Latest London Gatwick Airport Stories
LONDON, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading price comparison website Carrentals.co.uk [http://www.carrentals.co.uk ] is urging US visitors travelling to the Olympics to book their car rentals early, avoiding disappointment, as the latest statistics show a significant increase in car rental bookings in key UK locations around the dates of the 2012 Olympics. The figures from Carrentals.co.uk reveal six times more US customers have already booked car rental in the UK...
HARMONDSWORTH, England, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- British Airways has launched a new service to Algiers from London Gatwick, which will commence from the start of the summer schedule. Flights to Algiers will move from Heathrow to Gatwick with seven flights a week. Algeria's capital city, Algiers mixes past with present with 17th-century mosques and Ottoman-style palaces in the hilltop Kasbah city with a Mediterranean harbour. British Airways offer hotels in the...
CRAWLEY, England, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- British Airways has launched a new service to the city of Nice in the south of France from London Gatwick. The airline will fly to Nice three times a day and will boost its summer sun network. This is in addition to the seven daily flights from Heathrow and once a day service from London City airport. Richard Tams, head of UK & Ireland sales and marketing, said: "We're very pleased to be able to offer this extra...
LONDON, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the launch of Monarch Airlines' eight new Italian routes a host of Roman gladiators, Veronese opera singers and Venetian gondolas surprised passengers at London Gatwick Airport as a huge 1,000 square feet 3D artwork took over the runway. The exciting expansion will see Monarch offering flights to the beautiful and historic Italian cities of Milan, Rome, Venice and Verona. The new route launches will build upon...
HARMONDSWORTH, England, February 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of ten British Airways cabin crew from Gatwick will walk with the fastest man in the world later this month for a cause that is close to all their hearts. The crew of BA2263 will operate a flight from London Gatwick to Kingston, Jamaica and then join world champion and current Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt for the 5.6km Sigma Walkathon in aid of the Chain of Hope charity. British Airways has...
LONDON, February 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading scheduled airline, Monarch recently announced its winter flying programme for 2012/2013; adding additional frequencies to existing routes as well as launching new winter services. All winter flights are now available to book via http://www.monarch.co.uk. A continuation of the summer programme and new for winter 2012/2013, with the airline now operating year-round flights are the Italian destinations of Venice, Verona,...
HARMONDSWORTH, England, January 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The design of the British Airways aircraft to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be 'The Dove' by up and coming British designer Pascal Anson. His artwork beat hundreds of entries in the BA Great Britons Programme, and was chosen by a judging panel including Turner-prize nominated artist and Royal Academician Tracey Emin, the Royal Academy of Arts and the airline. As BA Great Britons...
LONDON, December 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What better way to spend Christmas than in Lapland, the number one festive holiday destination and the home of Santa himself. And who better to test it out than The Only Way Is Essex gang. Joey Essex, Chloe Sims, Lauren Pope, Mario Falcone and Lauren Goodger spent four jam-packed days ticking off every Yuletide treat. Travelling with Thomson, the cast stayed in the gorgeous Log Cabins at the Snow Elf Hotel & Apartments in...
BEIJING, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Air China will start offering direct rotations between Beijing and London Gatwick from May 2, 2012. The flights, CA851/2, will be operated on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with A330-200. They depart from Beijing at 01:35 and from London Gatwick at 13:15. The new services mean that Air China will operate to both Heathrow and Gatwick airports of London. By the new services, Air China will not only offer more flight options to the passengers,...
CRAWLEY, England, November 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- British Airways is changing its Mauritius timetable to give customers an extra day in the sun this winter. Flights back from the Indian Ocean isle will take off 12 hours later than at present, creating more time for relaxation before travellers have to get their flights to London [http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-london/public/en_gb ]. The better timing coincides with the route being switched...
