Airlines

Eastern Airways employee turned agent saddened as airline prepares to file for administration

Former Eastern Airways employee turned travel agent laments as the airline prepares to enter administration

How Egyptair plans to turn Cairo into a major hub

Egyptair's chief executive Captain Ahmed Adel describes how the airline's fleet expansion is driving its strategy to compete with the world's biggest carriers

Strikes force Aer Lingus to cancel Manchester long-haul services

Members of the carrier's UK-based cabin crew will walk out next week, forcing the airline into pre-emptive cancellations

Heathrow gains two new routes, including Cancun, and three new airlines

Start of winter timetables brings new services and carriers to Mexico, India, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia

Jet2 matches Tui with earliest summer programme launch, putting 2027 on sale

Operator joins Tui in seeking to capture ultra-early 2027 business amid concerns about the UK economy

Marrakech to become easyJet's first African base in spring 2026

EasyJet will station three aircraft in Marrakech from next spring as the Moroccan government targets becoming a global top 10 tourist destination

Corneel Koster to succeed Shai Weiss as Virgin Atlantic chief executive next year

Chief customer and operating officer Koster to take over from Weiss at the end of the year, whereby Weiss will leave the business

'It's a great growth opportunity for us': Tui ready to put more resource behind supporting third-party agents

MD Neil Swanson tells TTG more face-to-face support for agents likely in time for peaks as trade nears 10% of Tui's sales in the UK and Ireland

Operators reveal talks over return to Doncaster Sheffield as airport targets winter 2027/28 flights

'We're not ready to announce anything yet, but clearly it is something we are looking at and talking about,' Neil Swanson tells Abta Convention

British Airways poised to launch new route to St Louis next year

Link would be London's first for 20 years with the city, which straddles Missouri and Illinois

Icelandic airline Play ceases operations and cancels all flights

Carrier was formed following the demise of WOW Air and took off in 2021

MSC Cruises launches new fly-cruise packages for 2026 with extra Jet2 seats

Line takes 42% larger allocation of seats with Jet2 for 2026 programme, flying from Belfast, Edinburgh and Manchester

Jet2 to offer three new destinations in Greece and Italy next summer

The Olympus Riviera, Meganisi and Sicily's Palermo to join airline and operator's portfolio for summer 2026

Aer Lingus reveals North Carolina as its newest destination next summer

Irish carrier will fly to Raleigh-Durham airport starting next April as part of its biggest-ever transatlantic schedule

Is there a case for reopening Doncaster Sheffield airport? And should agents get their hopes up?

If all goes to plan, passenger flights could be taking off from Doncaster Sheffield airport (DSA) again as early as 2027.

Proposals to reopen the airport, which closed in late 2022, mean an awful lot at stake - £160 million of public money, in fact, not including the £16 million already spent on the campaign.

The decision to commit £160 million rested with the leaders of local authorities in South Yorkshire, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

Singapore Airlines celebrates London Gatwick route by giving away flights

To take part, enter a PNR with a Singapore Airlines London Gatwick flight code and you and a companion will be in with a chance of flying with the carrier, a certified Skytrax 5-star Airline renowned for the quality of its service the world over. In fact, just this year Singapore Airlines was awarded "World's Best Cabin Crew" at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.

French air traffic controllers push back weekend strike action into October

ATC personnel had been due to walkout over 18-19 September

Jet2 reduces planned capacity growth for coming winter citing 'market difficulties'

Airline and operator has taken around 200,000 seats off sale owing to 'less certain consumer environment'

17 need-to-know new routes, destinations and updates

As the weather takes a turn, here is TTG's pick of the new routes taking off or being extended this winter and next summer

Booking.com to start packaging Ryanair flights

OTA and its sub-brands join budget carrier's list of 'approved OTA' partners

'As easyJet holidays turns five, I believe it has Jet2 and Tui firmly in its sights'

Five years on from easyJet holidays launching to the trade, is the future orange? Industry insider Steve Endacott gives his take as the operator marks the milestone

Jet2.com joins Jet2holidays in offering free travel for under-twos

Carrier’s new policy went live on Friday (22 August)

British Airways to fly Bangkok year-round as it shakes up summer 2026 long-haul network

Extra flights to Bangkok, Jamaica, several major US destinations, Bahrain, Doha, Jeddah and Riyadh coming next summer

Air Canada to resume operations after half a million travellers disrupted by strikes

Airline promises ’gradual’ resumption of operations on Tuesday (19 August) after reaching an agreement with 10,000 striking cabin crew