easyJet Bolsters UK Presence with New Southend Base and Fleet Expansion for Enhanced Choice and Connectivity

(IN SHORT) easyJet has launched its tenth UK base at London Southend Airport with three A320neo aircraft, creating 140 direct jobs and supporting 1,200 indirectly, while boosting its UK fleet with seven additional planes for its biggest summer season yet. From Southend, it now offers 122 weekly flights on 20 routes—a 133% increase from last… Read the full press release

Manchester Airport Expects Surge in Summer Bookings as ‘Blue Monday’ Approaches

Manchester, UK, 2023-Jan-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Manchester Airport is expecting to see a spike in bookings for the summer over the coming weeks, with travellers keen to cast off the post-Christmas blues and plan their next getaway. January is a particularly busy time for forward bookings from holidaymakers seeking summer sun and an… Read the full press release

British Airways to start new twice-weekly service to southern Spanish city of Almeria

LONDON, 2017-Oct-09 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways customers will be able to bask in beautiful Almeria next year when the airline starts a new twice-weekly service to the southern Spanish city on March 27, 2018. Situated in the southeast of Spain and perfectly positioned on the Mediterranean Sea, Almeria is famous for its Spaghetti Western film… Read the full press release

Ground services operator Swissport regrets that trade unions CC.OO, UGT and USO at Spanish airports employ pressure rather than finding consensus

2013-06-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Swissport, the largest independent operator of ground services to the aviation industry, regrets the industrial action called for by the trade unions CC.OO, UGT and USO at various Spanish airports, which it considers to be the result of the unions preferring pressure to consensus. After hours of negotiations until late on the… Read the full press release