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Passengers warned of further air travel disruption during summer season
Iata said collaboration, sufficient staffing and accurate information sharing are all "essential" to minimise operational disruptions this summer
Why a new battle of the big three bodes well for agents
Jet2 to launch flights and holidays from Liverpool next year
Airline and operator chooses Liverpool John Lennon airport as its 11th base
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CAA executives check in on Scotland's aviation sector
The regulator’s chair and interim chief executive visiting Glasgow and Edinburgh airports and meeting with Loganair this week
What lasting impacts will Covid-19 have on aviation?
Sustainable aviation summit to bolster transatlantic flight development
Transport secretary Mark Harper will look to drive development of ‘guilt-free’ air travel during a trip to the US
Travel’s stark climate challenges laid bare in new report
Gatwick flights suspended after ‘suspected drone’ sighting
An airport spokesperson said 12 inbound aircraft were diverted to other airports during the incident
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Transatlantic travel almost back to pre-Covid levels
Data published on Friday (12 May) shows there are 4,414 flights scheduled to depart in March, 1% below the 4,456 scheduled in May 2019
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Stansted records busiest month since September
Data published on Friday (12 April) show that Stansted airport has seen 2.4 million passengers pass through its gates in April, 16% up on 2022
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Direct Beijing flights to restart from Edinburgh this summer
Hainan Airlines to operate twice-weekly linking the Scottish and Chinese capitals
Norwegian had to significantly extend capacity reductions during March
Norwegian Air confident of strong summer after weathering low season
Reborn carrier reveals reduced first-quarter losses after reining in capacity
Arrivals from 33 countries will be met at the airport and taken to quarantine accommodation (Credit: Belinda Fewings / Unsplash)
Heathrow warns post-Covid passenger growth 'may be levelling off'
Airport’s passenger numbers ’stable at 93-95% of 2019 levels across each of the first four months of this year’
Weiss: 'If there’s one thing that will be with me for ever, it was that feeling of being humbled by the team.' (Credit: Virgin Atlantic)
Virgin Atlantic unlikely to return to profitability this year, chief admits
Carrier pushes back profitability forecast to 2024, with chief executive Shai Weiss characterising 2023 as a ’year of delivery’
Jet2holidays marks the first Airbus A321 neo flight
Jet2 brings first new Airbus A321 aircraft into service
Jet2 introduces first Airbus A321 neo into service from Manchester airport
Flights to other Canary Islands destinations are currently operating as planned
Summer 2023 prices up by more than 25% on 2019, Tui reveals
UK market remains Tui’s most advanced, more than two-thirds sold for summer 2023
Auckland will regain a non-stop link to Doha (Credit: Belle Co / Pexels)
Qatar Airways reinstates non-stop to New Zealand
Qatar Airways will bring back its non-stop service to New Zealand in September
The body was retrieved from a Tui Airways flight (Image credit: Tim Dennert/Unsplash)
Tui eyes 'profitable UK growth' through higher value products
Speaking after the company published its financial results for the second financial quarter (three months to 31 March 2023), Tui chief Sebastian Ebel said the business will utilises all of its brands to increase its UK market share
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Expedia to revamp agents' booking portal
Expedia will bring its new B2B booking tool to the UK later this year after tests in the US
Tui Group's new boss Sebastian Ebel
Tui boss vows to restore travel giant to its 'former strength'
Bookings for summer 2023 up 13% year-on-year and now stand at 96% of summer 2019 levels, with average pricing ’significantly higher’
Global tourism chief cautions against complacency despite bounceback
Global tourism chief cautions against complacency despite bounceback
’There are challenges ahead,’ warns UNWTO chief after new data reveals international arrivals have recovered to around 80% of pre-pandemic levels
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Ryanair to expand operations to Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Morocco
Chief executive Michael O’Leary, told journalists on Tuesday (9 July) that Ryanair was looking at increasing its operations in Europe-adjacent countries, such as Egypt
Heathrow poised to gain extra Elizabeth line rail services
Heathrow rail services set to be hit by more strike action
Strike on the Elizabeth Line to affect Heathrow over bank holiday
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Ryanair place $40 billion order for 300 new Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said on Tuesday (9 May) the new batch of planes will allow the carrier to bring down costs and carbon emissions
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Miss World contest investor plans to start UK airline
The co-owner of the Miss World beauty contest plans to start an airline in the UK
Longer queues are expected at passport control over Christmas (Credit: iStock)
The UK's best and worst airports for flight delays revealed
Analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data by the PA news agency considered all scheduled and chartered departures, with cancelled flights not included
German airport strikes to impact dozens of UK-bound flights
US govt proposes new airline compensation rules for delayed flights
Airlines would have to offer cash compensation and accommodation vouchers for cancellations and delays