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Package holidays are proving lucrative for Jet2 (Credit: iStock)
Jet2.com inks flight supply deals with Fred Olsen and Princess
Passengers who book 2025 Mediterranean fly-cruises with both lines next year can choose from five UK airports
Christmas delays are predicted at Passport Control (Credit: iStock)
Heathrow strike: Border officials confirm peak time strike this month
Members of the PCS union at Heathrow who check passports are set to strike during one of the busiest weekends of the year
WestJet forced to ground planes and pull flights after hailstorm pummelling
Canadian carrier grounds 16 aircraft after a hailstorm pummels its Calgary hub, leading to an average 50 flight cancellations a day
Canadian Tulip Festival
Canada's capital to regain direct London air link next year
Air Canada will restore flights from London to Ottawa in spring 2025, starting with a summer-only service but with the potential of a year-round frequency
Tui rolls out accommodation-only platform to Irish market
Tui hopeful of 25% spike in full-year earnings with summer nearly 90% sold
UK market bookings for the summer up 5% year-on-year, with prices remaining ’robust’
Jet2holidays and easyJet holidays 'monitoring Athens wildfires closely'
Major package operators urge customers in the area to follow guidance from their hotels and local authorities as thousands evacuated on the outskirts of the Greek capital
Win flights and Love2shop vouchers with Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines to go daily at Gatwick next summer
SIA to increase its current five-times-weekly Gatwick-Singapore service to daily next summer, with the additional flights taking off from 30 March 2025
Is it time airlines offered the trade more out-of-range fares?
Agents tell TTG that with customers looking to secure their dream holidays increasingly early, they’re being held back by forward flight availability. But why are airlines so reluctant to extend their schedule windows? Gary Noakes reports
Koh Samui is now a BA codeshare destintation
British Airways beefs up Bangkok service with more flights and new codeshare
British Airways adds three destinations in Thailand and two in Cambodia under a codeshare expansion deal as it increases frequency to Bangkok next winter
Virgin Atlantic's Flight 100 sustainable fuel ad claim banned by ASA
Virgin Atlantic's Flight 100 sustainable fuel ad claim banned by ASA
Virgin Atlantic has been told not to repeat claims about sustainable aviation fuels made in a radio ad to publicise a special transatlantic flight last year
British Airways parent to acquire Latin America carrier Air Europa
British Airways owner IAG abandons plan to buy Air Europa for second time
British Airways’ owner says demand for travel remains “robust” this year
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Jet2holidays doubles apprentice fund available to agents to £1.2 million
Operator launched the scheme last year to help agencies recruit new staff
Virgin Atlantic to axe Nassau and Providenciales routes in Caribbean shake-up
Virgin Atlantic to axe Nassau and Providenciales routes in Caribbean shake-up
Virgin Atlantic confirms two route closures as it reshuffles its winter 2024/25 timetable, while extending a South Africa service
Wizz Air jet engine
Wizz Air counts the cost of engine issues with huge dip in profits
Wizz Air has seen profits slump in the first three months of its financial year after grounding 46 aircraft due to issues with the engines
Don’t mention the ‘S’ word – and 11 other actions to support responsible travel
TTG’s recent Fairer Travel Sustainability Forum played host to a series of debates spanning communication, overtourism and discovering ‘small acorns’, while exploring how everyone can be a champion for change
Air New Zealand abandons 2030 carbon reduction targets
Air New Zealand abandons 2030 carbon reduction targets
Carrier blames availability of new, more efficient aircraft, affordability of alternative jet fuels, and a lack of regulatory and policy support for its decision to withdraw from the Science-Based Targets initiative
Government support can't be a last resort of aviation, Lundgren says
EasyJet CEO says carrier ‘not feeling rival’s pain’ on pricing
EasyJet’s boss says the airline is not seeing the need to discount this summer, unlike Ryanair, which has signalled it will slash fares for ‘frugal’ passengers
'Our market leaders have tanked package prices, and we're all suffering'
’Package prices in July and August have tanked. Our market leaders are to blame, and we are all suffering,’ writes Sunvil chair Noel Josephides for TTG
EasyJet hopeful of growing package holiday profits by 50% this year
Airline expects in-house tour operator to deliver around £180 million in pre-tax profits in the year to 30 September, up 48% year-on-year
An easyJet Airbus A320neo
Bullish easyJet ‘on track for record-breaking summer’, CEO insists
EasyJet outlines Q3 results for the three months to the end of June, saying it is optimistic for the peak period and for autumn sales
Virgin Atlantic completes $17bn fleet transformation with new A330 order
The carrier has ordered another seven A330-900s, which it says are 13% more fuel and carbon efficient that Airbus’s A330-300
On the Beach making headway in premium and long-haul segments
Belt and braces: Are we flying into a turbulent era for travel?
Recent incidents of severe turbulence have struck fear into the hearts of nervous flyers – but are these incidents really becoming more common? And what can agents say to their clients? Gary Noakes reports.
EasyJet holidays showcases new Luxor flights, holidays and cruises
Get the inside scoop on the operator’s land-based and river cruise holidays, with the chance to win a Nile sailing
Massive IT outage hits airlines and airports around the world – recap
Ryanair, Delta Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines all reported issues on Thursday (18 July), which carried over into Friday (19 July)