Travel

British Airways (BA/BAW) has suspended the sale of short-haul flights from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) until at least the 8th of August as it reaches the daily allowance of passengers set by the airport. BA says it must stop the sales as continuing to do so would push it over the [read more]

London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham are amongst the top bookings for European holidaymakers this summer according to Hotel and Flight search engine, Jetcost UK which has seen a 250% increase in searches for flights to the UK and a 330% increase in hotels for the first seven months of 2022. [read more]

Loganair (LM/LOG) has launched a new initiative aimed at encouraging tourists to respect and protect the islands it flies them to by asking passengers to adhere to a new “island visitor pledge”. It is believed to be the first time that a UK airliner has asked passengers to follow guidelines [read more]

On Monday the Irish budget airliner Ryanair said that airports had failed to recruit enough staff which has led to chaotic scenes at airports and flight cancellations around the UK with Neil Sorahan, Ryanair’s Chief Financial Officer saying they “had one job to do” and called on the airports to [read more]

Just days after London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) warned of cancellations in the summer, the UK’s busiest airport has told airlines to stop selling flights for the rest of the summer. The airport is placing a cap on the number of passengers than can use that airport each day until 11th September [read more]

Passengers hit by cancellations from low-cost airline Wizz Air UK (W9/WUK) are being forced to rebook their own flights and hotels as Wizz Air agents are not making them aware of the airline’s obligations and duty of care. Several passengers contacted UK Aviation News after being left stranded in Heraklion, [read more]

The boss of London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) has warned of more flight cancellations this summer as the airport and airlines seek to cope with the rising demand for air travel. Heathrow is carrying out “schedule interventions” which on a weekday will see around 60 flights being cancelled across the airport’s [read more]

International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General and former British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said that the cost of air travel will rise in the coming months as the rising price of fuel is passed on to passengers. Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme Mr Walsh said that [read more]