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UK carrier Virgin Atlantic Airways is to suspend flights to Cape Town, Mumbai, Tokyo and Vancouver as it instead looks to strengthen its transatlantic partnership with shareholder Delta Air Lines. The latest network changes are part of an ongoing network review and business recovery plan to return the carrier to long-term profitability.

The total traffic for the four days is an increase of 36 per cent over the same period at the end of Eid Al Fitr in 2013, when 133,007 passengers took an Etihad Airways flight.

The closure of the Manchester operation will enable flynas to concentrate its activities at London Gatwick. It launched a twice weekly flight from Jeddah on April 8, 2014 and will launch a twice weekly service from Riyadh on July 27, 2014. The airline hopes to capitalise on the high-traffic Eid holiday period over the launch week of operations for the new route.

UK leisure carrier Thomas Cook Airlines is to launch new long-haul links to the United States from London Stansted, Manchester and Glasgow as part of its expanded summer 2015 programme. The long-haul growth will be supported by a major investment in upgrading its Airbus A330 fleet to offer a much higher level of comfort to Transatlantic passengers.

The move to introduce these routes is part of the UK’s largest tour operator’s strategy to ensure customers across the UK can fly from their local airport. There are also frequency increases enabling customers more choice and the ability to book a mix of seven, ten, eleven or 14 night holidays rather than the existing week and fortnight options.

flynas has inaugurated its new long-haul network as it adds a new dimension to its flight offering. The carrier, which describes itself as Low-Cost Carrier Plus, offering customers added value, has wet-leased Airbus A330-200s from ACMI provider HiFly.

Cathay Pacific Airways is expected to announce plans to grow its European network following the arrival of additional Boeing 777-300ERs later this

Irish budget carrier, Ryanair, has announced a major growth of its activities in the Greek market as it attempts to take advantage of the merger of

Saudia Airlines, the national carrier for Saudi Arabia, has announced it will resume flights to Manchester Airport with the introduction of a direct

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has announced it will introduce two additional routes from its base at Bologna’s Guglielmo Marconi Airport in Italy next

Aer Lingus Regional is to further expand its activities out of the Republic of Ireland with the expansion of its summer 2014 flight schedule from Cork

Irish regional carrier Aer Arann is to significantly increase its offering from Shannon Airport in 2014 as it boosts links to the UK under its Aer

UK low-fare carrier, Flybe, has revealed that over a third of its routes are currently unprofitable and confirmed that although it can make some of

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published the results of its 2012 passenger survey, revealing the impact of last year’s Olympic Games on

bmi regional has announced a restructuring programme which will see future growth focus on routes with “clear growth prospects” as it rebalances its

Vienna International Airport, the largest international air transport gateway into Austria, has confirmed that its recently secured air service to

US major US Airways is to launch new non-stop services between its largest hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina and

UK low-fare carrier easyJet has signed a new nine-year agreement that will see the continued expansion of its operations from Liverpool’s John Lennon

Thomas Cook Airlines Group (TCAG) is looking to grow its long-haul activities over the coming years and has selected the Route Exchange, the online

Leisure carrier Thomson Airways became the first UK airline to launch passenger operations with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on June 20, 2013 when it

After its recent announcement on the deployment of a Boeing 747-400 for its full summer schedule of flights between Glasgow and Orlando in 2014, UK

Thomson Airways, the first UK airline to fly the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has celebrated the arrival of its first aircraft at Manchester Airport

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has opened initial reservations for its extended winter 2013/2014 flying programme from the Canary Islands with the

In what appears to be a direct response to the opening of a new operational base at London Gatwick Airport by rival low-cost operator, Norwegian, UK

A report by The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) into capacity constraints at the UK’s airports has highlighted the economic value of new air