Aircraft

Transatlantic flights resume from Manchester airport

The first stateside bound flights from the airport were Virgin Atlantic services to Orlando and New York, with Orlando being the first departure

US reopens to fully vaccinated arrivals after 20-month travel ban

The restrictions on travel to the US were initially introduced in March 2020 by the Trump administration as the Covid-19 pandemic began to take hold

Vueling launches Newcastle-Paris route

The low-cost carrier will operate a twice-weekly service until the end of March 2022

Delta pledges to simplify pre-flight journey ahead of US reopening

Customers on most routes to the US will be able to use the Delta FlyReady app to verify their Covid-19 vaccination certificate and test results

UK adults 'more excited than ever' to travel to US

Around 40% of respondents to a new Virgin Atlantic survey said they were keen to visit a national park such as Yosemite or Joshua Tree

'The decision to halve domestic APD is shameful'

‘We all have a role to play in tackling the climate crisis, although not – apparently – if you’re the UK chancellor,’ writes TTG editor Sophie Griffiths

KLM to introduce earlier flights from Teesside to Amsterdam

The Dutch carrier will move its four-times weekly 5.20pm service to 12.25pm

Chancellor reportedly poised to raise Air Passenger Duty

Long haul travellers may have to pay more to fly as Sunak prepares to overhaul APD to reflect environmental damage

EasyJet and Tui to operate Morocco repatriation flights

Move comes after country banned all flights from UK amid Covid-19 fears, with flights home set to be available for much of the rest of the month

British Airways and Kenya Airways reach codeshare agreement

The deal means BA customers flying to Nairobi will be able to connect onto 20 destinations across east and central Africa

Tui suspends Morocco programme after UK flight ban

All flights to Marrakech and Agadir have been cancelled up to and including 31 October

New data shows demand increase for US Christmas bookings

Skyscanner reported weeks commencing 13 and 20 December have seen the most demand since the country confirmed its reopening date

UK govt to implement 'strategic framework' for aviation recovery

Maritime and aviation minister Robert Courts said the authority will seek out the opinions of the industry on how the plans will take shape

Shapps: 'We will review our travel policy in the new year'

The transport secretary told delegates at the AOA conference the measures will ’go a long way in sparking the recovery of the market’

MAG introduces carbon offsetting scheme for passengers

The initiative will fund the development of new woodland in the Lake District and carbon-reduction projects in Ghana and Nigeria

'Long queues' at Stansted after baggage system failure

The airport said the system was thought to have suffered a power issue

Emirates restarts Newcastle flights after Covid hiatus

Flight EK033 will land at the airport at 7.10pm and return flight EK034 will depart at 9.10pm arriving in Dubai tomorrow at 7am

British Airways launches spring cabin crew recruitment drive

It will waive its policy around the need for new starters to work six months before accessing staff travel

Heathrow poised to hike landing fees by 90% – reports

Aviation sector has voiced anger over the airport’s plans to nearly double landing fees

Iata: Simple testing, affordability and sustainability key to aviation recovery

The airlines association said by restricting travel and persisting with PCR testing, the UK had ’failed to capitalise’ on its Covid vaccination campaign

Ryanair accused of barring passengers who received Covid refunds

Holidaymakers who booked flights for 2021 were later told by the carrier that they could only fly if they gave back previous Covid refunds, according to a MoneySavingExpert investigation

Aviation welcomes travel update but urges testing scrap

’All testing for fully vaccinated travellers from low risk destinations must be removed’ - Virgin Atlantic

BA eyes next summer for Gatwick short-haul resumption

‘We will continue discussions with our colleagues, trade unions, suppliers and other stakeholders following this positive result’ - British Airways

Competition watchdog ends BA and Ryanair refunds investigation

Prolonging investigation "could not be justified" given the length of time to reach an outcome in the courts and the uncertain result