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Operator aims to cut down on abuse of pandemic booking policy with bigger amendment fees

Britons more likely to book US trips, but cost worries remain

Ending of Covid testing a boost to US sales, but there is caution over price increases, poll shows

EasyJet orders additional 56 Airbus A320neo aircraft

The aircraft will be delivered between easyJet’s 2025/26 and 2028/29 full years, with the airline also converting an existing order for 18 Airbus A320neo aircraft to 18 Airbus A321neos instead

Cirium develops system to track flight CO2 emissions

Virgin Atlantic and American Airlines commended the company’s approach for estimating fuel burn and allocating emissions at a passenger level

Jet2 puts summer 2023 city break programme on sale

Two new destinations are on sale from Stansted – Athens and Rome, as well as Verona from Newcastle

Flight and domestic bookings hit as Covid impact continues

EasyJet reportedly ‘set to lose £200 million’ owing to cancellations this summer, while the UK’s domestic travel sector is also suffering a staffing crisis

Air Canada to launch London-Mumbai flights

Air Canada to fly to India’s commercial capital via Heathrow

Cuba specialist releases programme with new flight options

Live Cuba puts expanded programme on sale despite loss of direct flight link

Ryanair to put on hundreds of airport chaos 'rescue flights'

The airline has added 200 flights to its routes from 19 UK airports to Europe

JetBlue adds extra New York frequency

JetBlue expands at Gatwick and secures future at Heathrow

FCDO revives consumer campaigns as summer revs up

FCDO relaunches Get Travel Smart and Stick With Your Mates messages

EVA Air increases frequency as Thailand demand returns

EVA Air to add more Heathrow flights this summer

Airport fee increases ‘punishing passengers for not flying’

Iata boss slams airports for trying to recoup pandemic losses via passenger fee increases

Airline industry will return to profit in 2023, says Iata boss

Iata predicts industry will be in the black next year, but will remain debt-laden

Qantas to restore Airbus A380s to ‘Kangaroo route’

The aircraft resume operations on the Australia-London via Singapore route for the first time since the start of the pandemic

EasyJet pledges to rebook cancelled passengers ‘within 24 hours’

Airline’s effort to ‘proactively consolidate’ schedule to ease disruption expected to limit Q3 capacity to 87% of pre-pandemic levels and Q4 to 90%

Airport staffing issues herald more queues and cancellations

Heathrow tells carriers to cancel flights on Monday (20 June) to ensure smooth operations

Heathrow faces cancellations amid baggage handling problems

The airport has reportedly asked airlines flying from Terminal 2 and 3 to cancel 10% of their schedules for Monday (20 June)

CAA introduces measures for pilots living with HIV

The regulator has published new guidance on how pilots living with HIV will be medically assessed to obtain and continue to hold their UK licences

Disabled passenger death at Gatwick ‘was only a matter of time’

Disability travel specialist Limitless Travel said assistance teams abroad were better-funded than UK support teams

Advantage boss backs Gatwick cap as ‘proactive solution’

Gatwick plans to limit the number of flights operating at Gatwick to 825 in July and 850 in August

Aviation disruption could be solved if staff work longer, suggests minister

Business minister Paul Scully highlighted the scope for part-time workers to be "more productive"

Etihad returns to Heathrow Terminal 4

The national airline of the UAE will return to the London airport on 22 June

Government risk group to ‘hold airlines to account’ for disruption

Aviation minister Robert Courts said the group will identify possible interventions to alleviate flight disruptions