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Jet2 and Jet2holidays to launch Sardinia and Sicily routes

Inaugural flights depart from Stansted and Manchester on Sunday (1 May)

Ten-week waits for passports and interest rates warning

Further details of the extent of the UK’s passport application backlog have emerged ahead of the peak season, while Rishi Sunak has warned interest rates are set to increase

Manchester airport gains new Middle East route

Kuwait Airways begins Manchester route on 1 May

Jamaica ‘recovered and growing by 2023’ says tourism minister

Island hopes to welcome four million visitors – including a record 200,000 Brits – by end of 2022

Government to reveal sustainable transatlantic flight plan

Jet Zero Council to detail ambitious flight plan as part of 2050 carbon neutral goal

Shapps: New measures to speed up airport recruitment imminent

Transport secretary tells ministers government will set out new rules allowing airports to begin training staff without security clearance on Wednesday

Bournemouth to gain new Malta route this summer

Twice-weekly flights to Med island destination to get under way in July

Lufthansa Group rejoins the Business Travel Association

Group chief Frank Wagner said rejoining the BTA was a logical step in its efforts to support the recovery of business travel

Extra help for Passport Office and EgyptAir crash mystery solved

Government takes steps to ensure timely delivery of passports to clear massive backlog after concerns raised over impact on summer getaways

United poised to ramp up UK and Europe schedule this summer

US carrier will operate 22 daily non-stop flights to Heathrow from late-May following ‘largest transatlantic expansion in its history’

No return to profit this year, says Heathrow, despite reduced Q1 loss

Recovery under way after early year Omicron hit says UK’s largest airport, but volatility likely to continue owing to rising fuel prices, war in Ukraine and ongoing pandemic headwinds

Passport office backlog and calls to extend bank holiday

Delays in new passport processing times threaten travel, MPs told, while government is exploring whether to make the upcoming 3 June bank holiday a permanent fixture

UK to gain new route to largest Kazakh city and financial hub

Air Astana to launch Heathrow-Almaty flights next month, with a stopover on the Caspian Sea

‘It takes longer than six weeks to rebuild an industry’

‘It takes much more than a busy Easter weekend to rebuild businesses’

6 factors that could shape the future of aviation in the UK

A panel of MPs have spelled out what went wrong during the pandemic, and what needs fixing in UK aviation industry – here are their key findings

New Icelandic airline details UK flight launch

Niceair details UK flight launch to northern Iceland destination

Jet2 adds another city break option from Newcastle

Jet2 adds Verona flights and packages from north-east airport next summer

Airline Insolvency Bill must be a priority, MPs say

Transport committee report urges sweeping reform of how airline collapses are handled

Corendon Airlines announces first UK winter programme

Turkish carrier to offer Antalya flights from five UK airports this winter, and promises ’much larger’ summer 2023 programme

Airline sector urges government to act on transport committee report

Airlines and airports back MPs’ report into post-pandemic aviation reform

Govt's Covid travel rules ‘disproportionate, inconsistent and opaque’

International travel ‘must not be singled out in future pandemic restrictions’, says transport select committee

MPs seek more powers for CAA and rising bills prompt holiday cancellations

Transport committee report slams govt’s ’disproportionate’ Covid travel measures and urges greater powers for CAA to fine airlines over delays

Savile Row Travel agrees joint venture with private jet broker

Luxury operator will offer inhouse charters through new partnership

Qatar Airways enters metaverse with online VR experience

Users can virtually tour and navigate the airline’s premium check-in area at Hamad airport