London Gatwick Airport (LGW) announced that its Chief Operating Officer Mark Johnston has been appointed as new Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport (EDI). Just the day before, it also shared the news that Stewart Wingate will become chair of the board, with both changes becoming effective from Oct. 1. Mark Johnston After two and a […]
Travel Radar•Kate Angel7h agoPublished at 0000PDT / 0700GMT 22SEP26 Norse Atlantic earlier this month filed additional service changes for Northern winter 2026/27 season, as the carrier suspends service to New York. Affected routes include the following. London Gatwick – New York JFK 25OCT26 – 27MAR27 3 weekly service suspended (Norse UK) Rome Fiumicino – New York JFK 25OCT26 – 27MAR27 3 weekly service suspended (Norse Atlantic)
Published at 0300PDT / 1000GMT 21SEP26 easyJet in November 2026 plans operational aircraft changes on selected flights to Akureyri in Iceland, as the 236-seater A321neo being assigned on certain dates, instead of A320. London Gatwick – Akureyri A321neo operates on 17NOV26, instead of A320 Manchester – Akureyri A321neo operates on following dates in Nov 2026, instead of A320: 13, 20, 23 Separately, easyJet from October 2026 will also schedule 236-seater Airbus A321neo aircraft on Edinburgh – Reykjavík Keflavík route on regular basis. From 10OCT26, A321neo operates 1 weekly round-trip, increasing to 2 weekly from 25OCT26, 3 from 10NOV26 (except 12JAN27 – 09FEB27). The carrier operates up to 4 weekly flights on this route.
Published at 0300PDT / 1000GMT 19SEP26 Air China this week filed additional service changes to Europe for Northern winter 2026/27 season, mainly focusing on the month of November and December 2026. Additional service reductions as of 18SEP26 include the following. Beijing Capital – London Gatwick 18NOV26 – 02DEC26 4 weekly service cancelled (except 20NOV26) Beijing Capital – Venice Marco Polo 25OCT26 – 01JAN27 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A330-200 (Previous: 25OCT26 – 15DEC26) Beijing Capital – Vienna 25OCT26 – 31DEC26 Reduce from 9 to 7 weekly (6 weekly from 13DEC26), A350-900 Beijing Daxing – Milan Malpensa 25OCT26 – 30DEC26 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A330-300 Shanghai Pu Dong – Barcelona 30NOV26 – 31DEC26 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, A350-900 Shanghai Pu Dong – London Gatwick 11NOV26 – 08DEC26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, A350-900 Shanghai Pu Dong – Milan Malpensa 10DEC26 – 31DEC26 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A350-900 Other European routes also see cancellations on selected dates. Previously reported reductions: Beijing Capital – Brussels 09NOV26 – 29DEC26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly (selected weeks 5 weekly), A330-300 Beijing Capital – Budapest 25OCT26 – 05JAN27 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, 787-9 Beijing Capital – Geneva 25OCT26 – 04JAN27 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, A350-900 Beijing Capital – Istanbul 25OCT26 – 01JAN27 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, A330-200 Beijing Capital – Stockholm Arlanda Revised service increase from 7 weekly to following 25OCT26 – 01DEC26 9 weekly (Previous: 10 weekly) 02DEC26 – 05JAN27 7 weekly (Previous: 10 weekly) eff 06JAN27 10 weekly Beijing Daxing – Frankfurt Reduce from 7 weekly to following, 777-300ER 25OCT26 – 29NOV26 6 weekly 30NOV26 – 21DEC26 5 weekly Chengdu Tianfu – Frankfurt 30NOV26 – 20DEC26 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A330-300 Chengdu Tianfu – Milan Malpensa 10NOV26 – 30DEC26 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A350-900
A passenger attempting to travel to Aberdeen from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) on Tuesday, Sept. 8 became a “human megaphone” during the unfolding chaos caused by a National Air Traffic Services (NATS) technical issue. Cyber security expert, Kurtis Toy, helped “overwhelmed” easyJet staff to relay information to the large crowd of confused passengers. NATS system […]
Travel Radar•Kate Angel19 Sept
easyJet will restore flights between Berlin and Ljubljana during the 2027 summer season following a seven year hiatus. Services will commence on April 7 and operate twice per week, on Wednesdays and Sundays, with the Airbus A320 aircraft. The low cost carrier will face no direct competition on the route. Tickets are now available for purchase through the airline’s website. Further flight details can be found here . easyJet previously maintained flights between the two capitals from August 2018. The airline initially operated three weekly services between Berlin Tegel and Ljubljana. Operations were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, after which the carrier discontinued the route. The new service forms part of easyJet’s renewed expansion in the Slovenian capital. The airline launched flights from Manchester in November 2025, followed by the introduction of services from Edinburgh in