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Budget airline announces new route from Gatwick to iconic island for summer 2026

2026-02-06 02:30:00 UTC

Wizz Air will launch its brand new route from London Gatwick to Santorini in July.

WIZZ AIR ADDS SANTORINI TO EXPANDING GREEK NETWORK

2026-02-06 02:30:00 UTC

Wizz Air, the fastest-growing European airline and London’s local airline, today announces the launch of a brand new route from London Gatwick to Santorini, further expanding its Greek network ahead of the peak summer travel season.

Wizz Air launches new summer flights going to an 'iconic island destination at an affordable price'

2026-02-06 02:30:00 UTC

The first flights will take off this summer

Winter Olympics 2026: Ogiwara Hiroto and Ian Matteoli ease into snowboard big air finals - daily results

2026-02-06 02:30:00 UTC

American snowboarding star Red Gerard will miss big air finals. He’s OK with that

2026-02-06 02:30:00 UTC

"Honestly, I don’t understand why we’re forced to do this," Gerard said. "I don’t like to do this."

Japan’s Ogiwara tops qualifying for men’s big air as snowboarding kicks off at Olympics

2026-02-06 02:30:00 UTC

Hiroto Ogiwara of Japan has topped qualifying for men’s big air as snowboarding kicked off at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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The atmosphere of Earth consists of a layer of mixed gas (commonly referred to as air) that is retained by gravity, surrounding the Earth's surface. It contains variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates that create weather features such as clouds and hazes. The atmosphere serves as a protective buffer between the Earth's surface and outer space. It shields the surface from most meteoroids and ultraviolet solar radiation, reduces diurnal temperature variation – the temperature extremes between day and night, and keeps it warm through heat retention via the greenhouse effect. The atmosphere redistributes heat and moisture among different regions via air currents, and provides the chemical and climate conditions that allow life to exist and evolve on Earth.

By mole fraction (i.e., by quantity of molecules), dry air contains 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other trace gases (see Composition below for more detail). Air also contains a variable amount of water vapor, on average around 1% at sea level, and 0.4% over the entire atmosphere.