Airports

London City predicts 'strong recovery' in 2022

More than three quarters of 2019 routes to be on the airport’s departure board in 2022

Emerald Airlines to set up new base in Belfast

The move comes in a bid to increase choice for customers travelling from Belfast and the wider region

Ryanair aircraft narrowly avoided collision in Malaga, report reveals

There were nearly 400 passengers onboard the two aircraft when the incident happened

British Airways to add four summer routes from London City

BA CityFlyer adds four additional destinations to London City portfolio

More than 1,000 jobs available across MAG airports

Jobs are on offer at Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports

Aer Lingus and American Airlines begin codeshare

Aer Lingus to codeshare on eight American Airlines routes from Chicago

Virgin Atlantic seeks 400 cabin crew

Roles will be part of an initial six-month fixed term contract with the view to extend

End testing now for fully vaccinated, says Heathrow

Hub reveals 2021 passenger numbers down on 2020, and amounted to less than a quarter of pre-pandemic levels

Nearly 60,000 flights cancelled over Christmas and New Year

In total, some 2.43 million flights were cancelled globally in December 2021 making it the busiest month last year for flight cancellations

Agents and operators urge businesses to keep fighting for share of £102m govt grant

Agents have described the painful process in applying for a share of the funding, with a postcode lottery seemingly determining the success of applicants but said others should keep trying

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Corsican Places secures charter for summer 2022

From 15 May, the tour operator will offer weekly Sunday flights between Stansted and Calvi

Wizz Air to launch Luton-Sarajevo route in 2022

Short-haul airline continues to step up the expansion of UK operations

Unite urges Sunak to provide new support package for aviation

Union criticises government for “abandoning” the sector during the pandemic

Airports to get more grant aid from the government

Airports to receive up to £4 million in new government grants

Prestwick airport buyer pulls out

Scottish government to retain ownership of Prestwick airport in the short term after buyer pulls out

Wizz to launch new Gatwick routes after Norwegian slots deal

The Hungarian carrier has acquired 15 daily slot pairs from Norwegian and will base four extra A321neos at the airport from spring 2022

JetBlue regains Heathrow slots for next summer

JetBlue puts next summer’s Heathrow-JFK service on sale

BA apologises to passengers hit with baggage 'chaos'

The airline reportedly suffered staff shortages due to sickness and weather conditions

Work begins on next phase of Teesside airport regeneration

Work on the new sky bar, viewing platform and office space began on Monday (20 December)

Virgin Atlantic restarts flights to Saint Lucia

The airline first started flying to the Caribbean island in 1999

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays expands summer 2022 programme

Additional capacity has been added to Greece, Cyprus and Malta from Newcastle and Bristol airports

EasyJet returns to Southend as part of summer expansion

Southend and Newcastle feature in easyJet’s summer 2022 expansion

Airlines attack decision to allow Heathrow to raise charges by 50%

CAA will permit airport to increase charges to £30.19 from the start of 2022