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Etihad posts ‘record’ $296m first-half operating profit
Etihad posts ‘record’ $296m first-half operating profit
Gulf carrier ’emerging from the pandemic stronger than ever’ said chief Tony Douglas as Etihad returns to profitability
JetBlue's first transatlantic passenger flight arrived at Heathrow on 12 August
JetBlue agrees $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines
Deal completed after Spirit’s shareholders declined to back a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines
Courts visited Luron airport this week (Credit: Robert Courts / Department for Transport)
Transport minister warns airlines not to over-promise this summer
’Airlines should only be offering for sale those services they can reasonably expect to deliver,’ Robert Courts warned during a visit to Luton airport this week
There were reports of six-hour delays at Dover (Credit: iStock)
Ministers discuss plans to ease further summer disruption
Departments across government have gathered to discuss how they are supporting airport and port operators
Tap operated Portugal's first SAF-powered flight last week
Portugal's Tap operates country's first SAF-fuelled flight
The flight between Lisbon and Ponta Delgada in the Azores was operated by an Airbus A321neo aircraft carrying a retro Tap livery
Norse Atlantic Airways is permitted to fly transatlantic from Spring 2022
Norse Atlantic signs European and US connectivity deals
New transatlantic carrier launches ’virtual interline agreement’ with easyJet, Norwegian and Spirit Airlines, providing more than 600 weekly connections with Norse’s US services
Spirit is assessing offers from Frontier and JetBlue
US carriers Spirit and Frontier end protracted merger talks
The decision now paves the way for JetBlue to acquire Spirit
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
More travel misery ahead, plus shadow transport minister sacked
The UK is set to suffer more disruption to train services as another strike is called for August
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EasyJet announces major Lisbon expansion including new BHX route
EasyJet will put on more than half a million extra seats to the Portuguese capital this winter
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Supply chain disruptions force Wizz Air to trim summer capacity
Budget carrier records deeper Q1 loss of €453 million, citing high fuel prices, war in Ukraine, lingering Covid restrictions, ans staffing and air traffic control disruption
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Travellers beset by fresh UK rail strike and Lufthansa walkout
Holidaymakers set to suffer more summer travel disruption thanks to another UK-wide rail strike on Wednesday
The aircraft will be delivered during 2024 and 2025 (Credit: British Airways)
British Airways facing fresh summer strike threat as pilots ponder action
Balpa members considering walkout as pay row gathers momentum, it is reported
EasyJet is reportedly in talks with Unite (Credit: Frederick Tubiermont/Unsplash)
EasyJet upbeat despite counting £133m cost of travel disruption
More than 22 million passengers flew with easyJet in the third quarter of 2022 – a sevenfold increase on 2021
EasyJet holidays carried 400,000 passengers in Q3 2022 helping it achieve record profit
EasyJet hails 'record profit' for holidays division
EasyJet holidays delivered £16 million profit in Q3 during what was its first period of trading largely unimpaired by Covid-19
2.8 million people travelled through Heathrow in February
Heathrow blames ground handling shortages for capacity constraint
The airport said its own resources are ’on track’ after it claimed it started planning for the summer peak nine months
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Fresh BA strike threat and Tory rivals 'trade blows'
British Airways pilots could be the next workers to vote for industrial action, while Tory leadership hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak squared off in a TV debate last night
Jet2's first flight from Bristol will take off for Lanzarote on 1 April 2021
Jet2holidays to host a further nine fam trips in 2022
The operator has already hosted seven fams for agents this year
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Almost half of UK aviation staff considering leaving due to 'poor pay'
A survey revealed more than half of airport and airline workers (58.3%) said their reason for wanting to leave is their pay
Rylan has become an honorary member of Heathrow's "purple people" crew (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Heathrow staff to volunteer 10,000 hours to ease disruption
Airport extends annual Here to Help programme in response to growing passenger demand, with TV’s Rylan fronting the push
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Ryanair warns new Covid variants could yet scupper recovery
’Our experience with Omicron last November and the Ukraine invasion in February shows how fragile the air travel market remains,’ says budget carrier
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Channel travel delays and contest for PM turns ‘toxic’
Monday’s headlines dominated by days of major disruption to cross-Channel services, while the race to become the next prime minister tipped to take a feisty turm
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Air France serves gourmet menus from Michelin star chefs
Customers in the long-haul La Premiere and Business cabins will enjoy menus created by two Michelin-starred chefs
Thornton on vaccine equity: 'As you start to open up more [of the world], it changes the conversation.' (Credit: Intrepid Travel)
Intrepid chief advises consumers to book with agents
James Thornton, speaking on National Travel Agent Day, tells Sky News booking with an agent is the best way to avoid the aviation disruption this summer
Almost half of travel insurance policies don’t cover for strikes
On the Beach boss calls for law-breaking airlines to face ‘hefty fines’
OTA wants authorities to clamp down on carriers flouting consumer law