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Thomas Cook pilots have called off 8 days of strikes planned for October. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) said the strikes were cancelled after the two sides agreed to enter arbitration to resolve a pay dispute. BALPA’s Union members and Thomas Cook are in dispute after the company offered [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is to increase the number of Inverness to Heathrow flights from seven to ten per week. The new schedule, which starts next May, which will see a 30 percent increase in capacity on the route. is the second major boost to the economy of the highlands and [read more]
There is no doubt that Cardiff Airport has secured a major coup in attracting Qatar Airways into the region but with the airport hoping to hit 3 million passengers by 2025, Air Passenger Duty (APD) devolution has to happen. The Qatar airways move into Cardiff baffled analysts across the globe [read more]
Monarch, the UK’s oldest privately owned travel group, has ceased trading as it has been unable to get the investment required to meet ATOL requirements and continue trading. The announcement came at the final flight touched down in the UK just after 3 am this morning and comes following days [read more]
Monarch, the UK’s oldest privately owned travel group, has ceased trading as it has been unable to get the investment required to meet ATOL requirements and continue trading. The announcement came at the final flight touched down in the UK just after 3 am this morning and comes following days [read more]
With just 40mins to go before Monarchs ATOL certificate expires, The last 2 outbound flights have been cancelled. Latest Updates: 00:45 Ibiza Airport shows Monarch flights to Birmingham and Gatwick as BA flight numbers 00:30 2 Qatar Airways A320’s depart Stansted for Ibiza as BA92100 & BA9201. ZB418 from Birmingham [read more]
World’s best low-cost long-haul airline, Norwegian, continues its global expansion today by launching its first route from London Gatwick to Asia with a special Singaporean themed celebration to mark the carrier’s inaugural flight to Singapore. The new 12-hour 45 minute flight from London Gatwick to Singapore Changi Airport is now [read more]
The UK aviation regulator, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has given trouble Irish low-fares airline Ryanair until 5pm today to revise its advice to passengers or face further action. The CAA stepped in on Wednesday when it emerged that Ryanair were deliberately and persistently misleading customers over their rights following the [read more]
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said it is expediting enforcement proceedings against Irish low-cost airline Ryanair for repeatedly misleading customers. Ryanair has told passengers caught up in the recent pilot crisis that Ryanair did not have to book them onto another carrier if their Ryanair flight was cancelled. This [read more]
BALPA, the British Airline Pilots Association, has today suspended a strike planned for Friday by Thomas Cook pilots. The union says the move is to consult with members on the way forward in the ongoing dispute between Thomas Cook pilots and the airline. BALPA says that it will be consulting [read more]
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