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'Disruptive' passenger removed from BA flight
Orlando flight forced to land in Boston following incident
Miami Ice-land
Budget airline expands with new US link
Jet2.com ventures into Stansted
Northern budget airline and operator brand comes south
Emirates boss: GDS systems are 'not fit for purpose'
Sir Tim Clark has lambasted GDSs and ’intermediaries’, which he described as ’parasites’
Airline chiefs admit Brexit vote has had 'no impact' on operations
Speaking in London today easyJet chief Carolyn McCall said: "Brexit shouldn’t be affecting the business at all and it isn’t"
Airport chiefs trade blows over airport expansion
The boss of Heathrow dismissed Gatwick as offering ’party flights’, in a Westminster forum this week
Ryanair boss: Brexit will cause significant economic damage
The airline boss has warned that air fares will also rise as airlines pull out of the UK
The private jet operator aiming to get agents onboard
A fledgling tour operator offering trips by private jet has announced plans to “embrace agents” after expanding its product for next year
Scottish govt confirms plans to cut APD this year
The government said it would design a tax to replace it that better fits the needs of Scotland’s economy
BA apologises after 'IT glitch' causes delays around the world
The airline said customers were now being checked-in as normal though at Gatwick and Heathrow
London City airport closed by Black Lives Matter protest
All flights have been affected after a group of nine locked themselves together on the runway
Gatwick reopens after runway closed to repair 'hole'
The main runway at Gatwick airport has now reopened after a hole was discovered
Third Heathrow runway to 'boost British families by £24,500' report claims
The figure is part of a Centre for Economic and Business Research study commissioned by the west London terminal
La Compagnie axes London-NYC route
The airline has blamed economic uncertainty “fuelled by Brexit” for the suspension of its route
Cathay Pacific launches Gatwick to Hong Kong flights

The new four-times-a-week service will be Cathay Pacific’s first UK long-haul route to feature the new Airbus 350-900 and is intended to boost business links with China and the Far East.

The airline and its sister carrier, Cathay Dragon, connect to 22 destinations on the Chinese mainland from Hong Kong International.

Cathay Pacific’s general manager Europe, Neil Glenn, said: “We are committed to providing our passengers with greater choice and flexibility, and this new non-stop service is testament to this.

British Airways resumes direct flights to Iran after sanctions
BA became the first British carrier in four years to fly to the destination after a Boeing 777 bound for Tehran departed Heathrow yesterday
Tourist boards should step up in route planning
Traditionally the preserve of airports, tourist boards can increasingly get involved and help make the case for a new route to a destination
ANA to refit Dreamliner fleet following engine failures
The Japanese airline will replace the engines as part of “enhanced safety measures” following a trio of failures this year
Ryanair urges Brits to start considering summer 2017 holidays
Brexit capacity reductions and eastern Med security fares will combine to drive up western Med demand
Jet2.com in 1,000-person recruitment drive
The airline will host a number of roadshows to coincide with the recruitment drive
Malaysia Airlines creates UK head of leisure sales role
Steven Bresh, formerly of Travel Up Group and Kuoni, will be based at the airline’s UK headquarters
United Airlines pilots charged over 'drunk' allegation
United Airlines pilots Paul Brady Grebenc, 35, and Carlos Roberto Licona, 45, were arrested at Glasgow airport on Saturday
Costa Rica tops Gold Medal's list of fastest-growing destinations
The long-haul operator says the growth is likely due, in part, to British Airways restarting its non-stop flights from Gatwick to San Jose
Easyjet flight delayed for 90 minutes after 'staff row'
Those involved were removed from the aircraft, which was due to travel from Gatwick to Belfast