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Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Thousands stranded as airlines cancel more flights
The impact of flight cancellations dominates the headlines as the half-term holidays end
BA will fly five times a week to Portland, Oregon, starting June 2020
BA adds new direct Portland service as part of US expansion
The airline will fly to 26 US cities this summer
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Modest flight cancellations only amid 'travel chaos' furore
New data from Cirium shows that, over the past week, 2% of scheduled flights from the UK were cancelled
Heathrow and London City airports were among the worst affected by Storm Eunice's high winds
Lib Dems: ‘Govt should use army to ease travel chaos’
The government should deploy armed forces logistics specialists to work with the travel sector to alleviate pressures, say the Lib Dems
Tanzer: 'We have been in touch directly with the government to share our dismay with ministerial comments this week'
Abta chief blasts govt’s ‘deeply frustrating’ comments on travel
‘The lack of recognition – it was only March when all UK travel restrictions were lifted, despite furlough being reduced from July 2021 and removed altogether in September – is particularly disappointing,’ said Mark Tanzer
Shapps chaired the meeting on Tuesday 2 March (Credit: @GrantShapps/Twitter)
Grant Shapps wades into airport chaos blame game
Transport secretary accuses airlines and operators of ‘seriously overselling flights and holidays’ at a time when the industry doesn’t have the staffing capacity to deliver these trips
The TSSA union fears Cook's collapse will give Tui ‘a monopoly position’
Airlines face mounting pressure over cancellations and delays
Tui has apologised after announcing plans to axe multiple flights a day from Manchester until the end of June
Heathrow and London City airports were among the worst affected by Storm Eunice's high winds
Flight cancellations and airport delays ‘completely unacceptable’
Ministers urged to intervene to save bank holiday and Jubilee weekend getaways, while agents told the crisis is another opportunity to demonstrate their value to clients
Bell said the government "needs to step in now" to protect "viable businesses and jobs across the sector"
Ministers must sort out airport chaos, say Lib Dems
Liberal Democrats call for Cobra emergency committee meeting to fix airport delays and cancellations
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Loganair relaunches Inverness-Dublin service
Flights will operate four times a week on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
Heathrow and London City airports were among the worst affected by Storm Eunice's high winds
Tui and easyJet apologise for flight delays and cancellations
Carriers pre-emptively cancelling flights, with Tui citing ‘combination of factors causing significant operational disruption’
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Trade warned airport staffing issues ‘may last until the autumn’
Birmingham airport boss Nick Barton says people should expect delays and queues to continue during the summer
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Airport queues to continue, plus Pontins race investigation
Birmingham airport boss says it will take until the end of the summer to fully restore staffing levels across the UK’s airport sector, likely impacting peak season getaways
Could Greece be the first destination for UK holidaymakers? (Credit: Stefania Chihaia / Unsplash)
Jet2 celebrates inaugural Edinburgh-Santorini service
The first flight to the new destination for the airline and operator departed on Thursday (26 May)
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Systems glitch hits ‘up to 200’ easyJet flights
EasyJet is forced to cancel flights due to an IT failure, with others delayed
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Gulf Air to launch direct Bahrain-Manchester route
Return economy flights start from £613 and business class from £3,159
Travel’s stark climate challenges laid bare in new report
Gatwick to consult public on northern runway plans
An additional public consultation on updated highways design will run for six weeks from 14 June to 27 July
The government has announced measures to help SMEs (Credit: James Newcombe/Unsplash)
UK government issues 10-point aviation recovery plan
The strategy will work to deliver an ’innovative and sustainable’ aviation sector as it recovers from the pandemic
What lasting impacts will Covid-19 have on aviation?
Govt's aviation plan an ‘unmissable opportunity for success’
Aviation has welcomed a 10-point strategy from the UK govt which aims to help the sector ‘build back sustainably’ from the pandemic
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BA to restart direct flights to Pittsburgh next week
Operating year-round on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, the flight departs London at 4.45pm and lands in Pittsburgh at 7.50pm local time
Jet2 boss calls for ‘fair and effective’ reform of flight compensation
Jet2 adds five new routes to summer 2023 programme
Airline and operator to launch brand new services from Birmingham, Stansted and Manchester next summer
New Glasgow-Toronto WestJet service launches
Flights will operate four times a week
Jersey will reopen its borders from 26 April using a traffic light system
Airlines launch new summer services to Jersey
Blue Islands’ inaugural flight to Norwich took off last week and Eastern Airways is set to launch new routes to the island this weekend
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American Airlines marks 40 years in the UK
American Airlines to run its biggest-ever schedule from Heathrow as it marks 40 years of transatlantic flying