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Transport disruption likely as red warning issued for ‘exceptional heat’

England could see record-breaking temperatures on Monday and Tuesday

Jet2holidays sees agents move away from tailor-made sales

Agencies are shifting their business models towards mainstream packages, airline and operator’s head of trade tells TTG

Save Doncaster Sheffield petition signed by more than 30,000

Airport’s future thrown into doubt this week follow Wizz Air decision to close its base

Virgin Hotels sales to be overseen by Virgin Atlantic

Sales restructuring at Virgin Hotels sees Virgin Atlantic’s Lee Haslett take charge

Heathrow boss under fire from government over airport delays

John Holland-Kaye ordered to provide a ‘credible and resilient recovery plan’ for UK’s hub airport

Heathrow boss given ultimatum and heat health warning

Heathrow is in the spotlight again as Emirates refuses to comply with capacity cap, while the UK braces for near-40C temperatures

A330 launch a ‘pivotal moment’ for Virgin Atlantic

New aircraft to bring raft of customer experience improvements, chief customer and operations officer Corneel Koster tells TTG

Heathrow cap forces British Airways to cancel ‘small number’ of flights

Carrier has already reduced summer schedule by more than 10,000 services

EasyJet adds three new routes to winter schedule

New services from Gatwick to Porto Santo, Bristol to Rovaniemi and Manchester to Fuerteventura will be available this winter from the UK

Emirates rejects Heathrow's 'unacceptable' demands to cut capacity

A spokesperson said: "Heathrow gave us 36 hours to comply with capacity cuts, of a figure that appears to be plucked from thin air"

Antigua to lift anti-LGBT+ laws after legislation ruled unconstitutional

The Sexual Offences Act, which singles out intercourse must be between ’a male person and a female person’, will be replaced with the word ’persons’

Premature return to pre-pandemic slots risks continued disruption, Iata warns

’Airports are equal partners in the process, let them demonstrate their ability to declare and manage their capacity accurately,’ said Willie Walsh, Iata’s director general

Delta sees healthy summer margins as market recovers

Delta Air Lines optimistic about recovery in the next quarter

Holidays surge fuels growth and race for PM hots up

Boom in travel bookings gives unexpected boost to UK economy while the runners for Tory party leadership are being whittled down

Jet2holidays to hold 2022 agent conference in Portugal

Operator says the bash at the 3HB Guarana in the Algarve will be its largest ever with 350 delegates and top performing agents due to attend

New A330 to further open up US for Virgin Atlantic

’I think there will be exciting opportunities ahead,’ Virgin chief customer and operating officer Corneel Koster tells TTG as the airline prepares for the next phase of its fleet renewal

Doncaster Sheffield airport ‘could close’ following review

Doncaster Sheffield airport owners say it may no longer be viable

United Airlines upbeat despite Heathrow flight cap

United Airlines will remove two New York frequencies from schedules following Heathrow’s decision to cap summer flight sales

Virgin Atlantic: 'Something will need to be done at Heathrow'

’We don’t feel we should give up on this summer,’ Virgin Atlantic chief customer and operating officer Corneel Koster tells TTG after Heathrow announced an immediate two-month capacity cap

Virgin Atlantic appoints two new senior account managers

Melanie Wood and Sarah Finch will join the team as well as Nick Johnson, who has been promoted from the leisure sales department

British Airways workers to vote on Heathrow pay offer

British Airways workers to vote whether to accept pay deal after calling off July strikes

Tui extends Sri Lanka cancellations until the end of July

It comes as the Foreign Office continues to advise against all but essential travel to the country

Heathrow passenger cap and Tory leadership contest

Britain’s busiest airport tells airlines to stop selling tickets, while eight MPs fight to become the new prime minister

European tourism recovery hampered by aviation 'chaos'

GlobalData said airlines failing to adequately prepare for travel’s comeback has resulted in staff shortages