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Finnair cuts 150 jobs amid Russian airspace closure
Some workers have been offered different roles with the airline
Three guilty over MH17; Heathrow staff strike
A court has convicted three men over the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines flight
World Cup flights saved but Heathrow strikes continue
Strikes scheduled to take place involving workers at dnata have been called off after members accepted an improved contract offer
Virgin Atlantic launches new routes to the Maldives and Turks and Caicos
Virgin Atlantic Holidays packages to the Maldives will go on sale from Friday (18 November) and Turks and Caicos will go on sale later in the year
JetBlue to grow transatlantic network with new route
The airline announced plans to expand transatlantic flying into Europe with a new service to Paris starting next summer
British Airways adds new Heathrow-Cincinnati route
Starting on 5 June 2023, this will be the only direct flight between the UK and all of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
Doncaster Sheffield ‘could reopen next April’, says mayor
According to reports in the national press, the airport could reopen as early as next spring if a deal is struck with owners Peel Group
Eastern Airways launches new Humberside-Denmark route
Services will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays year-round
Wizz Air signs long-term SAF agreement
The agreement will enable the carrier to purchase up to 185,000 metric tonnes of SAF from OMV
BA passengers to be able to fly without showing passport
The carrier will trial new biometric technology for departures from Heathrow’s Terminal 5
Jet2holidays unveils new ‘Express Transfers’ offering
The new service will guarantee customers are the first, second or third drop-off on their arrival transfer at the start of their holiday
Watch: Jet2holidays’ trade team take 10,000ft plunge
To kick off the second day of the 2022 Jet2holidays conference, the operator shared a video of its trade team taking on a 10,000ft skydive
Cathay Pacific Group aims to reach pre-pandemic capacity in 2024
The group has set its sights on 2023 to reach 70% of pre-pandemic capacity levels
Greece surpasses pre-pandemic passenger levels
New data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) found European destinations ‘continued to prove popular’ among British tourists throughout the summer
Heathrow vows not to impose Christmas capacity cut
Airport had previously warned there could be restrictions over festive period
Norse Atlantic puts first summer 2023 flights on sale
The carrier will offer a London-New York service as part of its new schedule
Transatlantic flight capacity nearing pre-pandemic levels
As of November, flights from the UK to the US have recovered to 92% of 2019 levels
Air Canada launches daily non-stop Heathrow-Mumbai service
The new service is part of the airline’s daily Toronto-Mumbai flights via the London airport
Ryanair's forward bookings ‘remain strong’ despite ‘adverse geopolitical events’
It comes after the carrier reported a half-year after-tax profit of €1.37bn, compared to a pre-Covid H1 profit of €1.15bn
Zero-carbon UK flights ‘a reality within 20 years’
Within the next 20 years, passengers could be flying between all regions of the UK on aircraft that emit no carbon emissions, according to an aviation consortium
Aer Lingus restarts direct Manchester-Caribbean route
The carrier will offer a three-times weekly service from the UK airport to Barbados
Heathrow ground handlers to strike during World Cup getaway
Workers will walkout on 18 November – four days before England’s opening World Cup clash against Iran in Qatar – in a dispute over pay
Travelling World Cup fans urged to ‘do their homework’ on Qatar
With just weeks to go before England and Wales kick off their campaign, the authority is urging those planning to fly to Qatar to make sure their bookings are Atol-protected
First of three days’ strike action at Southampton airport called off
Walkout by airside operations controllers, firefighters, technicians and engineers on Saturday (5 November) suspended following new pay offer