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Government yet to recoup £60m Monarch repatriation costs

The DfT says it will continue to pursue travel operators for cash, despite senior industry figures reporting little - if any - efforts by government since last October

British Airways adds Pittsburgh from Heathrow

The four times weekly service will launch on April 2 next year

Heathrow expansion plan facing council legal action

Five councils have jointly pledged to take parliament’s decision to back expansion at Heathrow with a third runway to judicial review

Airlines lodge formal complaint with EU over French ATC strikes

IAG, Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air say French air traffic control strikes are restricting EU citizens’ fundamental right to freedom of movement

Ryanair profits slide by 20%

Ryanair saw more than 2,500 flight cancellations caused by ATC staff shortages and strikes

Primera Air: Taking off with confidence

Denmark’s Primera Air is spreading its wings with budget transatlantic flights, as chief commercial officer Anastasija Visnakova tells WTM Insights

Hand luggage liquids trials launched

Computed tomography scanners are being used in a trial at Heathrow

British Airways aircraft makes emergency landing at Gatwick

Flights were diverted away from the Sussex airport during the early hours of Friday morning after the aircraft requested priority landing due to a technical fault

EasyJet launches new Airbus A321neo at Gatwick airport

Gatwick says it is investing heavily in accommodating quieter, more fuel and carbon efficient aircraft

British travellers warned to brace for no-deal Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May is reportedly preparing to place Britain on a no-deal Brexit footing, while the EU has revealed details of its own preparation for such a scenario

Norwegian expands summer 2019 Ireland schedule

From Dublin, the low cost long haul carrier will add a daily Toronto service and extend its Boston service, and increase its Shannon-New York service to five times weekly

Jet2 launches spectacular Iceland and Northern Lights getaways

Jet2.com has laid on five UK departure points in February and March 2019, with deposits from just £60

Heathrow hit by British Airways IT glitch and control tower fire alarm

Passengers reported ’chaos’ at Terminal 5 before BA acknowledged the glitch at around 8.30pm, which is understood to have prevented the airline issuing boarding passes

Ryanair cancels up to 600 flights due to cabin crew walkouts

Cabin crew in Spain, Portugal and Belgium will stage strike action next Wednesday and Thursday (July 25-26)

Tui passenger fined £230 over bacon roll row

Ronald James left a cabin crew member in tears after he was denied the breakfast snack

Air Travel Trust reports record £170m surplus despite Monarch failure

In the year to March 31, the fund totalled £170, up from £145m, despite it shelling out more than £16m to assist the Monarch repatriation

Norwegian expands Amadeus partnership and launches Argentina operations

Norwegian says the move, which includes creating a new airline serving Argentina, boosts its credentials as a pre-eminent low cost long haul carrier

EasyJet profit forecast boosted by slow uptake of Monarch slots

The airline has extended its profit forecast for 2018 to nearly £600 million despite challenges such as European air traffic control strikes and severe weather