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AFAIK American were always going to return to EDI. Was a matter of B787 deliveries and crew availability.

I believe they have 12 B789s slated for delivery by mid 2025, which should release the smaller B788s for new routes such as this.

All dependent upon Boeing of course.

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Not new, but updated via Aviation Week. Turkish Airlines has updated its route development priorities, outlining 25 cities globally that it intends to add to its network. The Star Alliance member has released its latest list of future destinations, which includes eight international points in Europe...

Further discussion on Yahoo News : Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial is seeking to offload three regional British airports as a separate deal to sell its stake in Heathrow falters. Ferrovial and co-owner Macquarie have enlisted advisers to sell AGS Airports, which owns and operates Aberdeen, Gl...

...and COP26 discussion.

https://www.internationalairportreview. ... -mountain/

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We booked this trip as a regular Christmas market trip - in past years we have visited Munich, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest and Frankfurt. Living in the Cotswolds its BHX, BRS or LHR that works best for us, and whilst we could go direct with Ryanair from the former two, we elected to fly with LOT from L...

Trying to get a couple of flights on aircraft that are not very long for this world.... so in Feb -

LHR-FRA-MIA with the long haul sector on a B748 in busines class
MIA-MUC-LHR with the long haul sector on a A346 also in business class.

Meals likely Burger King or the like, to pay for it!!

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Not as many for us as some of you. Living in the Cotswolds its BRS/BHX/LHR, all three are 60-90 minutes away. So far this year : LHR-MUC-LHR on Lufthansa LHR-CFU-LHR on BAW LHR-FCO-LHR on BAW and to come near Christmas, LHR-WAW-KRK-WAW-LHR on LOT, £118 each for the 4 sectors! Biggie early next year,...

Hardcore Clive.

Airstairs here at 8min 40 :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oTI-z1RAEU&t=572s

From the late Gerry McLaughlin collection.