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New Jet2 routes take off from Birmingham and Edinburgh airports
The airline and operator will serve Montenegro from BHX for the first time this summer, while Edinburgh has gained its first Jet2 service to Malta
Panache Cruises and Jet2holidays named among best travel workplaces
Travel's gender pay gap ‘almost solely’ down to disparities for highest-paid roles
C&M Travel Recruitment research reveals pay parity for men and women at most industry levels except the very top, where men still take most roles
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Airlines given a month to act on misleading ‘greenwash’ claims
The European Commission has told 20 airlines they must stop making misleading green claims within 30 days or face a clampdown
Aer Lingus is heading back to Minneapolis-St Paul
Aer Lingus restores full transatlantic network with relaunch of MSP
Aer Lingus reopens Minneapolis-St Paul service, bringing its transatlantic network back to where it was pre-Covid
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Bank holiday strike threatening upwards of 30 airlines called off
Refuellers at Heathrow airport call off 72-hour walkout over 4-7 May
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British Airways to offer Croatia's Split from Stansted this summer
Weekend flights to get under way on 7 September
SAS hails new era as it exits bankruptcy with Air France-KLM onboard
SAS Scandinavian Airlines to join SkyTeam from Star Alliance
Scandinavian flag carrier will link up with new alliance, home to Virgin Atlantic, Air France and Kenya Airways, among others, on 1 September
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Border Force officials embark on four-day walkout at Heathrow
More than 300 workers strike over working conditions and new staff rosters
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Home Office apologies to passengers after eGates failure
Travellers faced long queues at Border Control after nationwide failure of system
'Strong and sustained demand' for Jet2's new Bournemouth flights
'Strong and sustained demand' for Jet2's new Bournemouth flights
Airline and operator revealed Bournemouth as its 12th UK base last month
The outage affected major hubs like Chicago
British Airways adds third daily Chicago service and switches terminals
Carrier has moved its departures from O’Hare International to Terminal 3
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French air traffic disruption prompts Foreign Office warning
Thousands of flights to, via and over France are still expected to be impacted on Thursday (25 April) despite French air traffic controllers calling off planned strike action
Govt pledges to guard against air fare hikes as it unveils SAF mandate
The DfT has given details of its plan for all UK airlines to use 10% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030 and will consult on a revenue support mechanism
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Loganair axes three routes and cuts frequencies to restore reliability
Loganair’s new chief executive has outlined a plan to restore reliability on the airline’s network with cuts to routes and reduced frequencies
Lufthansa City Airlines is a new venture from the German giant
New Lufthansa subsidiary to debut at Birmingham airport
Lufthansa City Airlines, a new low-cost, full service subsidiary, is to fly its first route to Birmingham airport in June, the German airline group has said.
Jet2 extends order for new, more fuel efficient engines
Jet2 bullish about summer 24 despite 'competitive' April and May pricing
Jet2 Group says it is happy with summer 2024 sales so far and has outlined profit expectations for the 2023/4 financial year ahead of results announcement
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Heathrow expecting 'busiest summer on record' despite strike threats
UK’s busiest airport says it has a ’robust operating plan in place’ to guard against disruption from strike action
Hundreds of Heathrow baggage handlers to walk out next month
Heathrow facing week of strikes during and after early May bank holiday weekend
Second group of Unite union members threaten disruption at Heathrow in May in a dispute over outsourcing
Govt pledges to accelerate SAF production in race to reach net zero
Industry renews plea for sustainable fuel support as govt mandate beckons
Airline groups have called for greater government involvement in SAF and hydrogen production, and infrastructure, ahead of an expected mandate from the DfT this week
Major European OTAs agree significant EU refund concession
Travelling public not convinced airports and airlines 'ready for summer getaway'
Fewer than half of the respondents to a CAA passenger survey said they believed the industry is prepared for the busy summer period
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Travel vacancies still far down on 2023 despite March rise
C&M figures show a slight pick-up in job vacancies in March but with the total number way below that of the same month in 2023
Abta: 'The mood music is changing in Westminster when it comes to travel'
Industry united on need to reform air passenger compensation laws, says DfT
The Department for Transport says it is still hopeful of changing EU261 passenger compensation laws following Brexit, something that has broad industry support
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Airlines charging ‘quite stunning levels of pricing’ post-pandemic
Airlines are charging very steep fares on the back of high demand and reduced capacity, says leading industry consultant, with passengers willing to pay them
The new laboratory has been designed to perform 500 tests per day, but "can easily be increased in scale to facilitate 1,000 tests and beyond if required"
Liverpool airport: air operations resume following power failure
Air traffic control and aircraft operations ‘temporarily suspended’ shortly after 1.30pm on Monday (22 April)