London Gatwick: New Route Development & Rumours

[jfy1999]

JetBlue complains of difficulties in securing London slots

JetBlue Complains Of Difficulties In Securing London Slots

JetBlue has filed a complaint with the US Department of Transportation (DOT), complaining of the difficulty in obtaining…

simpleflying.com

 

[jfy1999]

From the ashes of Norwegian comes Norse Atlantic...what has changed to make the ex Norwegian people think they will be successful this time around?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1371493449875259399

 

[Coathanger16]

From the ashes of Norwegian comes Norse Atlantic...what has changed to make the ex Norwegian people think they will be successful this time around?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1371493449875259399

If this does take off (pardon the pun), I'm pretty much expecting Norwegian in all but name tbh. Will probably even make use of ex Norwegian 787's

 

[Jerry]

New airline flying to Antalya - Freebird Airlines

https://twitter.com/x/status/1380435862131986436

 

[CM.]

New route. I wonder how many people will like these flight times.

Condor- Gatwick to Larnaca

Depart: LCA-21:15 Arrive: LGW-00:15
Depart: LGW-01:15 Arrive: LCA-07:45

Flights start daily from July 19 thanks to SPD travels on twitter.

 

[CM.]

New route. I wonder how many people will like these flight times.

Condor- Gatwick to Larnaca

Depart: LCA-21:15 Arrive: LGW-00:15
Depart: LGW-01:15 Arrive: LCA-07:45

Flights start daily from July 19 thanks to SPD travels on twitter.

Now starts 30th July

 

[jfy1999]

Norse Atlantic to link London Gatwick and US in 2022 - union

Norse Atlantic Airways (N0, Oslo Gardermoen) is due to start operating from London Gatwick when it launches operations between Europe and the United States in...

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Norse Atlantic Airways responded to ch-aviation’s request for comment by saying: “We have made no announcements about a potential LGW start-up. However, we have said that London is an interesting market for Norse, which is why the company has talks with local unions.”

 

[Seasider]

It looks to me that the Union has "Jumped the gun". I hope it doesn't affect the future of services from LGW.

 

[CM.]

Corendon Airlines have a new route from Gatwick to Bodrum (Turkey)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1430408293252485121

 

[jfy1999]

Skyalps are planning flights to Bolzano this winter with Dash 8 aircraft.

Translated: According to the owner of Skyalps, Josef Gostner, there are flights to Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Berlin. Brussels, Rotterdam and London Gatwick are also on the flight schedule.

Skyalps: Winterflugplan vorgestellt.

Der Inhaber der Sky Alps Gostner hat den Winterflugplan vorgestellt. Geplant sind Flüge nach Deutschland, Belgien, Holland und England.

www.rainews.it

 

[CM.]

Putting here as J2 is a Leeds based company after all...

Diversifying this winter to have a seasonal LGW base. Charter / Ski & Lapland flights by the looks with up to 3 aircraft (800's) required at times.

List of loaded routes posted in the LGW forum.

With BA also announcing it is pulling the plug on LGW short haul, I cant help but wonder if this winter dalliance may blossom. I am sure LGW management will be hoping so and a huge chunk of the routes BA are exiting from are Jet2 staples.

Good to see them securing extra market capacity as we enter the winter.

Yes here it is in a tweet.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1441101337769308170

 

[CM.]

SunExpress have a new route to Dalaman from London Gatwick.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1446853154725826563

 

[jfy1999]

Vistara secures slots for Newark service | PaxEx.Aero

Vistara might finally be ready to fly to the United States, albeit with a connection en route. According to the latest regulatory filings for slots at London's Gatwick Airport, Vistara plans to serve Newark from the UK, with continuing service to India.

paxex.aero

This filing suggests a Delhi-Gatwick-Newark planned routing. Vistara holds sufficient slots to operate 3x weekly in each direction.

 

[jfy1999]

India's Vistara eyes London-Newark flights​

According to Airport Coordination Limited (ACL), the Indian full-service carrier has slots to operate a total of 63 flights from Gatwick to Delhi (translating to 3x weekly flights) and the same number from Gatwick to Newark during the season ending in late March 2022, with up to 299 passenger seats per departure.

India's Vistara eyes London-Newark flights

Having secured its US Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) in late August, India's Vistara (Delhi International) has now disclosed that it holds slots for services from...

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[CM.]

Some good news: Low Cost airline Scoot will be launching a Singapore-Bangkok-London Gatwick route. Flights starting in a few weeks on December 16th. At 3 weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Looks to be year round flights.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1459087431232364545

 

[Silvercity]

Some good news: Low Cost airline Scoot will be launching a Singapore-Bangkok-London Gatwick route. Flights starting in a few weeks on December 16th. At 3 weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Looks to be year round flights.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1459087431232364545

I have travelled with Scoot thought they were good.

 

[CM.]

The 2022 initial coordination report is out for some UK airports. These include Gatwick

Gatwick to Toronto with air Canada?
Gatwick to Reijeka with Easyjet?

Source:SeanM1997 on twitter

 

[jfy1999]

UK Government To Fund Two Regional Routes From London | Aviation Week

The subsidized routes are part of the UK government’s effort to restore regional, domestic connectivity.

www.routesonline.com

The government will provide £1.8 million over two years to support flights within England between London Gatwick (LGW) and Newquay (NQY). The service will be operated by Eastern Airways from Dec. 9.

 

[jfy1999]

Some good news: Low Cost airline Scoot will be launching a Singapore-Bangkok-London Gatwick route. Flights starting in a few weeks on December 16th. At 3 weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Looks to be year round flights.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1459087431232364545

Aeroroutes reports that this service is to end in August unfortunately.

 

[jfy1999]

US-Bangla Airlines are looking to start London flights in 2023. No indication yet regarding which London airport or indeed which aircraft type will be used but I’m going to guess LGW (the anteroom for long haul airlines looking to get into Heathrow) is on their radar

US-Bangla Airlines to launch longhaul flights in 2023

US-Bangla Airlines (BS, Dhaka) is planning to launch its long-touted long-haul operations in 2023, initially connecting Bangladesh with European destinations in...

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