Virgin Atlantic starts flights between Belfast and Orlando

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is offering customers increased access to Florida with weekly services from Belfast to Orlando departing every Monday throughout the summer. The flights from Northern Ireland will carry general cargo and exports of spare parts and machinery. A Friday flight will be added in June and is offered in addition to 17 flights […]

Virgin and Delta to co-locate cargo handling in the UK

Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo are to co-locate their dnata cargo handling facilities under one roof across the UK. The airlines will co-locate their cargo handling at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds/Bradford and Newcastle from 8 June. The companies say the move will provide single drop-off […]

Delta and Virgin to strengthen UK – US network

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic are to strengthen their UK – US networks by sharing flights, which will include the first London – Portland service. From the summer of 2017, the two airlines will optimise their joint network, which they say will offer customers more choice and flexibility. The changes for Delta will include […]

CAA backs Belfast airspace reclassification

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has given the go-ahead for the reclassification of the airspace over Belfast. The change, which comes into effect from 26 May 2016, will see all airspace within the Belfast Terminal Manoeuvring Area (TMA) change from a mix of Class E and D controlled airspace to solely Class D. The newly simplified […]