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The aircraft crashed en route to Kerala (Credit: Naveed Ahmed / Unsplash)
At least 18 killed in Air India Express crash
Aircraft skidded off runway at Kozhikode airport in Kerala in poor weather on Friday evening
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Jet2 jets back to Cyprus after six-month absence
Jet2.com will resume flights to Cyprus next week
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British Airways extends Covid booking guarantee
BA is offering free changes to bookings well into late 2021
Analysis: What now for the summer season?
Analysis: What now for the summer season?
What next for travel, following the government’s Spain U-turn?
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Unite: Chancellor must fulfil promise to aviation sector
Union members to hold UK-wide protests at airports over the weekend and into next week
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Thousands of British Airways staff to learn their fate
Airline to tell staff if they are going to keep their jobs or face redundancy
Win a place on a fam trip to Miami with Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Voyages
Virgin Atlantic's £1.2bn restructure cleared by US court
Efforts to prop up struggling carrier take another step forward
In its ruling, the court said the passenger should be refunded with interest
Ryanair rebuffs Italy flight ban threat over Covid compliance
Budget carrier insists it is fully compliant with Italy’s Covid safety measures
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Lufthansa warns of 'no quick recovery' for long-haul
Aviation group is not expecting return to pre-Covid traffic until 2024
135 Brits are due to arrive this evening (11 March). (Credit: Suhyeon Choi/Unsplash)
Skyscanner introduces airline Covid safety ratings
Airlines rated on mandatory mask requirements, daily deep cleaning pledges and PPE rules for flight crew, among other parameters
Ryanair says it may yet be forced to shut bases this winter
Ryanair to restore 60% of flight schedule in August
More than 11,000 weekly flights available across 1,600 routes
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Virgin Atlantic lays foundations for £1.2 billion restructure
UK judge grants carrier permission to offer creditors vote on refinancing package later this month
Air Transat plans to operate its daily Gatwick-Toronto service using the neo
Air Transat to continue UK flights this winter
Budget carrier confirms continued UK-Toronto link
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Wizz Air blasts 'slot blockers' preventing its expansion
Budget airline claims rivals are holding on to slots at key airports
Trade urged to ask clients to back #SaveTravel campaign
#SaveTravel letter nears 2,500 names in under a week
Add your signature and back the campaign
EasyJet recently resumed flights to Ibiza
EasyJet adds peak capacity after encouraging return to flying
Budget airline ups its forecast after good return to operations
Balpa's BA pilot members are due to walk out over 9-10 September and again on 27 September
British Airways pilots accept temporary pay cuts
As many as 270 pilot roles could yet be lost despite the new deal, pilots union Balpa has warned
The TSSA union fears Cook's collapse will give Tui ‘a monopoly position’
Tui Group seals cash-saving aircraft deal
Tui agrees sale and leaseback deal for new aircraft
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BA ends its London City transatlantic service
British Airways confirms the end of LCY-JFK
'The battle is not yet won'
#SaveTravel letter tops 2,200 signatures

Please help us keep the momentum going by encouraging your colleagues, friends and family to sign the letter, addressed to transport secretary Grant Shapps and chancellor Rishi Sunak. 

Airlines UK chief executive Tim Alderslade said: "Our world-class aviation and tourism sectors are too important - culturally, strategically and economically - to be allowed to wither on the vine."

Claire Moore, Peakes Travel Elite managing director, added: "Without any support I fear for the future of my business and the industry as a whole."

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Lufthansa restores more UK services
Lufthansa puts three more UK routes back into operation
Travellers ready to embrace shoulder seasons and year-round holidays – Abta
British Airways adds more leisure routes this month
Key summer holiday destinations among BA’s route reinstatements.
Last week brought optimism but it will take more than positive thinking to help the industry bounce back
TSSA backs #SaveTravel warning 'industry is on the brink'
Transport and travel workers union says "very real risk" the sector could collapse without government action
"Since the Willie Walsh era BA has been ruthless in its business management"
British Airways parent IAG seeks £2.5 billion cash boost
Group fears passenger numbers won’t recover to pre-Covid levels until 2023