Wizz Air to serve


Cairo from Luton Wizz Air will start Luton to Cairo flights this winter. The carrier will operate three flights a week to Sphinx International airport from October 30, with return fares starting at £108. Wizz Air UK managing director Marion Geoffroy said: “Our routes from Egypt to the UK are fast becoming some of our most popular.” wizzair.com


FLIGHTS


Gatwick’s long-haul network expands with host of new services


Gatwick’s long-haul network will increase to 50 destinations this winter with the addition of several new routes. Ethiopian Airlines will start


a three-times-a-week service to Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on November 21, reviving a route last operated in 2006. Norse Atlantic Airways will


introduce Miami and Boston flights in September, followed by Kingston, Montego Bay and Bridgetown services in October. British Airways will start flying


to Accra, Ghana, in October, while Air Mauritius will launch daily flights to Mauritius. The new routes mean Gatwick


now offers flights to more than 80% of the airport’s pre-Covid long-haul destinations. gatwickairport.com


Elounda, Crete


Rhodes


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Jet2 boosts capacity to Rhodes and Crete for November 2024


Samantha Mayling


Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have extended the season to Rhodes and Crete further into November 2024 to cater for “strong” demand. The airline has added more than 11,000 seats


to Rhodes and Heraklion airports from Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, Manchester, Newcastle International and Stansted airports. The extra flights and holidays are available for


November 3-9, 2024. Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and


Jet2holidays, said: “There continues to be enormous demand for summer 2024 from British holidaymakers. “As always, we listen to what customers are saying


and react accordingly, so that we can provide them with the holiday choices that they want.


Latam Airlines to start only direct UK to Peru service from December 2


Ethiopian Airlines travelweekly.co.uk


Latam Airlines will launch a service from Heathrow to Peruvian capital Lima on December 2. The 12-hour flights will operate five days a week, with a Boeing 789 aircraft carrying 30 passengers in premium business and 270 in economy. Davide Ioppolo, Latam’s regional commercial director, said the Chile-based carrier would be the only airline offering direct UK flights to Peru. latamairlines.com


“Extending the season to these two popular Greek


destinations means we are doing exactly that, giving customers more opportunity to get away and enjoy a much-needed holiday later in the season.” Meanwhile, Jet2holidays will extend its resort


flight check-in service to the Canary Islands for next summer. It will be available at more than 130 hotels in


Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura between May 15 and October 15, 2024. The expansion follows the operator adding the


service at more than 50 hotels in Paphos and Larnaca, in Cyprus, for this summer and next year. Holidaymakers who choose a hotel offering the


service will be able to check in their bags on the morning of their departure day. The luggage is then transported to the airport and stowed on their aircraft. trade.jet2holidays.com


G Touring adds facility for agents


to download marketing materials G Touring, which owns the Travelsphere and Just You brands, has launched an online support hub for trade partners. Agents will be able to download window posters, information about Travelsphere and Just You holidays, and social media images and copy. A ‘highlights of the week’ section will showcase to registered agents what is selling well in the market. gtouringpartners.com


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