Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has pledged to deliver the world’s first transatlantic flight fuelled purely by environmentally-friendly fuel by the end of next year
Ministers reportedly set to bow to pressure and help squeezed householders this summer, while Heathrow has come under fire for its plans to raise passenger fees
Charles Owen, managing director of Seasonal Business in Travel, said the removal of freedom of movement and labour was having a ’detrimental impact’ on winter season operations
Key tenets include reforming package travel legislation, giving the CMA greater powers to address breaches of consumer law, and new Esta-style border measures
Increased holiday spend continued in April despite fears over the cost-of-living, new research reveals, while travel awaits possible new legislation in the Queen’s Speech
Simultaneous EU review of the Package Travel Directive could, though, see greater ’divergence’ between the UK and EU on package travel, Abta Travel Law delegates told
‘The pandemic taught me to never assume policy makers know your market, but perhaps that’s in part because we haven’t been educating them,’ Julia Lo Bue-Said tells Advantage conference in Madeira
Further details of the extent of the UK’s passport application backlog have emerged ahead of the peak season, while Rishi Sunak has warned interest rates are set to increase
Transport secretary tells ministers government will set out new rules allowing airports to begin training staff without security clearance on Wednesday
