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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