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Charity plane pull at LJLA raises thousands for Alder Hey

Charity plane pull at LJLA raises thousands for Alder Hey A charity plane pull organised by Liverpool John Lennon Airport has raised thousands of pounds for the Airport’s charity partner Alder Hey Children’s Charity. Leading leisure airline Jet2.com provided one of its Liverpool based Boeing 737-800 aircraft to be used by various teams from within the airport community and across the region, who each had 60 seconds to see who could pull the 40 tonne aircraft the furthest along the taxiway at the airport. The various teams had each paid to take part and raised their own sponsorship with all the money going towards equipment for Alder Hey’s new Surgical Neonatal Unit. General and business aviation operator Ravenair kindly hosted the...
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Multi-million-pound departure lounge improvements by SSP continue at LJLA

Multi-million-pound departure lounge improvements by SSP continue at LJLA Having recently been voted the UK’s best airport in the 2024 Which? annual airport survey, Liverpool John Lennon Airport is now further enhancing the passenger experience in time for next Summer through new food and beverage outlets from SSP. Work is underway in the airport’s Departure lounge, to construct a range of new, expanded and refurbished passenger facilities over the coming months. These will include Monty’s, an all-day diner with seating for almost 200 passengers, a new expanded premium lounge that will be twice the size of the existing facility and an extension and upgraded design to the existing Kissing Gate pub and kitchen. In addition, a third...
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easyJet launches new route from Liverpool John Lennon Airport for summer 2025

easyJet launches new route from Liverpool John Lennon Airport for summer 2025 easyJet, Liverpool’s leading airline, is to launch a new route to Split in Croatia from Liverpool John Lennon Airport starting next summer. On sale from today a new twice-weekly route to Split will start on 9th June and operate on Mondays and Fridays throughout the summer with fares from £34.99* As the largest city on the Croatian coast and a history going back to the Roman period, Split offers something for everyone. From ancient ruins to chic shops and open-air flea markets, there’s plenty to be explore, as well as its nearby stunning Adriatic coastline, home to pretty beaches and tranquil turquoise waters. Paul Winfield, Aviation Director for LJLA...
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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays launch Summer 2026 earlier than ever from Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays launch Summer 2026 earlier than ever from Liverpool John Lennon Airport Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have put their Summer programme on sale for 2026 earlier than ever before, with flights and holidays to 23 sunny hotspots now available to book from Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Having only started operations from Liverpool for the first time earlier this year, the leading leisure airline and UK’s largest tour operator have responded to strong demand from UK holidaymakers wanting to book ahead, going on sale with their summer programme from Liverpool earlier than ever before. This will enable customers and independent travel agents from across the North West and North Wales to go ahead and lock in some summer...
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport welcomes 4.3m passengers as revenues rise to £44m

Liverpool John Lennon Airport welcomes 4.3m passengers as revenues rise to £44m The UK’s number one airport according to Which? continues to invest to enhance its industry-leading customer experience for passengers and airlines 26 September 2024 – Liverpool John Lennon Airport reported a 15% increase in passenger numbers in its latest financial year. The airport welcomed 4.3m customers in the financial year ending 31 March 2024 and is now only 10% under its pre-pandemic passenger numbers. The rising passenger numbers have helped the airport increase revenue by 14% to £44.4m during the same period. The airport continues to play an increasing role in contributing to Liverpool’s growing tourism economy which, according to Liverpool City...
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Arriva doubles Airport bus connection with

Arriva doubles Airport bus connection with Liverpool South Parkway and City Centre Arriva have increased the frequency of their 86A bus service which operates between Liverpool City Centre and Liverpool John Lennon Airport, with a service now operating every 7-8 minutes, doubling the number of services on the route. The 86A is also one of two Arriva services that operate on a route from the City Centre to the airport which calls at Liverpool South Parkway rail interchange. As a consequence, airport passengers using a host of rail services to Liverpool South Parkway from across the City Region, the North West and beyond, will now wait no more than 7-8 minutes for an onward connection to the airport. As well as improving access to the...
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LJLA celebrates 90 years of operations

LJLA celebrates 90 years of operations Tomorrow will be the 90th anniversary of the opening of Liverpool Airport and to celebrate, a number of activities will be taking place across the Airport throughout the day. It was on 1 July 1933 that the Airport was officially opened with Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, the Secretary of State for Air, declaring the Airport officially open at a grand civic ceremony, followed by one of the largest civil air displays seen at the time. Tomorrow’s celebrations will include the placing of a time capsule in the terminal, to be opened in 2058 on the Airport’s 125th Anniversary, a big birthday cake in the Departure Lounge with cupcakes for passengers to enjoy, whilst listening to a birthday DJ who’ll be...
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Jet2.... Liverpool!

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have today announced that Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) will become their newest base, with the launch of their award-winning flights and holidays from Liverpool for Summer 2024. The UK’s largest tour operator and third-largest airline have today put 20 sunshine destinations on sale for Summer '24 from Liverpool John Lennon Airport, in response to enormous demand from customers and independent travel agents across the region. The programme includes seven destinations that are exclusive to Jet2.com and Jet2holidays from Liverpool. The first Jet2.com flight from the airport will depart on 28th March 2024, perfectly timed for the Easter holidays! In their first summer of operations from Liverpool...
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PLAY gets underway at LJLA

PLAY gets underway at LJLA Liverpool John Lennon Airport welcomed its newest airline today with the arrival from Reykjavik of the first flight to and from Liverpool by new Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY. PLAY now link Liverpool direct to Reykjavik for the first time and also offer passengers seamless connections onto their USA destinations including Washington, Boston and New York. To celebrate the airline’s first arrival at LJLA and the start of this latest new service, the Airport’s Fire and Rescue Service performed its traditional aircraft ‘baptism’ as the PLAY aircraft taxied towards the terminal building. Flights now operate on Mondays and Fridays using the carrier’s fleet of brand-new 180-seat Airbus A320neos, one of the...
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