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Truss backs Doncaster Sheffield airport supporters
New prime minister repeats her support for campaign against Doncaster Sheffield closure
Ryanair to launch six new routes from Newcastle this winter
New services to Barcelona, Cork, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Milan Bergamo and Riga to take off in October
Budget carriers launch Blue Air ‘rescue fares’
Romania’s Blue Air grounded temporarily following intervention by Romanian government
New transport secretary urged to support travel industry growth
Industry bodies have called on Anne-Marie Trevelyan to work closely with the sector to further its post-pandemic recovery
Jet2 expands Iceland for winter 2023/24 after ‘strong demand’
Iceland flights from Newcastle will be offered for the first time as part of the programme
Lufthansa strike averted following agreement with pilots
Airline and union confirm agreement on ‘partial solution’ to long-running pay dispute
Transport sec Shapps sacked while energy plan boosts business
Covid-era transport secretary one of the victims as new PM Liz Truss swings the axe, while businesses have been buoyed by suggestions the govt is poised to act on the energy crisis
Lufthansa pilots poised to walk out for further two days
Eleventh-hour talks ongoing to avert strike over Wednesday and Thursday (7-8 September)
Registration opens for WTM London 2022
WTM London has opened registration for attendees, promising a full programme of events
Wizz Air bows to crew demands following workload concerns
Wizz Air to introduce fixed rostering for crews following criticism over hours worked
Norwegian Air August carryings more than double to two million
Demand set to continue into autumn says Norwegian chief Geir Karlsen after busy final weeks of the summer holiday season
Spending on foreign travel slows, new Barclaycard figures reveal
Barclaycard finds August agent and airline transactions fall as fuel price rises slow spending
London City flights to Denmark's ‘home of Lego’ resume
Airport says six-times-weekly Sun-Air service to Billund sees ‘business travel resume in earnest’
Truss takes over as prime minister while pound plummets against dollar
Tuesday national headlines dominated by Liz Truss’s victory in the Conservative leadership contest, which sees her take over from Boris Johnson as prime minister
Consolidator giant takes over UK brand from administration
Consolidator Emerald Global becomes Aerticket’s UK arm
Industry bodies tell Truss to sort energy and tax burdens
Action needed now on energy and tax, industry associations tell Truss
Saint Lucia drops all Covid entry requirements
Saint Lucia to allow unvaccinated travellers admission in relaxation of rules
EasyJet Holidays appoints new head of distribution
EasyJet holidays appoints new trade distribution lead
Truss poised to be named new PM and Calais ferry delays
Monday’s front pages confidently predict foreign secretary will be declared new Conservative leader and therefore PM, pipping former chancellor Rishi Sunak to thepost
Emirates to reinstate third-daily Manchester-Dubai service next month
The airline will operate a double daily A380 service and a daily Boeing 777 service from 1 October 2022
Ryanair and Wizz Air's August carryings soar to nearly 22 million
Ryanair passenger numbers up 52% year-on-year in August to nearly 17 million, while Wizz Air carryings up nearly 40% year-on-year in August to just shy of five million
Recovery in retail footfall slows, plus Tui sickness legal action
The return to the high street has slowed, new figures show, while Tui faces a group action over illness at a Hurghada hotel
EasyJet Holidays extends solo traveller offer as demand soars
Bookings for one adult have increased by 350% since the operator initially launched the discount
MAG appoints new managing directors for Stansted and East Midlands airports
Airports group has recruited Gareth Powell to head up Stansted