Airports

Ex-aviation minister to chair Heathrow scrutiny panel

Baroness Sugg served as parliamentary under-secretary for aviation from October 2017 to April 2019

Iata chief Willie Walsh blasts Heathrow capacity cap

Walsh said while Heathrow had blamed airlines for the summer disruption, it had failed ’miserably’ to provide basic services

Aviation minister urges local council to save Doncaster Sheffield airport

Aviation minister Robert Courts indicates central government will not help save Doncaster Sheffield airport

London City: 'We can take more passengers this summer'

Airport says ‘conscious effort’ to attract more leisure routes and passengers, along with investment in resilience, is paying dividends this summer

British Airways extends Heathrow short-haul stop-sale

BA pulls more flights from booking systems due to Heathrow’s issues

Heathrow: 'Capacity cap in ground handlers' court'

The airport said it wants to operate without a limit on passenger capacity ’as quickly as possible’

'Travel can turn around negative industry perceptions by peaks'

TTG Agenda 2022 panel discusses how travel can get back on track after a bumpy summer in time for next year’s peaks sales window

Tui updates Spain guidance to reflect proof of finance rule

It comes after reports of the rule – which has been in place for ’some time’ – hit the national press last week

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks double flights to Nice for summer 2023

The move comes in response to ’strong demand’ for flights and city breaks

British Airways blocks Heathrow short-haul bookings this week

British Airways blocks new Heathrow short-haul bookings until 8 August

Emirates to restart flights from Stansted with increased capacity

The first flight departs Stansted at 21:10 on Monday (1 August) and arrives in Dubai on Tuesday (2 August) at 07:10

'JetBlue/Spirit merger is good news for UK trade'

The merger of two US airlines creates more selling opportunities for UK agents

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Spain-based easyJet pilots to strike for nine days in August

The carrier reportedly said it was aware of an upcoming pilot strike at its bases in Barcelona, Malaga and Mallorca

Lufthansa pilots vote for industrial action over pay

Pilots at the German carrier backed strike action by a margin of 97.6%, according to reports in the national press

Manchester airport boss insists summer disruption easing

Airport reminds passengers to arrive in good time with 3.5 million passenger sexpected to travel through the northern gateway this summer

Transport minister warns airlines not to over-promise this summer

’Airlines should only be offering for sale those services they can reasonably expect to deliver,’ Robert Courts warned during a visit to Luton airport this week

Ministers discuss plans to ease further summer disruption

Departments across government have gathered to discuss how they are supporting airport and port operators

Travellers beset by fresh UK rail strike and Lufthansa walkout

Holidaymakers set to suffer more summer travel disruption thanks to another UK-wide rail strike on Wednesday

British Airways facing fresh summer strike threat as pilots ponder action

Balpa members considering walkout as pay row gathers momentum, it is reported

EasyJet upbeat despite counting £133m cost of travel disruption

More than 22 million passengers flew with easyJet in the third quarter of 2022 – a sevenfold increase on 2021

Heathrow blames ground handling shortages for capacity constraint

The airport said its own resources are ’on track’ after it claimed it started planning for the summer peak nine months

Jet2holidays to host a further nine fam trips in 2022

The operator has already hosted seven fams for agents this year

Almost half of UK aviation staff considering leaving due to 'poor pay'

A survey revealed more than half of airport and airline workers (58.3%) said their reason for wanting to leave is their pay