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United employees and crew joined Bob Schumacher, UK and Ireland sales director, to welcome United Flight 24 from Boston to Heathrow
United adds daily Heathrow-Boston service
The carrier plans to offer 22 flights per day from the London airport to the US by the summer
The UK is bracing for a cost-of-living crisis, including rising energy bills (Credit: iStock)
Rising cost of living 'forcing travellers to delay holidays'
Agents report soaring energy bills and rising flight costs are making consumers think twice about taking trips
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Tui says sorry for Manchester check-in queues
Tui clients at Manchester airport experience waits of two hours or more
Air Canada will fly Boeing 787s to Dublin
Air Canada adds late-notice summer Dublin routes
Air Canada to resume Dublin flights to two key cities
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Wizz Air optimistic about summer 2022
Wizz Air forecasts heavy winter loss but says it is ramping up capacity
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Virgin Atlantic unveils new advertising campaign
It’s the airlines first in more than two years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Jet2 launches flights to Athens from Manchester and Birmingham
Inaugural flights departed from the airports on Thursday (14 April) marking the first time the airline and operator has flown to the city
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Easter getaway disruption and half-term prices surge
Travellers face potentially difficult journeys across the UK’s transport networks this weekend
Flights to other Canary Islands destinations are currently operating as planned
Tui adds overnight bag drop among measures to curb delays
Tui to advise clients how to avoid lengthy queues at airports
Flybe will return to the skies in a new livery
Back from the dead: Can Flybe fly high again?
Perhaps appropriately, the Flybe brand re-emerged on Wednesday just in time for Easter – and TTG’s Gary Noakes thinks Flybe Mk2’s modest ambitions will set it in good stead
Heathrow and London City airports were among the worst affected by Storm Eunice's high winds
‘Give the CAA power to address airport chaos’ – Which?
Consumer group urges government to work with airports and airlines to ensure they are adequately resourced in future, and give the CAA greater powers to issue fines
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Travalyst launches flight emissions calculator tool
The not-for-profit sustainable travel organisation, founded by Prince Harry in September 2019, announced the new framework on Wednesday (13 April)
Norse Atlantic will fly ex-Norwegian Boeing 787s
Norse Atlantic gets go-ahead for US flights but slims fleet
Norse Atlantic Airways sub-leases four aircraft as it prepares for launch
Flybe's administrators confirmed 276 roles with the regional carrier had been made redundant
Flybe marks return with Birmingham departure
The reborn airline officially launched on Wednesday (13 April) with a flight to Belfast
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Corendon Airlines launches inaugural summer services
The airline has expanded its number of flights to Turkey for summer 2022 in response to increased demand
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
PM refuses to resign over 'partygate' and travel chaos continues
Boris Johnson ignores calls to quit while a ‘last-ditch’ attempt to tackle airport queues before the summer is under consideration
Wizz Air opened its first UK base at Luton in 2017
Wizz Air to increase airlift from Luton airport
Budget carrier will increase frequency on six routes to Poland and Romania starting in May after acquiring a number of slots from Vueling
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Lib Dems call for emergency summit to 'solve travel chaos'
The inquiry would include representatives from airports, airlines, ferry operators, highways agencies, Network Rail and rail operators
Join expert speakers as we explore whether travel really is back for good
New Agenda 2022 seminar - is travel back for good?
The seminar will take place on Thursday 28 April at 2pm and includes a detailed report by PwC and TTG, which will be sent out to all delegates
This new service is easyJet's second Scottish route announced this month
'Positive outlook' for easyJet as summer bookings track ahead of 2019
Carrier expecting to trim half-year pre-tax loss to somewhere in the region of £535 million to £565 million
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DfT confirms first appointment to new CAA 'transparency' panel
Nick Denton, traffic commissioner for West Midlands, has been selected by ministers to serve on the new independent body designed to strengthen transparency around CAA decision-making and process
EasyJet expects hundreds of members of cabin crew to come forward to assist
EasyJet still targeting return to 'near 2019 capacity' this summer
Budget carrier admits ‘pre-emptive’ cancellations owing to impact of Covid-19 on staffing
Bell said the government "needs to step in now" to protect "viable businesses and jobs across the sector"
More than 9,000 flights to depart UK airports this Easter
Departures are scheduled to reach 78% of Easter 2019 levels, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Airports draw up emergency plans to prevent Easter travel chaos
National headlines continue to be dominated by travel disruption ahead of the Easter holiday weekend, with warnings the issue could carry over into the summer season