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FCDO updates Turkey advice as earthquake death toll reaches 33,000
Those in the affected areas have been advised to exercise caution and follow the guidance of the local authorities
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Etihad Airways launches cabin crew recruitment drive
The airline will host a recruitment open day in London on 15 February
Holiday packages are available from £529pp including flights and transfers
Corsica specialist secures BA flight charter for summer 2023
From 14 May to 1 October, BA CityFlyer will operate a weekly Sunday service between Stansted and Calvi for Corsican Places
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Tui joins earthquake relief efforts with new fundraising appeal
A fundraising campaign in partnership with Unicef has been launched by the Tui Care Foundation to focus on supporting families and children impacted by the earthquake
The conference will be held in Olhos de Agua in the Algarve (pictured: Praia da Falesia) (Credit: iStock)
Ryanair to launch new Algarve, Leipzig and Belfast routes this summer
Budget carrier reveals summer schedules from further three UK airports
Bell said the government "needs to step in now" to protect "viable businesses and jobs across the sector"
Half-term flights up year-on-year but remain down 20% on 2019
More than 15,000 flights scheduled to depart UK airports during half-term (13-19 February), down from the 19,136 that departed during February half-term 2022 (14-20 February)
Flights to North African destinations experienced the greatest rise in popularity compared to 2019
EasyJet launches emergency fund to support Unicef earthquake appeal
An onboard collection will raise funds for children and their families affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Passengers demand more e-gates and a zero-tolerance approach to in-flight disruption
Air passenger demand forecast to exceed pre-Covid levels this year
UN International Civil Aviation Organization says demand will ’rapidly recover to pre-pandemic levels’ on most routes by the end of Q1 and grow by around 3% versus 2019 by the end of the year
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Turkey's Pegasus Airlines pledges support for earthquake relief
Pegasus Airlines to fly earthquake victims out of devastated regions
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Former United executive appointed Norse Atlantic president
He brings to Norse Atlantic more than 25 years of experience in the industry
Rhodes (Credit: Benjamin Recinos / Unsplash)
Edinburgh to gain six new budget routes this summer
New additions include Rhodes and Venice, growing the budget carrier’s network at Edinburgh to 69 routes
British Airways is partnering with South Africa's Airlink
British Airways seals new southern Africa codeshare deal
British Airways names South Africa’s Airlink as a codeshare partner
Will Flybe rise again for a third time?
Flybe administrators seek temporary CAA operating licence
Flybe’s administrators make unusual request for temporary operating licence, raising the prospect of a third incarnation of the defunct regional carrier
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Drunk Jet2 passenger spared jail despite assaulting staff and headbutting cop
Robert Smith assaulted police and Jet2 staff after being denied boarding a Jet2.com flight to Tenerife last May, but was given a suspended eight-month jail sentence
Passport applications have soared since the pandemic
Ten-week passport delay unacceptable, says Advantage chief
Government slammed for continuing to advise 10 weeks for passport applications
Barclays saw an uptick in travel sales despite inflation and energy cost concerns (Credit: iStock)
Barclays data confirms January travel sales ‘surge’
Barclays transactions underlined reports of healthy January travel sales
Jet2 plc returned to profit in the six months to 30 September
Jet2 adds extra early-summer Spanish islands capacity
Additional flights and holidays to Tenerife and Majorca available between March and May from seven of its 10 UK bases
There are concerns over the infection rate in France (Credit: Chris Karidis / Unsplash)
Travel braces for fresh wave of French industrial action starting today
Travel to and from France set to be disrupted by more industrial action over the coming days, affecting air and rail services
Bergen's Bryggen harbour is a Unesco World Heritage site (Credit: Wideroe / VisitNorway.com)
London to gain new Norwegian fjords link next month
Wideroe to launch twice-weekly Stansted-Bergen flights in March
SPAA president Joanne Dooey said traveller confidence has been at "rock bottom" and simplifying the regime into red and green "will be a far better system"
Scottish airport workers to stage series of 24-hour strikes
Unite union members at 11 Scottish airports to stage action following pay dispute
A honeycomb-inspired lighting feature serves as a centrepiece for the terminal (Credit: Manchester Airport)
Manchester airport hopeful of staffing up early ahead of summer 2023
1,500 roles available spanning security, customer service, car parking and hospitality, with ground handlers Swissport and dnata also looking for new recruits, along with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays
Heathrow welcomed 61.6 million passengers in December 2022 (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Government targeting zero-emissions airport operations by 2040
Ministers pledge further £113m to support development of hydrogen and all-electric flight technologies
IATA director general Willie Walsh will speak at the SPAA annual dinner
Global air travel creeping back towards 2019 levels, Iata reveals
Volumes now at two-thirds of 2019 levels
Turkey's southern and south-eastern coast has been hit by two massive earthquakes
Turkey: FCDO cautions against travel to south-east after second earthquake
Turkey experiences second earthquake 7.5 magnitude earthquake near site of first tremor, which hit 7.8 magnitude leaving thousands dead