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Moldovan carrier FlyOne started a rotation from Chişinău to London Luxair Dash 8-Q400, LX-LGF, lifting off from London City Airport – the
Southend Airport in July 2019 using an A319. Richard Vandervord carrier’s only UK destination after pulling out of Heathrow. Martyn Cartledge
London/Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK)
Jazeera Airways A320neo Daily Mon/Wed 1245/1355 Tue 1245/1345 J91/2 Kuwait City
Thu 1240/1345 Fri 1145/1400
Sat 1505/1605 Sun 1050/1235
Jazeera Airways started flights to Gatwick from Kuwait City on October 27, 2019. Prior to the launch of the new service, Jazeera Airways’ nearest destinations to the
UK were Tbilisi and Istanbul.
London/Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK)
Rossiya Airlines A319 Daily 1445/1610 SU6619/6620 St Petersburg
Rossiya Airlines currently serves Gatwick with a daily flight, which started on March 25, 2018. The London hub is the airline’s only UK destination.
London/Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK)
Rwandair A330-200/300 Tue/Thu/Sat 1640/1840 WB700/701 Kigali (via Brussels)
Rwandair began flying to Gatwick three times a week from May 26, 2017 from Kigali via Brussels. The number of flights is usually increased for the summer to meet
demand. It is the airline’s only service to Europe, with its focus mostly being in Africa.
London/Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK)
Ukraine International 737-800 Daily 1125/1220 PS111/112 Kiev
Airlines
Ukraine International 737-800/E190 Daily 2140/2300 (excluding Thu PS113/114 Kiev
Airlines 2050/2200 and Fri 2140/2300)
The flight operates to Kiev’s Boryspil International Airport. Gatwick is the sole UK destination for the airline.
London/Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
Finnair A350-900 Daily 0910/1020 AY1331/1332 Helsinki
Finnair started A350-900 services to Heathrow on October 6, 2015 and was the first carrier to fly the type to the airport. The airline has an A350 in a oneworld livery
and another in a special scheme designed by fashion company Marimmeko.

London/Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
Iberia A340-600 Up to 4 x weekly 1715/1845 IB3166/3167 Madrid
(days vary)
Iberia operates 16 A340-600s, which are slowly being retired from service following the delivery of A350-900s. The Heathrow service (IB3166) is currently Iberia’s
only short-haul route using the A340-600. The daily flight is undertaken by a mix of A340-600, A350-900 and A330 aircraft with any one of those variants potentially
being used on any given day.
London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW)
Fly Bosnia A319 Tue/Sat 0845/0945 6W105/106 Sarajevo
FlyBosnia launched in January 2019 and began flying into Luton on September 24 using its sole A319. It is the only airline currently operating between the UK and
Sarajevo.
London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC)
FlyOne A319 Tue 1700/1750 5F617/618 Chişinău
FlyOne launched its service to London Southend on July 19, 2019 and is the carrier’s only British route.
London Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS)
Albawings 737-400/500 Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun 1930/2015 2B911/912 Tirana
Albawings started flying into Stansted on June 16, 2019 using its fleet of three Boeing 737 aircraft (two 737-400s and one 737-500). The airline focuses mostly on the
German and Italian markets.
London Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS)
Ural Airlines A320 Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun 1050/1150 U6745/746 Moscow Domodedovo
Ural Airlines began operations into London Stansted on December 20, 2019, making this one of the newest routes into the UK and the airline’s first into the country.
The route is due to be operated by the A320neo which have started arriving with the airline.

Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC)
Air Transat A310 Tue 0915/1130 TS292/293 Toronto
Air Transat currently uses an A310 on one flight a week to Manchester, with the A330-200 flying the other services.
Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC)
Iraqi Airways A320 Thu 2000/2130 IA265/266 Baghdad and Erbil
Iraq Airways uses its fleet of three A320s on the UK routes.

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