London currently has six airports, each with an individual characteristic. However, a seventh could be about to join the mix as the United Kingdom government today gave consent for Manston Airport in Kent to be reopened, primarily as a cargo hub for London and the South East.more
In June, Gdańsk airport served 18,000 passengers, while in May there were only 1,200. With current coronavirus restrictions, air traffic is slowly recovering.more
A Ryanair flight had to be diverted to Stansted Airport this evening (Monday, July 13) after a note was found in a toilet claiming there were 'explosives on board'. Flight FR1902 was due to fly from Krakow, Poland to Dublin, Ireland but was diverted by Eurofighter Typhoons after pilots raised the alarm.more
From this Saturday (July 11), Portugal’s airports will be ramping up controls on visitors, requiring proof of negative tests for Covid-19 before letting passengers through to their onward destinations.more
After a pause caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Krakow airport returned to passenger flights. A special event was the inauguration of a new direct connection with Paris with the French carrier. For now, it will be two flights a week, but by the end of the holiday there may be even seven.more
Wizz Air yesterday completed its first flight to Abu Dhabi. The European low-cost carrier is planning to open a new subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates’ capital city in the next few months. Wizz Air is eying 100 aircraft based in Abu Dhabi by the end of 2035.more
The Polish government is lifting the ban on air connections with a number of new countries. Among them are Great Britain, Japan, Canada, South Korea or Ukraine.more
In the second quarter of 2021, the first of a complex of seven office buildings will be built at Gdańsk Airport. The construction cost is almost 66 million PLN. It will be the first office center located at the airport in Poland.more
In the journal of laws of Spain, the so-called BOE, regulations have been published today allowing health control of tourists arriving on the territory of this country by airplanes and ships. Regulations provide for testing at seaports and airports with the participation of a doctor.more
No more selling alcohol on board, service reduced to a minimum, the obligation to wear masks - these are some of the ways used by airlines to ensure sanitary safety.more
Information about the resumption of flights from Katowice airport was sent yesterday by Wizz Air and Ryanair. The first of them started flights from Katowice on Wednesday, and the second intends to do so from July 1.more
The Wizz Air connections to Dortmund and Oslo Katowice airport resumed passenger traffic on Wednesday morning - in accordance with sanitary guidelines. For now, only this carrier is flying there; Ryanair and Lot signal the restoration of flights from Katowice from July 1, and Lufthansa - from September 1.
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At Keflavik airport near Reykjavik, testing for coronavirus has been started today for travelers arriving in Iceland. The study is an alternative to quarantine and will be free for now; after July 1, it will cost around 100 euros.more
Ryanair announced the resumption of 79 routes to Poland from the UK and Ireland. These routes will operate from 21 June as part of our Summer 2020 schedule.more
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that Poland will relaunch international flights on June 16, but noted that carriers "will probably need a week, or two or three, to prepare a flight-connection network."more
The Greek authorities have decided to allow primary schools to reopen from Monday, along with hotels that are normally open all year round, but were closed due to the novel Coronavirus crisis.more
After a 2.5-month break, Krakow-Balice International Airport has now resumed regular flights. In the morning, the first PLL LOT plane flew to Gdansk, then the plane from Warsaw landed, which then took off on the return journey.more
Control temperature measurements at the entrance to the terminals, the obligation to wear masks, the obligation to complete a health declaration. These are some of the safety rules that will apply at airports and on planes - the Civil Aviation Office of Poland said.more