A group of British airlines have launched a legal challenge against the UK Governments quarantine rules that come into force today. British Airways, Ryanair and Easyjet have sent a joint pre-action protocol letter saying that the rules are “disproportionate and unfair”. From today all passengers arriving into the UK will [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) declined to send a representative to a meeting between to the UK’s Home Secretary and key commercial aviation partners to discuss the Governments plans to quarantine passengers arriving into the UK. BA’s biggest competitor Virgin Atlantic and Low-cost carrier Easyjet were among the representatives to attend the [read more]
Wizz Air has announced five new routes from London Luton, most of which will start in Summer 2020. The new routes are all to destinations in mainland Spain, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands showing that, as travel restrictions ease, Wizz Air is thinking that Spain will be a busy destination [read more]
As we start to see the easing of restrictions into the new normal we look at which UK airlines have said they plan to start flying again and when. A number of airlines have recently issued updates on their plans and here is what we know so far. British Airways [read more]
Spain has announced that it will remove restrictions on travel for the 1st July paving the way for flights from the UK to the popular holiday destination to resume. Ryanair has already announced that it plans to get 40% its normal schedule from the 1st July and has welcomed the [read more]
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is investigating the way airlines are handling refunds for flights cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Under EU Denied Boarding legislation, if your flight is cancelled by the airline then you are entitled to a full refund within 7 days but many airlines [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is to axe its base at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) as well as up to 3,000 workers as it plans its recovery from the Coronavirus Pandemic. In an internal Memo to staff seen by us, Virgin CEO Shai Weiss told staff that the current measures in place [read more]
There has been much news recently about airlines being reluctant to refund passengers for flights cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic preferring to give a credit voucher instead, but here are your rights, and how to get that cash refund. The import regulation to remember here is the [read more]
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has said that it will be consulting with staff and Unions over the next few days over measures including temporary lay-offs as passenger numbers drop. In a statement from Group CEO, Charlie Cornish said: “The COVID-19 outbreak has led to a rapid and unprecedented reduction in [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has issued an HR-1 notice to staff in all areas of the airline warning them that there is a risk of redundancy according to an email to Unite Members. British Airways CEO Alex Cruz met with representatives from Unite including Assistant General Secretary Diane Holland and National [read more]
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