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Brands team up for £100,000 Race Across the World-inspired agent incentive
Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Virgin Atlantic have joined forces to give agents the chance to win £100,000 in marketing and commercial support for their business, as well as a spot on a cruise
Airlines signal readiness to resume flying to Israel following ceasefire
Wizz Air has resumed flying to Tel Aviv, while easyJet will follow from 1 June. Ryanair has also insisted it will return soon, while Virgin Atlantic is looking to do so in the final quarter
Jet2 trade chiefs: ‘We know package holidays are here to stay’
They run the trade operation at the UK’s largest tour operator, so what have Jet2holidays’ Alan Cross and Lloyd Cross got in store for agents in 2025? James Chapple reports
Falling debris from Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets causing flight delays
Qantas services among those understood to have been affected as rockets operated by Tesla billionaire space programme break up upon re-entry over the Indian Ocean
Jet2 to launch eight new routes to Greece for summer 2025
New bases Bournemouth and Luton will each get flights to Crete, Rhodes and Zante, while Bournemouth will also host a Corfu route; Jet2 has also added Kalamata from Bristol
Easyjet holidays to take on OTA and DIY sectors with city break blitz
New easyJet boss Kenton Jarvis keen for in-house operator to capture bigger share of the city break market
TTG Visit Florida Showcase (December 2024): Delta Airlines training
Delta Airlines deliver a 20-minute training presentation showcasing all the essential selling information and destination developments.
Ryanair seeks €15,000 damages from disruptive passenger
Ryanair is pursuing a €15,000 claim against a passenger whose behaviour caused a flight to Lanzarote to divert to Portugal overnight, causing 160 passengers to lose a day of their holiday
Travel hit by fresh runway closures as UK weathers prolonged cold snap
Several airports, including Aberdeen, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol, have been affected by this week’s heavy snowfall, resulting in disruption for travellers
Manchester airport reopens runways after clearing 'heavy snow'
MAN shut its runways on Monday morning (6 January) to clear further heavy snow following runway closures at several UK airports on Sunday (5 January)
Flights to Tenerife resume after private jet removed from runway
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, easyJet and Tui flights were among those to be diverted away from the airport after its main runway became blocked
Fog clears across UK but Gatwick flights still axed to avoid last-minute disruption
The airport told TTG 24 flights had been axed in advance of Monday (30 December) to avoid last-minute cancellations and allow aircraft to be repositioned to get operations back running smoothly
South Korea launches 'comprehensive' aircraft inspection after Jeju Air crash
The country is in a state of mourning after a Jeju Air plane flying from Bangkok, Thailand, crash-landed on Sunday (30 December), killing all the passengers on board
Gatwick to cut delays with ground operations 'smart' system
The ‘smart stand’ project was developed with easyJet’s support and is expected to run until the summer
Belfast City airport reopens after aircraft suffers nose wheel failure
Flights to and from Belfast City airport were halted on Sunday (22 December) following an emergency incident involving an Emerald Airlines aircraft operating on behalf of Aer Lingus
British Airways to suspend Heathrow-Abu Dhabi flights for seven months
Carrier cites issues with its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines fitted to its Boeing 787 aircraft for the cancellations from 30 March to 25 October 2025
Govt insists it is keen to avoid 'unnecessary' air fare hikes amid carbon clampdown
Ministers open consultation on how to marry Europe’s emissions trading scheme with global systems to avoid duplication and fare increases
SunExpress opens route to Turkey's Cappadocia and debuts at Glasgow and Liverpool
Turkey’s SunExpress will open a new service from Stansted to Cappadocia and launch flights from Glasgow and Liverpool
Jet2holidays to launch new weddings brand to agents next year
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has teamed up with Perfect Weddings Abroad to launch a weddings brand, with departures starting during the summer 2026 season
Tui targeting 50% app sales as it puts Ryanair packages on sale
Tui has set itself a target to achieve 50% of its sales via its app, and has pledged to develop technology that already accounts for double-digit figures in the UK
Edinburgh to gain second daily JetBlue service next summer with Boston launch
Edinburgh airport has gained another US route with the launch next summer of a JetBlue service to Boston
British Airways launches direct flights to Finland's most northerly airport
TTG joined a group of agents onboard BA’s inaugural flight to Ivalo in Lapland last week
Doncaster Sheffield airport welcomes first flight in two years
An aircraft has landed at Doncaster Sheffield airport for the first time since late 2022 as talks about its reopening continue
JetBlue axes Gatwick-New York flights after three years
JetBlue will not reinstate its Gatwick-JFK service next summer, it has confirmed