Route Development

[Seasider]

Never heard of them. Are they Romanian?

 

[Jerry]

Never heard of them. Are they Romanian?

Yes. Only been going a couple of years.

 

[Jerry]

This was a bit unexpected. Condor launching 3 daily flights to Gatwick.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1989282272026202203

 

[mullion]

I still think a dreadful colour scheme

 

[Silvercity]

This was a bit unexpected. Condor launching 3 daily flights to Gatwick.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1989282272026202203

to feed their long haul I image .

 

[Aviador]

I still think a dreadful colour scheme

I agree.

 

[Jerry]

I still think a dreadful colour scheme

Yep it is it's awful.

to feed their long haul I image .

Well they are a leisure airline and London is a big city break destination.

 

[Silvercity]

I was thinking more of people connecting to Condors long haul network. They normally have quite good prices.

Yep it is it's awful.

Well they are a leisure airline and London is a big city break destination.

 

[Jerry]

NEW ROUTE

Air France - Paris Charles de Gaulle to London Gatwick. Flights start 29 March 2026

AF1704 CDG 0915-0925 LGW (Daily)
AF1706 CDG 1535-1545 LGW (Daily)

AF1705 LGW 1025-1240 CDG (Daily)
AF1707 LGW 1710-1925 CDG (Daily)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1996505505234337823

 

[Silvercity]

NEW ROUTE

Air France - Paris Charles de Gaulle to London Gatwick. Flights start 29 March 2026

AF1704 CDG 0915-0925 LGW (Daily)
AF1706 CDG 1535-1545 LGW (Daily)

AF1705 LGW 1025-1240 CDG (Daily)
AF1707 LGW 1710-1925 CDG (Daily)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1996505505234337823

Odd route intro.

 

[Jerry]

Odd route intro.

Yeah I thought so to. I wonder if its a slot sitter?

 

[Silvercity]

Yeah I thought so to. I wonder if its a slot sitter?

Maybe. I mean i know there could be some transfer traffic, but id think very few point to point London to Paris these days. They could have gone to Liverpool instead

 

[Jerry]

Maybe. I mean i know there could be some transfer traffic, but id think very few point to point London to Paris these days. They could have gone to Liverpool instead

Yeah London-Paris point to point is more satisfied by the train these days but from large parts of South East England getting to an airport could be just as good an option than having to get into London for the train.

 

[Silvercity]

New London Gatwick to Tashkent route starting from an airline ive never heard of.

Qanot Sharq commences flight operations to London Gatwick

International air traffic between Uzbekistan and the United Kingdom is currently experiencing an unprecedented expansion. With the arrival of Uzbek airline Qanot Sharq at…

aviation.direct

 

[jfy1999]

Beijing Capital airlines are starting flights to Qingdao as a 1 weekly summer seasonal service

Beijing Capital Expands Qingdao – London Gatwick Service in NS26 — AeroRoutes

Published at 0500PST / 1300GMT 20FEB26 Beijing Capital Airlines during Northern summer 2026 season plans to expand Qingdao – London Gatwick service, where the airline plans to operate 1 weekly flight for the period of 24JUN26 – 07OCT26. In 2025, the airline only operated 3 round-trip flights dur

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[jfy1999]

Air Arabia are starting 2 daily flights to Sharjah in June:

Air Arabia Moves Sharjah – London Launch to late-June 2026 — AeroRoutes

Published at 1730PDT 12MAR26 / 0030GMT 13MAR26 Air Arabia in recent schedule update has postponed planned service launch on Sharjah – London Gatwick route, previously scheduled to commence on 29MAR26. The airline now plans to launch this route on 26JUN26. Airbus A321LR is scheduled to operate t

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