Airlines

'It's morally wrong': hotels 'milking' Heathrow closure, says agency boss

Phil Nuttall, chief executive of Travel Village Group, slammed hotels that have looked to profit from the Heathrow power outage on Friday and increase prices by 500%

Heathrow boss welcomes investigation into power outage as full operations resume

Nearly 300,000 passengers were impacted when an electrical substation in Hayes – north of Heathrow – erupted into flames last week

Heathrow to restart some flights following power outage

The UK’s largest airport is set to restart flights after being hit by a "significant" power outage early on Friday (21 March)

Gatwick pursues long-haul goal with new Kenya and Bahrain routes

The hub is counting the benefits of attracting more long-haul airlines, with Kenya Airways and Gulf Air the latest to bring services

Virgin Atlantic wants agents to sell new zero-emissions air taxi service

Through the partnership, the carrier aims to offer zero-emission, short-range journeys across the UK, starting with regional and city connections from the carrier’s Manchester and Heathrow hubs

500,000 passengers impacted as German aviation workers walk out at 13 airports

The disruption is affecting some of Germany’s busiest airports – including Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich

Jet2 switches Amalfi flights away from new airport

The carrier has abandoned a deal with Italy’s new Salerno airport, offering the Amalfi coast via the more usual gateway of Naples

IndiGo to connect Manchester to as-yet-unnamed Indian destination

The Indian carrier will begin flying to the UK in July, it has said, but has failed to say which city it will serve from Manchester

Work under way on IAG-backed plant to make sustainable fuel from waste tyres

Construction has begun of a £100 million plant in Sunderland that will produce sustainable aviation fuel from used tyres, with production starting in 2027

Mauritius reopens airport following Tropical Storm Garance but passengers advised to stay away

Garance was the strongest storm to hit the country since January 1989, with winds hitting speeds of 100mph

EasyJet holidays to support Manchester-Cape Verde launch with agent fam places

Five agent fam places up for grabs with year-round holiday departures starting from 28 October

Gatwick second runway approved in principle but final decision deferred to autumn

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has granted provisional permission for Gatwick airport to bring its standby runway into daily use, but a final decision will now be made in the autumn

Tropical Storm Garance prompts Mauritius airport closure and Foreign Office alert

Mauritius shut its main international airport on Wednesday afternoon (26 February) while the nearby island of La Reunion will be placed under total lockdown later on Thursday (27 February)

Air travellers warned they will have to foot the cost of decarbonisation

The Climate Change Committee has said air passengers must pay for the cost of decarbonising the aviation industry in its latest recommendations to government

Norse Atlantic to offer fewer destinations after another year of losses

The low-cost long-haul outfit, formed out of the ashes of Norwegian Air’s long-haul operation, plans to lease out four aircraft to an Indian carrier resulting in it being able to serve fewer destinations from the UK

What is a carbon budget? And what will the UK's latest – its seventh – mean for travel?

With aviation and cruise set for the first time to be included in the UK’s next carbon budget, which is due this month, how can travel continue to grow while reducing its environmental impact?

Netflix and Amazon Prime 'inspiring Tui's differentiated product strategy'

Chief executive Sebastian Ebel says being able to guarantee the quality of its product was giving the operating ’one big advantage’ over rivals like Jet2holidays and easyJet holidays

Norse Atlantic to launch budget Gatwick-Bangkok route this winter

Up to four-times-weekly flights will get under way from 26 October 2025, with return fares leading in from £295pp including taxes.

Bangkok will become Norse’s first UK route to Asia; it currently flies transatlantic from Gatwick, and also to South Africa. "The introduction of this service marks a significant expansion of the airline’s operations in the UK market," it said.

Oslo-headquartered Norse has operated to Bangkok from the Norwegian capital since 2023, and will also serve the Thai capital from Stockholm this winter for the first time.

Strikes set to disrupt flights to Italy and Greece this week

Pilots and air traffic controller strikes in Italy and Greece will take industrial action next week, disrupting services from the UK

Air Canada increases Dublin schedules to Vancouver and Montreal this summer

Air Canada has used a relaxation of Dublin airport’s capacity restrictions to increase frequencies to key destinations this summer

US warned its airports won't cope with 'mega decade' of sporting events

Country’s airports not ready for ’Thanksgiving-like travel extremes’ ahead of next year’s Fifa World Cup and the 2028 Olympics, warns the US Travel Association

Jet2 predicts 10% profit lift, but warns of pressure on margins in coming year

Jet2 says it is on course for an 8-10% increase in profits this year, but has also warned its next financial year – beginning as the summer season commences – could see a squeeze on margins

‘People are surprised when I tell them what I do,’ says 30 Under 30 star

Helen Paddock was selected for TTG 30 Under 30 2024 after impressing judges with her speedy rise up the aviation ranks.

Virgin Atlantic seals WestJet codeshare ahead of Toronto launch

Virgin Atlantic will offer codeshare connections to 13 Canadian destinations via Toronto under a deal with WestJet that starts next month