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United Airlines to launch Heathrow-Boston route next year

Carrier to add five new Heathrow flights in the spring, including two to New York-Newark along with additional Denver and San Francisco services

Emirates to restart Gatwick-Dubai route in December

Gulf carrier will restart Dubai-Gatwick flights on 10 December, with its A380 offering almost 50% more capacity on the route than the B777s that were previously scheduled to operate it

Norwegian Air 'well set' ahead of challenging winter period

Carrier says positive third-quarter results underline importance of lengthy reconstruction process

'The decision to halve domestic APD is shameful'

‘We all have a role to play in tackling the climate crisis, although not – apparently – if you’re the UK chancellor,’ writes TTG editor Sophie Griffiths

Abta: Budget does not go far enough to support travel

Chief Mark Tanzer says with travel subject to tighter government-imposed restrictions than almost any other, its plight deserved greater recognition from chancellor Rishi Sunak

Transport union blast 'wrong Budget for climate crisis'

TSSA union criticises chancellor’s decision to cut domestic Air Passenger Duty just weeks before key Cop26 climate summit

Glasgow airport installs reverse vending machines to encourage recycling

The two machines will be based on the first-floor area next to the e-gate entrance to the security hall and in the main area of the departure lounge for the next four weeks

Travel hits out at 'unfair' new long-haul APD band

Aviation and travel organisations are unhappy about a new higher tax rate for the longest flights

Government to introduce new 'ultra long-haul' rate of APD

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces shake-up of air passenger duty in the Budget

Qantas to open pop-up transit lounge on Sydney-London route

The airline will lease Darwin airport’s Catalina lounge, with the route set to operate via the city in Australia’s Northern Territory until the spring

KLM to introduce earlier flights from Teesside to Amsterdam

The Dutch carrier will move its four-times weekly 5.20pm service to 12.25pm

Gatwick gains another Canada flight link

Air Transat confirms new Canada destinations from next summer

Flybe confirms chief executive appointment

Flybe appoints US exec ahead of launch of first services

Jet2 puts summer 2023 on sale from a further three bases

Airline and operator’s programmes confirmed from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle

Opodo signals long-haul bookings trend for 2022

Opodo searches are overwhelmingly for long-haul travel next year, research finds

Heathrow sees summer recovery but predicts five-year lag

Heathrow says it will take until at least 2026 to get back to 2019 passenger numbers

'Pricing itself out won't help Heathrow, airlines – or agents'

Heathrow risks alienating leisure travellers next summer if its proposed increases in passenger fees go ahead

Tunisia swiftly reimposes PCR test rule

Tunisia does U-turn on relaxing Covid test requirement

US bookings bounce on news of border reopening

Research identifies uptick in US sales as country prepares to reopen its border to international travellers next month for the first time since March 2020

Get your acts together, Iata tells governments

Call for governments to join up thinking on international travel following conference declaration

Delta to serve Heathrow twice a day from December

Dublin service will also go daily from 6 December, US carrier reveals

Chancellor reportedly poised to raise Air Passenger Duty

Long haul travellers may have to pay more to fly as Sunak prepares to overhaul APD to reflect environmental damage

EasyJet and Tui to operate Morocco repatriation flights

Move comes after country banned all flights from UK amid Covid-19 fears, with flights home set to be available for much of the rest of the month

Tui extends La Palma suspension until mid-November

Eruptions by the Spanish island’s Cumbre Vieja volcano continue to cause problems