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Singapore Airlines ups Manchester-Houston flights to five a week

The airline said the route was also being enhanced by a partnership with Loganair, giving Scottish customers more choice

Virgin Atlantic to operate extra Grenada flight this winter

Virgin will put on a third weekly Heathrow service to the island, starting 8 December

'The booking waiting game' and six other 2024 trends

Industry experts gave their outlook on the months ahead at TTG’s Agenda 2023 Autumn Breakfast

Ryanair trims winter schedule following Boeing production delays

Chief executive Michael O’Leary said on Thursday (28 September) the cancellations would take place from the end of October

Ryanair urges CAA to intervene in Gatwick flight cap row

The low-cost carrier said on Tuesday (26 September) the UK air traffic control system has been ’in shambles’ for years

Gatwick forced to cap flights due to air traffic control staff shortages

Friday will suffer the greatest disruption, according to Gatwick, with 33 departures set to be axed

European Commission vetoes €1.6bn OTA merger

The commission said Booking.com parent Booking Holidays proposed acquisition of Etraveli Group would have resulted in it ’further consolidating is position in the market’

Work under way on £60m public transport hub at Bristol airport

Chief executive Dave Lees said on Tuesday (26 September) the development will need to be phased to allow daily operations

Doncaster Sheffield ‘could be profitable within five years of reopening’

Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones, had made reopening airport her ‘number one priority’

Delta to return to Shannon next year as part of ‘largest-ever’ transatlantic schedule

US carrier to reinstate non-stop service to Ireland’s west coast airport as part of expanded Irish offering

British Airways inks codeshare agreement with India's IndiGo

Arrangement will extend to eight IndiGo routes between the UK and India

EasyJet launches new route and package holidays to Skiathos

It comes after the Greek island was hit by torrential rain and flash floods earlier this month

Flight sales up by nearly a quarter in August – Nationwide

Nationwide Building Society sees big jump in August flight sales but warns cost of living increases will threaten disposal income as winter fuel bills arrive

WTM London confirms host of new exhibitors among 4,000 at show

WTM London new exhibitors will include Bermuda and Eurostar this year, officials have revealed

Sunak scraps proposed new taxes on flying following net zero U-turn

Prime minister Rishi Sunak said late on Wednesday (20 September) scrapping the measures will save Brits thousands of pounds

In it for the long-haul: will this new generation of low-cost transatlantic carriers go the distance?

TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola assesses the state of the low-cost long-haul market in 2023 with three new entrants vying to fill different gaps in the market

Tui upbeat about UK outlook as late summer demand endures

Tui signals strong UK market extending into 2024 with increased demand and selling prices

Jet2 puts winter 2024/25 city break programme on sale earlier than ever

Chief executive Steve Heapy said this was the earliest the company had put its Christmas city break programme on sale

Tui lays bare huge hike in post-pandemic holiday prices

Operator’s average sales price for summer 2023 up +27% versus summer 2019

Europe safe for holidays, says Tui, despite ongoing adverse weather

Airline and operator acknowledges uncertainty for customers created by summer disruption

Exeter airport reopens following flash flooding

The airport was initially closed on Sunday (17 September) afternoon due to flash flooding

Jet2.com expands winter 2023 programme with more flights to Geneva

The announcement comes as the carrier has been running a 50% off promotion on return ski carriages for bookings made until 25 September

‘This disruption can't go on’: Gatwick ATC chaos prompts call for ‘deep review’ of Nats

’The delays we are seeing are not acceptable and the travelling public deserve better,’ says Airlines UK chief Tim Alderslade

Freebird puts summer 2024 on sale following skyrocketing demand

UK sales representative Carl Denton said the charter airline was “looking forward to building further” on the relationships developed with the trade