Air

Ryanair calls for action after 600,000 passengers impacted by ATC strikes

Ryanair calls on European Commission to act after 38th day of air traffic control strikes

Doomed airport given stay of execution with £3m council pledge

Council backs reopening of Doncaster Sheffield airport with £3.1 million fighting fund

Qatar Airways confirms date for return to Birmingham this summer

Gulf carrier will resume flying to BHX in July

Delta marks return to Gatwick with JFK launch

Delta Air Lines returns to Gatwick after an absence of 15 years

Fresh France strike action triggers new FCDO travel warning

Foreign Office warns ’coordinated strike action’ could impact people’s return from Easter breaks

Major carrier hauled up on 'misleading' sustainability claims

Etihad rapped for ’exaggerating the environmental benefits’ of flying with the airline, Advertising Standards Authority rules

Brits’ biggest aircraft dos and don'ts revealed in new poll

Drunkenness was voted as the least acceptable behaviour in the skies

Icelandair to increase long-haul focus off back of new Airbus order

New Airbus A321XLR aircraft will allow the Icelandic flag carrier to expand its long-haul operation and phase out its Boeing 757s

Rebound in travel spend vastly outstripping other sectors

Spending on travel increased by nearly a quarter year-on-year in March and with agents by nearly a third as consumers continue to prioritise travel over other areas of non-essential spend

Heathrow makes fresh pay offer to Unite union amid 10-day walkout

It comes after the airport claimed services ran ’smoothly’ over the Easter weekend despite industrial action

Wizz Air the worst major airline for flight delays, data finds

The Hungarian carrier’s UK departures, according to the BBC, were an average of 46 minutes and six seconds behind schedule last year

Aer Lingus returning to Liverpool for first time since 2016

Operated by the carrier’s regional franchise Emerald Airlines, new flights to Dublin will commence on 27 April

Union warns Heathrow risks haemorrhaging security staff due to poor pay

Commenting on the survey, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said people “have had enough” of long shifts and poor pay

New non-stop London-Luton airport rail service launches

The journey from St Pancras to Luton will take passengers to the airport terminal

EasyJet relaunches Unicef Ukraine appeal onboard flights

The appeal looks to provide urgent support for those impacted by the ongoing conflict

Jet2holidays launches package holidays to the south of France

Four destinations in the south of France are on sale now – Menton, Antibes, Saint Raphael and Villefranche sur Mer

Jet2holidays to return to Turkey for ninth trade conference

Up to 350 of the operator’s top performing agency partners will be hosted

Japan confirms date for removal of final Covid requirement

Japan will end all Covid traveller restrictions next month, making it one of the last nations to allow free movement again

The race to the top? Why margins are really set to matter this summer

Travel experts assess whether summer 2023’s momentum can continue in the face of rising prices and cost of living worries

Global air passenger traffic back to 85% of pre-Covid levels

’The gap is narrowing every month,’ said Iata director general Willie Walsh

Airport calls for calm ahead of busiest Easter since 2019

Liverpool John Lennon airport expecting passenger numbers to be more than 40% higher over the bank holiday weekend than they were a year ago

Heathrow reclaims spot in world's top 10 busiest airports

The airport improved its ranking from the 54th position as borders reopened in March 2022 after two years of closures

London City becomes first major UK airport to scrap 100ml rule

The Newham hub was nevertheless pipped to the post by Teesside regional airport, which deployed the new CT technology in mid-March

Vistara to ramp up Heathrow presence with Mumbai route

Five-times-weekly service to get under way in June