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Virgin Atlantic debuts new business class cabin

Virgin Atlantic introduces The Retreat Suite and sliding doors in Upper Class

Air Canada and Emirates plan codeshare agreement

Air Canada believes proposed codeshare deal with Emirates will help it tap VFR market

'Stop selling summer flights', Heathrow tells airlines

Heathrow tells airlines it can’t cope with any more passengers this summer

Finnair signs NDC deal with Sabre

Finnair to launch NDC capability via Sabre by late 2022

Norwegian and Wideroe enter close cooperation agreement

The two companies will cooperate on tickets sales, enabling passengers to travel the route network of both airlines under a interline agreement

Heathrow cuts more flights and heat health warning

Hub airport warns of further cancellations as the UK swelters in the heatwave

EasyJet defends business model against criticism

Chief executive Johan Lundgren wrote to the Financial Times to defend his airline’s business model following criticism over recent flight cancellations

Consumer card spending on holidays increases in June

According to the latest Barclaycard consumer travel spend report, the data shows the UK travel industry’s recovery is gaining pace despite concerns over aviation delays

More cancellations likely, Heathrow admits

Airport apologises to passengers affected by long queues, delays for passengers with reduced mobility, and bags arriving late or being misdirected

Mallorca the most searched summer destination for UK travellers

The destination has seen a 255% increase in UK travellers looking to visit its beaches

Wizz Air to cut capacity by further 5% this summer

Budget carrier still expecting to post ’material operational profit’ in its second-quarter (three months to 30 September)

CAA data reveals average delay times at UK airports

According to new data, average departure delay time at Birmingham airport was 12 minutes and 24 seconds and nine minutes and 42 seconds at Luton

Flight prices to increase, predicts Iata's Walsh

Willie Walsh said airline tickets will go up ’without doubt’ as fuel costs increase

EasyJet: 'Travel will return to normal next summer'

Chief executive Johan Lundgren said cancellations and delays on the airline have "stabilised" in recent weeks

PM hopefuls blamed for airport chaos and flight prices to rise

Two candidates for Conservative leader should ’share the blame’ for airport disruption according to ground handler

Discover the World names sales manager to handle SAA

Discover the World appoints new staff member as it takes over South African Airways’ sales and marketing

Aviation must fix 'understaffed and underfunded' disabled passenger services

Travel firms were urged to hold airports and airlines to account for poor service

Brits warned of 'chaos' at Spanish airports due to Brexit

Spanish tourism organisation warns there are not enough border staff to cope with Brits in first major summer post-Brexit

Jet2.com reunites child with lost toy on first birthday

The toy was lost when Shaun Tennant and Jenny Wilkinson flew with their son, Louis, to Majorca from Leeds Bradford airport in June

Last-minute flight cancellations almost triple in June

New research shows big rise in late flight cancellations last month

Singapore Airlines trials sustainable fuel

Singapore Airlines and Scoot use sustainable fuel blend for the first time

Bamboo Airways to launch Gatwick-Hanoi in October

The initial one flight a week service, which launches on 30 October, went on sale Thursday (7 July)

Walsh: 'Govt's Covid policy flip-flops scuppered aviation recovery'

’Having created so much uncertainty by avoiding most opportunities to work in unison based on global standards, their actions did little to enable a smooth ramping-up of activity,’ he said

Govt's airline slot amnesty ends and UK heatwave warning

Airlines have until today (Friday) to cancel more summer flights without slot penalties, while the UK is bracing for a week-long 30C+ heatwave