April this year. A new three weekly operation from London Luton will commence on October 26, complementing its longstanding flights from London Gatwick. With the addition of Berlin, easyJet will serve five destinations from Ljubljana during the 2027 summer season: Berlin, Edinburgh, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester. easyJet is also in the process of acquiring Ljubljana-based aircraft maintenance provider Adria Tehnika from Czech investment fund Hartenberg Holding. The agreement was announced in December 2025, with the airline planning to bring more of its heavy maintenance operations in-house. easyJet has worked with Adria Tehnika for almost a decade, during which the Slovenian company has performed more than 200 heavy maintenance checks on its Airbus aircraft. Slovenia’s Competition Protection Agency approved the acquisition in February. However, its completion was delayed after the Kranj District Court temporarily prevented Hartenberg from disposing of its stake amid a dispute with a former minority shareholder over how the investment fund obtained full ownership of the maintenance provider The Berlin announcement comes as the Slovenian government evaluates applications submitted under its latest tender aimed at improving the country’s air connectivity. Four bids were received by the August 31 deadline during the second round of the tenth public call. The identities of the applicants and their proposed routes have not been disclosed, while no official results have been announced. EX-YU Aviation News
Published at 0100PDT / 0800GMT 18SEP26 British Airways yesterday (17SEP26) announced planned intercontinental network adjustment for Northern summer 2027 season. Planned operation changes include the following. London Gatwick – Kilimanjaro – Zanzibar eff 29MAY27 3 weekly 777-200ER, new route BA2163 LGW0905 – 2020JRO2120 – 2225ZNZ0025+1 – 0755+1LGW 777 257 London Heathrow – Buenos Aires Ezeiza – Santiago de Chile eff 28MAR27 1 daily 777-200ER, Buenos Aires becomes nonstop terminator instead of 1-stop via Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Santiago de Chile becomes 7 weekly 1-stop instead of 4 weekly nonstop. BA previously operated London Gatwick – Buenos Aires Ezeiza – Santiago de Chile until July 2000) BA245 LHR1925 – 0525+1EZE0715+1 – 0830+1SCL 777 D BA244 SCL1010 – 1310EZE1510 – 0830+1LHR 777 D London Heathrow – Cape Town eff 29MAR27 Increase from 7 to 10 weekly, A350-1000/787-8 operating BA043 LHR2110 – 0950+1CPT 788 146 BA059 LHR2230 – 1100+1CPT 351 D BA058 CPT1850 – 0530+1LHR 351 D BA042 CPT2325 – 1015+1LHR 788 25 BA042 CPT2340 – 1030+1LHR 788 7 London Heathrow – Las Vegas eff 30MAR27 Increase from 13 to 14 weekly, 777-200ER/A350-1000 BA271 LHR1215 – 1455LAS 777 x2 BA271 LHR1220 – 1515LAS 777 2 BA275 LHR1715 – 2000LAS 351 D BA270 LAS1705 – 1115+1LHR 777 2 BA270 LAS1720 – 1115+1LHR 777 x2 BA274 LAS2210 – 1605+1LHR 351 D London Heathrow – Rio de Janeiro Galeao eff 28MAR27 1 daily 787-8 nonstop terminator, replacing service extension to Buenos Aires with 777-200ER BA249 LHR2220 – 0550+1GIG 788 D BA248 GIG1900 – 1010+1LHR 788 D London Heathrow – San Jose (Costa Rica) eff 28MAR27 Service extends to year-round, 3 weekly scheduled in summer with 787-8 BA233 LHR1415 – 1845SJO 788 357 BA232 SJO2035 – 1345+1LHR 788 357 Other service changes: London Heathrow – Dubai eff 28MAR27 2 daily 777-200ER, instead of 3 daily London Heathrow – Singapore eff 28MAR27 1 daily A380 service maintained, instead of initially filed 777-300ER London Heathrow – Tokyo Haneda eff 28MAR27 BA005/006 A350-1000 replaces 787-9 (Overall 2 daily A350-1000)
British Airways will launch seasonal flights from London Gatwick to Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar on 29 May 2027, strengthening its East African network. The triangular Gatwick–Kilimanjaro–Zanzibar–Gatwick service will operate three times weekly until 31 October. Boeing 777 aircraft will offer Club World business class, World Traveller Plus premium economy and World Traveller economy. Return fares start […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban17 Sept
LONDON — A Qatar Airways flight from Doha was met by security personnel upon landing at London Gatwick Airport early Thursday morning following an onboard incident involving a disruptive passenger. Flight QR329 departed Hamad International Airport in Doha during the middle of the night on Thursday, September 17, 2026, bound for London. According to flight […]
London Gatwick (LGW) has begun testing the UK’s first fully automated robotic valet parking service. The system is designed to boost capacity and tighten security, enabling passengers to park cars without the need for human interaction. The airport is pitching the technology as a secure alternative to third-party parking firms, coming at a moment when […]
Travel Radar•Zoe Weyrauch-Gosling15 Sept
London Gatwick Airport is testing car-parking robots, offering secure, automated long-stay parking for most vehicles at a small extra cost.
