Some Gatwick news that got forwarded to me, originally intended for spotters but quite interesting.
> An intriguing bundle of facts & rumours mostly thanks to Mr Anon of Furnace Green:
> *Air Asia X & the airport are currently exploring the possibility of moving the current Stansted service to Gatwick.
> *Air Atlanta. As expected, the carrier will operate a four times weekly B743 service to Canadian destinations this summer.
> *Air One has shown interest in operating a twice-daily Milan/Malpensa service.
> *Blue1 is planning to start a daily early morning service to Helsinki from late August or early September.
> *Cimber Sterling is currently planning a lunchtime ATR Billund rotation this summer.
> *Luxair has shown interest in operating a twice-daily Luxembourg service.
> *Norwegian Shuttle will add weekday lunchtime rotations from Copenhagen & Stockholm/Arlanda this summer, giving us up to 16 flights on some days.
> *Qatar A/W. It is thought that the aircraft released from Gatwick operations will be used to add a second daily Manchester service.
> *Ryanair is yet again throwing its toys out of the pram & says it will suspend 18 routes from Girona (including our RYR9228/9) from the first week of May. It appears that the temperamental carrier is having another dispute with the Catalan authorities, doubtless over money.
> *Strategic A/L is to base an A320 at Gatwick this summer to operate flights on behalf of Olympic Holidays.
> *Tunis Air is not currently showing any scheduled services to Gatwick after the end of March (subject to change), though a charter flight to Enfidha will operate from June.
> *Vietnam A/L. The airport is actively talking to this carrier.