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Airlines have been working to fill the slots vacated by the airline’s demise

Jet2 Conf: Airline will ban disruptive passengers, CEO warns

Jet2.com chief executive Steve Heapy said despite efforts to curb pre-flight drinking, the issue of passengers becoming disruptive once airborne was still increasing

Agents set to recoup Monarch commission

Agents have paid about £6 million in “pipeline” money for Monarch bookings to administrators since the airline and tour operator collapsed, but they are set to get their commission back

Norwegian shakes up US routes

The airline is replacing its Oakland and Fort Lauderdale routes with San Franciso and Miami

Lion Air crash 737 'should not have taken off'

Investigators reveal preliminary findings of Indonesia air crash

Race to the top, apprentices told

Benefits in travel enormous if you work hard, Abta tells apprentices

Thomas Cook to work increasingly with third party carriers for 'more flexibility'

"We are more cautious in terms of committed airline capacity,” Cook’s CEO said

Norwegian launches UK-Brazil service

The direct service starts in March next year and leads in at £240 for a one-way seat

Airlines accused of ‘stalling’ on compensation payouts

Law firm says some carriers are only settling claims after court action has started

Summer bookings looking promising, says Abta

Latest Travel Trends report reveals hot 2019 destinations

Flybe’s shares soar on potential takeover battle

Virgin Atlantic admits it is in talks with UK regional airline

Jet2 Conf: No short-to-medium term plan to open new bases

Airline and tour op to beef up existing nine bases before spreading wings again, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays chief executive Steve Heapy says

Jet2 Conf: Boss Heapy rules out launching long-haul programme

Airline currently doesn’t have the aircraft to launch a dedicated long-haul programme at the moment according to chief executive Steve Heapy

WOW Air takeover may not meet deadline

Icelandair purchase of budget rival may be delayed

Cape Verde airline in takeover bid

Icelandair in swoop for African carrier

Drunken Jet2.com passenger jailed for onboard behaviour

Disruptive woman sentenced to six months in prison

Airlines to ‘improve punctuality by working together’

The aviation industry needs to be more joined up in its thinking if it is improve punctuality

Virgin Atlantic hails decision to launch three-tier economy class

The decision to segment Virgin Atlantic’s economy cabin into three different tiers has allowed the airline to focus on different markets throughout the year

Lufthansa pulls more GDS fares

Ex-UK routes except Heathrow and City will no longer be available on the third-party system

Belfast City airport reveals £15m refurb

Speeding up the security process was part of the project

STA Travel to sell Thomas Cook packages

STA customers will be able to book a Cook flight with a £49 deposit

Wizz Air to open Krakow base; adds new UK routes

Flights from Luton and Doncaster Sheffield to Poland’s second city will start in next April

EasyJet ‘close to achieving majority EEA ownership’ ahead of Brexit

In its full year results, the budget airline revealed it is aiming to ensure more than 50% of its shares are held outside the UK ahead of Brexit

EasyJet to relaunch holidays division next year after ‘radical’ overhaul

The airline says its EasyJet Holidays proposition will leverage its existing passenger base to challenge across the beach, city and ski sectors