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Riga Airport maintains strategic goal of becoming a Northern European aviation hub

Despite the crisis in the aviation sector caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Riga Airport maintains its strategic future goal to become a Northern European air traffic hub, the Chairperson of the Airport Board Laila Odina emphasised at Riga Aviation Forum on 10 September 2020.

Blue Islands launches additional connectivity with new Loganair codeshare flights

Blue Islands’ new codeshare flights with its partner Loganair, Scotland’s airline, are now live. Initial connecting destinations from 26 October 2020 from Guernsey and Jersey include Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester via Southampton. Meanwhile, from Exeter/Southampton initial connecting destinations are Aberdeen and Inverness via Manchester.

Restored City-to-City link reconnects Belfast and London

Fast and direct ‘City-to-City’ connections between London and Belfast were restored on 7 September 2020, as flights resumed between the two cities’ most central airports. The five-times-a-week service between London City Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport is operated by BA CityFlyer.

Stobart Air begins new Edinburgh-Belfast City service

The inaugural flight between Edinburgh Airport and Belfast City Airport with Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, took off on 27 August 2020. The new route commenced as the airline expands its presence at Edinburgh Airport and increases connectivity between Scotland and Ireland.

Frankfurt Airport leading European hub for handling temperature-sensitive goods

At Frankfurt Airport, approximately 120,000 tons of vaccines, medications and other pharmaceutical products were handled in 2019. This makes FRA the European leader. Airport operator Fraport and Lufthansa Cargo, together with other partners of the air cargo community at the site, see themselves well prepared for handling a possible corona vaccine.