Airports

Transatlantic flights resume from Manchester airport

The first stateside bound flights from the airport were Virgin Atlantic services to Orlando and New York, with Orlando being the first departure

Ryanair reveals summer 2022 routes from East Midlands

Carrier will fly to 31 destinations across Europe from airport next summer

Vueling launches Newcastle-Paris route

The low-cost carrier will operate a twice-weekly service until the end of March 2022

Delta pledges to simplify pre-flight journey ahead of US reopening

Customers on most routes to the US will be able to use the Delta FlyReady app to verify their Covid-19 vaccination certificate and test results

Johnson: Aviation will be green before Heathrow expansion

Boris Johnson declines to hold parliamentary vote on Heathrow expansion, but signals long delay

Stansted offers more Scandinavian routes this winter

More Nordic options from Stansted airport on offer

UK adults 'more excited than ever' to travel to US

Around 40% of respondents to a new Virgin Atlantic survey said they were keen to visit a national park such as Yosemite or Joshua Tree

Manchester counts down to US flight return

Manchester airport prepares for next week’s resumption of US services

Manchester airport agrees deal for direct supply of sustainable jet fuel

Landmark agreement will see sustainable aviation fuel piped directly to the airport

London City gains new Prague, Salzburg and Chambery links

Airport outlines winter schedule, and is hopeful of further additions as carriers rebuild their networks

Emirates to restart Gatwick-Dubai route in December

Gulf carrier will restart Dubai-Gatwick flights on 10 December, with its A380 offering almost 50% more capacity on the route than the B777s that were previously scheduled to operate it

Glasgow airport installs reverse vending machines to encourage recycling

The two machines will be based on the first-floor area next to the e-gate entrance to the security hall and in the main area of the departure lounge for the next four weeks

Government to introduce new 'ultra long-haul' rate of APD

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces shake-up of air passenger duty in the Budget

Qantas to open pop-up transit lounge on Sydney-London route

The airline will lease Darwin airport’s Catalina lounge, with the route set to operate via the city in Australia’s Northern Territory until the spring

KLM to introduce earlier flights from Teesside to Amsterdam

The Dutch carrier will move its four-times weekly 5.20pm service to 12.25pm

Heathrow sees summer recovery but predicts five-year lag

Heathrow says it will take until at least 2026 to get back to 2019 passenger numbers

'Pricing itself out won't help Heathrow, airlines – or agents'

Heathrow risks alienating leisure travellers next summer if its proposed increases in passenger fees go ahead

Chancellor reportedly poised to raise Air Passenger Duty

Long haul travellers may have to pay more to fly as Sunak prepares to overhaul APD to reflect environmental damage

EasyJet and Tui to operate Morocco repatriation flights

Move comes after country banned all flights from UK amid Covid-19 fears, with flights home set to be available for much of the rest of the month

Tui suspends Morocco programme after UK flight ban

All flights to Marrakech and Agadir have been cancelled up to and including 31 October

Edinburgh to gain twice-weekly Marrakech service

Ryanair route to take off on 18 December

UK govt to implement 'strategic framework' for aviation recovery

Maritime and aviation minister Robert Courts said the authority will seek out the opinions of the industry on how the plans will take shape

Shapps: 'We will review our travel policy in the new year'

The transport secretary told delegates at the AOA conference the measures will ’go a long way in sparking the recovery of the market’

Heathrow passenger fees could increase by more than £10

CAA keen to cap hike in passenger fees, but will consult on charges ranging from £2.50 to £12.40 above 2020 levels (£22)