Air

Thousands of passengers have to leave airport terminal

Six-week consultation ’falls short of time required to fully consult and develop required analysis’ after ’very rigorous’ two-year review

Passengers had to queue for hours after being unable to check in for flights

More than one million London-US seats available for travel during April, May and June 2020

Airline wants to become second flag carrier and break British Airways stranglehold

Airline association says the majority of passengers do not support a “green” tax

Tensions mount after US surveillance drone shot down, with US aviation authorities saying Iran’s actions ’might place commercial flights at risk’

New York carrier hints at plans for services to mainland Europe

Customers will be able to log on as soon as they board

Travel industry gives its verdict on government’s Aviation 2050 Green Paper

Pilots union Balpa has issued the airline formal notice of a strike ballot over a pay dispute, with the Unite and GMB unions expected to follow suit

Airline and operator’s summer 2020 Crete programme to start in early April with additional flights from five of its nine UK bases

Peak summer flights increase cancelled by SriLankan Airlines

New animated fly-through offers glimpse of Docklands airport’s future

New flights got under way on Saturday (15 June)

Six-times weekly service (excluding Saturdays) to famous Bavarian hub to launch on 3 February next year

Three-times weekly London City to Split service to operate throughout the summer

Majority backer Indigo Partners has placed an order for 50 of Airbus’s new A321XLR, with Wizz set to take 20 between 2023 and 2026

Dutch authorities reveal names of those they believe downed flight MH17 with Russian missile

Twice-weekly winter flights to operate on Mondays and Fridays

Airport plans to have third runway operational by 2026 and expects to execute its masterplan in full by 2050

Long-haul passengers up 1.1 million in the year to 31 March

IAG deal for currently grounded aircraft would be worth more than $24 billion at list price

Climate activist group not planning any action that would force the airport ‘to pause any summer flights’