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Competition watchdog backs Heathrow passenger fee increase
The Competition and Markets Authority has backed the CAA’s decision on Heathrow airport’s fee increases, meaning a rise in fares
Virgin Atlantic to restart flights to Israel's Tel Aviv this week
One of Virgin’s two daily services to Tel Aviv to resume on Friday (20 October)
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays' hometown base reveals £100 million terminal revamp
Leeds Bradford airport confirms a refurbishment and extension of its terminal after withdrawing plans for a complete rebuild in the face of environmental concerns
How travel has returned to being a growth sector – and why its bullishness is justified
Atol authorisations hit a record high this month, and industry experts believe the rebound – this time – shouldn’t threaten its overall stability
'Nothing has changed in our industry – we're still cowboys at heart'
Sunvil chair Noel Josephides writes for TTG on the huge rebound in Atol authorisations for 2023/24, and the tactics major players in the market are using to sell their allocations – and squeeze every penny from travellers
Which? details airlines' £5.4 million court fines and calls for more CAA powers
New data from Which? Travel shows carriers still owe millions in compensation for last summer’s disruption and calls for more powers for the CAA
USAirtours creates travel agent steering panel following trade feedback
Former Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association president Ken McLeod will chair the panel
Airline industry called to account by MPs over August bank holiday chaos
Carriers, Nats and CAA officials summoned to appear before parliament’s transport committee to explain the August bank holiday air traffic control meltdown and subsequent disruption
Luton airport fire: majority of damaged cars 'unlikely to be salvageable'
The airport and parking provider Apcoa have responded to almost 16,500 customer queries following the incident
Flight diverted to Stansted due to 'potential security threat' cleared by police
Kenya Airways said late on Thursday (12 October) the threat was established to have “low credibility”
UK evacuation flights begin after airlines suspend Israel services
Government charters flights to evacuate British nationals from Israel after carriers suspend Tel Aviv services
Expect disruption from French ATC strike, Jet2 and easyJet warn
Jet2.com and easyJet have urged customers to check the status of their flights before travelling to their departure airport, while Ryanair has pre-emptively cancelled ’a small number of flights’
CMA issues guidelines on navigating legal pitfalls around sustainability
The Competition and Markets Authority publishes document detailing advice for businesses on how to cooperate on sustainability without falling foul of the law
The future (of travel) is bright – but is the future orange?
EasyJet’s new ambition to make £1 billion in profits and its return to paying dividends to shareholders next year confirms the budget airline sector’s health to analysts, writes Gary Noakes for TTG
EasyJet ready to grow easyJet holidays into £250 million business
Airline sets out growth plans for in-house operator, which it said had outperformed its targets and would deliver profit before tax of around £120 million this year
Virgin Atlantic joins BA and easyJet in halting Israel flights
Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss said operations would be suspended for 72 hours, with rival BA also pulling flights, while easyJet has extended its suspension until 17 October
EasyJet places $20 billion order for new Airbus aircraft
Additional 157 Airbus A320neo and A321neo added to easyJet’s order book, with purchase rights for another 100, as well as plans to convert 35 existing A320 orders into orders for larger A321s
EasyJet sets ambitious new £1 billion growth targets after record summer
Chief executive Johan Lundgren said on Thursday (12 October) the targets will be achieved by reducing winter losses and growing easyJet holidays
Luton airport fire: knock-on disruption ‘inevitable’ following car park blaze
Luton airport authorities have urged people to follow the advice provided on the airport’s website that disruption is ‘inevitable’ following Tuesday’s car park fire
British Airways suspends Tel Aviv flights after aircraft turns back
BA flight 165 is heading back to Heathrow after turning around shortly before it was due to land in Tel Aviv today
Luton airport reopens after blaze rips through terminal car park
The airport announced flights resumed shortly after 3pm on Wednesday
Jet2holidays to launch packages to two new Turkish resorts next summer
Chief executive Steve Heapy said the decision came off the back of ‘strong demand’ for holidays to Turkey
Luton airport fire: 70+ flights cancelled as car park goes up in flames
Firefighters have now scaled back their response on Wednesday morning, but hundreds of cars feared destroyed after fire rips through Terminal Car Park 2 overnight
Canada’s Air Transat to ramp up services from UK next summer
Commercial director Sonia Kurek said on Wednesday (11 October) she was confident Air Transat would become “the airline of choice” for Canada travels