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Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Aviation sector welcomes domestic APD review
Rates on domestic flights could be halved under new proposals set out by government on Wednesday (10 March)
The app will certify pre-departure test results and Covid vaccination status (Credit: Iata)
All Nippon Airways to trial Iata Travel Pass
ANA becomes the latest carrier to trial the digital health pass, which can certify pre-departure testing results and vaccine status
Transport secretary Grant Shapps again stressed the importance of the current quarantine requirements
Shapps: 'It's still too early to book'
Other countries’ vaccine records likely to be taken into account for summer travel, says transport sec
Edinburgh airport's Gordon Dewar says nobody in aviation has "advocated trading lives for the economy"
Airport chief slams hotel quarantine 'mockery'
Hotel quarantine requirement just promotes ’bad behaviour’, says Edinburgh airport boss
The way in which we fly is set to change post-coronavirus
Iata poll confirms solid demand for travel
New Iata research confirms pent-up demand for travel as soon as possible
In its ruling, the court said the passenger should be refunded with interest
Ryanair upgrades app to host test and vaccine certificates
New Covid-19 travel wallet aims to meet likely EU travel requirements
Sophie Dekkers, easyJet
Lack of NHS data impedes digital health passports, says easyJet
EasyJet says lack of central NHS vaccine data means digital health passport too complicated
EasyJet Holidays is adding packages from Luton to Zante for summer 2021
EasyJet launches summer 2022 flights and holidays
EasyJet holidays has added new hotels, city breaks and beach holidays through to October 2022 with more than 500 resorts on offer
Tui's first flights to the Balearics all 'almost full'
Tui boss warns of ‘overcapacity’ in airline leisure market
Airlines set to focus on holiday routes to make up for loss of business travellers
Ed Bastian
Delta boss commits to ‘stand by’ Virgin Atlantic
US carrier holds a 49% shareholding in UK-based carrier
Harry Sommer, NCL
More collaboration 'crucial to restarting travel'
NCL boss urges governments to adopt ‘partnership approach’ with industry
The Seychelles will reopen to international tourists from 25 March with only a pre-departure test requirement
Qatar Airways ups Seychelles capacity from Doha
Airline will deploy larger Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on route following the island nation’s pledge to reopen to all tourists from 25 March
One of the aircraft is named after leader of the Suffragette movement Emmeline Pankhurst
Virgin Atlantic to name aircraft after ‘iconic’ women
Founder of the Suffragette movement, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Richard Branson’s late mother Eve to be honoured
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Loganair adds more Teesside and Derry services
Seventh new route at Teesside in two months from Loganair
European Commission (stock)
EU to examine pipeline money and insolvency insurance issues
Industry urged to lobby on changes to Package Travel Regs despite Brexit
Singapore Airlines is introducing a new distribution capacity to the UK
Singapore Airlines to begin Iata Travel Pass trials on London flights
Singapore Airlines to test Iata Travel Pass on Heathrow services from 15 March
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Covid flight refunds total more than £3bn, CAA reveals
Nearly 30 million passengers have been affected by more than one million Covid flight cancellations, with airlines having now provided around 95% of refunds
How can travel agents protect themselves against cyber attacks?
Star Alliance airlines hit by data security breach
Airline systems provider Sita has suffered a “highly sophisticated” cyberattack
Air Transat plans to operate its daily Gatwick-Toronto service using the neo
Agents blast partial refunds stance from Air Transat
Agents have been told the CAA is powerless to enforce refund payments from Canadian carrier Air Transat
Heathrow plans to introduce a £5 charge for vehicles using departures forecourts
Govt introduces mandatory form for international travel
Travellers who do not fill in the new form could be fined from 8 March
The Lufthansa-owned low-cost carrier has been forced to axe 170 services due to industrial action
Eurowings to launch UK-Majorca flights
The German low-cost carrier will fly from Birmingham and Manchester to the Balearic island
BA is offering the kits for £33
British Airways to offer discounted rapid testing kits
Portable 20-minute test kits can be taken abroad and meet the standards for the UK’s pre-departure testing regime
BA passengers will be able to change their travel arrangements (Credit: Jason Leung / Unsplash)
Aviation sector blasts chancellor's lack of APD concession
Wednesday’s Budget ’blind to the pandemic’s impact on aviation’ say sector’s airline and airport associations
Ryanair's Belfast City routes include Barcelona (Credit: Ken Cheung / Unsplash)
Ryanair announces first Belfast City routes for a decade
Budget carrier to launch eight new summer 2021 routes to Spain, Portugal and Italy