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Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Russia invades Ukraine and oil price surges
Putin starts military operations across Ukraine, causing an immediate spike in oil prices
What lasting impacts will Covid-19 have on aviation?
Data reveals thousands of pandemic 'ghost flights'
Airlines operated nearly 15,000 near-empty flights during the pandemic, data shows
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Heathrow hopeful of reopening Terminal 4 'in time for summer peak'
Airport confident of strong summer after two years of Covid hardship, although its cumulative pandemic loss now runs to £3.8 billion
Heathrow and London City airports were among the worst affected by Storm Eunice's high winds
More than 400 flights cancelled as Storm Eunice causes travel chaos
Heathrow and London City among the worst affected airports as 100mph winds battered the UK on Friday
Two rare red weather warnings were issued on Friday 18 February (Credit: Met Office)
Storm Eunice hits half-term holiday travel
Flights grounded and trains disrupted as strong winds and rain batter much of the UK
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Ryanair expansion at Edinburgh sees eight new routes
Ryanair now bigger at Edinburgh than pre-pandemic
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JetBlue announced as headline partner of Travel Industry Awards by TTG
The Travel Industry Awards by TTG will return bigger and better than ever on 29 September 2022
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Edinburgh airport gains Oslo link
Budget carrier chooses Edinburgh for its first UK route
Heathrow's boss has called for the UK government to support sustainable aviation fuel production
Flights ramped up for half-term holiday getaway
Dublin, Amsterdam, Geneva and Tenerife among the top destinations for school break
Cyprus is among a number of destinations to signal it is ready to reopen to British tourists
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays to restart services to Cyprus
Flights will depart from Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Stansted airports on Saturday (12 February)
Heathrow says it is ready to scale up its operations to meet demand as it returns
Heathrow blames weak start to 2022 on Omicron ‘hangover’
Airport says demand remains “fragile” despite the removal of travel restrictions
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Gatwick to reopen South Terminal amid recruitment drive
The terminal will open on 21 March as British Airways’ short-haul operation returns alongside increased operations from easyJet, Wizz and Vueling
Best-case scenario: what can travel hope for in 2022?
How England's airports have upgraded and revamped during the pandemic
While the pandemic has presented countless challenges for airports, many have made use of the downtime to upgrade their spaces to provide customers with the best experience in time for the expected boom. Gary Noakes reports
Heathrow's passenger numbers fell to their lowest level since 1966 in February (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Heathrow unveils ‘refreshed’ sustainability targets for next decade
The airport is aiming to ensure 2019 was its “peak year” for carbon emissions
Parts of Emirates' first A380 superjumbo will be recycled after the aircraft was retired from service
Emirates doubles services from Gatwick as demand 'soars'
Increase comes shortly after airline’s return to the airport in December
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Manchester Airport unveils new education centre to 'inspire' careers in aviation
The AeroZone facility will give school-aged children the chance to learn more about the airport and the job opportunities available in the industry
A spokesperson for the airport said the problem had been fixed
Stansted expecting busy departures week ahead
Stansted airport begins a recruitment drive as it gears up for half term
Heathrow says it is ready to scale up its operations to meet demand as it returns
Heathrow launches summer recruitment drive
Vacancies are available across the network of companies that operate at the airport
City hopes to resume domestic operations towards the end of June
London City targets ski market with new routes
Airport boosted by launch of British Airways’ services to Salzburg and Chambery
Blue Islands is introducing new routes from Jersey to the UK mainland
Blue Islands to operate Jersey-Palma route this Easter
The carrier will fly direct Saturday services to Mallorca for seven-night stays on 2, 9 and 16 April
EasyJet has received a short-term debt instrument. (Credit: Frederick Tubiermont/Unsplash)
EasyJet to add Krk route from Gatwick this summer
The new service from the London airport to Croatia will go on sale later this week
Norwegian had to significantly extend capacity reductions during March
Norwegian set to launch Manchester-Trondheim route
From 15 August the carrier will add a twice-weekly direct flight between the UK and Norway from £66.90pp one way
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Loganair celebrates 60th anniversary with competition launch
The carrier will give away a ’diamond ticket’, consisting of 60 free flights across its network, to one winner
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Insects nesting in aircraft cause aborted take-offs at Heathrow
Air Accidents Investigation Branch report says bees and wasps responsible for blocking aircraft systems, forcing two BA flights to abort take-offs