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Emirates to restart Gatwick flights in December
Gulf carrier to operate daily B777 flight to Sussex airport to capitalise on ’upsurge in passenger demand for winter sun’
EasyJet raises £1.2 billion to 'accelerate' Covid recovery
Boss Johan Lundgren said the rights issue would help the carrier ’emerge from the pandemic with renewed strength’
Emirates to expand A380 network as travel restrictions ease
Aircraft to serve 27 destinations by November, including Heathrow and Manchester
If Only teams up with British Airways for lates push
If Only is currently offering a seven-night trip to Antigua, flying with BA and staying at the Superior Blue Waters Resort & Spa from £2,698pp
Qantas likely to reroute key UK flight when it resumes
Talks under way to secure non-stop London-Australia return
Wales adopts UK Covid rules, but holds back on PCR testing change
Wales yet to decide on whether to drop PCR test requirement for travellers
Insulate Britain protestors block M25 near Heathrow
Met police officers made 53 arrests after protestors descended on Junction 14 near the airport
Manchester airport brings KLM and Air France to new terminal
Manchester airport’s Terminal Two to welcome new carriers
Cyprus Airways to up trade focus ahead of London route launch
Three-times-weekly Heathrow-Larnaca link to launch on 5 November, with Flight Directors serving as GSA
EasyJet holidays launches new sustainability strategy
New consumer research reportedly found that 65% of people believe holiday companies could do more to encourage customers to travel sustainably
No new powers to enforce Covid air ticket refunds – minister
Robert Courts intimates CAA won’t get any new powers to crack down on airlines that refused to refund customers for flights they couldn’t take at the height of the pandemic
UK travellers to benefit from EU vaccine certificate scheme
UK to join EU digital Covid vaccine certificate programme
Border Force suffers 'nationwide IT failure' affecting e-gates
Passengers arriving into some UK airports have reportedly faced up to four-hour queues on Friday (24 September)
Pegasus increases flights to Turkey after red list move
Turkish carrier now operating services from Stansted and Manchester to Istanbul
Don’t panic over petrol fuel crisis says govt plus winter lockdown 'unlikely'
Govt seeks to reassure consumers as petrol stations close while British Airways’ plans to launch a new short-haul subsidiary at Gatwick have been shelved
FCDO advice forces Tui to push programmes back
Egypt and Maldives departures halted until at least mid-October
Patrizia Gallo steps down as FAA chair after four years
Qatar Airways’ Gary Kershaw appointed new chair of the Foreign Airlines Association
Jet2 makes plea to govt after launching sustainability strategy
Airline and tour operator makes new promises to reduce emissions and single-use plastics
British Airways ends plans to launch Gatwick short-haul subsidiary
Airline has ditched proposal after failing to agree deal with pilots union and will suspend Gatwick short-haul operations
Tui to restart Turkey programme next month
Firm latest to confirm plans to resume operations to the now-amber list destination
Jet2 to restart Turkey flights and holidays today
Airline and tour operator will resume operations to Turkey from its 10 UK bases on Thursday (23 September)
No guarantees about short-notice red list additions, says Shapps
Transport secretary says he hopes short-notice red list changes are over but gives no pledges
Norse Atlantic Airways seals deal with UK pilots
New budget transatlantic carrier signs agreement with pilots union
Shapps: 'Half-term switch from PCR testing in the balance'
Transport secretary says test providers need to pivot to mass lateral flow production to enable half-term rule change, and stresses the issue is a matter for the Department of Health