Air France adds London Gatwick route and special Cardiff flights for Six Nations
Air France is expanding its UK network for 2026 with a new twice-daily service to London Gatwick and a series of special flights to...
Air Arabia to launch double-daily Sharjah–London Gatwick flights from March 2026
Air Arabia is expanding its European reach with a new non-stop service between Sharjah and London Gatwick, set to begin on 29 March 2026....
Condor expands European network with triple-daily London service
Condor is significantly expanding its European route network by introducing service to London Gatwick (LGW) starting in April 2026. This marks the first time...
London Gatwick welcomes Jet2 as its newest base with 29 routes and 300 new jobs
London Gatwick will become Jet2’s newest base from March 2026, as the UK’s third-largest airline launches operations with six aircraft and a network of...
London Gatwick expands African network with Air Peace’s new Abuja service
London Gatwick has strengthened its role as a leading UK gateway to Africa with the launch of Air Peace’s new direct service to Abuja,...
Gen Z fuels rail boom to London Gatwick with over half choosing trains
More than half (53%) of London Gatwick’s Gen Z passengers (aged 16–24) travelled to the airport by train in Q1 2025, up from 47%...
Radar failure grounds planes across UK, disrupts travel at London Airports
Major flight disruptions have hit Britain’s airspace at the height of the school summer holidays, after a radar failure forced a temporary nationwide shutdown...
TUI Airways flight diverted to U.S. after onboard smoking incident, Brit passengers stranded for 20+ hours
TUI Airways flight BY49 from Cancun to London Gatwick (Boeing 787-900 registered G-TUIL) was diverted to Bangor International Airport in Maine, U.S., on July...
British Airways adds Rabat, Graz, and expanded Madrid service to short-haul network
British Airways is boosting its short-haul network with the launch of new routes to Rabat in Morocco and Graz in Austria, as well as...
Air India flight AI171 crashes shortly after take-off Ahmedabad Airport
On 12 June 2025, a routine international flight turned into tragedy this morning when Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (reg. VT-ANB)...
easyJet takes Eurovision to new heights with fan-filled flight to Basel
easyJet brought Eurovision fever to 35,000 feet with a glitter-filled celebration flight to Basel, the 2025 host city. As the Official Airline of the...
Air Sierra Leone to launch direct Boeing 737 flights to London in major international expansion
Sierra Leone’s new privately owned flag carrier, Air Sierra Leone, has officially announced the start date for its long-anticipated direct flights between Freetown and...
easyJet becomes first UK airline to fly direct to Scandinavian Mountains
New winter routes from London Gatwick and Manchester start 6 December
easyJet has announced the launch of two new weekly winter flights from the UK...
Gulf Air launches direct flights to London Gatwick, expanding UK presence
Gulf Air has launched its inaugural direct flight from Bahrain to London Gatwick, marking a strategic expansion of its UK network. This new route...
Uganda Airlines to launch direct flights to London Gatwick in May 2025 with rare Airbus A330-800
Uganda Airlines will begin direct flights between Entebbe and London Gatwick on May 18, 2025, marking its first European route and restoring UK-Uganda air...
Wizz Air flight to Egypt diverts to Athens due to unruly passenger
On Wednesday, 12 March, a Wizz Air flight from London to Egypt was forced to make an emergency landing in Athens after a passenger’s...
Wizz Air becomes first airline to offer direct London-Medina flights
Wizz Air UK has announced direct flights from London Gatwick to Medina, making it the first airline to offer this route. The service launches...
Norse Atlantic Airways launches London Gatwick–Bangkok route, expands Winter 2025 schedule
Norse Atlantic Airways will introduce a new direct route between London Gatwick (LGW) and Bangkok (BKK) starting October 26, 2025, with up to four...
British Airways acquires Boeing’s Gatwick MRO hangar, securing jobs and expanding operations
British Airways (BA) will acquire Boeing’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility at Gatwick, securing jobs and strengthening its presence at the airport. The...
TUI Airways (UK) aircraft suffers bird strike; safely returns to London Gatwick
On 5 February, a TUI Airways Boeing 737 MAX 8 (registered G-TUMP) departed London Gatwick, United Kingdom destination Sal Airport, Cape Verde. Shortly after...