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Jet2.com named UK’s ‘most punctual’ airline
OAG ‘on-time performance’ figures place Jet2.com ahead of the rest for 13 of the past 14 months
Jet2.com aircraft grounded following flaps issue
The Boeing 737 aircraft was diverted twice last week due to the same problem
Heathrow bids to become 'destination of choice' for China with new Chongqing route
The first direct Heathrow-Chongqing service touched down on Saturday, the airport’s 10th to China
Stansted unveils new-look arrivals terminal in striking CGI video
Artist impressions include aerial views of the terminal entrance and plaza style forecourt, as well as the immigration and baggage reclaim areas
Primera Air launches Stansted-Washington service
The low-cost carrier will operate five flights a week to Washington Dulles airport
Bank holiday getaway: 2.2 million Brits to head overseas - Abta
Travellers are advised to put aside extra time to reach airports, and be prepared for delays, queues and disruption
Luton named UK’s worst airport - again
Consumer watchdog Which? said the airport had scored poorly for customer service, passport control queues and facilities for the third year in a row
Garuda to end London-Jakarta flights?
Will Heathrow lose direct flight to Indonesia?
Tui Airways criticised over ‘sexist’ stickers
Airline in firing line over giving different stickers to boys and girls
Ryanair reaches deal with Irish pilots
Deal thrashed out during marathon overnight negotiating session
Ryanair grows Luton presence
Two additional aircraft will mean six are now operating to 21 routes from the airport
British Airways suspends its Iran service
BA to halt Tehran flights next month
American Airlines reconfigures UK and Ireland transatlantic programme
The airline has added a new Heathrow-Phoenix service while pulling its venerable Manchester-Chicago route
Anantara introduces private jet flights
Upmarket luxury brand to offer jet service to its hotels in Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Former Monarch boss Andrew Swaffield to head up new Virgin loyalty scheme
Swaffield has more than 30 years experience in travel with Thomas Cook, British Airways and most recently Monarch
Virgin unveils new ‘brand-wide’ loyalty scheme in partnership with Delta
The Virgin Group Loyalty Club will launch in 2019 and consolidate rewards across the group, including its frequent flyer miles
Gatwick flight board outage 'caused by damaged fibre optic cable'
Gatwick has apologies after flight information boards across the airport went down shortly after 8am on Monday, forcing staff to resort to using whiteboards instead
Ryanair partners with Air Malta to sell 21 new routes online
The new flight partnership will allow Ryanair passengers to access Air Malta routes to eight countries in Europe, North Africa and Asia through the Ryanair website
EasyJet Manchester-Gibraltar flight diverted due to ‘drunk’ passenger
The flight was diverted to Porto due to the passenger’s ‘disruptive behaviour’ said the airline
Air passenger satisfaction driven down by delay and disruption response
The CAA’s latest survey of air passenger attitudes found more and more were becoming frustrated by how airports and airlines handle delays and disruption
Staff write flight times on whiteboards as Gatwick screens fail
Staff at the airport have had to write information about flight departures on whiteboards
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