Airports

'Expect disruption' Tui warns as Spanish airport workers plan walkouts

Disruption will likely take place at several Spanish airports, including Majorca, Madrid and Valencia

Six new routes poised to take off from Heathrow this summer

Airport to gain new connections with Abu Dhabi, Kos, Izmir, Bangalore, Barcelona and Paris-Orly this summer

EasyJet lands at Birmingham airport – but can it take on Jet2 and Tui?

Midlands agents welcome easyJet’s first new base for nearly 10 years as the competition between travel’s new big three hots up

Southend airport 'fully operational' despite owner calling in administrators

Owner Esken said it did not expect administration to have any impact on the airport’s protracted restructure

Deal agreed to potentially reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport

Doncaster Sheffield airport owners Peel Group agrees to lease the airport to local authority, which pledges to reopen it

Gatwick spells out post-Covid recovery as profits and passenger numbers rebound

Gatwick details its 2023 financial and operational results, reaching near pre-Covid levels of performance

Airport Operators Association to rebrand as Airports UK

AOA chief executive Karan Dee confirmed the rebrand at a 90th anniversary gala dinner on Tuesday (19 March)

Royal Air Maroc brings back Manchester-Casablanca route

Royal Maroc will offer three flights a week from Manchester on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays

Palma airport maintenance prompts disruption warning from Jet2

The carrier told passengers that it would try and keep any disruption to ’a minimum’ while the work was being carried out

New rail links could open up 50 new routes at 'superhub' Manchester airport

Manchester airport has called for improved rail connections to create a ’superhub’ in the North with 50 long-haul routes

BA to upgrade ground support equipment as part of net-zero commitment

Flag carrier British Airways will gradually replace all of its vehicles with hybrid or electric models where available

Heathrow and BA warn of 'much longer journeys' owing to M25 closure

The motorway will be shut south of Heathrow between junctions 10 and 11 from 9pm on Friday 15 March until 6am on Monday 18 March

Bank holiday ATC meltdown impacted more than 700,000 passengers – CAA

Interim report into the outage reveals full impact of the incident on Monday 28 August 2023

Airlines told to 'get their act together' as punctuality lags behind pre-Covid levels

Consumer watchdog Which? said it was ’completely unacceptable’ that a post-Covid uptick in airfares had not gone hand-in-hand with better on-time performance

Germany facing major air and rail strike disruption this week

Lufthansa said around 100,000 passengers would likely be affected by a cabin crew strike over Tuesday (12 March) and Wednesday (13 March)

Airports urged to end 'unfair and excessive' pick-up and drop-off fees

The Business Travel Association blasts airport drop-off and pick-up fees as a rip-off for passengers and profiteering

Heathrow predicts busiest-ever year after record February

Some 5.8 million people travelled through Heathrow last month, including more than two million during half-term

Jet2 signs SAF trial deal at Bristol airport

Jet2 will add a 1% Sustainable Aviation Fuel blend to some of its flights from Bristol in a pilot scheme later this year

Southend airport resolves ownership battle in deal with backers

Southend airport’s owner Esken says it has avoided a court battle it cannot afford after sealing a deal with backers that will see its stake dip to a minority holding

Border Force strike ballot prompts threat of Easter strike action

More than 600 officials could walk out over the Easter holidays

EasyJet claims UK airline first with new Amalfi coast flights

EasyJet will be the first UK airline to launch flights to Salerno where a former military airport is due to open to commercial flights for the first time in July

Norse Atlantic reveals first-year financial woes in 2023 figures

New transatlantic carrier reveals figures from its first full year of operation in 2023 results

Eastern Airways boosts connectivity with new Charles de Gaulle slots

In April, the UK regional carrier will move its UK to Paris services from Orly to Charles de Gaulle

Heathrow reveals it hasn't given up on expansion as it returns to profit

Heathrow airport chiefs indicate they haven’t given up on plans for a third runway and another terminal