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Tui focused on becoming 'more profitable, more efficient and stronger' in 2024

European travel giant hopeful of growing earnings by a quarter next year, and revenue by a further 10%, despite a market environment that chief executive Sebastian Ebel characterised as ’remaining challenging’

Three airline ads banned by ASA over 'misleading' green claims

Lufthansa, Air France and Etihad taken to task by the Advertising Standards Authority over their sustainability credentials and told not to repeat claims as travel finds itself in the firing line again

Latam Airlines restores direct air link between the UK and Peru

Five-times-weekly Heathrow-Lima service inaugurated at the weekend

Glasgow airport reopens after heavy snow as UK braces for more adverse weather

Airport authorities said on Sunday (3 December) the runway was ’fully operational’ after weekend snow

Govt promises more resilient, crisis-ready airport slot regime

Aims include limiting slot leasing to stop airlines ’monopolising’ slots to boost competition and reduce prices, and creating new powers to respond to crises

Multi-million investment to put Ireland’s Waterford airport on international flight map

Prime minister Leo Varadkar said the development would open south-eastern Ireland to many more visitors

Budget Barbados and Montego Bay routes take off from Gatwick

Norse Atlantic Airways will operate its Gatwick-Barbados route up to five times a week this winer, and its Gatwick-Montego Bay service up to four times a week

EU to strengthen rights of passengers who book through agents

Other proposals include more protection for multi-modal journeys and automatic refunds for unused vouchers

'Business as usual' for Cuba specialists despite Tui flight axe

Captivating Cuba and Simply Cuba rebooking clients onto indirect services after Tui confirmed it wouldn’t operate its Manchester-Varadero route next summer, the UK’s only direct Cuba service

Major airlines facing legal challenge over 'misleading' environmental claims

Lawyers acting for UK climate action charity Possible file formal complaints against British Airways and Virgin Atlantic over what the charity alleges are ’misleading claims about their emission reductions’

Transport sec urges aviation sector to 'deliver outcomes' for greener flying

Mark Harper has stressed commitment to aviation carbon reduction but says it’s the industry’s role to innovate

Heathrow owner Ferrovial sells majority stake for $3bn

Ferrovial has agreed to sell 15% to French private equity Ardian and 10% to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

Jet2holidays puts four new destinations across Greece, Portugal and Croatia on sale

Athenian Riviera and the Greek island of Symi to join Jet2’s 2024 programme, with summer holidays to Pula and Porto city breaks taking off in 2025

EasyJet brings forward launch of new Birmingham base to mid-March

According to the low-cost carrier, the new three-aircraft base will create 100 direct jobs and more than 1,200 indirect ones

New era of sustainable holiday demand imminent, Jet2 chief warns agents

Airline and operator to flag hotels that have achieved Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification in response to ’exponential’ growth in web searches for ’sustainable’, ’low-carbon’ and ’guilt-free’ holiday product

EasyJet bosses predict its 'almost impossible to replicate' operator model is set for rapid growth

EasyJet holidays can easily tap into parent airline capacity to grow rapidly, bosses say as they reveal strong growth in profits

Virgin flight to prove SAF is 'only viable solution' for cleaner long-haul aviation

Virgin Atlantic will operate the world’s first flight fuelled entirely by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on Tuesday

New Turkish Airlines budget carrier to serve the UK from 2024

Turkish Airlines has confirmed plans to launch its new budget airline subsidiary in the UK from summer 2024

EasyJet holidays contributes to good 2023 group financial result

EasyJet has revealed a turnaround in its 2023 financial results helped by its in-house tour operation

Jet charter platform Victor acquired by Abu Dhabi-based group

The on-demand private jet broker has been acquired by Aviation Investment Group, with plans to “significantly scale” the business

Jet2: 'We're delivering the right product for challenging times'

Airline and operator ’on track’ to deliver full-year profits of £400 million to £520 million, in line with guidance, despite ’well-publicised external challenges’

Corendon to launch Crete flights from MAN and LGW next summer

Turkey’s Corendon Airlines has revealed more UK expansion next summer, including launching services from Stansted

London gains new ski service with extra Austria route

The new route will take off every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

Ryanair to up Newquay-London link to year-round service

Ryanair will operate flights between Stansted and Cornwall year-round, it has confirmed