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Richard Branson Ceases Virgin Atlantic Hong Kong Service

2022-10-06 by Phil Butler

Virgin Atlantic

After 30 years in operation, Virgin Atlantic has indefinitely suspended its Heathrow-Hong Kong services, closing its Hong Kong office.

Tags: airline news, Airline routes, Heathrow to Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Richard Branson, Richard Branson airline, UK airlines, Virgin, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Atlantic stock, Virgin flights, Virgin Hong Kong

EU Extends No-deal Brexit Air Travel to October 2020

2019-09-06 by Argophilia Travel News

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UK airlines will continue flights to the EU through to 24 October of 2020 in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Tags: Brexit, EU, EU Commission, no-deal, UK airlines, UK travelers

Ryanair Chief Announces Hundreds of Job Cuts by End of August

2019-08-01 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ryanair Europe's biggest budget airline

Ryanair has told employees to prepare for hundreds of job cuts in the coming weeks because it has more staff than it currently needs. CEO Michael O’Leary told his staff that the airline has 900 more people than the airline needs to operate.

Tags: aircrew, airline cutbacks, airline pilots, airline staffing, airlines, Europe air carriers, Europe airlines, Ireland airlines, Ryanair, UK airlines

Will Monarch’s new flight plan take off?

2014-10-31 by Phil Butler

Courtesy Monarch

News last week that leading UK leisure airline Monarch received an influx of £125 million of permanent capital from investors Greybull Capital LLP tells of a cutthroat competitive market.

Tags: airline news, Althea Village, EasyJet, Greybull, Monarch, Ryanair, TUI, UK airlines

Flybe Announces Still More Daily Routes for 2014

2014-08-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Regional airline Flybe has just announced a new daily route in between Manchester and Amsterdam. The new service from Schipol airport is set to beging October 26. The airline has announced one way fares in the range of £39.99.

Tags: airlines, Amsterdam travel, Birmingham flights, Flybe, UK airlines, UK travel

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