Wizz Air plotting expansion that could see it operating up to one in five flights from Gatwick within five years By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 24 October 2020 Wizz Air is plotting a multi-billion-pound expansion that could see it operating up to one … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Gloomy winter ahead for airlines as quarantine restrictions mean more flights are grounded By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 Any hopes of a winter holiday boom that could make up for a dismal summer have been well and truly … Read more
Britons living under Tier Three lockdown will not get refunds for holidays and flights they were due to take – but could be allowed to switch dates at no extra cost. The restrictions earmarked for Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire and South Yorkshire ban all non-essential travel outside the affected region. In Wales, households are banned from … Read more
One of the world’s longest commercial flights to restart: Singapore Airlines set to reinstate non-stop services between New York and Singapore in November The airline will operate the Airbus A350-900 long-range aircraft on the route It has 42 business class, 24 premium economy and 187 economy class seats Carrier said it ‘represents an important step in … Read more
Climate change scientists take MORE work and leisure flights than colleagues in other fields, study finds Study found climate scientists take one extra flight per year compared to others This is likely due to fact the climate scientists attend more global conferences Research, involving 1,400 scientists and 59 countries, said climate scientists more likely to … Read more
British Airways will scale back its operations at Gatwick under a radical transformation plan to bounce back from the pandemic, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Sources said that new BA chief executive Sean Doyle will operate fewer flights from Gatwick once the airline emerges from the crisis. BA will shift business to Heathrow, where … Read more
Desperate Britons are scrambling to cancel flights to Italy or face a race back home to beat the 4am deadline on Sunday after the country was added to the UK’s Covid-19 quarantine list. Easyjet, Jet2 and British Airways customers have rushed to social media to request the airlines for refunds on flights and changes to … Read more
Ryanair cuts flights between November and March to 40% of level 12 months earlier due to European coronavirus travel restrictions Dublin-based airline will axe more than one in three of its flight routes this winter Move is due to low demand amid coronavirus travel restrictions across Europe It will only maintain up to 65% of … Read more
Coronavirus passport trials are taking place at Heathrow this week to test technology to let people travel the globe without risk of being quarantined. Passengers on United Airlines and Cathay Pacific are trying out an app called the CommonPass. The phone software is a digital health pass which can hold a certified COVID-19 test status … Read more
Revealed: Taxpayers foot £55million bill for lawyer blocking deportation flights of Channel migrants Duncan Lewis Solicitors legal aid work covers many areas including immigration Staff have been to Calais and offered support to refugees hoping to reach Britain It has forged a close relationship with charities that work among camps in France By Scarlet Howes … Read more