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Third of British travellers report flight disruption in first half of August
According to a new survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), found around one in five adults travelled overseas in the period
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Wizz Air appoints new group chief financial officer
It comes after the airline’s current group chief financial officer Jourik Hooghe decided to step down to pursue ‘other opportunities’
Qantas is having to reschedule a Sydney flight at Heathrow's request
Qantas chief apologises to customers for flight disruptions
The Australian carrier will offer vouchers, loyalty status extensions and lounge passes to frequent flyers to apologise for a rise in delays
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Hainan Airlines restores direct Manchester-China route
The service will operate weekly each Monday arriving at 10am and departing at 3pm
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Leeds Bradford strike suspended after improved pay deal put forward
Security staff were set to walk out for three days following a dispute over pay
2.8 million people travelled through Heathrow in February
BTA urges Heathrow to reconsider 100,000-passenger cap extension
The Business Travel Association’s (BTA) chief executive Clive Wratten wrote an open letter to Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye on Thursday (18 August)
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Tui flight descends for 57 seconds ‘without crew noticing’
According to report in the national press, the aircraft was below 1,600ft before climbing again
Norse Atlantic will fly ex-Norwegian Boeing 787s
Norse expands European transatlantic network after UK launch

The airline also announced a new route connecting Berlin to Fort Lauderdale, operating three times a week, which will commence on 7 December with tickets available to purchase now from €228 one-way.

Bjorn Tore Larsen, chief executive of Norse Atlantic Airways, said: "We are very pleased to now be able to welcome customers from across Germany onboard our state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliners to New York and Los Angeles.

"With the addition of our Fort Lauderdale route commencing in December we will be the largest long-haul carrier operating out of Berlin."

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Gatwick warns of cancellations amid heavy rainfall
Parts of south-east England suffered poor weather conditions on Wednesday (17 August) causing flooding which has impacted flights and rail links
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American Airlines places order for 20 new supersonic aircraft
Boom Supersonic’s Overture aircraft will introduce an ’important new speed advantage’ to American’s fleet, said the airline
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EasyJet launches new Belfast-Glasgow route
Flights will launch from 31 October 2022 with departures on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays throughout winter until 24 March 2023
The cases relate to passengers who opted not to travel against government travel advice
Ryanair adds more than 100,000 seats for Autumn half term
The carrier will add more than 500 flights to and from its main base at Stansted
Clive Wratten says BTA Cares will "throw its arms" around business travel workers
BTA chief: 'Heathrow capacity cap extension compounds travellers' misery'
Clive Wratten said the decision to extend the 100,000-passenger cap to the end of October ’does not have the best interest of travellers at its heart’
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Emirates to reintroduce flagship A380 to Perth
It comes as the airline increase services to Australia
Customers can bid on a selection of breaks through the Jet2holidays app
Jet2 increases staff holiday allowance to boost focus on wellbeing
The move will give workers "further time to focus on their wellbeing"
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Young Loganair staff to star in new BBC series
Sky High Club promises to be an “all-areas access” documentary following the regional carrier’s team carrying out a number of different roles
This new service is easyJet's second Scottish route announced this month
Bird strike forces easyJet flight into unplanned landing
The Bilbao-bound aircraft left Manchester after 2.30pm on Sunday (7 August) but had to divert back following the incident as a precaution
Airline voucher conversion driving fresh wave of demand – Heathrow
Heathrow: 'Capacity cap in ground handlers' court'
The airport said it wants to operate without a limit on passenger capacity ’as quickly as possible’
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Tui updates Spain guidance to reflect proof of finance rule
It comes after reports of the rule – which has been in place for ’some time’ – hit the national press last week
Jet2 boss calls for ‘fair and effective’ reform of flight compensation
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks double flights to Nice for summer 2023
The move comes in response to ’strong demand’ for flights and city breaks
Emirates is to use A380s to boost capacity to the island
Emirates to restart flights from Stansted with increased capacity
The first flight departs Stansted at 21:10 on Monday (1 August) and arrives in Dubai on Tuesday (2 August) at 07:10
Spirit is assessing offers from Frontier and JetBlue
'JetBlue/Spirit merger is good news for UK trade'
The merger of two US airlines creates more selling opportunities for UK agents
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Spain-based easyJet pilots to strike for nine days in August
The carrier reportedly said it was aware of an upcoming pilot strike at its bases in Barcelona, Malaga and Mallorca
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Lufthansa pilots vote for industrial action over pay
Pilots at the German carrier backed strike action by a margin of 97.6%, according to reports in the national press