Long-haul flights face duty rise making passengers on higher-polluting plane journeys pay more 

Long-haul flights face duty rise under plans to make passengers on higher-polluting plane journeys pay more The Treasury is considering introducing higher taxes for long-haul flights  Holidaymakers would see increased flight tax to Australia, New Zealand & Peru  Would help cut taxes for domestic flights, currently charged at £26 for return By Daniel Martin and … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER :Rolls-Royce desperately needs long-haul travel to return

There is no escaping the immense damage done to Britain’s premier engineering group Rolls-Royce by the pandemic. The cash outflow of £4.2billion is truly horrendous and Warren East, for all his efforts to sound positive, acknowledges there will be some permanent scaring. Airline hours flown, a critical metric for Rolls, will be as much as … Read more

Budget airline Norwegian axes its long-haul network, leading to 1,100 job losses at Gatwick Airport

Budget airline Norwegian axes its long-haul network, leading to 1,100 job losses at Gatwick Airport The carrier said it will operate a ‘simplified business structure’ Its entire Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet has been grounded since March 2020 Customers with affected bookings will be contacted by the airline and refunded  By City & Finance Reporter for … Read more

British Airways cuts 15 long-haul routes including Sydney and Abu Dhabi due to pandemic

British Airways cuts more than 15 long-haul routes due to operate next year including Sydney, Bangkok and Abu Dhabi amid collapse in demand during pandemic Flights to Seoul, Calgary and Kuala Lumpur amongst those that have been cut   Owner IAG had a pre-tax loss of 6.2 billion euros for nine months to September  Passenger numbers not expected … Read more

Passenger on long-haul flight to New Zealand infected four others with Covid-19

A passenger on an 18-hour flight to New Zealand infected at least four travellers with coronavirus despite testing negative for the virus before boarding, it has emerged. The case study, released by health chiefs in New Zealand, details how the passenger had tested negative for Covid-19 through a PCR test 48 hours before boarding the … Read more

Dreaming of a 2021 holiday of a lifetime? There are long-haul bargains galore

Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at an important holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: Protecting your next holiday investment. Dare to dream about a once-in-a-lifetime 2021 holiday and there are bargains galore to scoop up. With hopes that lockdowns will come to … Read more

How COVID spreads on longhaul flights: Single passenger infects 15 others on 10-hour trip to Vietnam

A single passenger infected 15 others with COVID-19 on a 10-hour trip from London to Vietnam, a new study published by the Centers for Centers for Disease Control has shown.  The report shows how the unidentified woman, 27, unknowingly spread the virus back in March. It shows how the female traveler, who had a sore throat … Read more

British Airways long-haul flight attendant admits she DREADS work since the pandemic

British Airways long-haul flight attendant admits she DREADS work since the pandemic due to eerily empty terminals, subdued staff and ‘tense’ passengers who are ‘only travelling because someone has died’ BA flight attendant Alex revealed the differences in flying since the pandemic She said the ‘happy’ atmosphere of the crew is gone as passengers are … Read more