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Rhodes: Latest from Jet2, Tui and easyJet as firms monitor wildfires

Jet2 to operate more repatriation flights on Tuesday, while all three operators are offering those booked to travel to the island flexibility to amend over the coming days

Greece poised for record flight numbers despite wildfires

Greece will see record numbers of UK flight arrivals this month and next despite ongoing concerns about wildfires, new stats reveal

Gatwick strike threat eases as easyJet ground handlers accept new pay deal

Several of the airport’s other ground handlers remain in dispute over pay with strikes fixed for 28 July to 1 August and then 4-8 August

Transport secretary meets with airlines to discuss Rhodes repatriation

Harper has praised the UK tour operators and airlines’ efforts to bring back the thousands of tourists stranded in Rhodes because of the wildfires

Greece: Airlines extend repatriation effort as evacuation orders continue

Fires in Rhodes ’remain out of control’ in some areas according to the island’s deputy mayor, while Corfu and Evia issue further evacuation notices

Agents praise industry's response to Rhodes fires and play down long-term impact on clients

’I think that if they’re sensible travellers, they’re not going to be put off going to Greece in the long-term,’ one agent told TTG

Rhodes: What are Jet2, easyJet and Tui doing to support agents?

Thousands of British tourists have been displaced over the weekend following serious wildfires

Jet2 confirms additional four Rhodes repatriation flights

Additional flights to Manchester, Leeds Bradford and Birmingham come in addition to more than 50 Jet2.com flights to Rhodes scheduled to operate this week

EU short-haul capacity to remain constrained this summer – O'Leary

The chief executive said on Monday (24 July) Ryanair’s cost advantage compared to its rivals continued to widen, as the low-cost carrier posted a €663m profit after tax

Rhodes: industry embarks on major repatriation effort as wildfires rage

Jet2, Tui and easyJet suspend package operations to Greek island, while Greek government has set up a crisis management unit to assist tourists

Set for summer? EasyJet joins Jet2 and Tui in making hay while the sun shines

’The equation looks simple – strong demand versus modest capacity increase equals higher earnings,’ writes Gary Noakes for TTG

Jet2.com expands twilight check-in service to ninth UK base

The service allows customers to drop their bags off at the airport between 4.30pm and 9pm the day before their flight

Ryanair puts $3 billion behind commitment to return to war-torn Ukraine

Ryanair executives have visited Kyiv to pledge to reopen air routes once the conflict in Ukraine ends

Tui puts winter 2024 programme on sale with new Egypt options

Tui adds more options in Marsa Alam and other Red Sea resorts as it puts winter 2024/5 on sale

Jet2holidays to offer free resort flight check-in service in Cyprus next summer

The hotel check-in service is now available in more than 50 hotels in Larnaca and Paphos next summer

EasyJet marches on despite 'unprecedented' air traffic control disruption

Carrier remains confident of delivering record pre-tax profit during Q4 despite impact of European airspace constraints and ATC strikes

Airport accessibility 'improved significantly' last year, says CAA

The CAA’s Airport Accessibility Report, which assesses 26 of the largest UK airports, details airports efforts in providing disabled and less mobile passengers the standard of service to which they are entitled

The Big Question: Can aviation do more to help disabled travellers?

Frequent press stories about accessibility ordeals appear to highlight a need for improvement across the whole sector, but the sector insists things are getting better

Another UK airport facing threat of summer strike action

Parking workers at Luton airport to walk out later this month in dispute over pay

EasyJet's ground handlers at Gatwick suspend imminent strike action

A walkout by nearly 600 DHL workers contracted by easyJet at Gatwick, which had been due to get under way next week, has been suspended following a new pay offer

European flight cancellations increase ahead of summer period

According to data analytics firm Cirium, 10,402 flights were cancelled last month

Birmingham airport strike action suspended following last-ditch talks

More than 150 security officers and terminal technicians at BHX had been due to walk from tomorrow for an indefinite period

Manchester airport records busiest month since September 2019

The airport served 2.8 million passengers in June – the biggest monthly figure since 2019

OTA discontinues flights from 15 airlines that ‘fail to comply’ with refund rules

While eDreams ODIGEO will not disclose the brands of the concerned airlines at this time, it may revisit this decision if the carriers continue to withhold customer refunds