Norse Atlantic to launch Gatwick-Las Vegas route – Business Traveller
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Norse Atlantic to launch Gatwick-Las Vegas route – Business Traveller

Norse Atlantic has announced it will fly between Gatwick and Las Vegas from later this year. The new route had been speculated for some time on our forum, but when Business Traveller contacted the carrier in January it was advised that “Despite reports we have no plans to launch services to Las Vegas at this…

Gatwick’s ibis hotel set to reopen following renovation – Business Traveller
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Gatwick’s ibis hotel set to reopen following renovation – Business Traveller

Accor’s ibis property close to Gatwick airport is nearing the end of renovation works, and is set to reopen next month. The ibis London Gatwick Airport closed in 2021 following a fire at the premises, after which owner Starboard Hotels decided to embark on a full renovation programme. Business Traveller received a press release from…

Gatwick cuts Scope 1 vehicle emissions by 90 per cent through use of biofuels – Business Traveller
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Gatwick cuts Scope 1 vehicle emissions by 90 per cent through use of biofuels – Business Traveller

Gatwick airport has switched its fleet of diesel vehicles to run on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), in a move which it says will save 950 tonnes of carbon emissions per year. The London airport had around 300 vehicles including fire engines, airside operations vehicles and snow ploughs which were being powered by diesel. These account…

Electric vehicle charging station opens at Gatwick – Business Traveller
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Electric vehicle charging station opens at Gatwick – Business Traveller

Additional facilities at the forecourt will include wifi, a lounge area, toilets, Costa Coffee, Little Fresh convenience store and an interactive EV experience area, open from 4.30am – 10pm. Bronwen Jones, development director, London Gatwick said:“We are proud to be the first international airport to open a GRIDSERVE Electric Forecourt. The charging station has been…

Norse Atlantic drops routes from Gatwick to Boston and Washington for summer 2024 – Business Traveller
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Norse Atlantic drops routes from Gatwick to Boston and Washington for summer 2024 – Business Traveller

Norse Atlantic Airways has confirmed it will not resume flights from Gatwick to Washington DC and Boston this summer. The routes were launched in June and September 2023 respectively, but were suspended for the winter season, and there was uncertainty as to whether flights would restart this year. The carrier has now confirmed to Business…

London and Glasgow set to be Emirates’ most popular UK inbound gateways in 2024 – Business Traveller
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London and Glasgow set to be Emirates’ most popular UK inbound gateways in 2024 – Business Traveller

Emirates says it is experiencing “a surge in forward bookings to and from UK” over the next 12 months, with destinations including London and Glasgow faring particularly well. London is perhaps not a surprise, with the carrier offering some 82 weekly flights across its routes to and from Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted. But the carrier…

Norse Atlantic puts 2024-25 winter flights to Caribbean on sale – Business Traveller
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Norse Atlantic puts 2024-25 winter flights to Caribbean on sale – Business Traveller

Norse Atlantic Airways has put flights on sale for its 2024-25 winter season, with routes from London to the Caribbean. The carrier will operate once weekly from London Gatwick to Bridgetown in Barbados, and will also serve Montego Bay in Jamaica once a week from December 2024 to March 2025. Return fares start from £449…

Singapore Airlines to launch London Gatwick service – Business Traveller
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Singapore Airlines to launch London Gatwick service – Business Traveller

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will launch its inaugural nonstop flights between its Singapore hub and London’s Gatwick airport in June 2024, operating the five-times a week service with the long-haul variant of its Airbus A350-900 aircraft. Together with its current four-times daily services to London’s Heathrow airport, this will bring the total number of flights to…