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Aviation security checks being processed 'in record time', govt claims
Department for Transport says national security checks for all new aviation recruits being completed in five to 10 days
EasyJet launches Belfast-Liverpool service
The first flights took off last Friday (1 July) and come in at £22.99pp
'We'll get passengers on their way,' new MAN boss vows
Manchester airport’s new managing director puts brave face on challenges facing UK aviation sector, warning peak-time queues will likely continue throughout summer season
Agent and operator scramble to save clients' holiday at 5am
Triangle Travel and Typically Holidays scrambled to find a replacement flight for two clients after their BA service to Pisa was cancelled three hours before it was due to depart
London City considers expansion to meet post-Covid demand
According to reports in the national press, the airport will allow more weekend flights in a bid to meet increase demand
European airline staff set to strike this weekend
Holidaymakers face another weekend of ‘travel chaos’ as Ryanair and easyJet staff reportedly prepare to strike in Spain
Pandemic driving digital revolution throughout travel
Passengers have embraced IT for air travel as the industry continues to digitalise the journey’s steps, new data has revealed
Ryanair to accelerate pilots’ pay restoration
The move comes after the airline reached an agreement with pilots union Balpa
More weekend ‘travel chaos’ while London City eyes expansion
Strikes by airline staff in Spain are set to cause more disruption to flights this weekend, it is reported in Friday’s national bulletins
Farnborough airport eyes 2030 net-zero emissions goal
The airport will offer sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the same price as standard jet A1 fuel
Collaboration key to smooth summer travel, leaders insist
Aviation and travel sector bosses have welcomed the government’s newly published action plan to prevent disruption
Govt's 22-point aviation plan aims to avoid summer chaos
The plan sets out ways the government claims to be helping the aviation sector prepare for the summer season
Airlines 'potentially breaking law' over flight cancellations
A new investigation by consumer group Which? revealed airlines are ’potentially breaking the law’ with ’unfair’ terms and conditions
Heathrow asks airlines to trim schedules to ease disruption
Airlines asked to remove 30 flights from Thursday morning’s (30 June) schedule
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays expand summer 2023 Bodrum season
Flights and holidays from Birmingham, Manchester and Stansted to the Turkish city are now available from April 2023
More Heathrow flights cancelled and airlines under fire
Travel disruption continues to dominate the headlines as the summer peak approaches, with Heathrow asking airlines to reduce their schedules
Balpa: Govt report 'underplays' environmental impact of contrails
It comes ahead of the publication of the govt’s Jet Zero strategy, which has been implemented to formulate a path towards net-zero for aviation
'Vast majority' of UK holidays going ahead despite 'travel chaos'
Almost 930 of the 1,000 polled on the matter said they had travelled as planned
Global air travel nears pre-pandemic levels in Q3
According to a new report produced by analytics firm ForwardKeys, beach holidays lead the drive as city tourism lags
Ryanair to launch five new Birmingham airport routes
Budget carrier to base additional aircraft at BHX this winter, allowing it to launch new routes to Billund, Grenoble, Santander, Stockholm and Toulouse
Start-up carrier agrees deal to launch UK passenger flights
The new agreement will see Flypop and Portugal’s Hi Fly expand their existing cargo collaboration, with a view to starting passenger flights to and from the UK
ITA Airways puts summer 2023 flights on sale
The airline will offer two flights from Heathrow to Rome and Milan and three flights from London City to Milan
BA urged to 'take note' as Heathrow cabin crew secure new pay deal
‘Without across the board, drastic improvements to the poor wages and working conditions within this sector, the staff shortages driving the chaos at airports will continue,’ says Unite union
Heathrow told to reduce passenger charges over next five years
CAA sets out proposed 2022-2026 passenger charge settlement, but Heathrow says ruling will impact its ability to compete with other hubs