Airports

Jet2holidays to return to Turkey for ninth trade conference

Up to 350 of the operator’s top performing agency partners will be hosted

Global air passenger traffic back to 85% of pre-Covid levels

’The gap is narrowing every month,’ said Iata director general Willie Walsh

Airport calls for calm ahead of busiest Easter since 2019

Liverpool John Lennon airport expecting passenger numbers to be more than 40% higher over the bank holiday weekend than they were a year ago

Heathrow reclaims spot in world's top 10 busiest airports

The airport improved its ranking from the 54th position as borders reopened in March 2022 after two years of closures

London City becomes first major UK airport to scrap 100ml rule

The Newham hub was nevertheless pipped to the post by Teesside regional airport, which deployed the new CT technology in mid-March

Govt pledges further £2.2m to secure Derry-London air route

The Department for Transport will continue to subsidise the route alongside the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland

Domestic rail travel to cost a third more than flights, Which? finds

It comes as cuts to air passenger duty (APD) are set to encourage new and cheaper domestic flights from 1 April

Tui to increase support for customers with accessibility needs

The company has partnered with AccessAble a provider of accessibility information

Easter bookings to ‘significantly’ outperform 2019, Advantage predicts

Chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said reassured the majority of travellers will not experience delays at airports as a result of contingency measures

Govt outlines plan to avoid repeat of summer ’22 aviation disruption

The government set out 10 areas for the aviation industry to focus on to ensure airport ground operations get back to full capacity

Heathrow strikes to go ahead after last-ditch talks fail

Ten days of strike action involving more than 1,400 security officers at the London airport will begin on Friday (31 March)

Last-ditch talks under way to avert Easter strike action at Heathrow

More than 1,400 members of security personnel at Heathrow Terminal 5 are due to walk out for 10 days in the lead-up to Easter and during the holiday period, starting on Friday (31 March)

Jet2 launches new Athens and Rome routes and city breaks

The inaugural flights departed Stansted on Thursday (30 March)

Fiji Airways courts UK with resumption of Hong Kong and Tokyo flights

New connections will make it easier and cheaper for UK travellers to reach the islands, Tourism Fiji chief executive Brent Hill said

EasyJet launches new twice-weekly Tunisia service

The new Enfidha flights got under way earlier this week

Judicial review of govt’s Jet Zero strategy to progress to court hearing

The legal challenge was initially brought by climate charity Possible and local campaigners from the Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA).

Customers undeterred by Border Force strikes, Advantage reports

Chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said said the walkouts over the May bank holiday were ‘disappointing’

Ryanair returns to Belfast International after two-year hiatus

The $200 million investment will be used to operate 140 weekly flights to UK and European destinations, including Stansted, Barcelona, Milan and Budapest

Loganair to expand Heathrow operation with BA slots lease

The Scottish carrier will up its Heathrow schedule from May after securing an additional 30 slots

Luton airport plan to almost double capacity clears next hurdle

Airport’s application to grow permitted passenger capacity from 18 million to 32 million a year cleared for detailed examination by the government’s Planning Inspectorate

BA to cancel around 30 Heathrow flights a day during Easter strike

Security workers at Heathrow Terminal 5 to walk out from 31 March to 9 April in a dispute over pay

Aer Lingus launches new London link and restarts Connecticut flights

BA stablemate has debuted a new London-Knock route, and resumed direct flights to Hartford

Easyjet expands Twilight bag drop service to Edinburgh

The Twilight bag drop service is already active across a few UK and EU airports, including Bristol, Manchester and Berlin

Air India to expand UK presence with new Gatwick services

Nearly 500 jobs are likely to be created in the UK as a result of the additional routes