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Details are set to be finalised in the coming weeks
Virgin Atlantic finalising plans for new US route
Chief commercial officer Juha Jarvinen said the travel trade is ’crucially important’ to the airline’s operations
Walsh's career in aviation stretches back more than 40 years
Walsh slams ‘ineffective’ travel bans as Omicron threatens recovery
Iata boss says governments are “closing the barn door after the horse has bolted”
Heathrow's passenger numbers fell to their lowest level since 1966 in February (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Balpa urges govt to create ‘resilience fund’ to see airlines through winter
Pilots union also wants Covid travel tests to be provided for free by the NHS
Avianca hopes to restore operations between the UK and Colombia early next year (Credit: Flavia Carpio / Unsplash)
Avianca exits bankruptcy protection after 18 months
Colombian carrier hopeful of restarting London-Bogota flights early next year
Woodford will take on a new role within dnata
New global role for dnata's Simon Woodford
Woodford promoted to vice-president global air services and distribution with Gold Medal parent dnata Travel Group, reporting to John Bevan
United used a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft to operate the flight
United operates first 100% SAF commercial flight
US carrier claims first with Chicago-DC service on Wednesday
Play said the route would launch in late April 2022 (Credit: Diogo Palhais / Unsplash)
Iceland's Play to launch Dublin route next year
Three-times-weekly flights linking Irish capital with Reykjavik to get under way in the spring
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British Airways parent IAG seals NDC deal with Travelport
New distribution deal will open up exclusive fares and more ancillary sales options that cannot be offered on GDSs
Ryanair and Wizz (pictured at Bergamo airport) have cut routes
UK's budget carriers boosted by stable travel landscape
Ryanair and Wizz Air report healthy uptick in November passenger numbers despite looking threat from Omicron variant
The FCDO has updated its travel advice for Spain (Credit: Filip Sochor / Unsplash)
EasyJet holidays allows free cancellations on Spain family trips
EasyJet holidays permits Christmas Spain cancellations following changes to family test requirements
'Testing could be shot in the arm for business travel'
Air France-KLM signs NDC deal with Travelport
Air France-KLM Group reveals NDC partner
There will be new entry requirements for visitors when the country reopens
Virgin Atlantic reports uptick in demand for 'premium' holidays
Outlook comes as the airline launches its Heathrow-Bahamas route
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Heathrow reopens separate terminal for red-list arrivals
Heathrow’s Terminal 4 to be used for red-list arrivals
Abta has been calling for changes to place RCNs on a legal basis for several months
Bring back pre-departure tests, medical experts say
Leaked documents show government is acting against medical advice on travel restrictions
The prime minister said the government would set out its lockdown exit strategy on 22 February (Credit: gov.uk)
Johnson rejects call for further travel restrictions
Prime minister tells Commons red list is enough to stop the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19
New frontiers continued
United Airlines to reconnect Scotland with the US
Carrier’s Edinburgh flights to New York, Chicago and Washington to resume in the spring
Norwegian is adding two Boeing 737 Max to its fleet
Norwegian leases more aircraft for summer 2022 expansion
Norwegian leases two Boeing 737s as it returns to short-haul roots
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Gatwick Express to return after almost two-year absence
Services to be reinstated in time for Christmas
Freebird will offer new Antalya flight options, opening up Turkey's southern coast (Credit: Nihat Sinan Erul/Unsplash)
EasyJet targets beach destinations with big capacity increases
Huge capacity rises in Turkey and Greece for easyJet
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Emirates 'set for stock market debut'
Dubai government considers making Emirates open to investors
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EasyJet holidays 'will be £100m profit business'
Tour operator will become a major profit centre, says easyJet
EasyJet recently resumed flights to Ibiza
EasyJet upbeat despite huge 2021 loss
Budget carrier predicts near complete return to full capacity next summer
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Tighter travel rules take effect and fears over ski season
Travellers must now take a Day 2 PCR test when arriving in the UK, while more countries impose new travel rules
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Rule changes 'shatter fledgling confidence' in air travel – Balpa
The pilots union has called on the UK government to ’act with the data and support a vital UK industry’ following the return of various travel restrictions and rules