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Airline News & GossipEurowings enters UK leisure travel market
Lufthansa Group airline Eurowings will connect holiday island hotspot Mallorca with Birmingham and Manchester for the first time. Eurowings is entering the British travel market in response to a surge in demand for flights between the UK and Mallorca. The German airline has an international...
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Airline News & GossipCorendon Airlines unveils 2021 UK flight schedule
Corendon Airlines relaunched its 2021 programme with twice weekly flights departing London Gatwick to Antalya, Dalaman, and Crete. It also unveiled weekly flight to Rhodes. The Turkish airline will also fly twice weekly from Manchester to Dalaman. It only offered a limited flight schedule last...
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Airline News & GossipAirport slot waiver extended into summer
Airlines will not have to operate ‘ghost flights’ in order to maintain airport slots, the Government has confirmed, after today further extending the slot allocation waiver beyond the spring. Legislation to extend the waiver will come into force on 26 March – two days before...
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Airline News & GossipUnited to launch flights from Heathrow to Boston
United Airlines will launch daily flights between Heathrow and Boston later this year. A start date has yet to be confirmed with the carrier saying it will monitor the recovery in travel demand before settling on a timeframe. United will operate a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft...
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Airline News & GossipJet2 holidays extends Greece season until November
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays is extending its summer 21 Greece programme as fears continue to mount that the early months of the season may be wrecked by Covid. The company has added 80 flights and packages in October and November to Zante, Crete, Rhodes and Kefalonia. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays Chief Executive...
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Airline News & GossipWizz Air adds Covid cover to insurance policy
Wizz Air will provide passengers with Covid cover as part of its travel insurance package. The new policy will cover Covid-related cancellations and medical related expenses when travelling overseas, including additional accommodation costs is someone falls ill with coronavirus. Senior Corporate Communications Manager Andras...
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Airline News & GossipNorwegian survival hopes receive financial boost
The Norwegian Government has stepped in with an offer of financial support for Norwegian Air’s short-haul operation in a move the airline said will ‘significantly enhance’ its survival prospects. The political vote of confidence came a...
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Airline News & GossipBA-owner to snap up Air Europa in half-price deal
British Airways’ parent IAG has halved the amount it will pay for Spanish airline Air Europa from an equity value of €1 billion to €500 million. The payment will be deferred until six years after the purchase has completed. IAG’s subsidiary Iberia will buy Air...
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Airline News & GossipEmirates to trial IATA digital Covid Travel Pass
Emirates has partnered with international airline body IATA to become one of the first airlines in the world to trial a digital Covid Travel Pass. Passengers can use the mobile app to check that their pre-travel Covid test or vaccination meets the requirement of their...
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Airline News & GossipTour operators to lobby EU countries to save seasonal workers’ jobs
Tour operators are preparing to lobbying European governments for the right to continue to employ British seasonal workers overseas now the UK has left the EU. Since 31 December 2020, British citizens no longer have an automatic right to work in other European countries, either...
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