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Lufthansa hopes to operate 100% Covid-free flights (Credit: Tim Dennert / Unsplash)
Germany facing major air and rail strike disruption this week
Lufthansa said around 100,000 passengers would likely be affected by a cabin crew strike over Tuesday (12 March) and Wednesday (13 March)
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Airports urged to end 'unfair and excessive' pick-up and drop-off fees
The Business Travel Association blasts airport drop-off and pick-up fees as a rip-off for passengers and profiteering
The deal is worth 18% to SAS Connect cabin crew at Heathrow (pictured)
Heathrow predicts busiest-ever year after record February
Some 5.8 million people travelled through Heathrow last month, including more than two million during half-term
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Budget 2024: everything agents need to know
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt raises premium Air Passenger Duty rate but cuts National Insurance contributions
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Jet2 signs SAF trial deal at Bristol airport
Jet2 will add a 1% Sustainable Aviation Fuel blend to some of its flights from Bristol in a pilot scheme later this year
Business class passengers face a small tax hike over the next two years
New Air Passenger Duty rates confirmed by government
Government confirms only small increases to Air Passenger Duty despite initial industry outcry
Jet2 puts winter 2024/25 city break programme on sale earlier than ever
Jet2 to launch eighth Christmas market destination next winter
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will operate twice-weekly services to Gdansk from Manchester and Birmingham airports
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Foreign travel topping consumers' spending list – Barclays
Bank’s latest consumer spend report makes for encouraging reading for travel agents, with consumers willing to prioritise holidays over other discretionary purchases
JetBlue's merger with Spirit Airlines may be blocked
JetBlue admits defeat in quest to merge with Spirit Airlines
JetBlue has formally withdrawn its application to merge with rival budget carrier Spirit Airlines after a judge ruled plans were anti-competitive
British Airways brings back Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur and reveals £7 billion product revamp
British Airways brings back Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur and reveals £7 billion product revamp
British Airways confirms reinstatement of two long-haul routes as it reveals a £7 billion investment in product
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Stansted gains new four-times-weekly service to Jordan's capital Amman
Royal Jordanian’s Stansted route took off on Sunday
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TTG Luxury Travel Awards 2024 winners revealed at record-breaking event
The best in luxury travel were celebrated in a glittering ceremony at Raffles London at The OWO, one of London’s newest hotels
Southend airport has agreed a new multi-year deal with easyJet (Credit: Esken)
EasyJet to up Palma and Paris capacity at Southend this summer
Extra peak season flights will increase eastJet frequency to up to eight weekly flights to the Majorcan capital this summer
Border Force officials call off threat of imminent strike action
Border Force strike ballot prompts threat of Easter strike action
More than 600 officials could walk out over the Easter holidays
IAG sets out timetable for British Airways’ return to pre-Covid capacity
IAG sets out timetable for British Airways’ return to pre-Covid capacity
Group reveals plans to hike capacity by 7% this year off the back of record operating profit
In its ruling, the court said the passenger should be refunded with interest
Ryanair suspends Tel Aviv flights following airport costs row
Budget carrier’s decision comes after the city’s main airport, Ben Gurion International, shut its low-cost terminal
The Boeing 737 Max has had safety and quality control issues
Boeing given 90 days to sort quality control after 737 Max blow-out
The US Federal Aviation Administration has given Boeing three months to get its house in order following the Alaska Airlines door plug blow-out that revealed safety shortfalls
Air New Zealand has its partner for another five years
UK capacity boost as Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines extend deal
Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines have been granted a five-year extension to their joint venture
Norse Atlantic adds low-cost Caribbean flights from Gatwick
Norse Atlantic reveals first-year financial woes in 2023 figures
New transatlantic carrier reveals figures from its first full year of operation in 2023 results
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Mexico volcano eruption triggers Foreign Office flight disruption warning
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano is causing issues for the capital’s airport
‘They're not all sustainable’: Green groups sceptical about forthcoming SAF mandate
British Airways parent IAG inks deal for nearly 800,000 tonnes of ‘e-SAF’
IAG has signed a deal to purchase sustainable aviation fuel made from renewable energy, water and CO2
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Turkish Airlines ups frequencies to Istanbul this summer
Regional airports are main beneficiaries of Turkish Airlines’ UK expansion this summer
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The Travel Foundation confirms new chair of board
The Travel Foundation confirms US scientist as its new chair of trustees
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On the Beach and Ryanair make peace and seal partnership
On the Beach becomes Ryanair’s fourth OTA partner months after the two met in the High Court over a refunds row