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London's airports broke records

Heathrow and Stansted airports in London experienced their busiest February on record last month. According to the information provided, Heathrow Airport served 5.8 million passengers in February. This figure represents an increase of 11.6% compared to the previous year. The majority of the increase in passenger numbers came from Asian routes. Following the end of the Covid pandemic, passenger numbers on Asian routes increased by 55.7%. This figure marks the busiest February on record for Heathrow. Another airport in London, Stansted, served 1.92 million passengers in February.

Turkish Airlines (THY) plans a summer expansion to the United Kingdom

Turkish Airlines (THY) plans to expand its operations in the United Kingdom for the summer season of 2024 by increasing the number of flights to Birmingham, London, and Edinburgh cities. During the summer period, the airline will increase the weekly flights to Birmingham from 14 to 18. Similarly, it will raise the number of flights to Edinburgh from 7 to 10, and to London-Gatwick from 20 to 24. These increases aim to strengthen THY's presence in the United Kingdom and provide a broader range of services to traveling passengers. By boosting the flight frequencies to these key destinations in the UK, the airline aims to respond more effectively to travel demand by offering customers more frequent and diverse flight options. This initiative aims to provide passengers with greater flexibility and comfort, while also enhancing air traffic between the UK and Turkey to strengthen ties between the two countries.

44-passenger Electric Plane, 1000 km Range

London-based company Lyte Aviation challenges traditional air transportation norms with its 44-seat VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft. The company's inaugural project, SkyBus, is designed as a large air vehicle. With a speed of 300 km/h and a range of 1000 km, the aircraft features a design similar to small business jets. The wings of the aircraft are equipped with 8 propellers, with medium-sized ones on the inside and smaller ones on the outside. Vertical takeoff and landing with rotating wings Lyte Aviation's innovative approach involves rotating wings for vertical takeoff and landing. During takeoff, the wings rotate, aligning the propellers to face upward. While this concept has been tested before, maintaining the balance of the aircraft, especially in windy conditions, becomes challenging with an aircraft of this size. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Propulsion System To lift the heavy body, Lyte Aviation plans to use turboprop engines that run on either conventional or sustainable jet fuel in its first aircraft. In the future, the company aims to integrate electric motors powered by hydrogen fuel cells into the wingtips. This integration would allow for faster propeller responses, making thrust adjustments more manageable. The company aims to have a full-scale prototype ready by 2024, with the first flight scheduled for 2025. In this context, Lyte Aviation announced a pre-order agreement worth 400 million euros with Indian-based Vman Aviation Services for 10 SkyBus aircraft. Revolutionizing Regional Flights With its new aircraft's ability to take off without the need for traditional runways, SkyBus has the potential to revolutionize regional flights. Lyte suggests that SkyBus could facilitate inter-island travel or provide on-demand flying bus services. Despite ambitious claims, previous ventures in large VTOL projects, such as those by GKN Aerospace and Braeden Kelekona, have faced numerous challenges and made limited progress. Examples like the Bell-Boeing AW609 aircraft, which has been striving for certification for 28 years, underscore the difficulties in this field. Therefore, it wouldn't be inaccurate to say that Lyte Aviation faces a challenging path ahead.

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-London flights are increasing

British British Airways starts its Sabiha Gökçen flights. British Airways will make its first flight to Sabiha Gökçen Airport on 1 June. British Airways, the flag carrier company of England, will connect the capital of England to Sabiha Gökçen 4 days a week with London-Sabiha Gökçen flights. Due to these flights, an event will be organized in Sabiha Gökçen.

Huge increase in travel from the UK to Turkey

According to the data published by the British Civil Aviation Authority, the number of air travels from England to the Mediterranean increased by 70 percent in the January-March period of 2023. Turkey maintained its 5th place with an increase of 54 percent. International trips from the UK in 2023 According to Tourism Databank, in international trips from England to Mediterranean countries, Spain ranked first with a 40 percent share despite losing 4.5 points. Italy followed with 16 percent and France with 13 shares. Both countries showed more than 90 percent improvement. Portugal, whose market shares fell by half a point in the number of trips, improved by 55 percent and Turkey by 54 percent. Their shares were 9 percent and 6 percent. Morocco, Greece and Egypt also made progress, while Morocco broke a record with an increase of 337 percent.

Mass iftar at London's famous Royal Albert Concert Hall

In addition to Turkey's London Ambassador Koray Ertaş, hundreds of people attended the program organized as part of the "Open Iftar" events, which became traditional in the country by the "Ramadan Tent Project". Making a speech before iftar, Ertaş stated that Ramadan is a period when differences are put aside, broken relations are renewed and relations are strengthened. Pointing out that Ramadan is a time of solidarity, Ertaş made the following assessment: "We felt these feelings during the devastating earthquake before Ramadan. We are still praying for the earthquake victims. We lost more than 50,000 people in my country. We are grateful to everyone in Britain. They showed great solidarity with our country and our nation. We will never forget the images of people from all over the country packing the aid supplies." Explaining that he attends an iftar program every day, Ertaş said that Muslims are integrated into British society. Ertaş added that one of the sponsors of Open Iftar is the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities. After the speeches, the evening prayer was given by Abdullatif Aydın, who works as a doctor at King's College London.

