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Airbnb to house Ukrainian refugees and Australia suffers storm devastation
Holiday rental platform to support refugees fleeing Russia’s onslaught, while Australia has been hit by a powerful storm that has caused widespread flooding
Norwegian Air to lease 10 new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft
The move comes as part of the airline’s plans to rebuild its fleet following the pandemic
BA passengers face weekend flight chaos after IT meltdown
All short-haul flights from Heathrow were cancelled on Saturday morning
Finnair suspends flights to Asia and Russia
Services to Seoul, Osaka, Tokyo, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Moscow and Saint Petersburg have been cancelled between 28 February and 6 March
'Critical' 24 hours for Ukraine as world sanctions Russia
Russia primed to besiege Ukrainian capital Kyiv as knock-on effects from its invasion begin to be felt across Europe
EU closes airspace to Russian flights and aircraft
Aeroflot has cancelled all flights to European destinations until further notice
UK airlines face longer flights to avoid Russian airspace
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will have to re-route some long-haul services
Aer Lingus restarts Dublin-San Francisco service
The carrier will fly to the US destination with connections from Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, as well as Heathrow and Gatwick from Friday (25 February)
Russia bans UK carriers from its airspace
Move comes in response to UK ban on Russian scheduled carriers following country’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday
Dark day for Europe as Russia invades Ukraine
Friday’s headlines dominated by harrowing scenes and dispatches from Ukraine as Russia launches full-scale attack
British Airways parent expects 'robust' summer as bookings surge
IAG hopeful of restoring around 85% of 2019 capacity this year as travel seeks to recover from the Covid crisis
Russian airlines banned from the UK, Shapps confirms
All Russian scheduled airlines barred from flying to the UK, says transport secretary
Industry braced for consumer reaction to Ukraine invasion
Knock-on effect of Vladimir Putin’s aggression to be expected in travel patterns, agents and observers tell TTG
Ukraine: What Russia's invasion means for travel
TTG’s Gary Noakes explores the immediate implications of Russia’s military advances on Ukraine for travel, including the closure of Ukrainian airspace
Travel urged to highlight charity partners in new initiative
Charitable Travel launches Make It Count in 2022 campaign
Johnson to spell out sanctions against Russia
Prime minister will detail package of sanctions against ’dictator’ Putin later on Thursday
Virgin Atlantic restores full US route portfolio
Virgin Atlantic brings back Seattle and Washington next week
Triple-daily London-Milan route launching next month
Italy’s ITA Airways to operate 18 flights a week between London City and Milan Linate, starting 28 March
Wizz Air suspends flight operations in Ukraine
Country’s airspace closed following Russian invasion
Shapps orders airlines to avoid Ukraine amid airspace closure
The transport secretary instructed the CAA to ensure carriers avoid the country to ‘keep passengers and crew safe’
Tui adds April capacity as demand returns
Tui adds more flights as short and long-haul demand increases
New budget Orlando route to launch in the autumn
Iceland’s Play to offer flights to America’s theme park capital starting in late-September
Data reveals thousands of pandemic 'ghost flights'
Airlines operated nearly 15,000 near-empty flights during the pandemic, data shows
Pegasus launches Iata Travel Pass on international routes
App allows passengers to store, manage and verify Covid-era travel documents using a single platform