Airports

Five stopover programmes to enrich your clients’ holidays

A stopover programme breaks up a long-haul trip and allows clients to explore an extra destination at no additional flight cost

British Airways announces Heathrow-Newquay summer route

Five-times-weekly service to operate between 2 July and 7 September

Bristol airport expansion blocked after green campaign

Bristol airport defeated by anti-expansion group

Abta urges government to make ‘meaningful’ APD reform

Reform would help the UK reach its target of net zero emissions by 2050, it said

Finding the perfect UK airport hotel for your client

A carefully chosen airport hotel can set the tone of an upcoming trip

South African Airways cuts routes to rescue business

The airline’s only domestic route will continue to run from Johannesburg to Cape Town

'Enhanced' customer benefits for Virgin, Delta and Air France-KLM tie-up

The joint venture between the four carriers was officially launched today

Jet2 expands 2020/21 Iceland programme to all nine UK bases

Expansion includes twice-weekly scheduled services from Manchester and Birmingham

Manchester airport opens new luxury terminal

Agent partners sought for exclusive new facility at Manchester airport

Justin Francis: ‘It’s about time polluters paid their way’

The Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation to tax greenhouse gas-emitting industries to help achieve a net zero carbon UK is a welcome step says Responsible Travel chief executive Justin Francis

Driverless transit buses to be trialled at Japanese airport

The test bus will drive the same 1.1 mile segment multiple times over 10 days

Ryanair adds Manchester-Paris and Copenhagen routes

New route to Kerry also set to take off in March

Boeing 737 Max: ‘Where do we go from here?’

When a company repeatedly says one thing and another happens, confidence drains away from airlines, explains aviation analyst John Grant

Coronavirus: Govt ready to monitor all China flights as precaution

Direct flights into Heathrow will be isolated upon arrival at Terminal 4 with health teams on standby to check passengers for symptoms

Gatwick on strike footing as staff reject new pay deal

Unite union says if the dispute progresses to a full strike ballot, members could walk out in spring

Lufthansa Group increases UK regional flights

Group’s airlines have added routes from Newcastle and Bristol

Coronavirus: Government to monitor Heathrow-Wuhan flights

New measures designed to pre-emptively mitigate any spread of the virus to the UK are set to be announced on Wednesday (22 January)

Flybe axes Newquay-Heathrow link in favour of Gatwick

Flybe confirms changes to Heathrow-Cornwall link

Jet2 goes big on Glasgow with huge capacity increase

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays add 300,000 seats at Glasgow airport

Wideroe moves Norway route to Southend airport

It has been operating from Stansted since December 2017

Firefighters tackle blaze at Alicante airport

The airport is not due to reopen until at least 2pm

CAA to test Manchester airport for market power

If the Market Power Determination test is met, the airport will have to pay a regulation licence

Volcano eruption grounds flights through Manila airport

Taal is one of the Philippine’s most active volcanos

John Strickland: 'Direct, or blunt, with Willie, what you see is what you get'

IAG’s chief executive is set to retire in June