e-commerce demand.

Director of network and airports Neil Slaven says the LCC is making far more in-season network changes than it did previously, stressing that the airline is ready to respond to airports with the lowest costs.

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

Loganair is launching a new direct service between City of Derry and Edinburgh today—and the Northern Irish airport’s MD has called on other airlines to explore the significant untapped potential that exists in its catchment area.

A competition has been launched to operate the first-ever commercial aircraft flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel on a route between the UK and the US.

Liverpool Airport CEO targets 80% traffic recovery this year as Lufthansa launches new Frankfurt connection.

Manchester Airport estimates that almost 50,000 people from its catchment area currently travel indirectly to Kuwait.

The LCC is also commencing service on the Birmingham-Nantes route.

Kazakhstan’s largest airline is switching its London route to Almaty and launching a new service to Bodrum.

A second destination in the UK is being added to new airline Niceair’s network.

Spain is the most popular destination among Europeans, according to the European Travel Commission.

The carrier has had a base at LTN since 2017.

CEO Navdip Singh Judge says that if its long-haul low-cost model doesn’t work then that business model doesn’t work.

The carrier already serves London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority says it needs more time to assess the impact of the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement on the UK-US market.

The carrier will operate 130 weekly flights from the northeast England airport this summer.

The Hungarian ULCC’s UK subsidiary is beginning to ramp up London Gatwick operations and MD Marion Geoffroy believes the UK will be a major growth market over the coming years.

London becomes the latest European destination in the growing Vietnamese leisure airline’s network.

The revived UK regional carrier will face competition on about two-thirds of the routes being launched.