On Monday, a Flybe service was made to make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport. The flight was on its way to Bournemouth from Manchester with 40 passengers on board when it had to turn around just after
Flybe has been named one of the largest 100 private companies in the UK for the first time ever. The carrier as been ranked number 98 in the latest Deloitte Top Track 100 listing from the Sunday Times.
Flybe just announced their first service from Manston's Kent International Airport to Edinburgh recently. Now that the service has gotten into the air, they have confirmed yet another route that will fly from the airport to Manchester. Flights for
Hundreds of thousands of air passengers have been affected by the volcanic ash cloud, which continues to disturb airspace throughout Europe. There are now new safety regulations in place that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved, increasing
Flybe is now the first airline to offer a separate insurance policy for victims of the ash cloud crisis that shutdown airspace over much of Europe just over a week ago. Volcanic Ash Insurance, which is being offered
Luton Airport has been nominated for the Best UK Airport category in the Business Travel Awards. The airport was recently evaluated by a panel of judges, including leading business travel journalists and top customers. Luton Airport’s nomination reflects the upgrades that had been installed at the air terminal over the previous
Leeds-Bradford International airport will most likely be the only UK airport to expand next year, according to the airport’s chief executive John Parkin, as the travel industry still reels in the impact of the global recession. Parkin told a business gathering in Bradford this week that LBIA was on target for
Etihad Airways passengers from around the globe will soon have the ability to fly to a range of new regional airports within the UK following the launch of a new codeshare agreement with Flybe, one of Europe’s largest regional carriers. The new codeshare deal will give travellers in the UK easier
www.abta.com The ABTA is calling on the UK government to follow the lead of the Netherlands, and repeal Air Passenger Duty (APD). According to the travel agent group, in the current economic climate, APD is bound to “exacerbate the problems already being encountered by the aviation and tourist industries with significant falls
Scotland-based low-cost airline Flyglobespan will launch three new winter routes to destinations in the sun from Aberdeen Airport, according to a report in The Press & Journal. In December, the no-frills carrier will operate flights to the popular Sharm el Sheikh resort in Egypt, and also to the resorts of Gran
UK budget airline Flybe has managed to post full-year profits amounting to £30.4 million, despite the high cost of jet fuel and a market characterized by lessened demand. One year ago the carrier reported a loss of £16.2 million, which took into account the acquisition of BA Connect, operating at a
Flybe has offered its help once again to passengers stranded by the collapse of another carrier, this time to customers of Zoom Airlines who have been scrambling to find alternative arrangements following the suspension of Zoom’s operations without notice late last week. Passengers who hold an existing Flybe booking connected with
Flybe has said that it plans to reduce capacity on its service connecting London Gatwick with Guernsey. The budget airline will be scaling back the number of seats on its route to the channel island as the high season ends and demand begins to drop, according to a report in The