A 10-day strike has begun at Heathrow Airport in London

Heathrow Airport in London, the capital of England, failed to reach an agreement with the labor unions on a wage increase. In the statement made by the labor union Unite, it was stated that the negotiations ended negatively because the airport management could not improve the salary offer at the expected rate. Following the failure to reach an agreement, 1,400 security workers at the airport started a 10-day strike today, upon the union's call. In the statement made by Heathrow Airport, it was noted that the emergency plan was put in place to prevent passengers from being affected by the strike, so the airport will continue to operate normally. Expressing that 1,000 employees and the entire management team will be deployed at the terminals to serve passengers during the Easter holiday, the airport spokesperson said, "We know that the majority of our colleagues do not support the strike." In the statement made by British Airways, it was stated that 32 flights per day will be canceled due to the strike that will end on April 9. Airport management warned passengers to check their flights before going to the airport and asked passengers to arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before short-haul flights and at least 3 hours before long-haul flights. Heathrow Airport announced that it had offered a 10 percent retroactive increase in salaries as of January 1 and a lump-sum payment of more than a thousand pounds in negotiations with the unions.

World’s ‘most powerful’ tourism city revealed

The nonprofit World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has compiled its list of the most financially powerful tourism cities of 2022. Coming in 10th is Guangzhou, China The WTTC, a nonprofit travel industry body based in the UK, analyzed tourism data from the year 2022 to see where travelers were spending the most money. The overall list of most powerful tourism cities didn’t only take museum tickets and hotel rooms into account, though. The other factor was how much local and national governments and businesses are investing in these cities as tourist destinations. Take list-topper Paris for example: the city is preparing to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. Although fewer than 5% of the facilities will be newly built for the Games, the city is pouring resources into infrastructure, security and other measures that will help them get ready to host the world. By that accounting, the French capital’s overall tourism total came to $35.6 billion. #9: London, UK: Post-Brexit, the UK capital held on to ninth place with an estimated $14.9 billion. Two countries each had three cities on the WTTC list. One was the United States, with Orlando, New York City and Las Vegas representing the nation. While each city makes a significant chunk of cash from tourism, they cater to different kinds of travelers – Orlando is popular with families visiting the city’s theme parks, Las Vegas is an internationally known gambling and nightlife hub and New York attracts foodies and art lovers, among others. Of this group, Orlando was the highest earner, raking in $31 billion for 2022. That’s a whole lot of Mickey Mouse ears. Las Vegas' total tourism income was $23 billion, according to the WTTC. China on the rise Three Chinese cities – Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou – landed in the top 10 for 2022. Other Chinese destinations are working their way up the index. In particular, the beach getaway of Sanya – on sunny Hainan Island in southern China – and Macao were cited as places to keep an eye on in the future. China has invested heavily in tourism and is advertising to international travelers now that its border has reopened. Macao is the only city in China with legal gambling, and it’s easier for most tourists to go there without a visa – unlike the mainland. The WTTC predicts that by 2032 China will dominate its rankings. “Major cities such as London, Paris and New York will remain global powerhouses but over the next few years, Beijing, Shanghai, and Macao will be moving up the list of top city destinations,” Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said in a statement. #4: Shanghai, China: The second of three Chinese cities on the list, it's expected to keep rising over the next few years. Other standouts Of course, there are more than two countries represented in the WTTC list. Tokyo, Mexico City and London placed in seventh, eighth and ninth respectively to round out the rankings. In some ways, it was just as interesting to see who didn’t make it on the list. Two surprising omissions were in the Middle East, which has skyrocketed in popularity over the past decade. Although luxury-packed Dubai and soccer World Cup host Doha topped the list of most amount of tourism revenue, they didn’t score as highly in the other categories and wound up outside the top 10. Amsterdam, Barcelona and Singapore also fell victim to the same phenomenon, scoring highly for amount of money spent by visitors but not landing on the overall “most powerful” list. #2: Beijing, China:Despite China remaining closed to nearly all foreign visitors in 2022, the capital still brought in a significant tourism revenue. (Photo: Heaven Temple) The world’s most powerful cities for tourism 2022 1. Paris, France 2. Beijing, China 3. Orlando, Florida 4. Shanghai, China 5. Las Vegas, Nevada 6. New York, New York 7. Tokyo, Japan 8. Mexico City, Mexico 9. London, UK 10. Guangzhou, China Source: CNN Travel

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