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More Gatwick ground handlers call off July and August strikes
Gatwick reveals brand overhaul and multimillion-pound investment
The airport’s new brand will be rolled out over the coming months
What lasting impacts will Covid-19 have on aviation?
Sustainable aviation ‘an aspiration, not a reality’, sector warned
Cait Hewitt, policy director for the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF), said there are "huge uncertainties" over aviation’s 2050 net-zero carbon emissions goal
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Police bust jet-setting smugglers’ £100m criminal cash network
The group, which exploited business class flights for their extra luggage allowance to carry the cash, communicated through a WhatsApp group called ‘sunshine and lollipops’
The CAA has published another Atol consultation document
Iata urges CAA to drop plans for segregation of funds from Atol reforms
Airline body says carriers need cash flow to operate, adding that the CAA’s proposals – which come as part of its plans to reform Atol – to segregate funds would prevent this
Heathrow welcomed 61.6 million passengers in December 2022 (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Heathrow blames CAA fees settlement for failure to return to profit
Airport trims Q1 losses and vows to challenge CAA’s passenger fees settlement
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Which? calls for action, not words, from govt on accessibility
Consumer champion says govt must give CAA powers to follow up on pledge to name and shame airlines and airports falling short on accessibility for disabled and less mobile passengers with enforcement action
The aviation sector needs to get its message across (Credit: Audrey Grace Paul)
Aviation sector told to shout louder about its sustainability efforts
Industry not doing enough to tell public what it is doing to make itself sustainable, expert tells Abta’s Aviation Forum
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High consumer expectations likely to drive spike in legal claims
Law firm warns high consumer expectations, low service levels and inflated prices will likely result in more legal claims this summer
Jet2 to restart free resort flight check-in in the Canaries this summer
Jet2 to restart free resort flight check-in in the Canaries this summer
Service will be rolled out to more than 130 hotels across four destinations in the islands this summer
Christmas delays are predicted at Passport Control (Credit: iStock)
Sunak seeking deal to allow Brits to use EU e-gates
The prime minister will reportedly discuss the plans with the European Commission chief in June
BA parent's Air Europa bid reportedly set to face lengthy EU probe
BA parent's Air Europa bid reportedly set to face lengthy EU probe
The deal may even be blocked over fears it could lead to higher ticket prices
Heathrow poised to gain extra Elizabeth line rail services
Heathrow poised to gain extra Elizabeth line rail services
New timetable will up frequency of service to six an hour
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Wizz Air signs deal to make SAF from 'sewage sludge'
The airline has invested £5 million in a biofuel company Firefly
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Jet2 adds Vienna to winter 23/24 city breaks programme
It comes as the airline and Jet2CityBreaks expands its upcoming winter schedule in response to an uptick in demand
135 Brits are due to arrive this evening (11 March). (Credit: Suhyeon Choi/Unsplash)
CAA to rank airlines' accessibility protocols with new framework
The regulator’s framework would rank the performance of airlines based on their service for disabled and less mobile passengers
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Loganair given green light to switch Derry and Dundee routes to Heathrow
The regional airline announced its intention last week to move the Dundee and Derry flights to the London hub
Eastern Airways operates the route using ATR72-600 aircraft
Eastern Airways launches new Cardiff-Paris service
The new route comes as part of a partnership between the carrier and Air France
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Heathrow claims operations will 'run smoothly' despite strike action
The airport said it will not let walkouts by Unite union members throughout May disrupt the flow of visitors to the UK
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Thomas Cook reports four-fold increase in Morocco bookings
Chief executive Alan French said the destination is attracting both the high-end and the value-end of the market
A strike by BA pilots would be the first for 40 years
Scottish aviation flight school ceases trading after 53 years
Tayside Aviation Flight School confirmed on Thursday (20 April) administrators had been appointed
Alan French has been appointed Thomas Cook's new UK chief executive
Thomas Cook chief confident despite rising cost of holidays
Chief executive Alan French said the brand has seen customers ’shop around’ for holidays more so this year
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Tui bets on summer 2024 with huge increase in capacity
European travel giant is putting an extra 550,000 holidays on sale to both existing and new customers through all distribution channels
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Fresh threat of summer travel disruption hangs over Glasgow airport
Unite members working at the Scottish airport as security staff have rejected a 5% pay deal as they deemed it ’a massive pay cut in real terms’
Many consumers are not confident that they will be treated fairly by airlines
UK winter flight cancellations still running ahead of pre-pandemic levels
Data published by aviation analytics firm Cirium has shown that one in 69 departures has been cancelled over the past three months