Vietjet recently launched three new domestic routes across Vietnam connecting Pleiku with Hai Phong and Vinh, and Ho Chi Minh City with Tuy Hoa. The Pleiku-Hai Phong debut flight is scheduled for the January 15th, 2016. Vietjet will operate four flights each week; every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Details
London City Airport welcomed 4,319,521 passengers in 2015, an 18.38 per cent increase on 2014, to set a new passenger number record. The only London airport actually in London enjoyed its fifth consecutive year of growth to beat the previous record of 3.6 million, boosted by British Airways’ busiest ever summer. Details
Malaysia Airlines confirmed today that normal check-in baggage allowances are available on all flights across the network including services to Amsterdam, London and Paris. The airline has recently had to operate a longer route to Europe, which combined with strong head winds, limited the airlines’ ability to carry baggage and cargo. Details
Finnair has announced that, due to passenger demand, it is adding an additional 1,800 seats between Dublin and Helsinki, in Finland, in summer 2016. The route, which launched in April 2015 with a flight time of just three hours, connects Dublin with Helsinki, which is one of the most vibrant and diverse cities in Northern…
A pilot from Shaheen Air chose to abort departure after spotting a hole in the wing of the plane he was flying. The pilot on Monday declined to fly the plane with the damaged wing. This problem occurred on flight NL721 to Jeddah from Peshawar. Once the pilot realised the plane had not been checked…
A man has been arrested after trying to open the door of an Air Europa plane travelling between Majorca and Ibiza mid-flight. 44 year old Romanian was overpowered by crew and passengers who held him until the plane reached his destination and he was handed over to police. The scare happened on Monday morning. Unnamed…
The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER in the southern Indian Ocean has covered over 80,000 square kilometres, and is likely wind up in June 2016 if the aircraft is not found. Two vessels, Fugro Discovery and Havila Harmony, are presently in the search area, says Australia’s Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JAAC) in…
KLM says “disturbed passenger” injured himself and a co-pilot on a flight to China before being overpowered by the crew and other passengers. The airline issued statement on Tuesday saying the incident happened on Sunday’s KL897 flight from Amsterdam to Beijing. The carrier says the flight was never at a risk and had landed as…
Qatar Airways has rung in the New Year with a new daily, non-stop service between Los Angeles International Airport and Hamad International Airport in Doha. The new route features the airline’s landmark Boeing 777-200 and represents Qatar Airways’ first passenger service to the West Coast of the United States. Details
Southampton Airport’s first ever TV advert has gone live on Sky channels in the south-east region of the UK, aimed at encouraging viewers to book direct and fly local. The 30 second advert will focus on four key travel themes which can be experienced by flying direct from Southampton Airport. These themes include beaches and…
A flight was delayed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday (January 2) after a drone was spotted flying over a runway. The departure runway delayed the flight at 12.45pm after the drone was seen to occupy Heathrow air space. A spokesperson for the airport said: “The departure runway was closed for seven minutes.“It didn’t cause significant…
Michel Retif, Turcat Andre, Henri Perrier and Jacques Guignard were the first Concorde team André Turcat, the first aviator to have scrambled Concorde March 2, 1969, died Monday night at age 94 at his home in the region of Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône), d According to people close to her family. Pilot testing of the first flight…