Euronews15 SeptPublished at 1200PDT / 1900GMT 14SEP26 Emirates in the first quarter of 2027 is adjusting operational aircraft on 1 of 4 daily Dubai – London Gatwick route. From 01JAN27 to 27MAR27, EK011/012 is scheduled with 2-class 777-300ER, instead of the 3-class A380. EK011 DXB0250 – 0640LGW 77W D EK015 DXB0740 – 1140LGW 388 D EK009 DXB1425 – 1825LGW 388 D EK069 DXB1705 – 2050LGW 359 D EK012 LGW0940 – 2030DXB 77W D EK016 LGW1335 – 0040+1DXB 388 D EK010 LGW2025 – 0720+1DXB 388 D EK070 LGW2355 – 1100+1DXB 359 D
Published at 1300PDT / 2000GMT 11SEP26 Condor at the launch of Northern winter 2026/27 season plans flight number changes to its City Network to/from Frankfurt . From 25OCT26, flight number changes include the following. Frankfurt – Berlin DE40xx > DE400x Frankfurt – Hamburg DE41xx > DE40xx Frankfurt – London Gatwick DE41xx/42xx/43xx > DE43xx Frankfurt – Milan Malpensa DE43xx > DE42xx Frankfurt – Munich DE43xx/44xx > DE40xx Frankfurt – Paris Charles de Gaulle DE42xx > DE43xx Frankfurt – Prague DE440x/441x > DE448x Frankfurt – Vienna DE434x/435x > DE436x Frankfurt – Zurich DE43xx > DE44xx Following routes will see new flight number range when seasonal service resumes on 30APR27: Frankfurt – Barcelona DE43xx > DE44xx Frankfurt – Budapest DE44xx > DE43xx Frankfurt – Rome Fiumicino DE41xx/44xx > DE42xx Frankfurt – Venice Marco Polo Minor variations within DE42xx range
LARA•Keith Mwanalushi10 Sept
LONDON - A technical glitch at air navigation service provider NATS halted departures at London Heathrow and Gatwick Airport.
aero.uk8 Sept
London Gatwick Airport temporarily suspended flight operations on Friday afternoon after a departing aircraft developed a technical problem and became stranded on the runway. The runway remained closed for approximately 50 minutes while the aircraft was towed away. Operations resumed after airport personnel completed a full safety inspection. The closure caused widespread disruption, with some […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban4 Sept
Operations at London Gatwick (LGW) were halted for nearly an hour on Friday, Sep. 4, after a Norse Atlantic Airways flight aborted its take-off at high speed, triggering an emergency response and widespread disruption across the airport’s network. Nose Gear Failure and Emergency Response The Norse Atlantic Flight Z0701, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner bound for […]
Travel Radar•Zoe Weyrauch-Gosling4 Sept
Singapore Airlines’ guest chef, Monica Galetti, has launched her latest autumn menus. The limited-edition dishes will be served in Suites, First Class and Business Class cabins on Singapore Airlines flights departing from London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester, from 1 September until 30 November 2026.
A large fire has caused damage to 140 cars in a car park located near Crawley, which is commonly used by tourists travelling through London Gatwick Airport (LGW). Many holidaymakers have been impacted by the incident upon returning from holidays. Fire Near Crawley At around 9 p.m. BST on Saturday August 22, a fire broke […]
Travel Radar•Melissa Thomas29 Aug
British holidaymakers can now book TUI Airways charter flights to Djerba, one of Tunisia’s lesser-known islands, offering great value holidays from £659 and summer temperatures reaching around 34°C. The new charter service from London Gatwick will launch for Summer 2027 and run twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, meaning customers can be on the island in around three hours and 15 minutes as part of their TUI holiday.