Travel

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said that is waiving all booking change fees for passengers during July and August. The move means that passengers planning to book trips away during the summer will able to do so knowing that if things change, they can change their flights without penalty. [read more]

A group of British airlines have launched a legal challenge against the UK Governments quarantine rules that come into force today. British Airways, Ryanair and Easyjet have sent a joint pre-action protocol letter saying that the rules are “disproportionate and unfair”. From today all passengers arriving into the UK will [read more]

London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) owners Stobart Group have raised £140m to transform and enhance the passenger experience in the new post-COVID-19 world. The airport will now invest the money over the coming years and will focus on maintaining a constant flow of passengers through the terminals and avoiding bottlenecks and [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has rejected the UK Government’s 14-day quarantine calling it “ineffective and useless”. The airline says that for a quarantine to be effective it needs to detain passengers upon arrival to the UK but under the UK Government’s plans the mobile numbers of arriving passengers will [read more]

Wizz Air has announced five new routes from London Luton, most of which will start in Summer 2020. The new routes are all to destinations in mainland Spain, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands showing that, as travel restrictions ease, Wizz Air is thinking that Spain will be a busy destination [read more]

As we start to see the easing of restrictions into the new normal we look at which UK airlines have said they plan to start flying again and when. A number of airlines have recently issued updates on their plans and here is what we know so far. British Airways [read more]

Spain has announced that it will remove restrictions on travel for the 1st July paving the way for flights from the UK to the popular holiday destination to resume. Ryanair has already announced that it plans to get 40% its normal schedule from the 1st July and has welcomed the [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has welcomed travel safety advice from the European Union which will see passengers being able to resume travel within the EU in the next few weeks. Under the EU guidelines, airlines and airports must ensure that passengers keep a distance of 1.5 metres from each [read more]