British Airways increases US-Heathrow frequencies
British Airways has outlined plans to ramp up its services between the US and London Heathrow this month, following the decision by the UK government to remove quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers arriving from the EU and US. Frequencies will increase as follows: -Flights from New York JFK to Heathrow increasing to 21 per […]
JetBlue Set to Bring Transatlantic Travelers Low Fares, New Choices and Incredible Service as It Lands at Both London Heathrow and London Gatwick
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it will make its highly anticipated entrance into the transatlantic market with nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy international Airport (JFK) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR) starting August 11, 2021. New York’s Hometown Airline® will further enhance its U.S. and U.K. schedules with nonstop service between New York-JFK […]
United Announces Plans to Begin New Daily Nonstop Service Between Boston Logan and London Heathrow
United Airlines announced plans to expand its global route network with new, nonstop service between Boston Logan International Airport and London Heathrow. This new service builds upon United’s growing presence in London and provides customers on the East Coast with another convenient option to get to London. United plans to operate its premium Boeing 767-300ER […]
JetBlue Delays London Debut to Late 2021
For years, JetBlue Airways had hoped to create its first trans-Atlantic route and, finally, last year, the New York-based airline announced it would fly to London. That was supposed to happen early in 2021 but, well, we all know what the coronavirus pandemic has done to the airline industry. Instead, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes told […]
Heathrow’s COVID-19 response: “Technology and innovation will be key to us resuming normal operations”
Having handled a record 80.9 million passengers in 2019, Heathrow, like all airports, is now having to adapt in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. FTE caught up with Amanda Owen, Health and Safety Director at Heathrow, to find out what impact the coronavirus pandemic has had so far and what steps the airport is […]
Delta schedules daytime New York-London flight
Delta’s daily daytime New York JFK-London Heathrow service will launch March 28, augmenting the two daily overnight flights Delta operates on the route as well as the five daily flights operated by the Delta/Virgin Atlantic joint venture in Virgin aircraft. The new flight is part of what Delta says will be a 15% boost in […]
TAP Air Portugal to end London City routes to Porto and Lisbon
TAP Air Portugal will withdraw its two routes from London City Airport this winter, the carrier has confirmed to Business Traveller. TAP launched flights to the city centre airport from Lisbon in October 2017, and from Porto in March 2018. It blamed the cancellations on “uncertainties in customer demand associated with Brexit” and disappointing results […]
Latam Cargo continues its pharma expansion
Latam Cargo has continued to expand its pharma services, adding a passive option to its London Heathrow flights. The airline said that Heathrow was already included in its active pharma product but that from October customers using the airport would also be able to use its passive service. Latam Cargo senior sales manager Europe, Middle […]
Norwegian Air still has big plans for USA, CEO says
Norwegian Air will cool its torrid expansion pace in North America, though the United States will remain a top priority for the carrier. That means splashy announcements about new routes will instead give way to flight increases on routes Norwegian already flies. “For the time being, we need to add more frequencies,” Norwegian CEO Bjørn […]
British Airways to Add 787-9 Dreamlines to Sao Paulo Route
A British Airways 787-9 at London’s Heathrow Airport (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson) British Airways announced that it will be adding two weekly flights from London Heathrow to the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo. The good news, especially for premium flyers, is that the new frequencies will be operated using the airline’s attractive Boeing 787-9. […]
