City and finance

Inflation could prompt interest rate rise and heatwave fallout

Cost of living pressures grow with higher inflation and likelihood of interest rate rise, while the media assesses the fallout from Tuesday’s record temperature

Delta sees healthy summer margins as market recovers

Delta Air Lines optimistic about recovery in the next quarter

Holidays surge fuels growth and race for PM hots up

Boom in travel bookings gives unexpected boost to UK economy while the runners for Tory party leadership are being whittled down

Doncaster Sheffield airport ‘could close’ following review

Doncaster Sheffield airport owners say it may no longer be viable

Heathrow passenger cap and Tory leadership contest

Britain’s busiest airport tells airlines to stop selling tickets, while eight MPs fight to become the new prime minister

Heathrow cuts more flights and heat health warning

Hub airport warns of further cancellations as the UK swelters in the heatwave

PM hopefuls blamed for airport chaos and flight prices to rise

Two candidates for Conservative leader should ’share the blame’ for airport disruption according to ground handler

Govt's airline slot amnesty ends and UK heatwave warning

Airlines have until today (Friday) to cancel more summer flights without slot penalties, while the UK is bracing for a week-long 30C+ heatwave

Manchester Airports Group confident despite pandemic loss

Manchester Airports Group says passengers will have ’best possible experience’ this summer

Jet2 staff to receive pay rise and £1k bonus despite losses

Jet2 to reward staff after ’difficult’ past year for the airline and operator

EasyJet cancellation legal threat, plus Covid on the rise abroad

Which? asks CAA to investigate easyJet cancellations policy while Covid cases are rising again in a number of destinations

Transport committee chair withdraws support for Boris Johnson

Huw Merriman submits no confidence letter after slew of ministerial and cabinet resignations

SAS to fly 'as normal' despite bankruptcy protection

Industrial dispute sees SAS seek bankruptcy protection filing

SAS seeks bankruptcy protection, plus BA strike talks

Scandinavian Airlines seeks to avoid bankruptcy, while British Airways is in talks to avert summer strikes

More flight cancellations expected, plus new Australia flood alert

British Airways expected to detail more flight cancellations, while fresh flooding hits New South Wales in Australia

Firms highlight cost worries, plus Italy mountain tragedy

British Chamber of Commerce says firms cannot absorb energy price rises, with most passing the necessary hikes onto customers

Tui ‘on its way back to becoming a normal company’

Group confirms it has repaid a further €671 million in Covid state aid

More weekend ‘travel chaos’ while London City eyes expansion

Strikes by airline staff in Spain are set to cause more disruption to flights this weekend, it is reported in Friday’s national bulletins

Specialist ceases trading as Atol holder after nearly 20 years

The London-based firm was founded in 2003

More Heathrow flights cancelled and airlines under fire

Travel disruption continues to dominate the headlines as the summer peak approaches, with Heathrow asking airlines to reduce their schedules

UK failing on net zero targets and Airbnb bans parties

Government accused of ’major policy failures’ with regards to cutting emissions, while Airbnb has made its no party policy permanent

Retail workers facing more abuse; Heathrow told to reduce charges

New research shows retail workers are having to deal with more abusive customers as the cost-of-living crisis takes its toll, while UK’s hub airport told to reduce passenger charges over next four years

More airport ‘chaos’ and inflation warning

Images of huge piles of luggage and airport disruption hit the headlines again

Govt's by-election woes, plus rail strike hopes

Rail strike negotiations could have taken a turn towards a deal, sources say