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Heathrow to lodge third runway planning application this year
Nearly a dozen new routes to take off from Heathrow this winter
New or returning destinations include Peru and Turks & Caicos
British Airways launches new West Africa connection
BA will operate the route three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
JetBlue's merger with Spirit Airlines may be blocked
JetBlue confirms plans to launch flights to Scotland and Ireland next year
JetBlue will launch flights from Edinburgh and Dublin next year, aiming to disrupt the market with its single-aisle hybrid transatlantic concept
New Heathrow chief heralds ‘new chapter’ in the airport’s history
Thomas Woldbye, who succeeds John Holland-Kaye, is meeting colleagues and partners during his first few days
Wizz Air headed the list of county court cases following wide scale disruption in 2022
Which? details airlines' £5.4 million court fines and calls for more CAA powers
New data from Which? Travel shows carriers still owe millions in compensation for last summer’s disruption and calls for more powers for the CAA
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USAirtours creates travel agent steering panel following trade feedback
Former Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association president Ken McLeod will chair the panel
Air Transat ramps up services from Gatwick in time for summer
Canada’s Air Transat to ramp up services from UK next summer
Commercial director Sonia Kurek said on Wednesday (11 October) she was confident Air Transat would become “the airline of choice” for Canada travels
Boats moored in the Bahamas
Charitable Travel launches new holidays with tailored community experiences
New range, billed as ‘an evolution of the traditional package’, features holidays to Florida and the Caribbean
Norse Atlantic Airways is permitted to fly transatlantic from Spring 2022
Norse Atlantic puts more summer 2024 flights on sale
Availability extended through to October 2024 as airline prepares to lease more aircraft for charter operations this winter
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British Airways to double San Diego service next summer
Second daily Heathrow flight to California city take off in April
Win flights to Auckland with Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand
Singapore Airlines ups Manchester-Houston flights to five a week
The airline said the route was also being enhanced by a partnership with Loganair, giving Scottish customers more choice
Delta will invest $1 billion in carbon mitigation over the next 10 years
Delta to return to Shannon next year as part of ‘largest-ever’ transatlantic schedule
US carrier to reinstate non-stop service to Ireland’s west coast airport as part of expanded Irish offering
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British Airways inks codeshare agreement with India's IndiGo
Arrangement will extend to eight IndiGo routes between the UK and India
On the Beach making headway in premium and long-haul segments
In it for the long-haul: will this new generation of low-cost transatlantic carriers go the distance?
TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola assesses the state of the low-cost long-haul market in 2023 with three new entrants vying to fill different gaps in the market
Pakistan International Airlines faces another barrier to its UK return
Pakistan's flag carrier seeks cash injection amid UK return bid
Pakistan International Airlines seeks another bailout as it attempts to regain UK flights after three-year safety ban
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Norse Atlantic to drop Gatwick–San Francisco in winter schedule shake-up
Norse Atlantic will axe its new San Francisco service after only a few months and move other US routes to summer-only
Air Canada will take delivery of the aircraft between Q1 2024 and Q1 2027
Air Canada adds extra London and Manchester services for 2024
Carrier confirms extra summer services to Heathrow and Manchester, plus earlier start of seasonal Edinburgh schedule
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Monarch board puts brakes on brand’s return as funds dry up
The Monarch Airlines brand’s relaunch after its collapse six years ago has stalled as the board admits to exhausting start-up funds more rapidly than expected
Major European OTAs agree significant EU refund concession
PM urged to compel airlines to remind passengers of disruption rights
Which? Travel urged the government to ensure airlines inform passengers of their disruption rights, including buying tickets on other carriers
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Tropical storm to develop into hurricane as it heads for Florida beaches
Florida’s west coast set to be battered by storm strengthening into a hurricane before it moves north to the Carolinas
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UK and European airports recovering from bank holiday chaos
Short-haul airlines are recovering from yesterday’s ATC outage that slowed down the number of flights that could be operated
Air passengers warned to brace for 'challenging' summer
Airlines confirm additional cancellations as disruption continues
UK holidaymakers have been warned flights in and out of the UK remain ‘significantly disrupted’ following an air traffic control fault on Monday (28 August)
Virgin Atlantic increases LA capacity to pre-Covid levels
Virgin Atlantic increases LA capacity to pre-Covid levels
Carrier takes advantage of increased demand for California destination
Delta has seen a surge in bookings for international flights since the US announced plans to reopen its border
Delta to go head-to-head with Aer Lingus on Dublin-Minneapolis route
US carrier announces five-times-weekly Dublin to Minneapolis-Saint Paul route