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Qantas to resume ‘Kangaroo’ route from UK via Darwin
Airline will initially fly from London to Sydney and Melbourne via Northern Territory city
Canary Islands offer airlines €5 million in grants to restore flights
Spanish destination is using payments to carriers to “recover air connectivity”
Trade bodies hail 'sensible step forward' amid red list changes
Abta and Aito welcomed the red-list overhaul but urged the government to provide clarity on the PCR test overhaul date
Aviation welcomes travel update but urges testing scrap
’All testing for fully vaccinated travellers from low risk destinations must be removed’ - Virgin Atlantic
BA eyes next summer for Gatwick short-haul resumption
‘We will continue discussions with our colleagues, trade unions, suppliers and other stakeholders following this positive result’ - British Airways
Competition watchdog ends BA and Ryanair refunds investigation
Prolonging investigation "could not be justified" given the length of time to reach an outcome in the courts and the uncertain result
British Airways returns A380s to the skies in US expansion
British Airways prepares for spike in US demand and unveils extra winter holiday destination capacity
Jet2.com to offer new Chambery service as part of winter ski portfolio
The airline will operate a total of eight ski destinations including Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg and Innsbruck
United delays Heathrow-Boston but commits to UK and Ireland rebuild
US carrier plans to add more transatlantic flights in the coming months
Tui cancels October La Palma flights amid volcanic eruption
Impacted customers will be contacted directly to discuss options
Belfast City Airport seeks to recruit 40 new staff members
It comes as airlines announce uptick in demand for routes next month
Air travel will be 'back to normal' in 12 months, says Emirates boss
Sir Tim Clark said Covid will be "history" by 2023 "at the latest" at the Iata annual meeting in Boston
Travellers to film their own tests and Boris battles business
Holidaymakers could have to video themselves taking tests while PM prepares to give conference speech
Wilderness Safaris and Qatar Airways to promote travel back to Africa
Partnership aims to encourage tourists back to the continent and enhance conservation projects
Emirates launches special fares on Indian Ocean flights
Discounted fares for economy and business seats to three leading luxury destinations
Thomas Cook archive now available to view online
Digitisation project means thousands of Thomas Cook items can be viewed online
Aviation industry formalises 2050 carbon neutral pledge
Agreement signed to make global airline industry carbon neutral by 2050
Covid test importance for travellers is diminishing, ONS says
Fewer than half belief Covid testing is very important when travelling
'So, are we just back to square one with airline refunds?'
Aito’s Noel Josephides calls on carriers to make the same pledges on refunds for operators as they have for consumers
Go back to work urges PM and Facebook outage
Johnson to tell workers to return to the office while social media giant goes offline
'Pandemic will reset cost of holidays', says Lufthansa boss
Price of air fares could increase as carriers look to pass the cost of the pandemic onto customers
Aer Lingus to bring back US routes
Aer Lingus restores two US services after Biden drops restrictions
Air travel has stepped back eight years, Iata says
Iata forecasts 2022 passenger numbers at 2014 levels
Air Canada and Newmarket resume escorted tour partnership
First Newmarket Holidays tour Canada since the pandemic