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Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) ruling has welcomed a ruling that means it does not have to pay EU261 compensation to customers caught up in the Pilot & Cabin Crew strikes. The ruling on appeal, which confirms an original ruling, will come as a blow to the Civil Aviation Authority [read more]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) says that it is offering what it calls “rescue fares” starting at just €19/99 on routes that are being suspended by Hungarian carrier, Wizz Air. Wizz Air is pulling the plug on routes from London Luton (LTN/EGGW) to Prague and Oslo Torp airports from May 2020. It is [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced that it will start a direct Cornwall Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) flight from 2nd July 2020. The flight will operate five times per week throughout the summer season on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The British Airways service replaces the PSO (Public [read more]

Italian airline Air Italy has today ceased operations and entered liquidation following a meeting of shareholders earlier today. The airline is 49% owned by Qatar Airways with the other 51% being owned by Alisarda, a holding company formed from another former Italian airline. Air Italy was formerly known as Meridiana [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has extended its suspension of flights to Mainland China until at least 31st March 2020 in response to the ongoing threat from the Novel Coronavirus. The airline suspended its daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai on the 29th January, shortly after the outbreak began but initially suggested [read more]

A British Airways (BA/BAW) Boeing 747-400 has completed the flight from New York to London in 4 hours and 56 minutes, believed to be the first time its been flown by a transonic aircraft in under 5 hours. According to data from flight-tracking website Flightradar24.com the flight, BA112 left New [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) like most airlines have suspended flights between the UK and mainland China because of the Coronavirus outbreak and it has now extended that suspension. The airline originally placed a suspension on the London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG/ZSPD) service until 16th February 2020 but this has [read more]

Low-cost airline Norwegian is launching a new direct service from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Aktion, Greece (PVK/LGPZ). The twice-weekly service will operate on a Thursday and Sunday starting from the 3rd May 2020. Aktion is a great way to access the lesser-known Greek regions of Preveza and Lefkada which offer [read more]