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Jet2 announces major expansion at Bristol for summer 2024

Airline and operator reveals summer 2024 programmes at seven of its 10 bases, including seven new routes – four of which are at Bristol airport

Disruption likely to continue next summer, travel leaders warn

Air and ferry chiefs admit worries over new EU Entry/Exit scheme, and ongoing impacts of staff shortages, during hearing of parliament’s transport committee on Wednesday

Heathrow threatens new capacity cap over Christmas period

Move could reduce the number of flights and force fares to increase towards the end of the year

Wizz Air to launch Luton-Amman route in December

Budget carrier will also up its Gatwick-Tel Aviv route to seven-times-weekly from November

Heathrow workers balloted on World Cup strike action

A vote in favour of strike action by dnata and Menzies workers at Heathrow could see walkouts called for mid-November, just prior to the start of the World Cup in Qatar

American Airlines workers call off Heathrow strikes

Unite union says it has come to an agreement with American Airlines over an improved pay deal for staff

Heathrow facing more disruption, plus Australia unveils new mascot

Heathrow mulls new capacity cap at Christmas, plus a strike threat hangs over the World Cup

Canaries invites Brits 'to trade in central heating for winter sun'

Depending on when and where customers fly from and how long they stay for, UK billpayers could "save money" by staying in the Canary Islands

Freebird to boost capacity to Turkey from Gatwick

Following the first year of regular services from both Gatwick and Manchester, the airline has launched sales for summer 2023

Tobago to end Virgin Atlantic airlift subsidy in January

Destination says Virgin’s Heathrow flight ’had not performed as well as other carriers for the region’ and was ’no longer a financially viable option for Tobago’

UK aviation chief urges govt to help ramp up vital SAF production

Airlines UK boss warns current infrastructure can’t deliver governmental targets for decarbonising the industry

Families jeer Air France execs as manslaughter trial begins

Trial into Rio-Paris air disaster opens with Air France and Airbus both accused

Corendon Airlines to offer 20% discount to over-50s this winter

Those who purchase a round-trip ticket with the carrier will receive an extra discount of up to 10%

Jet2holidays to pay four agents' business bills this winter

The operator is paying up to £20,000 to help the trade with their business costs this winter

British Airways adds extra Gatwick-Barbados services for Easter 2023

The additional ten flights will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays to/from London and Bridgetown

Gatwick to gain additional transatlantic flights next summer

Norse Atlantic Airways renews pledge to operate direct point-to-point flights between the UK and the US, despite ’lower expected demand’ affecting its winter schedule

Loganair chief confirms Scottish carrier placed up for sale

Owners Stephen and Peter Bond hopeful of sale by mid-2023

EasyJet holidays expands summer '23 programme 'by more than three-quarters'

Operator puts ’thousands’ more holidays on sale for next summer, including more than 60% extra availability for Majorca and Faro and new options including Athens, Chania and Porto

Air New Zealand to further increase UK and Ireland trade focus

New extended partnership with GSA Discover the World to place ’particular focus on the UK and German DACH markets’

Air France manslaughter case, plus easyJet hope of profit in doubt

French carrier to face court case following 2009 Rio crash, while easyJet is still expected to remain in the red when it reveals its full-year results on Thursday

New low-cost carrier touches down in Liverpool

Iceland’s Play to link the city with Reykjavik for the first time, and offer onward connections to the US

Cost of living crisis 'yet to impact' Abercrombie & Kent

The luxury sector is proving resilient to the cost of living crisis, with Abercrombie & Kent reporting an increase of 30% in average booking values

Summer disruption in spotlight next week at transport committee hearing

The Transport Select Committee is to host a one-off evidence session from 9.15am on Wednesday (12 October) examining the problems faced across the aviation, rail and maritime sectors which caused major delays for UK travellers.

MPs will consider whether the issues were “foreseeable or preventable” and discuss what the current government can do to make travel plans more certain for consumers.

Rail strikes: What this weekend's walkout means for your clients

Rail workers will walk out again on Saturday 8 October, with Gatwick, Stansted, Heathrow, Luton and Manchester airports all advising passengers not to try to arrive by train