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Three reasons why you should be booking Air New Zealand now

Under the radar of some British travellers, Air New Zealand is one of the best long-haul recommendations you can give your customers

Airport expansion 'a serious risk' to UK's net zero ambitions, say MPs

Parliament's influential Environmental Audit Committee says industry can't be left to decarbonise on its own, and warns new technologies aren't a silver bullet

Heathrow expansion: final decision 'to be made within this parliament', government insists

Transport secretary promises 'swift and robust' review of rules governing airport expansion to ensure a final planning decision on Heathrow's expansion plans can be made by summer 2029

British Airways adds weekly Glasgow-Palma service to its summer 2026 schedule

BA Cityflyer to operate the seasonal service every Saturday, starting 9 May 2026

Strikes force Aer Lingus to cancel Manchester long-haul services

Members of the carrier's UK-based cabin crew will walk out next week, forcing the airline into pre-emptive cancellations

Heathrow gains two new routes, including Cancun, and three new airlines

Start of winter timetables brings new services and carriers to Mexico, India, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia

Aer Lingus reveals North Carolina as its newest destination next summer

Irish carrier will fly to Raleigh-Durham airport starting next April as part of its biggest-ever transatlantic schedule

Singapore Airlines celebrates London Gatwick route by giving away flights

To take part, enter a PNR with a Singapore Airlines London Gatwick flight code and you and a companion will be in with a chance of flying with the carrier, a certified Skytrax 5-star Airline renowned for the quality of its service the world over. In fact, just this year Singapore Airlines was awarded "World's Best Cabin Crew" at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.

French air traffic controllers push back weekend strike action into October

ATC personnel had been due to walkout over 18-19 September

Top tips to help you sell Jet2holidays from Birmingham Airport – In The Spotlight

In this new In The Spotlight video with Birmingham Airport you’ll learn about the exciting range of Jet2holidays available this summer – including five new destinations – and hear about the operator’s summer 2026 programme. Discover tools and resources to help you book more, and get an insight into the airport’s latest developments.

'As easyJet holidays turns five, I believe it has Jet2 and Tui firmly in its sights'

Five years on from easyJet holidays launching to the trade, is the future orange? Industry insider Steve Endacott gives his take as the operator marks the milestone

Jet2.com joins Jet2holidays in offering free travel for under-twos

Carrier’s new policy went live on Friday (22 August)

British Airways to fly Bangkok year-round as it shakes up summer 2026 long-haul network

Extra flights to Bangkok, Jamaica, several major US destinations, Bahrain, Doha, Jeddah and Riyadh coming next summer

Why a direct UK–Dominica flight post-2027 now looks likely

Direct links with Europe, new hotels, more accessible attractions – the Caribbean island is on a mission to attract more tourists

Air Canada to resume operations after half a million travellers disrupted by strikes

Airline promises ’gradual’ resumption of operations on Tuesday (19 August) after reaching an agreement with 10,000 striking cabin crew

Ryanair to offer Albania's capital Tirana from Birmingham and Dublin next year

Budget carrier will also boost frequencies on its exist Stansted-Tirana service with the launch of a new three-aircraft base in the city

Gatwick baggage screeners suspend pre-bank holiday strike action

Action over 22-26 August off, but walkout over 29 August to 2 September could yet go ahead if Unite union members employed by ICTS at Gatwick reject a new pay offer

EasyJet aircraft involved in early-morning collision at Manchester airport

The two aircraft clipped wings while taxiing early on Friday morning (15 August)

Tui boss calls for return of 'seamless' EU borders and tells of big drop in US sales

Tui’s Sebastian Ebel has highlighted a big fall in sales to the US and said it and the EU need to make border control more user friendly for UK travellers

Ryanair hails conviction after smoking passenger forced flight to turn back

The passenger disrupted a flight from Edinburgh to Lanzarote on 5 July last year shortly after take-off by smoking, consuming his own alcohol and verbally abusing other passengers onboard

No need for 'aggressive' lates pricing this summer, Tui chief insists

Sebastian Ebel says Tui is well sold in the UK for summer 2025 and will not be as aggressive in late sales pricing as competitors, but signalled bargain prices in the UAE due to the Middle East conflict

Third-party agents help Tui to strongest early summer result for more than a decade

Chief executive Sebastian Ebel has credited the ’proven sales strength’ of both its own agents and partner agencies for its strong showing in the three months to the end of June 2025

Gatwick baggage screeners to walk out over August bank holiday weekend

Strikes by ICTS employees to bookend one of the busiest weekends for travel of the year

Behind the scenes on a fam trip to St Kitts and Antigua with British Airways

British Airways hosted TTG and nine agents on a fam trip to St Kitts and Antigua, where the agents discovered all the Caribbean twin centre has to offer through cooking classes, authentic nightlife experiences and walking tours – and they sampled a few of the destination’s top luxury hotels