Malta International Airshow 2020 confirmed

It is finally official once it was cancelled, now it's confirmed. Malta Aviation Society and the support for the Ministry for Tourism and the Malta Tourism Authority will finally begin with Malta International Airshow 2020 on September 26th & 27th at Malta International Airport Apron 4 for aircraft display and static display in Smart City.

Tickets are available for €10 on Saturday & €10 on Sunday for adults. Children under 14 goes free must be accompanied by an adult. All other tickets are featured on the Malta International Airshow website. The tickets can not be purchase online & will only be available at the airshow gate.

Flybe information - Virgin Connect (15th October 2019)

Flybe has finally announced setting to be rebrannded as Virgin Connect following by Virgin Atlantic-led consortium.

During it's previous Virgin Atlantic franchise Virgin Atlantic Little Red axed in 2015, it's confirmed it will be introducing flights that will continue under Flybe. Starting the beginning of 2020, Flybe will be ending it's purple brand airliner to red.

The aircraft will include all of it's ex Flybe aircraft from De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 and Embraer ERJ-175. The ERJ-195 will be joining Virgin Connect temporary & will exit the fleet by April 2020. With Flybe's Stobart Air it will retain their own Air Operator Certificate more likely it will continue under wet lease operations.

For passengers like myself who already booked from Flybe.com forn next year will not be affected & will have the advantage to travel with Virgin Connect. It's unknown for my upcoming flight next year might change to my final destination.

As of 15th October 2019, the website is currently under construction. It's still open for the exiting announcement for soon to be Britain's regional carrier to Virgin. Once the announcement for the Virgin Connect flights will start, we'll update more as soon as we get more information.

Flybe travel information (5th October 2019)

British low-cost carrier Flybe announced back in the summer the airline will be cutting flights from the UK & cease it's hub due to staff shortages and fleet restricting. This is also about the Flybe deal to the Virgin Atlantic takeover that will cover in the future blog.

Birmingham 

Only two flights will end at Birmingham from both German flights to Hanover and Hamburg as the time I made this blog.

Cardiff

Two flights will be lost which is Faro, Portugal 26th October and Glasgow, UK 25th October.

Doncaster  

Flybe as of 5th October 2019 operate flights to Spain (Alicante), The Netherlands (Amsterdam), Belfast-City (UK), Ireland (Dublin), Channel Islands (Jersey) and France (Paris Charles de Gaulle). All these flights will end Doncaster flights on 26th October while Paris Charles de Gaulle flight ends 25th October.

Exeter 

Flybe's HQ will be cutting four flights. Spain (Alicante, Malaga & Palma de Mallorca), UK (Norwich) and Portugal (Faro). Norwich flight ends 25th October and the rest ends 26th October.

London City

Only one flight will be affected which is Dusseldorf, Germany ending 26th October.

London Heathrow

Only Isle of Man flight will end in 25th October.

Norwich 

Flybe will be ending it's hub in Norwich airport. UK (Aberdeen and Exeter) both ending 25th October. And Spain (Alicante & Malaga) Alicante will end on 25th & Malaga 24th October.

Southampton

One of Southampton's busiest & big hub for Flybe will end with three flights at the time I made this blog. Germany (Dusseldorf) will end 25th October and Spain (Alicante ends 26th October and Palma de Mellorca ends 20th October)