Planned strikes by ground staff at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) have been suspended to allow workers to vote on a new pay deal. Talks continued between the Unite Union and Heathrow Airport throughout Monday with a new deal being offered to workers. Staff will now vote on whether to accept the [read more]
Heathrow Airport is planning to cancel around 170 flights on Monday and Tuesday as ground staff stage a walkout following the rejection of a pay deal. Members of the Unite union have voted to strike with 88% supporting the action which will be held by Engineers, Security Staff and Firefighters. [read more]
Passengers being dropped off at London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) in Electric Vehicles will see the charges for short-term parking slashed by 75% during a new trial at the airport. Airports claim that one of the main motivators for drop off charges is to reduce the number of vehicles and to [read more]
Short break holiday specialist Superbreak has collapsed leaving the holiday plans of thousands of UK travellers in disarray. The company, which started in 1983, specialised in short city breaks and also organised special charter trips such as guided tours of Iceland from smaller UK airports including Cardiff Airport and Leeds [read more]
The organisers of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta have announced that they have raised enough money to bring the infamous Darth Vader balloon back to Bristol. The Star Wars based special shape was built by Bristol-based Cameron Balloons under a project with the codename “Head One” and unveiled in 2007. [read more]
Talks are resuming between the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) and British Airways (BA/BAW) in a bid to avert strikes later this month. British Airways had sought a court injunction to block potential strikes but courts rejected their case and declined an appeal confirming the legality of BALPA’s ballot, where [read more]
Over 2,600 flights are scheduled to depart the UK on August 23rd 2019 according to data from travel data analytics experts, Cirium. Nearly half a million Brits will depart the UK ahead of the late summer bank holiday to destinations across the globe. Legacy carrier British Airways will carry around [read more]
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has sent a video message to staff saying that up to 900 jobs are at risk with the Irish budget carrier. The message, aimed at Pilots and Cabin crew, said that redundancies would be announced by the end of August. Mr O’Leary cited falling profits at [read more]
Ryanair Holdings, the parent group of Ryanair (FR/RYR), is to cut Chief Executive Officer Micheal O’Leary’s salary in half according to the airline’s annual report. The outspoken CEO was paid a basic salary of just over €1m in 2018 as well as a bonus of nearly €800,000. The airline is [read more]
Global Trek has formally opened its new Fixed Based Operator (FBO) service at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF). The Prestwick headquartered company soft-launched its operation at Cardiff Airport in May and has been servicing private and military traffic at the airport since then. It is the second base for the company which [read more]
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