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Virgin Atlantic to launch Sao Paulo next May and expand India network
Flights from Heathrow to Brazil’s most populous city will begin on 13 May 2024, having first been announced in spring 2019
Beijing skyline by night
BA flies first London-Beijing service in more than three years

BA touched down at Beijing’s Daxing airport on Sunday (4 June), its first passenger flight between the two cities since January 2020. 

The relaunched route, suspended due to the Covid pandemic, will now operate four times a week departing Daxing on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Spike in in-flight abuse prompts call for crack down on disruptive fliers
Spike in in-flight abuse prompts call for crack down on disruptive fliers
New statistics from reported one unruly incident reported for every 568 flights in 2022 – up from one per 835 flights in 2021
Pilots’ union calls on govt to remove financial barriers to profession
Pilots’ union calls on govt to remove financial barriers to profession
Interim general secretary Miranda Rackley said on Friday (2 June) the government should do more to support “those who have the aptitude but not the ability to pay”
British Airways launches new Anatolian Istanbul link
British Airways launches new Anatolian Istanbul link
Four-times-weekly service to the Anatolian side of Istanbul under way
Many consumers are not confident that they will be treated fairly by airlines
UK flight performance continues to improve, data shows
Figures published on Friday (2 June) by the Civil Aviation Authority show that flight cancellations have gone down 12.3% in the first three months of 2023
IATA director general Willie Walsh will speak at the SPAA annual dinner
Willie Walsh: 'Govts are still stifling travel's rebound from Covid'
Iata’s director general has warned that tightening the industry’s regulation will only hinder the post-Covid rebound
Qatar Airways jet over the ocean
Qatar Airways in talks to restart Cardiff flights this year
Gulf carrier shelved Cardiff-Doha route amid the onset of Covid-19
Norse Atlantic launches Gatwick-Washington DC route
Norse Atlantic launches Gatwick-Washington DC route
Six-times-weekly service got under way on Thursday (1 June)
BA will use a B777-200 aircraft to operate the additional flight (Credit: British Airways)
British Airways fined $1.1m by US government over Covid refunds

The regulator’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection served a legal document on Thursday (1 June) claiming it had received more than 1,200 customer complaints about BA’s conduct from March to November 2020.

The report said customers had been unable to get through to BA’s customer service agents when calling the carrier for several months as the airline had “failed to maintain adequate functionality of its customer service phone lines”. 

Virgin sets Dubai return and reveals Manchester-Vegas route
Virgin sets Dubai return and reveals Manchester-Vegas route
Virgin will expand its Manchester operations with a new route to Las Vegas next summer
New York City skyline at night C: Luca Bravo, Unsplash
Loganair expands regional access to North America with Aer Lingus partnership
Loganair customers flying from Scotland, Newquay or the Isle of Man will have more destination choice through Dublin and Manchester, the carrier said on Thursday (1 June)
Ethiopian A350 landing
Ethiopian Airlines extends Manchester-Addis Ababa service
Fifth weekly service via Geneva to get under way from 5 June
O'Leary: ‘France must sacrifice its own connectivity to protect overflights’
O'Leary: ‘France must sacrifice its own connectivity to protect overflights’
Ryanair chief urges EU to put pressure on France to give overflights priority over domestic and outbound short-haul services amid ongoing air traffic control strikes
In it for the long-haul: will this new generation of low-cost transatlantic carriers go the distance?
Norse to switch Gatwick-Florida route to Miami this winter
New transatlantic carrier will operate flights from Gatwick to Miami from mid-September instead of Fort Lauderdale to consolidate its Florida offering
Chooose SAF Fueling (Image supplied by Chooose)
Sharp rise in SAF derived from animal fats ‘increasingly unsustainable’
Pressure group Transport and Environment says use of animal fat biodiesel has doubled in the past decade and is set to triple by 2030
How a glut of bargain A380s prompted a new venture
How a glut of bargain A380s prompted a new venture
Access to cheap Airbus A380s has given new transatlantic carrier Global Airlines the impetus for a spring 2024 launch – TTG’s Gary Noakes digs a little deeper into the UK’s newest airline
New UK-US transatlantic carrier targets spring 2024 launch
New UK-US transatlantic carrier targets spring 2024 launch
Global Airlines has acquired its first Airbus A380 aircraft, with three more expected to join its fleet in the coming months
2.8 million people travelled through Heathrow in February
Heathrow strikes to escalate after fresh vote for action
Another 600 security officers at Heathrow, represented by the Unite union, join dispute
Edinburgh regains direct Atlanta service after more than 15 years
Edinburgh regains direct Atlanta service after more than 15 years
US carrier to operate three Edinburgh routes – Atlanta, Boston and New York JFK – daily this summer
Norse Atlantic to slim fleet, review network and embrace the GDS after latest loss
Norse Atlantic launches flights from Gatwick to Florida
Budget carrier inaugurates routes to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale
Jet2 launches brand new flight and package holiday programme
Jet2 launches brand new flight and package holiday programme
Jet2’s first south of France flights and holidays under way, after inaugural Birmingham-Nice service took off on Friday (26 May)
‘Travel's economics are hard to grasp – for consumers and government’
‘Travel's economics are hard to grasp – for consumers and government’
Sunvil chair and Aito director Noel Josephides reflects on the challenges travel has communicating its value proposition to the public and politicians
Play will fly to the US capital's main hub from spring 2023
Iceland's Play launches budget US connections from Scotland
Flights start from £87pp return, offering onward connections to North America via Reykjavik