Travel

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]

Consumer champion Which? has called on the Civil Aviation Authority to investigate easyJet and whether it has broken the law when dealing with flight cancellations. The call from Which? centres around what options easyJet passengers were made aware of when they were informed that their flight had been cancelled. Under [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has said it will remove 10,300 more flights that were due to operate between August and October bringing the total for the year to 30,000. Shot-haul flights from London Heathrow, Gatwick, and London City Airport will be affected by the cuts which are aimed at easing the [read more]

easyJet’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Peter Bellew has resigned following the airline’s tumultuous period of flight cancellations and delays. No specific reason has been given for his resignation but easyJet Chief Executive Officer, John Lundgren said “I would like to thank Peter for his hard work and wish him well.” [read more]

Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Emerald Airlines is set to restore the link between Cardiff Airport and Belfast City Airport from July. The route will operate five times per week on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 7th July. Emerald Airlines head of commercial Ciaran Smith said: “As we [read more]

Hundreds of British Airways staff have voted to walk out in industrial action this summer at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) adding to the travel chaos already hitting UK travellers. The strike is being called by members of the Unite and GMB unions, representing largely non-flying staff at British Airways such [read more]

The outspoken boss of Ryanair group, Michael O’Leary has said that Brexit is solely to blame for the current chaos being seen in UK airports claiming the problems are down to a failure to attract people to do jobs like baggage handling. He said that the problems would be quickly [read more]

easyJet Cabin crew members based in Spain are set to walk out for 9-days in July in a dispute over pay. The Spanish Union which represents the Cabin Crew, USO have been in talks with easyJet over pay but those talks are now understood to be at a deadlock. Crews [read more]