Airports

Wizz Air ground handlers suspend strike action at Luton starting today

A walkout by GH London ground handlers, employed at Luton by Wizz, fixed for Wednesday (13 September) has been called off after last-ditch talks, but action starting 20 September will go ahead as planned ‘unless there is a breakthrough’

Heathrow and Gatwick report traces of RAAC in buildings

Heathrow has told media it was taking “remedial steps” while Gatwick said it was constantly monitoring the presence of RAAC in its buildings

CAA wins backing over Heathrow passenger charges

Competition regulator looks set to largely dismiss appeals from the airport and airlines

Jet2 unveils major winter and summer expansion from Edinburgh

The airline and operator will offer new services from the Scotland hub to Rome, Malta, Chambery and Prague

ATC meltdown necessitates wholesale review of travel supply chain impact – Advantage chief

Julia Lo Bue-Said says proposed probe of bank holiday weekend air traffic control outage doesn’t go far enough, failing to recognise the knock-on impact on agents and tour operators

CAA threatens action as regulator launches own review into ATC meltdown

The failure caused hundreds of delayed and cancelled flights across August bank holiday Monday (28 August)

EasyJet expands winter schedule with four new ski routes

New Geneva, Zurich, Grenoble and Salzburg links accompanied by additional easyJet holidays packages to the Swiss and Austrian Alps

The Big Question: Can cruise sail ahead of land-based breaks?

Cruise has long been on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough, so is the sector ready to become the UK’s favourite holiday?

UK govt provides further support to help bolster UK SAF production

The Department for Transport (DfT) has committed to introducing a revenue certainty mechanism

Jet2 names successor to founder and executive chair Philip Meeson

Senior independent non-executive director Robin Terrell to take the reins at airline and operator

The battle for Birmingham: Will easyJet's expansion turn the airport orange?

It’s good news for agents as easyJet increases its presence at Birmingham airport, but the airline’s competitors may not be so thrilled

Travel firms leading the way on recruitment of ‘top talent’, says specialist

Travel and tourism firms are the tenth most likely industry to land top talent due to offering the best candidate experiences during the recruitment process

Airlines told to prove their customer service credentials after ATC chaos

Chief executive of the Institute of Customer Service Jo Causon said the malfunction over the bank holiday weekend presents the aviation opportunity to learn from past mistakes regarding customer service

UK govt to reject advice airport expansions should be halted

Prime minister Rishi Sunak is expected to reject advice from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) that all airport expansions should be halted

Airlines in firing line as govt plots crackdown on 'drip pricing'

The clampdown on fake reviews and hidden fees has been announced by the government to help customers cut the costs of living

How travel rose to the challenge of bank holiday ATC chaos

Agents moved quickly to help customers impacted by flight cancellations and delays

Transport sec to meet aviation chiefs as ATC failure fallout continues

Mark Harper will meet with airlines, Nats, Border Force and the CAA over the failures that led to a quarter of UK flights cancelled

EasyJet boss demands independent review into bank holiday ATC failure

It comes after flights to and from the UK were severely disrupted on Monday (28 August) due to a Nats’ system failure

Monarch board puts brakes on brand’s return as funds dry up

The Monarch Airlines brand’s relaunch after its collapse six years ago has stalled as the board admits to exhausting start-up funds more rapidly than expected

Nats' ATC malfunction highlights regulatory failures, Iata claims

Iata director general Willie Walsh said the organisation has ‘crucial questions’ to answer about their responsibility for the ‘fiasco’

Airport braces for more disruption as 100+ workers take strike action

It comes as workers at three different companies are involved in strike action on Wednesday (30 August)

Airports refute ‘out of date’ Which? survey about travellers' experiences

Manchester airport said not only is the Which? survey out of date, it is also based on a ‘tiny and unrepresentative’ sample

Loganair complaint against Flight Delay Claim upheld by advertising watchdog

The airline challenged a number of adverts on Flight Delay Claim’s website which said passengers could get compensation for a select amount of flights

Incoming flight data caused ATC meltdown, investigation reveals

Chief executive Martin Rolfe said an internal investigations revealed both Nats’ primary and back-up systems responded by suspending automatic processing