Tag: London Gatwick

Wizz Air to launch Stockholm-Skopje route this winter

Wizz Air launches new route from Gatwick to Valencia

Wizz Air today announces a new route connecting London Gatwick with Valencia, further expanding the airline’s connections from the UK to Spain. The route is the sixth new Spanish route Wizz Air will launch in 2026, joining recently announced connections between London Luton and Bilbao, Barcelon...

Jersey gains new London connection as easyJet adds Southend route

easyJet has announced the launch of a new route for summer 2026 from London Southend Airport to Jersey. Flights will take off for the first time on 30 March 2026 and operate on Mondays and Thursdays. The new service joins easyJet’s existing routes between Jersey and London Gatwick, London Luton...

Jet2 announces launch of flights and holidays from London Gatwick

Jet2 has today marked a major milestone in its continued growth by announcing the launch of new flights from London Gatwick. A significant announcement for the aviation industry, this is the first major leisure airline arrival into London Gatwick since 2020 and marks the largest new-based airline...

SITA pioneers mobile ground crew app with easyJet

SITA, working hand in hand with easyJet, has reimagined how airports can serve passengers with the launch of the SITA Agent App, a mobile tool that frees ground crew from fixed desks and allows them to assist passengers anywhere in the terminal. The collaboration began with a simple challenge: to...

Air Transat announces three new international routes

Air Transat unveils a series of major additions to its network for summer 2026. At the heart of these new developments is the launch of exclusive transatlantic routes such as London Gatwick–Ottawa and Marseille–Quebec City, in addition to the annualisation of several routes to southern destin...

Gatwick’s Northern Runway to help drive £275mn tourism boost

Gatwick’s Northern Runway to help drive £275mn tourism boost

London Gatwick's Northern Runway could help unlock £275mn a year for the Sussex visitor economy, the airport has said, as the region looks to attract more high-value international tourists. If approved later this year, Gatwick's proposals would enable an additional 1.6 million international inbo...

Emirates to add fourth daily flight to London Gatwick

Emirates to add fourth daily flight to London Gatwick

Emirates is set to introduce a fourth daily flight between Dubai and London Gatwick from 8 February 2026. Flight EK069/070 will be operated by the airline’s newest aircraft, the Airbus A350, offering customers the opportunity to experience its latest generation interiors, including Business Cla...

Gatwick’s Stephanie Wear appointed chief commercial officer of Edinburgh Airport

After almost four successful years at London Gatwick, vice president of aviation development, Stephanie Wear, has been appointed chief commercial officer of Edinburgh Airport, effective 1 September 2025. Stephanie has played a key role in delivering London Gatwick’s vision to be the airport for...

Vueling celebrates 15 million customers at London Gatwick

Vueling, a European low-cost airline, is set to mark a major milestone today, flying its 15 millionth customer at London Gatwick. Since establishing a base at Gatwick in 2013, Vueling has operated close to 100,000 flights from and to London Gatwick and is the leading airline between London and Ba...

VINCI Airports appoints Stewart Wingate as managing director, UK Airports

Following a very successful 15 years as chief executive of London Gatwick, Stewart Wingate has been appointed as Managing Director, UK Airports, a newly created role by VINCI Airports and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). In this role, Stewart will oversee the future development and strategic...

Gatwick Airport appoints Pierre-Hugues Schmit new CEO

Pierre-Hugues Schmit, currently chief commercial and operational Officer at VINCI Airports and a non-executive director on the London Gatwick Board, will succeed Stewart as Chief Executive of London Gatwick. Pierre-Hugues Schmit, chief commercial and operational officer at VINCI Airports said: â€...

London Gatwick launches £250m decarbonisation programme

London Gatwick has partnered with specialist renewable energy provider Vital Energi to advance its ambitious £250m decarbonisation programme, which will see the airport switch to zero carbon heating and improve energy efficiency. The project will work to help London Gatwick achieve net zero for ...

Norse Atlantic Airways celebrates inaugural flight from London Gatwick to Cape Town

Norse Atlantic Airways marks a major milestone with the successful launch of its direct service between London Gatwick and Cape Town. The inaugural flight departed on Monday, October 28th, arriving in Cape Town on Wednesday, October 29th, with both Premium and Economy cabins fully booked, showing...

Norse Atlantic Airways celebrates inaugural flight from London Gatwick to Las Vegas

Norse Atlantic Airways has announced the successful inaugural on Thursday, September 12, of its direct route between London Gatwick and Las Vegas, the highly anticipated flight was sold out in both Premium and Economy cabins. The new route operates three times a week, allowing travellers a conven...

Airbus welcomes London Gatwick to global hydrogen hub network

Airbus has teamed up with London Gatwick, easyJet and Air Products, the world’s largest hydrogen supplier, to expand hydrogen capability and infrastructure in the UK as the manufacturer moves closer to its target of getting a hydrogen powered aircraft in the sky by 2035. Setting up the right in...

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