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Transatlantic carrier JetBlue cuts winter Gatwick flights

The airline made the decision to reduce its flight frequency due to rising operational costs and patchy demand

The Travel Marketing Awards announces shortlisted finalists

Nearly 100 companies have been shortlisted for 34 awards which will be handed out at a ceremony in London on 4 July

US govt may prosecute Boeing over 737 Max crashes

According to multiple media reports, the US Department of Justice has given Boeing until 13 June to respond to the allegations

EasyJet to launch new base and routes from Southend

The three aircraft to be based at the airport will boost operations at Southend that started in 2012 with seven million customers served to date

EasyJet trims winter losses in preparation for positive summer

Capacity growth, stable fuel costs and a strong performance from easyJet Holidays have put the airline in a strong position for the summer season ahead

EasyJet names new chief executive as Johan Lundgren steps down

EasyJet chief financial officer Kenton Jarvis will replace chief executive Johan Lundgren when he steps down from his role early next year

Jet2CityBreaks doubles Norwegian programme for 2025

With three new airports signed up, Jet2CityBreaks will be offering seven departure points in 2025

Manchester Airport to open private terminal for all airline passengers

The high-end lounge will be available to any airline passengers as a paid-for service.

Air Transat to ramp up Glasgow-Toronto flights this summer

Daily flights will run from 20 May to October, representing an increase from two flights a week in the airline’s winter schedule, the carrier said

Edinburgh and Glasgow poised to gain new budget Turkey flights

Pegasus Airlines’ new Edinburgh-Istanbul route will take off this summer before SunExpress lands at Glasgow next summer

British Airways parent IAG pins soaring profits on strong winter demand

IAG recorded a seven-fold increase in operating profit during the three months to 31 March

National eGates failure 'raises questions about UK's readiness for EU Entry-Exit scheme'

Border minister apologises for eGates outage on Tuesday night, while Advantage chief Julia Lo Bue-Said calls for ’robust’ contingency planning to mitigate any future incidents

Jet2holidays adds more than 35,000 extra summer 2025 seats 'to meet demand'

Customers located near Jet2’s nine UK bases – Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle International, Stansted and Liverpool John Lennon – stand to benefit from the expansion

Jet2holidays channels early summer discounts through agents

Jet2holidays has cut the price of May and June departures sold by agents by £60, and reduced the price of other summer 2024 packages

Heathrow strikes called off after breakthrough on 'outsourcing' plans

Heathrow says it has averted the threat of a walkout by support staff following reconvened talks that ended a potential six-day walkout

British Airways convenes new advisory panel to help improve accessibility

The panel will meet every few months to scrutinise British Airways’ performance on accessibility

MSC Cruises renews deal with Emirates to offer Dubai fly-cruises

The line recently stressed the importance of partnering with ‘reputable scheduled carriers’ in an interview with TTG

Airport eGates back online after four-hour nationwide outage

Issues reported at Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle and Manchester airports on Tuesday evening

Virgin Atlantic's groundbreaking 100% SAF flight ‘cut emissions by two-thirds’

Carrier reveals emissions data from its November 2023 flight from Heathrow to New York, the first powered solely by alternative aviation fuel

Heathrow strikes off – for now – as talks resume over 'outsourcing' plans

Heathrow staff cancel two days of industrial action but strikes from 9 May will still go ahead, union says

Emirates to relaunch daily Edinburgh flights with new flagship aircraft

Gulf carrier to restart flights between Dubai and the Scottish capital in November after axing the route during Covid

EasyJet expands Glasgow base and launches Enfidha and Larnaca flights

Airline will base an extra aircraft in Glasgow this summer, its sixth, allowing it to launch new routes to Enfidha in Tunisia and Larnaca in Cyprus

EasyJet holidays adds two new island destinations to summer programme

France’s Corsica and Spain’s Sitges available to book for summer 2024

New data reveals big hike in 'budget' air fares to Spain this summer

Data firm Mabrian outlines big increase in budget airline fares to Spain this summer, the highest of any major European market