Flights from the suburban city of Modlin and Krakow have been added to Ryanair's winter route network. The Irish carrier has announced a total of 17 new routes to Tirana Airport.more
Ryanair has bounced back to a near-record €1.4bn (£1.2bn) profit last year and expects to better that in 2023, fuelled by a summer boom in which the low-cost airline will carry a record number of passengers.more
In 2019 - the last year for data before COVID - 373 incidents of "air rage" were reported. In 2022 this number nearly tripled. MPs are set to debate whether to change the law in order to address the problem.
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Wizz Air is celebrating the 19th anniversary of its first flight today by offering a 19% fare reduction on all of its flights booked today, with no time restrictions on travel dates, according to a Wizz Air press release.
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Turkish airlines are reducing flights to European countries and directing their planes to the Russian market, reports the Dutch daily "De Telegraaf". The newspaper points out that the Russians are also setting up airlines in Turkey and flying to the European Union.more
Hungary's Wizz Air is expanding its base in Warsaw with an additional aircraft, which will allow it to launch a service to Agadir, Morocco, as well as increase the frequency of flights on routes from the capital.more
During this year's May picnic break, Polish families will most likely fly to Italy, Great Britain and Spain, according to the Irish carrier Ryanair. Tourists most often decide to rest, which lasts no longer than four days.more
The recording, which will be watched by passengers on long-haul routes from May 1, lasts as long as 5 minutes. Among other things, so that all the stars that were hired for this project fit in it. Among them are "Sex Education" actor Ncuti Gatwa and US Open winner Emma Raducanu. The clip is witty and full of references to the British way of life.more
EasyJet has lifted its profit outlook for this year after summer bookings surged and passenger numbers over Easter returned to pre-pandemic levels.
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Krakow will have a direct flight connection with the Antalya resort in Turkey. They will be launched from May 3 by the local carrier SunExpress. It will be the second - after Istanbul - Turkish destination launched this summer from the capital of Lesser Poland.more
The Ryanair flight from Liverpool was met by the airport's fire service, with passengers kept on board until the fire officer had given the all-clear. more
The cancellation of night flights and the end of private jet takeoffs at Schiphol Airport from 2025 has been announced by Ruud Sondag, director of Amsterdam Airport. Airlines are outraged, and the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is also protesting. On the other hand, local residents and climate activist organizations are pleased.more
The common European sky could lower emissions and reduce delays, say representatives of the aviation industry and call for the abolition of borders in the European sky. Climate activists are skeptical about these ideas.more
Hungarian Wizz Air has launched two new connections from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Spain. From March this year, the airline will fly twice a week to Bilbao, and from April, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, to Seville, the carrier announced.more
Airports and airlines have told the BBC they are confident they have enough staff to avoid a repeat of last year's disruption in the Easter holidays. Some struggled with staff shortages last year as passengers returned, leading to delays and cancellations.more
Irish people going on holiday this summer will have less choice as a major airline has announced the complete removal of two routes from its offer. The situation is further complicated by the fact that it is a low-cost carrier, which is especially important during the crisis related to the cost of living.more
A passenger sent bailiffs to Luton Airport to confront Wizz Air over money owed to him after his family's flights were cancelled at the last minute.more
Passengers on board a Milan-bound plane ready to take off from London were dumbfounded when airline staff sought five volunteers to disembark because the aircraft was too heavy.more
Flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and City have been disrupted as the UK grapples with snowy conditions. The situation looks likely to worsen as the Met Office warns that Britain can expect more snow.
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EasyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 have warned passengers of delays amid strikes in France. Industrial strike action will start this afternoon across airports in France. They will continue until Friday, March 10. more
Polish Airlines forecast that they will generate over PLN 100 million in profit in 2022. Last year, the national carrier carried 8 million passengers, performing over 85,000 flights. flights, the company said.more
The owner of British Airways is poised to bank hundreds of millions of pounds owed to passengers after they failed to rebook flights cancelled during Covid.
Customers have until September to use €911m (£800m) of "IOUs" issued during the pandemic by IAG, the FTSE 100 airlines group that also includes Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling – with any unclaimed money then written off.more
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will suspend all flights to and from Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, as of March 14 for security reasons, the carrier said yesterday in a statement cited by Reuters.more