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QATAR AIRWAYS will boost frequency on several UK and Ireland routes this summer. Cardiff will move to daily, Gatwick and Manchester to three flights a day, Edinburgh to ten flights a week, and Dublin to 11.

EASYJET has added Cathay Pacific to the list of partners in its connections service Worldwide, which includes Virgin Atlantic, Singapore Airlines and Emirates.

WESTJET received its first B787-9 Dreamliner, which will allow it to offer business class seats on its Calgary-Gatwick route from April 28.