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Edinburgh airport using vegetable oil to power airside vehicles
Move is designed to cut carbon emissions by using renewable alternative fuel
Eastern Airways to increase Cornwall capacity for Jubilee weekend
The service from Humberside airport has seen an ‘upsurge in passengers’ for the upcoming Jubilee weekend
Isle of Man is reconnected to Heathrow airport
Loganair revives Heathrow-Isle of Man link
P&O Ferries resumes passenger service on Calais route
P&O Ferries has resumed passenger sailings on its key Channel route, but with greatly reduced service
Qantas plans non-stop London-Sydney and travellers face more delays
Australian carrier looks to launch world’s longest flight while travellers faced airport delays at the weekend
Air Transat relaunches Gatwick-Montreal service
The carrier will relaunch its Gatwick-Montreal service and add a new route to Quebec later this month
Qantas to launch non-stop Sydney-London route
It comes after the Australian carrier ordered 12 Airbus A350s capable of flying direct to long-haul destinations
British travellers to Portugal able to use airport e-gates
British travellers can now use the electronic passport control gates in Lisbon, Faro, Porto and Funchal
Shapps urges P&O Ferries to repay £11m furlough cash and for boss to go
Transport secretary vows P&O Ferries won’t get away with sacking nearly 800 UK seafarers, and signals new laws in Queen’s Speech
P&O ferries vessel faces inspection after power loss
The European Causeway reportedly spent hours adrift in the Irish Sea on Tuesday (26 April)
PM threatens to privatise UK's passport office
Boris Johnson is expected to call the organisation’s bosses for ’urgent talks’ next week
BA cancels hundreds of flights and consumers splash out on holidays
British Airways in the firing line over more cancellations, while spending on travel continues to rise
ONEE Luxury Travel expands sales team
Trade-only luxury villas specialist hires two business development managers
Bill for govt’s Covid travel measures set to reach £500 million
Taxpayers will also have to pay half the cost of quarantine hotel scheme
Airport ‘chaos’ continues and US mask mandate appeal
Thousands of travellers continue to face flight cancellations due to airline staff shortages, while US health authorities plan to challenge a ruling ending the country’s transportation mask mandate
Govt launches new Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group
A collection of aviation experts will work together to ‘make zero emission flight a reality’
Guernsey welcomes first cruise ship in two years
Hanseatic Spirit’s arrival on Friday officially marked the return of cruising to the island
Easter travel disruption and Johnson faces 'walk of shame'
Tuesday’s headlines focus on holidaymakers’ Easter travel delays, while the prime minister is set to face a ‘partygate’ showdown with MPs
United adds daily Heathrow-Boston service
The carrier plans to offer 22 flights per day from the London airport to the US by the summer
Back from the dead: Can Flybe fly high again?
Perhaps appropriately, the Flybe brand re-emerged on Wednesday just in time for Easter – and TTG’s Gary Noakes thinks Flybe Mk2’s modest ambitions will set it in good stead
Corendon Airlines launches inaugural summer services
The airline has expanded its number of flights to Turkey for summer 2022 in response to increased demand
PM refuses to resign over 'partygate' and travel chaos continues
Boris Johnson ignores calls to quit while a ‘last-ditch’ attempt to tackle airport queues before the summer is under consideration
Michel Reybier Hospitality takes over London boutique hotel
L’oscar London is located in the city’s Bloomsbury area
Leonardo Hotels prepares to open first hotel in Manchester
Property will be located in the new “Jenga” building in city centre