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Ryanair boosts capacity from Kerry for summer 2023
The carrier will offer 7% more capacity this year compared to 2022
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Virgin Atlantic pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with new aircraft
The aircraft will enter service in April this year, flying from Heathrow to destinations such as Miami, New York and Tampa
France will include the UK in its marketing efforts (Credit: Anthony Choren / Unsplash)
French national strikes to hit air, sea and rail travel this week
EasyJet and Eurostar are among the operators warning of disruption, along with ferry ports
MANCHESTER
Manchester airport reopens runways after heavy snowfall
It comes after the airport was forced to shut both of its two runways on Thursday morning (19 January)
Manchester airport is temporarily closing Terminals Two and Three (Credit: Hufton and Crow)
Manchester airport shuts both runways following heavy snowfall
In a statement published on Twitter, the airport said it would reopen the runways ‘at the earliest opportunity’
EasyJet puts nine new UK routes on sale for summer 2023
EasyJet to up capacity at Manchester this summer with extra based aircraft
From May, the carrier will station an extra Airbus A320neo aircraft at the airport in the North West
Virgin Atlantic will debut the A330 in October
Virgin Atlantic fined $1.05m for flying over Iraq
An investigation by USDOT revealed between 16 September 2020 and 16 September 2021, the carrier operated a ’significant number’ of flights over restricted airspace
EasyJet holidays unveils new packages for summer 2023
EasyJet holidays unveils new packages for summer 2023
New services from Luton to Izmir, Bristol to Chania, Manchester to Paris Orly, Edinburgh to Antalya and Santorini, Glasgow to Lisbon, Southend to Amsterdam, Belfast to Antalya and Gatwick to Calvi will be available
The cases relate to passengers who opted not to travel against government travel advice
Ryanair boosts summer 2023 offering from London
New destinations include Asturias, Belfast, Cornwall, Edinburgh, Klagenfurt and Leipzig
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Passengers warned of delays after Manchester airport hit by IT system outage
Passengers have been advised to check with their airline for up-to-date travel advice
Consumers want to be more informed about flying's impact, the CAA believes (Credit: IStock)
Global airlines ‘to regain 2019 momentum by June’, report says
Aircraft leasing firm Avolon predicts global airline industry will return to 2019 levels this summer
Flights to North African destinations experienced the greatest rise in popularity compared to 2019
EasyJet adds 11 new routes to UK network for summer 2023
Flights from Gatwick to Ancona are set to return in a boost to connections to and from Italy’s Adriatic coast
American Airlines was involved in an incident at JFK
Near-miss at JFK involved Heathrow-bound flight
American Airlines’ 777 forces Delta jet to abort take-off at JFK
Jet2 boss calls for ‘fair and effective’ reform of flight compensation
Jet2 extends summer Verona season and boosts Lake Garda offering
The moves come in response to an uptick in demand for late summer trips
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Man arrested on suspicion of terror offence over Heathrow uranium find
A man in his 60s was arrested after counter-terrorism officers searched an address in Cheshire on Saturday (14 January)
Fatal air crash prompts FCDO to update advice for Nepal
Fatal air crash prompts FCDO to update advice for Nepal
At least 68 people, including foreign tourists, died after a flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed on Sunday morning (15 January)
The A380 will fly to Heathrow and Manchester
Emirates’ A380s to return to Glasgow in the spring
Gulf carrier to restore A380s on daily Dubai service from 26 March for the first time since 2019
It comes after the DfT slashed the red list from 54 countries to just seven
Air travel costs stopping a third of consumers from flying, CAA finds
A new survey found nearly s third of consumers who have not flown recently cited the cost of travel in light of budget constraints as a barrier to flying
Agents headed into the summer season hopeful of a strong summer rebound (Credit: iStock)
Package holidays ‘booming’ as clients seek ‘peace of mind’ when booking
A third of 2,000 repeat Jet2holiday customers have already planned a package trip for 2023
Travel’s stark climate challenges laid bare in new report
Gatwick nearing pre-pandemic passenger levels as long-haul network recovers
New long-haul destinations being flown by Delta Air Lines, Air India and British Airways this summer
The outage affected major hubs like Chicago
US flights return to normal after technical glitch
Nearly 50,000 domestic US flights affected by technical outage, data shows
Consumers want to be more informed about flying's impact, the CAA believes (Credit: IStock)
CAA: 'Tell us what green info air passengers should be provided'
CAA launches consultation into how best to inform air passengers about the environmental impact
Private jet travel is under scrutiny
Ex-transport minister calls for 'super APD' to fund greener travel
Call for ’Super APD’ on private jets to fund environmental transport development
Jet2 boss calls for ‘fair and effective’ reform of flight compensation
Jet2 launches recruitment drive amid Bristol summer expansion
The airline and operator are on the hunt for 100 new recruits as it expands its programme from Bristol for summer 2023