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Virgin's new Cape Town route will get under way on 25 October
Virgin Atlantic hints at year-round Cape Town service
Three years in the making, chief commercial officer tells TTG about the success of Virgin’s resumption of its daily Cape Town daily service in November after seven-year hiatus 
A group of Jet2 Apprentices graduated in December 2022
Jet2 launches search for 70 new airline and operator apprentices
Jet2 confirms more than 100 apprenticeship opportunities among new and existing staff
Norwegian Air carried 1.1 million passengers in January
Norwegian Air comes to aid of passengers and staff hit by Flyr failure
Flyr employees invited to apply for vacant roles with Norwegian, with the carrier also pledging to help stranded passengers reach their destinations
Transformative take-offs with Vueling
Vueling adds new London-Alicante service to summer schedule
The new connection will have three weekly services on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and will start on 28 March
Shanghai will see BA return this spring
British Airways to restart flights to mainland China
From 23 April, flights will operate daily between Heathrow and Shanghai Pudong airport
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Heathrow boss Holland-Kaye to stand down this year
John Holland-Kaye to leave top post at Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic will debut the A330 in October
Virgin Atlantic to return to China for first time since 2020
Flights from Heathrow to Shanghai to restart for the first time since 23 December 2020 following the Covid-19 pandemic
Aer Lingus Regional to fill gap left by Flybe at Belfast City
Aer Lingus Regional to fill gap left by Flybe at Belfast City
Brand operated by Emerald Airlines to add routes to Newcastle and East Midlands in the spring
Liverpool airport launches recruitment drive to fill 200 roles
Management is seeking to fill almost 200 vacancies across the airport ahead of the summer season
Airbus A350 XWB
Qatar Airways reaches settlement over Airbus paint issue
Qatar Airways and Airbus agree settlement over A350 paint flaking issue
Ryanair and Wizz (pictured at Bergamo airport) have cut routes
Budget carriers put Covid behind them as January carryings soar
Both Ryanair and Wizz Air see substantial leaps in January passenger volumes a year on from the onset of Omicron travel restrictions
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Three-night holiday for two up for grabs in new trade competition
Trade-only operator Classic Package Holidays has announced the return of one of its Place on a Plane agent competition
Jet2's first flight from Bristol will take off for Lanzarote on 1 April 2021
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays boost Turkey and Cyprus winter schedules
More flights and package holidays are on sale to the destinations in response to continued strong demand
The route will take off in March
Aer Lingus to switch London-Knock service from Gatwick to Heathrow
New daily Heathrow-Knock service to take off in March, replacing existing daily Gatwick-Knock route
Former Freedom chief Matt Harding has joined Travel Counsellors
Travel Counsellors encourages ex-Flybe staff to consider careers as agents
Homeworking giant ’on-hand to support any staff who have been made redundant’ and reiterates there is well-trodden career path for aviation professionals in retail travel sales
Jet2 has 98 new Airbus aircraft on firm order, with options to increase this to 146 (Credit: Ondrej Bocek / Unsplash)
Jet2 warns of delays owing to Spanish ATC strike action next week
Winter sun flights to Alicante, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote (Arrecife) all at risk of delays
Heathrow welcomed 61.6 million passengers in December 2022 (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Dropping airline slots amnesty 'could jeopardise summer getaway'
Which? warns government’s decision to reintroduce 80:20 usage rules for airline slots could force airlines to over-stretch themselves again this summer
Second airline poised to go under days after Flybe failure
Second airline poised to go under days after Flybe failure
Norwegian budget carrier Flyr to file for bankruptcy on Wednesday, board confirms
The strikes will take place over 23-26 December and 28-31 December (Credit: iStock)
Government to trial opening airport eGates to 10 and 11-year-olds
Trial will take place at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, and could be expanded to all airport over the coming months
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United Airlines appoints Karolien De Hertogh as UK sales director
De Hertogh will take from Bob Schumacher, whose career at United has spanned 30 years
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Ryanair adds five new Venice routes for summer 2023
Flights added from Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Edinburgh and Manchester
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
Government to reintroduce 80:20 airport slot rule this summer
Slot usage ratio to return to 80:20 in late March, although some flexibility will be retained to guard against so-called ’ghost flights’
BA will start retiring its iconic 747s on Tuesday
Boeing poised to deliver last-ever Jumbo Jet
Final 747 rolled off the production line in Seattle late last year
Airline voucher conversion driving fresh wave of demand – Heathrow
CAA issues interim price cap on Heathrow airline charges
The interim cap will replace the current cap that applies to Heathrow’s charges in 2022