A massive sandstorm engulfing the Tenerife & Gran Canaria has forced the cancellation of flights from the UK to the Canary Islands. Easyjet, Jet2, Norwegian, Ryanair and TUI Airways UK have all cancelled flights to the islands with several flights that were already on their way having to be diverted [read more]
North Somerset Council has voted 18-7 to reject Bristol Airports plans for expansion. The result goes against planning officers recommendations which was to approve the plans which involved a new car park and improved infrastructure to help the airport handle up to 12 million passengers a year. The rejection is [read more]
Ryanair’s Cheif Executive Officer Michael O’Leary has accused the government of being misleading in its bailout of struggling regional airline Flybe. In an open letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid, Mr O’Learly calls Flybe a “loss-making turkey” saying it was not a “viable business with genuine short-term difficulties” [read more]
Canadian carrier WestJet (WS/WJA) is to launch a direct service between Halifax (YHZ/CYHZ) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) this summer. The flight to Halifax will see passengers able to connect onward across Westjet’s network as well as visiting Nova Scotia itself. The route will be operated by a Boeing 737-700 and will [read more]
The government-brokered deal to save the regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE) is a misuse of public funds according to the head of International Airlines Group (IAG), Willie Walsh. Mr Walsh has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps stating that “Prior to the acquisition of Flybe by the consortium which includes Virgin/Delta, [read more]
The Government is considering cutting Air Passenger Duty (APD) on domestic flights in a bid to save regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE). It is understood that Flybe currently owes around £100m in unpaid Air Passenger Duty but deferring it would be seen as state-aid under EU regulations meaning the only viable [read more]
Ongoing industrial action in France is causing severe delays to flights to France and across its airspace according to Eurocontrol. Western and Southern France seems to be the worst affected areas with Bordeaux Airspace expecting an average delay of around 1hr 10 mins and around 40 mins for aircraft transiting [read more]
Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced it will drop its London Southend to Glasgow route from 3rd January 2020. Loganair is operating the route with a 49-seat Embraer RJ145 Regional Jet making it hard to compete against the numerous low-cost options between London to Glasow from airlines such as Easyjet and Ryanair. [read more]
The Condé Nast Traveller Readers Awards is one of the travel industry’s most hotly awaited lists for those working in the travel industry, and this year, travellers have spoken once again. The top three cities in the UK to fly to with family are Edinburgh, London and Liverpool – all of which are also [read more]
Leading UK holiday airline Jet2 (LS/EXS) has bought the slots belonging to the defunct airline a Thomas Cook at Manchester, Birmingham and Stansted airports. The sale, for an undisclosed amount, was announced by the official receiver. The total amount of slot pairs has also not been confirmed but according to [read more]
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