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Gatwick airport news - October, 2008 |
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From 30 April 2009, the daily service by Iceland Express to Reykjavik will no longer fly from Stansted, but will change over to fly from Gatwick Airport.
Starting on 1st May next year, the airline will operate on an 8 flights a week schedule, with prices from £69 each way. |
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Passengers and the travel industry voted Gatwick as the best UK airport for leisure travel at the British Travel Awards this week.
Gatwick’s Commercial Director, Mike Luddy, commented, “This award underlines the sharp focus of the Gatwick team on delivering great service for our customers. We are delighted to have our efforts recognised by passengers and respected industry professionals.”
Other awards went out to Gatwick’s biggest airline, easyJet, for Best Low Cost / No Frills Airline; Best Leisure Airline went to Monarch; and British Airways won Best Scheduled Airline (Europe). |
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The non-stop service between Gatwick and Detroit, which is run as part of a joint scheme with Northwest Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, will come to an end as from 11 January 2009.
Gatwick will still continue the routes to Atlanta and Cincinnati however, through airline Delta - formed when Delta and Northwest merged.
The route from Heathrow to Detroit by Northwest which began back in May will also continue to operate, helpful to those who used to fly with British Airways, as they ‘suspended’ their Heathrow to Detroit flights in March 2008. |
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From 30 April 2009, the daily service by Iceland Express to Reykjavik will no longer fly from Stansted, but will change over to fly from Gatwick Airport.
Starting on 1st May next year, the airline will operate on an 8 flights a week schedule, with prices from £69 each way. |
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Heathrow corporate parking supplier Eton Air has closed it's doors this month after over 10 years of dedicated service to the corporate airport parking industry.
Help-me-park are proud to be able to offer corporate airport parking services to all customers of Eton Air who now need a new supplier that is a conscientious, experienced and reliable airport parking supplier at Gatwick and Heathrow airports. The Help-me-park sales team can be reached on 0845 272 8790.
Visit our Eton Air page for more information. |
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The captain of a Gatwick flight was forced to make an emergency landing just minutes after taking off, after he discovered a fault. After calling in to air traffic controllers just after 5.30pm, the easyJet flight was landed back at Gatwick safely and all passengers were asked to disembark the plane.
A spokesman for BAA said, “The captain, who was flying easyJet, called in a precautionary landing back at Gatwick. All passengers were safely disembarked. We cannot confirm at this stage where the plane was bound or what may have caused the need for an emergency landing. An investigation will be carried out.”
A spokesman for Surrey Fire and Rescue, who were called to the scene after the emergency call out, said: “Our crews were called to a full emergency at Gatwick with a plane in distress. Once the aircraft was done and 'in stand' we inspected it but found no damage or immediate problem. The incident was left with the operators.” |
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A number of routes from Gatwick and Heathrow will be cancelled by British Airways next spring, including some of their shuttle services between Gatwick and Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Manchester. In comparison to last year, their summer flights capacity will be down by 1%.
At the start of summer 2009, the routes Gatwick to Zurich, and Heathrow to Kolkata and Dhaka will end, and as mentioned above, their shuttle services will be reduced: Gatwick - ;Edinburgh from 6 to 4; Glasgow from 5 to 4; Manchester from 7 to 5.
A spokeswoman for British Airways commented, “In total we will still fly 24 times each day between London and Edinburgh (from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City), 18 times each day between London and Glasgow (from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City) and 13 times each day between London and Manchester (from Heathrow and Gatwick).” |
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British Airways has announced that from 30 March 2009, the Gatwick to Dublin flights will be suspended.
Willie Walsh, BA’s Chief, confirmed the news stating that it was due to the new tax on travel that the Irish Government has decided to enforce. A spokeswoman said, “The route is not profitable and is not being helped by the Irish government's decision to put a €10 departure tax on each passenger from next March. We will codeshare with Aer Lingus on this route when our service ends.” |
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Virgin Atlantic have fired 13 of their cabin crew staff, after messages were left about Gatwick’s aircraft on social networking website Facebook that brought the company into disrepute.
An investigation was launched by Virgin when the messages, which have now been removed, appeared calling passengers ‘chavs’ and slandered the airlines safety standards. Among those removed were statements saying planes were full of cockroaches and that the engines got replaced 4 times a year.
In a statement issued by the airline, “Virgin Atlantic can confirm that 13 members of its cabin crew will be leaving the company after breaking staff policies due to totally inappropriate behaviour.”
It continued, “Following a thorough investigation, it was found that all 13 staff participated in a discussion on the networking site Facebook, which brought the company into disrepute and insulted some of our passengers. It is impossible for these cabin crew members to uphold [our] high standards of customer service if they hold these views.” |
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