Long-haul air

Emirates to relaunch daily Edinburgh flights with new flagship aircraft

Gulf carrier to restart flights between Dubai and the Scottish capital in November after axing the route during Covid

Airlines given a month to act on misleading ‘greenwash’ claims

The European Commission has told 20 airlines they must stop making misleading green claims within 30 days or face a clampdown

Aer Lingus restores full transatlantic network with relaunch of MSP

Aer Lingus reopens Minneapolis-St Paul service, bringing its transatlantic network back to where it was pre-Covid

British Airways adds third daily Chicago service and switches terminals

Carrier has moved its departures from O’Hare International to Terminal 3

Airlines charging ‘quite stunning levels of pricing’ post-pandemic

Airlines are charging very steep fares on the back of high demand and reduced capacity, says leading industry consultant, with passengers willing to pay them

New charter programme to restore non-stop UK-Cuba flights next month

UK flights to Cuba will restart in May following an initiative by a European charter carrier backed by specialist operators

Norse Atlantic Airways to begin Cape Town flights next winter

Budget long-haul carrier is to start flights to Cape Town next winter from Gatwick but will ditch its Caribbean services

Surinam Airways targets UK market expansion with GSA appointment

Aviareps to handle sales, reservations and ticketing for the South American carrier in the UK, along with another eight European markets

‘They're not all sustainable’: Green groups sceptical about forthcoming SAF mandate

Environmental campaigners have spelled out their concerns about the government’s forthcoming SAF policy, which is due to be confirmed by the end of the month

Aer Lingus to put on extra Manchester-Orlando flights over Christmas and new year

Irish carrier will up its Manchester-Orlando service to four-times-weekly from 18 December 2024 to 8 January 2025

Fresh safety claims place Boeing's long-haul aircraft in the spotlight

A whistleblower has raised new safety concerns about manufacturing processes of Boeing’s long-haul aircraft

UK gains three new air routes serving the Silk Road and central Asia

New links with Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have taken off from Gatwick, bringing the number of Asian destinations served from the airport to 12

Brand USA reveals new president and chief executive

NYC Tourism + Conventions chief Fred Dixon to take up top role at Brand USA

British Airways to increase capacity to Barbados this summer

BA will operate its Heathrow-Barbados service this summer using a larger Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft

Virgin Atlantic 'on track' for 2024 profit despite another year of losses

Virgin Atlantic will return to profit this year as it celebrates its 40th birthday, its chief executive promises

Virgin Atlantic adds second daily Heathrow-Mumbai service

The new frequency will launch 27 October, with tickets going on sale next week

Tui expands summer 2025 programme to more than 10 million seats

Operator adds 345,000 seats for summer 2025 and will base an extra aircraft in Exeter

MPs demand airlines ‘be held accountable to green pledges’

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has said the government must do more to ensure airlines achieve net-zero emissions by 2050

Norse Atlantic to launch Gatwick-Las Vegas route in September

Norse will operate the route three times a week starting 12 September

More Brits favouring shoulder season travel over peak periods

TravelSupermarket’s 2024 Pulse Report 2024 revealed the five most-booked departure dates last year fell during the autumn

Virgin Atlantic marks 40th anniversary with aircraft honouring Sir Richard Branson

Virgin Atlantic’s founder Branson said that he went against everyone’s advice when he founded the airline in June 1984

Six new routes poised to take off from Heathrow this summer

Airport to gain new connections with Abu Dhabi, Kos, Izmir, Bangalore, Barcelona and Paris-Orly this summer

Gatwick spells out post-Covid recovery as profits and passenger numbers rebound

Gatwick details its 2023 financial and operational results, reaching near pre-Covid levels of performance

New rail links could open up 50 new routes at 'superhub' Manchester airport

Manchester airport has called for improved rail connections to create a ’superhub’ in the North with 50 long-haul routes