Norwegian start-up carrier Flyr has announced plans for its first UK route. The airline launched flights in 2021, initially serving domestic destinations, and has confirmed it will fly between Edinburgh and Oslo from April 8. The year-round service will operate up to thrice-weekly, using a B737-800 aircraft. Flyr will join Norwegian and SAS on the […]

Sky Express has become the latest carrier to join the Worldwide by Easyjet connections service. The move will allow customers to book tickets through the Easyjet website, for self-connecting flights with Sky Express via Athens, Thessaloniki, Corfu, Zakynthos, Preveza, Kefalonia, Rhodes, Larnaca, Chania and Heraklion to over 20 new Greek destinations, including: Mytilene, Paros, Icaria,

Gatwick airport is to reopen its South Terminal next month, after nearly two years of lying dormant as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The airport has been operating solely from its North Terminal since June 15, 2020, but will reopen on March 27, 2022 to coincide with the start of the summer schedules. The

Luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental has announced plans for its first Greek property, situated in Costa Navarino on the southwest coast of the Peloponnese. Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino is scheduled to open next spring, and will offer 99 rooms including 48 pool villas, all with outdoor terraces and sea views. Features will include 1,500 sqm

Travelodge has enlisted a set of robot cleaners to support its housekeeping teams across 579 properties in the UK. The 7,500 RoboVac Buddies, developed by Sheffield-based company Killis Ltd, are being used to “lighten the workload” for its housekeeping team members, who clean nearly 44,000 rooms daily. Each housekeeping team member will be allocated one

Hyatt has announced plans to expand its luxury and lifestyle brands in the Asia-Pacific region. The hotel group will bring its Caption by Hyatt, Destination by Hyatt and Thompson Hotels brands to the Asia Pacific market as the region begins to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The first Caption by Hyatt hotel is expected to

Aer Lingus has announced plans to resume flights between Dublin and Miami later this year. The Irish flag carrier last served the Floridian city in March 2020, when the route was suspended due to the onset of Covid-19. Twice-weekly flights (Friday and Sunday) will resume on October 21, 2022, rising to thrice-weekly (with an extra

While regarding demand management as “a last resort”, the airport says that it has been “a long-standing advocate of the polluter pays principle and passengers should pay the carbon costs of their flights. “By applying robust carbon pricing, for example by including flights in the UK Emissions Trading System, the cost of carbon will be