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Wizz Air launches first of 18 new routes at Gatwick

Budget carrier’s expansion coincides with reopening of Gatwick’s South Terminal

P&O Ferries faces new legislation and self-employed sick pay calls

Parliament poised to act to block P&O Ferries’ sacking of 800 staff, while there are renewed calls for there to be more Covid support for the self-employed

Jet2 boss urges UK govt to ‘reinvigorate’ the high street

Heapy said the central authority is ‘not helping at all’ to bring customers back to town centres

Jet2holidays to launch new online agent training portal

Jet2holidays Learn will be available from 1 April

Lloyd Cross promoted to Jet2holidays general manager trade sales

TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus Cross has been with the business for more than a decade and has pledged to further strengthen Jet2’s agent partnership approach in his new role

New York's JetBlue secures more Heathrow slots

JetBlue leases slots from Qatar Airways this summer

Manchester airport begins reopening mothballed Terminal Three

Manchester airport to reopen Terminal Three for some arrivals from this weekend

Virgin Atlantic to launch Edinburgh-Orlando route next week

The route is Virgin’s second at Edinburgh airport

Classic Collection's Si Morris-Green highlights refugee visa stalemate

Morris-Green and his family are still awaiting visa clearance for the Ukrainian refugees, mum and daughter Niyara and Eleanora, they plan to host

Flight compensation reform 'could see payouts plummet'

Government plans to change domestic flight compensation rules could slash average payouts, Which? has warned

Wizz Air gives cabin crew a pay rise

Budget airline claims biggest pay rise ever for flight attendants

P&O Ferries boss admits sackings illegal; Biden’s warning to Putin

MPs grill ferry company boss over controversial dismissal of 800 workers, while US president warns Nato could intervene if Russia deploys chemical weapons in Ukraine

Singapore partially relaxes Covid entry rules

Singapore will drop quarantine and some testing requirements from 1 April.

Air Canada to restart non-stop Edinburgh-Toronto route

Six-times-weekly service to resume from 1 June

Norwegian Air to reopen Helsinki base this summer

Carrier recruiting for around 150 air crew roles to operate flights to 27 European destinations from Finland’s capital, including London

Finnair to launch Mumbai route in July

Finnish carrier to begin flights to India’s commercial capital

Tui switches Orlando flights to new coastal airport

Tui flights to Melbourne Orlando International got under way this week

Jet2 expands summer 2022 programme at Manchester

Airline and operator adding new flights to several European hotspots following spike in demand

Chancellor unveils tax and NI measures in Spring Statement

Rishi Sunak detailed the higher National Insurance threshold to parliament, and warned the war in Ukraine would likely ensure costs continue to rise

Virgin Atlantic to fly 50 Ukrainian orphans to UK

SNP leader Ian Blackford flagged the effort at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday (23 March) after the children were evacuated by Scottish charity Dnipro Kids

Latam launches WhatsApp channel for health forms

Latin America carrier to allow passengers to use WhatsApp to submit any pre-flight health forms to speed up processing times

Budget Vietnam flights set for Heathrow take-off

Bamboo Airways to depart Heathrow for the first time on Wednesday (23 March)

Sunak faces Spring Statement pressure and Heathrow queue fury

Chancellor urged to take steps to ease cost-of-living crisis as he prepares to deliver ’mini budget’ on Wednesday, while passengers faced severe queues at Heathrow on Tuesday

Budget carrier Scoot begins UK flights

Singapore’s Scoot arrives at Gatwick for first UK services as airport’s South Terminal prepares to reopen at the weekend