Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the fifth batch of its ‘Starlink’ space internet satellites – taking the total to 300. They form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, and under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal … Read more
Ryanair tells outraged customers they cannot get flight refunds until coronavirus crisis is over even though airline is sitting on £3.5BILLION cash reserves Customers wanting a full refund will be put in a queue until the pandemic passes Ryanair has recommended customers use a refund voucher which are available The airline has strong liquidity and … Read more
Flight prices will soar without health checks: Heathrow chief’s warning as he sets six-week deadline to solve social distancing snag on planes By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 18 April 2020 The boss of Heathrow has warned that air fares will soar unless a … Read more
Star Wars actor Richard E. Grant recalls his travel adventures including a ‘la-di-dah’ flight to New York on Concorde By Tessa Williams For The Daily Mail Published: 10:51 BST, 6 January 2020 | Updated: 09:42 BST, 7 January 2020 This week actor Richard E. Grant checks in to our holiday Q and A This week … Read more
Passengers who have had flights cancelled during the coronavirus lockdown have been left fuming as airlines put up barriers to cash refunds they are entitled to. Many customers are waiting to receive hundreds, sometimes thousands, of pounds from airlines and travel firms who have cancelled trips thanks to the ongoing pandemic. Yet, they are discovering … Read more
Gulp. Captain Mike Blythe, British Airways Flight Technical and Training Manager for the Airbus A380 and A350 is sitting next to me. ‘Take a deep breath,’ he says. Why? Because I’m about to take a British Airways Airbus A350 down one of London Heathrow’s runways and take-off for the very first time. Ted prepares to … Read more
Charter flight carrying 214 Brits who were trapped on two coronavirus-hit cruise ships in Florida finally arrive back at Heathrow after being trapped on board for days MS Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships docked in Florida on Thursday Officials had been reluctant to let them dock over fears of Covid-19 patients President Trump intervened to … Read more
Flight attendant attempts to ‘work from home’ in full uniform as she points out the ‘emergency exit doors’ in her apartment, makes her husband ‘stow his laptop’ and tries to sell him his own ‘duty free’ alcohol Kristen Gillett, from Canada, has racked up almost a million views after attempting to work from home The … Read more
Relieved passengers burst into applause after a British Airways repatriation flight from Peru landed at Gatwick this morning – but thousands of Brits still stranded abroad. The flight was one of two BA flights that took off from Lima on Monday evening and arrived safely in the UK on Tuesday morning. Footage posted on social … Read more
Stranded Britons face paying up to £40,000 for flight home during coronavirus lockdown amid fury at Foreign Office for failing to support people stuck abroad Tim Johnson said flights from New Zealand cost between £15,000 and £40,096 The global coronavirus death toll hit 30,000 and more than 650,000 infected Around 6,000 Britons, some vital NHS staff, … Read more