Low-cost carrier Norwegian.com reported increased load factors for July as it carried over 3.7 million passengers to destinations across the globe. The airliner, which operates short-haul and long-haul flights from UK airports including London-Gatwick, Edinburgh and Manchester, had an overall load factor of 93.5% in July, up from 93% in [read more]
Heathrow Airport is planning to cancel around 170 flights on Monday and Tuesday as ground staff stage a walkout following the rejection of a pay deal. Members of the Unite union have voted to strike with 88% supporting the action which will be held by Engineers, Security Staff and Firefighters. [read more]
Passengers being dropped off at London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) in Electric Vehicles will see the charges for short-term parking slashed by 75% during a new trial at the airport. Airports claim that one of the main motivators for drop off charges is to reduce the number of vehicles and to [read more]
The organisers of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta have announced that they have raised enough money to bring the infamous Darth Vader balloon back to Bristol. The Star Wars based special shape was built by Bristol-based Cameron Balloons under a project with the codename “Head One” and unveiled in 2007. [read more]
Talks are resuming between the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) and British Airways (BA/BAW) in a bid to avert strikes later this month. British Airways had sought a court injunction to block potential strikes but courts rejected their case and declined an appeal confirming the legality of BALPA’s ballot, where [read more]
Over 2,600 flights are scheduled to depart the UK on August 23rd 2019 according to data from travel data analytics experts, Cirium. Nearly half a million Brits will depart the UK ahead of the late summer bank holiday to destinations across the globe. Legacy carrier British Airways will carry around [read more]
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has sent a video message to staff saying that up to 900 jobs are at risk with the Irish budget carrier. The message, aimed at Pilots and Cabin crew, said that redundancies would be announced by the end of August. Mr O’Leary cited falling profits at [read more]
Ryanair Holdings, the parent group of Ryanair (FR/RYR), is to cut Chief Executive Officer Micheal O’Leary’s salary in half according to the airline’s annual report. The outspoken CEO was paid a basic salary of just over €1m in 2018 as well as a bonus of nearly €800,000. The airline is [read more]
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is the first UK airport operator to sign up to be a member of the Slave-Free Alliance. Part of Hope For Justice, Slave-Free Alliance is a charity that works to end modern slavery by preventing exploitation and rescuing victims of modern slavery and helping them to [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has welcomed its first Airbus A350-100XWB into the fleet after its first aircraft arrived at Heathrow at the weekend. G-XWBA is the first of 18 A350’s for the airline, 4 of which will be delivered in 2019. The aircraft is the first to introduce British Airways new [read more]
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