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The case aims to demand government reveal the methodology and data behind its decisions to place countries on the traffic light system
Pilot jailed for lying about his experience to get a job
Craig Butfoy of Matfield, Kent, made false entries in his pilot’s logbook to further his chances of getting a job with BA CityFlyer, the CAA said
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Cathay Pacific resumes London-Hong Kong service
The first flight departed Heathrow on Thursday (31 March) and will land in Hong Kong on 1 April
The operator has produced a range of trade assets to help promote the new programme, including A4 posters, social media squares, videos and an agent guide (Credit: Juha Kauppinen)
Stansted to gain new Lapland route this winter
Four-times-weekly service to get under way on 3 November
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Heathrow facing fresh strike threat ahead of Easter getaway
British Airways among carriers that could be affected by action by baggage maintenance engineers over 8-10 April
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Luton airport opens humanitarian hub for Ukrainian refugees
Arrivals are greeted by volunteers from the Bedfordshire and Luton Emergency Volunteers Executive Committee, British Red Cross and the Airport Chaplaincy
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Shapps' ferry ban plan ‘unworkable’ and BA suffers another IT crash
Ports dismiss new government proposals to bar ferry firms not paying minimum wage, while British Airways’ tech woes strike again forcing the carrier to cancel flights at Heathrow
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BA forced to cancel flights following technical issue
The airline apologised to customers and offered a refund or alternative flights
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British Airways hit by another ‘technical issue’
BA says issue fixed, but passengers at Heathrow report long delays
Jet2 celebrated five years' flying from Stansted and Birmingham on Wednesday (30 March)
Jet2 boss hails agents for Birmingham and Stansted growth
Red carpet, VIP welcome for passengers on Wednesday (30 March) as airline and operator marked five years at southern and Midlands bases
BA will use a B777-200 aircraft to operate the additional flight (Credit: British Airways)
British Airways returns to Sydney for first time in two years
A daily service will be operated using one of the airline’s Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 aircraft
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
P&O Ferries refuses to rehire workers and new threat to PM
Ferry company boss defies calls from Grant Shapps to reverse mass sackings while ’partygate’ is back in the headlines as first fines for Downing Street parties issued
Nouvelair had planned to launch the flights last summer
Nouvelair restarts Gatwick-Tunis route
The airline relaunched sales for the service last October
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ITA Airways launches triple-daily flights from London to Milan
The Italian airline is the first new carrier to operate from London City since the start of the pandemic
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Jet2 confirms massive Greece expansion plans
Airline and operator to offer half a million extra seats to Greece this summer, as reported by TTG last November
Sadiq Khan: ‘Govt got some things really wrong on travel’
The mayor of London spoke to TTG at London & Partners’ annual Tourism Means Business conference in London on Tuesday (29 March)
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Ryanair opens new base in Newcastle offering 10 new routes
Budget carrier will base two aircraft at the north-east airport, offering 19 routes in total
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BA takes delivery of first batch of SAF produced on commercial scale
Airline claims another significant milestone in transition to sustainable aircraft fuels as a result of multi-year partnership with SAF producer Phillips 66 Limited
The TSSA union fears Cook's collapse will give Tui ‘a monopoly position’
Tui Airways further eases mask rules in the UK
Passengers flying with the carrier to and from Wales no longer be legally required to wear masks
BA has resumed operations at Gatwick (Credit: British Airways)
BA firms up plans for low-cost Gatwick subsidiary and new routes
BA Euroflyer will debut at Gatwick ‘later in the year’ with BA promising new routes; revelation comes as BA resumes short-haul flying from Sussex airport
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Colombia's Avianca restarts daily London-Bogota link
Flights will depart Heathrow at 10.40pm, with the route offering around 7,000 seats to the Colombian capital a month
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Second P&O Ferries ship detained as Shapps issues ultimatum
Authorities have detained a second P&O Ferries ship as the government prepares to take action against the ferry operator over its decision to sack 800 seafarers without consultation
Ireland's government has announced a list of 15 quarantine-exempted countries
Dublin airport apologises after passengers face ‘lengthy’ delays
Queues are likely to continue to be experienced at the airport’s security gates at peak hours over the next few weeks
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Loganair pledges £30,000 for green energy projects
Scottish carrier launched the fund last year in line with its GreenSkies environmental programme, which includes a commitment to become net zero by 2040
Courts (centre) met with airport and airline staff during his visit
Transport minister marks Gatwick terminal reopening
Robert Courts joined staff and passengers at Gatwick on Monday after the airport’s South Terminal reopened at the weekend