Airports

Wizz Air launches new winter routes including Sharm El Sheikh

Inaugural flights to Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Agadir, Marrakesh, Prague, and Tallinn will have fares from £17.99pp

UK’s first tourist tax and visitors trapped in Disneyland

Edinburgh is set to become the first UK city to charge an overnight tourist tax, while guests at Disneyland Shanghai have been told they can’t leave without testing negative for Covid-19

Govt launches new campaign to boost aviation recruitment

It comes as part of the central authority’s strategy to create ‘a more sustainable, open and diverse’ aviation sector

Teesside Airport ‘almost doubles’ pre-pandemic passenger figures

Figures showed it was also one of the only airports in the North to have passenger numbers higher than pre-pandemic levels

Spain protest warning and BA owner eyes bargains

Protests over the cost of living crisis in Spain prompts new FCDO travel warning, while BA parent IAG could look to acquire some of its rivals in Europe

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays add 45k seats for 23 October half-term

The airline and operator have added extra seats to the Canary Islands and Turkey for next October

Leisure demand powers BA owner to €1.2bn summer profit

IAG’s revenue back to pre-Covid levels despite Heathrow capacity cuts

EasyJet holidays launches ‘Orange Friday’ trade promotion

Every Thursday and Friday for four weeks the operator will offer agents the opportunity to save their customers up to £200

British Airways reinstates full Club World service

The airline has enhanced the premium dining experience as part of plans to continue to improve its product proposition

Loganair to add new Orkney-London route next summer

Commencing from 4 April 2023, the new service to London City will operate twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays

Consumers vote endangered Doncaster Sheffield ‘best UK airport’

A recent survey found smaller airports outperform their larger rivals, with Doncaster Sheffield, which is under threat of closure, coming out on top

Southampton Airport staff to strike over three-year pay freeze

According to the Unite union, workers haven’t received a pay rise since 2019

Heathrow urged to drop 'pessimistic' Christmas capacity cap plans

Virgin Atlantic and chief executive of The Advantage Travel Partnership Julia Lo Bue-Said have slammed the airport’s ’pessimistic’ forecast for the festive period

British Airways to launch new carbon emissions calculator

Customers can calculate their estimated impact on the environment and choose to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to reduce their emissions

Norwegian Air to cut winter capacity by a quarter

The move comes after the airline expects high fuel prices and the strength of the dollar to have a "partly negative" impact on its annual financial results

Heathrow warns of capacity constraint during Christmas period

The airport said it is working with its airline partners to agree a ’highly targeted mechanism’ that, if needed, would align supply and demand on a small number of peak days over the festive period

Govt urged to launch enquiry over Doncaster Sheffield closure

MP Nick Fletcher said local authorities failed to provide owners Peel Group with a £20 million loan to help secure the airport’s future

Gatwick to fly to 'almost all pre-pandemic destinations' this October half-term

The airport will be flying to 87% of the destinations it served prior to the pandemic

Aer Lingus to restart direct flights to Miami

The carrier will recommence direct services three times weekly to the US city via Dublin

Wizz Air 'considering UK flights to Asia and Middle East'

It comes as part of the Hungarian low-cost carrier’s ambitious plans to expand into the long-haul market

ITA Airways strips chair of powers amid sale negotiations

Last month, an investor group emerged as an interested party in acquiring ITA Airways

PM on the brink and Shapps becomes home secretary

Political “chaos” dominates the headlines as the government suffers another day of turmoil

Loganair returns to profit after two years of Covid-induced losses

The Glasgow-based company released its audited accounts for the financial year on Wednesday (19 October)

Passengers ‘shriek’ after spotting live snake on United flight

The garter snake caused no injuries and had no impact on airport operations