Step aboard the flight to nowhere! Singapore Airlines is planning trips that start and end at the SAME airport in a bid to boost business Singapore Airlines Group could launch flights to nowhere by the end of October The three-hour round trip would take off and land at Singapore’s Changi Airport It comes as the … Read more
Pictured: Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK Do you remember when this Government was talking up its vision of a post-Brexit ‘Global Britain’? It was a noble ambition, in keeping with our proud island history. Then came the pandemic and Brexit took a back seat. Now as we emerge from the aftermath and attention focuses … Read more
Britannia may rule the airwaves once more, but it’s a pity the same can’t be said for the airways. New BBC director-general Tim Davie might have overturned the ludicrous ban on singing traditional patriotic songs at the Proms. Yet what’s the point of belting out Land Of Hope And Glory when the country is still … Read more
United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to lay off up to 16,000 workers starting in October amid a prolonged industry downturn due to the coronavirus. The big US carrier, which had previously said as many as 36,000 workers could be terminated, said early retirement and other programs had lessened the need for even deeper cuts, … Read more
Proposals are at very early stages. But if they get the go-ahead, New York could become the UK’s first ‘regional travel corridor’ destination (pictured, Heathrow Terminal 5).
Pressure grows for London to New York ‘air corridor’: Britons could be allowed to fly to the Big Apple without having to quarantine on return The reopening of the route would rescue airlines that rely on trans-Atlantic travel If it gets the go-ahead, New York could be the UK’s first ‘regional travel corridor’ This would … Read more
Greece is one country whose Covid-19 figures are likely to be scrutinised closely by the UK Government over the next few days. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last week said quarantine measures could be introduced for any country recording a seven-day rate of more than 20 cases per 100,000 people. In Greece, the latest seven-day rate … Read more
The travel industry has today been plunged further into crisis as transport firms announced they have slashed capacity and routes due to a drop in demand. Budget airline easyJet axed bases in Stansted, Southend and Newcastle in a cost-cutting drive – as Ryanair grounded flight capacity by a fifth. Meanwhile Brittany Ferries, which run 12 ships … Read more
Airlines have been accused of getting away ‘with a slap on the wrist’ after brazenly breaking the law for months and denying holidaymakers millions of pounds in refunds. The aviation watchdog has named and shamed easyJet, Virgin Atlantic and Ryanair as being among the worst airlines for cash refund delays. In some cases, passengers have … Read more
Three women ‘throw phones, shoes, food and a metal boarding sign at Spirit Airlines staff in a Florida airport after their flight home to Philadelphia is delayed’ Danaysha Cuthbert Dixon, 22, Kaira Candida Ferguson, 21, and Tymaya Monique Wright, 20, were arrested Tuesday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport An altercation broke out after a Spirit Airline flight … Read more