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United's UK-US service will grow to 22 daily flights next March
Heathrow strike vote threatens half-term transatlantic trips
Unite union to ballot United Airlines workers at Heathrow on walkouts over pay and outsourced labour
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Gatwick and Luton rail services facing fresh strike threat
Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink staff to be balloted on fresh strike action in long-running national rail dispute over pay, security and conditions
Heathrow Express' new exterior
Heathrow rail services hit by overhead power line failure
No Heathrow Express service until around 9.30am on Tuesday morning, with disruption in and out of London Paddington, on Great Western Railway and on the Elizabeth line
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Qatar Airways opens Frequent Flyer Lounge at Heathrow
It marks the airline’s first Frequent Flyer Lounge outside of Doha, as it also reopens its Premium Lounge at the airport
The new Cork route will land at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam
Staffing crisis forces Schiphol to put new limits on passengers
Amsterdam hub admits it cannot cope with passenger numbers due to shortage of security staff
Coronavirus could cost aviation more than $100 billion revenue this year (Ashim D'Silva/Unsplash)
French air traffic controllers threaten further three-day strike
It comes after a strike on Friday (16 September) led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights
Heathrow's boss has called for the UK government to support sustainable aviation fuel production
Hundreds of flights cancelled due to French air traffic control strike
Ryanair has cancelled 420 flights, easyJet will suspend 76 flights and British Airways 22 services
Heathrow's passenger numbers fell to their lowest level since 1966 in February (Credit: Heathrow airport)
British Airways to axe 50 flights during Queen's funeral
No overfly rule on Monday during Queen’s funeral will mean disruption for Heathrow passengers
United is embarking on its largest ever transatlantic expansion
Air Canada and United explore new eco-friendly aircraft technology
Carriers place orders for electric hopper aircraft that can be deployed on short flights or regional routes
The cases relate to passengers who opted not to travel against government travel advice
Ryanair calls for action against striking air traffic controllers
Ryanair demands French authorities act to avert cancellation of its flights by ATC strike
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Norse Atlantic launches winter New York fare promotion
Norse Atlantic launches sub-£300 JFK winter fare campaign
Ireland's government has announced a list of 15 quarantine-exempted countries
Ireland and UK lead European air travel recovery in July
UK and Ireland air passenger numbers recovered more sharply than other European countries, new ACI figures confirm
Passengers affected by the disruption will be contacted by their airline (Credit: Debbie Ward)
London airports warn of flight disruption ahead of Queen's funeral
Heathrow and London City have confirmed some flights will be delayed on Wednesday (14 September) and Monday (19 September)
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Gatwick rail services suspended owing to emergency incident
All lines closed after person hit by train near airport station on Tuesday morning
The deal is worth 18% to SAS Connect cabin crew at Heathrow (pictured)
Heathrow's August passenger numbers down 1.7m on 2019 levels
Effect of ongoing 100,000 passenger-a-day capacity cap laid bare in new traffic figures
The Queen took a supersonic flight onboard a British Airways Concorde in 1977 (Credit: British Airways)
Heathrow and BA reflect warmly on long association with the Queen
‘The world has lost an irreplaceable person, and our country one of its greatest,’ said Heathrow, while BA hailed Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s ‘immense resilience’
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Heathrow facing ‘massive disruption’ from further strike threat
Heathrow-based American Airlines engineers are set to vote this month on strike in a dispute over pay.
Politicians want the consultation on Doncaster Sheffield airport's future to be extended
Truss backs Doncaster Sheffield airport supporters
New prime minister repeats her support for campaign against Doncaster Sheffield closure
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Emirates to reinstate third-daily Manchester-Dubai service next month
The airline will operate a double daily A380 service and a daily Boeing 777 service from 1 October 2022
Solo cruising is a great way for single travellers to meet new people
EasyJet Holidays extends solo traveller offer as demand soars
Bookings for one adult have increased by 350% since the operator initially launched the discount
A spokesperson for the airport said the problem had been fixed
MAG appoints new managing directors for Stansted and East Midlands airports
Airports group has recruited Gareth Powell to head up Stansted
The aircraft will be delivered during 2024 and 2025 (Credit: British Airways)
British Airways to reinstate direct Gatwick-Las Vegas route
The move comes after July saw the highest monthly visitation in Las Vegas since the start of the pandemic, reaching nearly 3.5 million visitors
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Virgin Atlantic agrees codeshare with Indian carrier IndiGo
The new agreement will boost connectivity on Virgin routes to Delhi and Mumbai, offering IndiGo connections to a further seven Indian destinations eventually rising to 16
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P&O's Azura to operate fly-cruise programme from Tenerife this winter
The vessel will operate seven- and 14-night itineraries with flights from Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Newcastle