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Aurigny have announced a new route from Guernsey to Dublin with flights commencing 29 March 2022. This is Aurigny's first venture into Ireland and enlarges the regional carrier's network - which has seen Birmingham and Exeter added to its network in 2020. Additionally, this is the first new route for Aurigny since its annoucement of co-operation with Blue Islands to ensure sustainable flight coverage (2). Guernsey has seen British Airways CityFlyer launch flights to the airport in Summer 2021 - to Edinburgh and London City, whilst Dublin has lost Stobart Air and is slowly rebuilding its network to the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies - with Aer Lingus and Loganair launching flights from the Irish capital to the UK.  Aurigny plan to operate two weekly flights between Guernsey and Dublin for Summer 2022. Flight timings: GR 686 GCI 1345-1520 DUB (Tuesdays and Thursdays) GR687 DUB 1550-1735 GCI (Tuesdays and Thursdays) *Timings and frequencies correct at time of publication Ph...

Flybe have announced that it will be recruiting for numerous roles based in the Midlands. Posted on LinkedIn, the airline announced it is 'launching a regional airline focused on safety, service and operational excellence' [and] 'are looking for the most creative and innovative minds to help us achieve our mission and will be recruiting for numerous roles based in the Midlands'. Flybe was previously one of Europe's largest previous carriers before its collapse in March 2020 and was the biggest airline in the domestic market in the United Kingdom - with 46.4% of seats in UK domestic regional market (excluding London). The airline had its largest bases in Birmingham and Manchester, with a significant market share in Belfast City, Exeter, Newquay and Southampton, among others (read more about Belfast City: https://seanm1997.blogspot.com/2021/05/has-flybes-collapse-allowed-belfast.html). However, since its collapse and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines including A...

Loganair have announced  a new route from Aberdeen to Dublin with flights commencing 5 September 2021. Loganair have stepped in to the Aberdeen-Dublin route, following the collapse of Stobart Air (under the Aer Lingus Regional brand) earlier in the month (read more about that here: https://seanm1997.blogspot.com/2021/06/stobart-air-terminates-all-flights-what.html). Following the collapse of Stobart Air, many airlines had picked up routes in Belfast including Aer Lingus, British Airways CityFlyer and easyJet - with all nine Stobart Air destinations now served across Belfast. However, at Dublin, routes have not been picked up at the same speed - with many routes remaining unserved. This is most likely due to the ongoing travel restrictions between the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Loganair's Aberdeen to Dublin route will not face any direct competitors. Furthermore, it is noted that 48,613 passengers travelled between Aberdeen and Dublin in 2019 (the last full year pr...

Ryanair announced a new route from London Stansted to Helsinki with flights commencing 31 October 2021. The announcement was one of 8 new routes from Helsinki, where Ryanair is making its debut in Winter 2021. Ryanair are also launching flights from Helsinki to Brussels Charleroi, Kaunas, Milan Bergamo, Paris Beauvais, Poznan, Riga and Warsaw Modlin. Ryanair are also launching a year round route from Tampere to London Stansted from 2 November 2021, after a 6 year hiatus on the route (FR2128/FR2129). This route will compete indirectly against Finnair (from London Heathrow) and Norwegian (from London Gatwick). In 2019 (the last full year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic), 1,046,760 passengers travelled between London and Helsinki. In Winter 2021/22 (w/c 7 February 2022), Finnair will operate 28 weekly flights between London Heathrow and Helsinki, Ryanair will operate 7 weekly flights between London Stansted and Helsinki whilst Norwegian will operate 2 weekly flights between London Gatwick ...

22 June 2021 Eurowings announced a new route from Prague to Bristol with flights commencing 31 October 2021. The announcement was one of 11 new routes from Prague,  where Eurowings plan to base 2 Airbus A320 aircraft from 31 October 2021, with an additional aircraft planned for Summer 2022. Eurowings will compete directly with easyJet in Winter 2021. Eurowings  will operate three weekly flights between Bristol and Prague, whilst easyJet will operate two-four weekly flights between the two cities. Flight timings: EW 4212 PRG 0605-0735 BRS (Sundays) EW 4212 PRG 0615-0745 BRS (Fridays) EW 4212 PRG 1320-1450 BRS (Mondays) EW 4213 BRS 0805-1115 PRG (Sundays) EW 4213 BRS 0825-1135 PRG (Fridays) EW 4213 BRS 1530-1840 PRG (Mondays) *Timings and frequencies correct at time of publication Photo: https://www.eurowings.com/en/information/on-board/travel-media.html

21 June 2021 Eurowings announced a new route from Prague to Birmingham with flights commencing 1 November 2021. The announcement was one of 11 new routes from Prague,  where Eurowings plan to base 2 Airbus A320 aircraft from 31 October 2021, with an additional aircraft planned for Summer 2022. Eurowings will compete directly with Jet2 in Winter 2021. Eurowings will operate three weekly flights between Birmingham and Prague, whilst Jet2 will operate two weekly flights between the two cities. Flight timings: EW 4420 PRG 1225-1325 BHX (Fridays) EW 4420 PRG 1550-1650 BHX (Mondays) EW 4420 PRG 1650-1750 BHX (Wednesdays) EW 4221 BHX 1410-1710 PRG (Fridays) EW 4221 BHX 1735-2035 PRG (Mondays) EW 4221 BHX 1835-2135 PRG (Wednesdays) *Timings and frequencies correct at time of publication Photo: https://www.eurowings.com/en/information/on-board/travel-media.html

17 June 2021 easyJet have loaded 12 new domestic routes for Summer 2021, serving 16 airports across the United Kingdom. As noted in my previous article ( easyJet expands UK domestic - where next? (seanm1997.blogspot.com) ), even before the collapse of Flybe in March 2021, easyJet has been the number 1 domestic carrier by seats in the UK - connecting major airports including London Gatwick, Manchester, Edinburgh and B elfast International, and has recently grown its UK domestic operation. easyJet have long served one key market in the UK domestic market - connecting major cities and conurbations. Belfast (International) has been key to this. Being on a separate island to Great Britain has allowed easyJet to grow its Belfast operation in recent years and with the collapse of Flybe, easyJet became the largest domestic carrier from the Northern Ireland capital. In 2019, the airline launched Manchester - Jersey and in 2020 launched Edinburgh - Birmingham and Glasgow - Birmingham, whilst in ...