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Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Gatwick cuts summer flights and US air travel chaos
In the news on Friday morning (17 June), Gatwick moves to stem summer air travel chaos and the US suffers a similar spate of cancelled flights
Travel’s stark climate challenges laid bare in new report
Gatwick puts capacity cap on summer flights
The move comes in a bid to ensure ‘reliable flight timetables’ so passengers have certainty this summer
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Emirates to offer home check-in service to first class customers
This service is provided free of charge to the airline’s first class customers based in Dubai and Sharjah
Tanzer: 'We have been in touch directly with the government to share our dismay with ministerial comments this week'
Abta provides written submission to Beis committee
In a letter from chief executive Mark Tanzer, the association highlights the "valuable role – and passion - travel agents have"
Belize to launch agent rewards and fam trip programme
The Latin American destination is also in conversation with BA, Tui, KLM and Condor to secure direct airlift from Europe
Moriarty said the CAA's enforcement powers currently took too long
CAA's powers 'weak in current circumstances', says chief executive
Speaking during a BEIS committee meeting on Tuesday (14 June), chief executive Richard Moriarty welcomed a government consultation about extra powers for the regulator
Win a £300 Red Letter Days voucher with Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines returning to Heathrow T4 next week
The carrier will switch from its current temporary base at Terminal 2 on 22 June
Norse Atlantic Airways' first Boeing 787-9
Norse flies first Oslo-NYC route ahead of UK launch
Low-cost carrier’s long-awaited London-New York service will begin from Gatwick on 12 August
The Private Room is the top tier of lounges
First Look: Singapore Airlines opens new premium lounges at Singapore T3 Changi Airport
A quartet of new-look lounges offer the best of the best for those wanting luxury in the sky – and on the ground
Heathrow and London City airports were among the worst affected by Storm Eunice's high winds
Govt issues steps for pre-summer air travel improvements
The CAA and DfT recommendations follow a meeting with the aviation industry earlier this month
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Airlines ‘abusing their power with zero consequences’
On the Beach’s Simon Cooper said carriers hold a “crazy” amount of power over consumers due to a lack of competition on certain routes
The cases relate to passengers who opted not to travel against government travel advice
Spanish-based Ryanair cabin crew reveal plans to strike in June and July
The budget airline said the strikes should not cause widespread disruption
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Aviation industry ‘must learn from flight chaos’
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee heard from executives at Tui, easyJet and British Airways on Tuesday (14 June)
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EasyJet cancels all flights to Hurghada until end of July
The airline said ‘industry wide operational issues’ are impacting all airlines at the moment
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Securing ID for new easyJet staff ‘took longer than ever anticipated’
Sophie Dekkers, chief commercial officer for the airline, apologised for flight disruptions and said "we need to get it right"
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Emirates to hold UK-wide crew recruitment drive
The airline will scout for cabin crew in Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle and Oxford
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AOA: ‘Uncertainty over aviation restart hampered recruitment’
‘The lack of certainty where the industry was going to, and when, has been a huge barrier to our own recruitment,’ AOA boss Karen Dee told the BEIS committee on Tuesday (14 June)
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Airlines 'blatantly flouting' consumer rights, says Which?
Which? head of consumer rights and food policy Sue Davies was questioned by MPs during the Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee hearing on Tuesday (14 June)
Tui's UK boss Andrew Flintham has apologised for delays handling customers cancelled bookings
Tui UK boss apologises for holiday disruptions
Managing director Andrew Flintham said the company’s ‘ecosystem’ experienced capacity issues over the first weekend of the May half-term
This year's spring Budget will have a very different focus to years gone by (Credit: Ming Jun Tun / Unsplash)
MPs to question travel bosses on UK flight disruptions
The industry will be questioned about flight delays during a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday (14 June) at 10.30am
IAG's Luis Gallego says government action is needed for a "safe" restart of international travel
BA parent boss blames ministers for airport 'chaos'
“The government has to take some accountability for all this and work with us in a constructive way,” IAG chief Luis Gallego said
Airline voucher conversion driving fresh wave of demand – Heathrow
Heathrow passenger levels near pre-pandemic volumes
The airport saw its busiest month in May since March 2020
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Which? brands last-minute flight cancellations ‘unacceptable’
Travel editor Rory Boland it was ‘totally unacceptable’ some holidaymakers have been notified of a cancellation on the day they were due to travel
A fresh volcanic eruption started in western Iceland this week (Credit: Young Shih / Unsplash)
Regent Holidays adds new Iceland flights and itineraries
The tours have been created to link with a twice-weekly service from new airline, Niceair, that will fly directly from Stansted to Akureyri