Airports

Viva striving for higher peaks

In an interview at Routes Americas 2018 in Quito, founder of Ryanair Declan Ryan revealed his latest aspirations for VivaColombia and Viva Air Peru

Manchester Airports Group prepares for summer growth

The airports group is predicting the increase following a strong start to the year

Heathrow expansion: Third runway noise 'would affect millions'

New government data, released under FOI legislation, suggests noise from an expanded Heathrow would affect 2.2 million people

Jet2 adds 10th aircraft to Stansted

The aircraft will mean another 90,000 seats on offer this summer and winter

Brexit countdown: Action on aviation vital with year to go

Among a broad range of concerns, industry leaders this week told TTG how Britain’s exit from the EU would hit the travel industry

Heathrow and Gatwick delays expected during NATS upgrade

Britain’s air traffic controller NATS has warned passengers could face delays of up to 20 minutes at Heathrow and 10 minutes at Gatwick

European ATC 'running normally' following system fault

A glitch at Eurocontrol yesterday sparked widespread delays and cancellations

EU air traffic control crash hits thousands of flights

Hundreds of thousands of air passengers were left facing delays on Tuesday (April 3) after a Eurocontrol system failure

Flybe braces for £4 million hit following 'extremely poor weather'

The carrier was forced to cancel almost 1000 flights during February and March

Norwegian says sorry for 21-hour delay at Gatwick

Norwegian passengers forced to sleep on airport floor during huge delay

Qantas to shrink the world this weekend

Non-stop flights between UK and Australia launch on Sunday

Norwegian heads to Chicago as it bolsters finances

New Chicago and Austin routes for Norwegian as it raises cash through shares and aircraft sales

Primera Air heads to Manchester

Primera Air, the budget Nordic airline, says it has no current plans to launch transatlantic flights from Manchester, despite debuting there next winter

French air traffic control strike to hit UK flights

Airlines are warning of delays and cancellations due to a national strike in France this week

Air France extends new Cork to Paris route

The service, due to launch on May 26, will be extended to an all-year service

Kreeger: Heathrow should foot bill of any expansion overrun

If the cost of Heathrow’s expansion overruns it should be the airport that foots the bill

Muscat airport opens new terminal building

Air passengers arriving in Oman’s capital now experiencing new terminal facility

Gatwick airport workers balloted over pay strike

If Unite union members vote for strike action, walkouts could start by late April

Snow and ice cause disruption at airports across the UK

Snow and ice affected areas across the UK and Ireland

New premium Heathrow rail link will be cheaper than Express service

Crossrail to charge extra for Heathrow connection but will undercut Heathrow Express

Emirates told to pay up in passenger compensation row

CAA urges Emirates to comply with Supreme Court compensation ruling

Virgin Atlantic launches second daily service to Johannesburg

The service will begin flying this winter

Virgin Atlantic Group plunges into the red after difficult 2017

Sterling’s weakness, hurricanes and engine maintenance problems blamed for Virgin losses

Cathay Pacific moves to stem losses after 2017 deficit

Another year in the red for Hong Kong’s flag carrier